Box Building

Lots of lessons to improve your woodworking skills while you build this bent wood quarter circle wooden box. Learn...wood bending, veneering and book-matching. Build this fun wooden box using the instructions available when you click on the link.

Isn't this tissue box cover handsome. This is not your grandmas tissue box cover. If you click through to the project you can follow along and build one for your tissue box, perfect as a gift too!

Scrap wood from your scrap wood pile can be put to good use by building a few of these box jack-o-lanterns. Paint or leave natural, add lights if you wish, either way it's a fun project you can do in an afternoon. Follow the free step-by-step instructions at the link. Happy Halloween!!

A display box for a sports jersey. 2-1/2 inches deep with removable glass front. Designed to hang on a wall. DXF Format

Fruit Dryer Box, 2 x 2 x 2 ft, 5 tray capacity, 2 KW / 80 cfm with electrical details. PDF number 6202.

Solar Fruit Dryer, 4 x 4 x 1 ft, 4 trays on legs. Plan # 6244.

7 x 8 x 5 ft, Wood frame, metal lines, insulated. This free agricultural barn construction plans and projects information is courtesy of the North Dakota State Univ. web site. Follow the instructions on that page to quickly find the plan number. This plan number is 5024.

Turtle Trap Box, 5 x 6 x 4 ft, funnel or box type, mesh. PDF number 6213.

This beautiful bandsaw box was built using maple and walnut to give it contrast. If you have a bandsaw, you should be building these cute boxes as gifts. Follow along at the link to see just how to do it.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project number 1764.

Portable Cassette style Fruit Dryer, 1-1/2 x 2 x 2 ft, 1.5 KW / 60 cfm. Plan # 6252.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project 1697.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project #1904.

A classic old fashioned ice box design. Build a new antique. DXF Format

This is a fun picture decoration that can be a real conversation piece. Use your imagination to fill the box with your favorite theme miniatures.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project #1890.

Designed with a mirror inside, this mens valet case comes from a bye-gone era. In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. Project #2043.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project #1722.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project # 1781.

This is a specialty box to sit on while lacing up heavy boots. It goes in a mud room or other wide entry way. It simply makes a ordinary task less stressful. The box includes storage room for boots. The Boot Rest pulls out from its storage place for convenience. The box has an internal tray for storage of gloves and other equipment.

This Musical Tone Box project is reproduced from a Wood Magazine project book article that I have had stashed away in my ideas binder for almost ten years. Packrats of the world, we stand vindicated.

One version of how to make a steam box for steam bending wood.

A step by step set of procedures to make those decorative band sawed boxes that Lon Kelley crafts and displays at club meetings has been donated to the club by Mr. Kelley himself. Lon has produced a series of photographs that show in great detail how he makes these boxes.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a small square box with a lid. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

This is a link to a Google 3D SketchUp drawing for a small box. You will need the SketchUp software to download this drawing and its freely available online. We do not provide support for this software. Not all drawings have the measurements displayed but you can use the measurement tool in SketchUp to easily and accurately determine the dimensions of each lumber part. Most drawings do not have instructions, its assumed you can build it based on the completed drawing provided.

If you need more storage, build these neat storage bins adding cane to the front for a bit of extra flair. You could always make the front solid if you wish. Follow along at the link to see how easy it is to build.

Here we show a simple, straightforward way to make these thin walled oval boxes without the bother of steam bending wood.

So your children are back in school and everything is back to normal in your house. Now is a good time for your young woodcrafter to make a pencil holder to keep all those pens and pencils together for homework.

In this page I share with you a large collection of free scroll saw fretwork patterns. I have carefully scanned them and transformed them into pdf files. These patterns were published long ago in Hobbies fretwork magazine. They are offered here with permission of the present Copyright holders, Hobbies Limited. Project # 1625.

This fun fish-shaped keepsake box would make a great hiding place for extra change or jewelry. At the link is a video as well as step-by-step instructions with lots of pictures.