Showing 61 through 80 out of 192 articles containing "box joints"
Keepsake Boxes
…process of assembling the box and completing the details. As you can see in Step 1, I taped the miter joints to No. 185 …edge of the box so you’ll be able to orient it properly later. To reinforce the miter joints, I added splines in each … I cut the miters first to guarantee a good fit for the joints where the handle will meet the side strips. It …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 185
October 2009
Potpourri Box
…long blank before cutting sides to size (see How-To box below) A A !/4" x !/2" rabbet is cut first !/4 5!/4 3 A 2!/8 Nylon window screen cut to fit A !/4 5!/4 SPLINE… the panel frame. If you use cyanoacrylate glue, the joint will hold instantly. Handscrew holds frame in place while weaving Materials, Supplies & Cutting Diagram A B C D E F …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 188
April 2010
Quilt-Top Keepsake Box
… the pieces to length. SLOTS & SPLINES. The miter joints that join the box are reinforced with hardboard splines that fit in TOP VIEW !/4 … excess Materials, Supplies & Cutting Diagram A B C D E F 1⁄ x 37⁄ - 13 Box Front/Back (2) 2 8 1⁄ x 37⁄ - 919 ⁄ Box Sides (2) 2 8 32 Top/Bot. Panels (2) 1⁄4 ply. - 91⁄16 x 121⁄2 1⁄ hdbd. - 11⁄ x 1⁄ Splines (4)…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 190
August 2010
Contoured Keepsake Box
…. CUTTING PERFECT MITERS. Since you’ll shape the sides of the box, it’s very important that the miter joints are as close to perfect as possible. You can start by… sides exactly the same. This step is critical to assembling tight miter joints. ASSEMBLY. To assemble the box, lay out all four pieces against a straightedge with their inside faces down …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 194
April 2011
Music Box
…panel is !/4"plywood G NOTE: After dry fitting frame to verify gap-free joints, trim the panel to fit with a shoulder plane H a. FGH I SECTION VIEW %/16 !/16 !/8 !/2 !/8 !/4" ply. F J …locate and drill the NOTE: Locate holes for mounting music box works by pressing box into styrofoam and transferring locations to bottom a. Adhesive backed …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 204
December 2012
Rustic Slanted-Lid Box
…large storage area that is big enough to serve as a bread box. It’s also sized to accommodate several boxes of plastic wraps and foils. Conveniently, the lid doubles as a…2%/8 9!/2 C A SIDE BUILD THE CASE The construction of the slanted-lid box is pretty straightforward. Simple butt joints are used throughout the case with cut nails and a little …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 212
April 2014
Finger-Jointed Keepsake Box
…. But perhaps the most interesting feature is the intricate-looking finger joints connecting the corners of the box. They appear wider on the ends than on the sides,…FINGER JOINT BOX As I mentioned, the basic construction of the box consists of the finger joints at the corners. A groove in each side and end piece accepts a tongue cut on the box …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 216
December 2014
Window Planter Box
… - 72" Cedar (2.6 Bd. Ft.) E E E E E E 1!/4" x 3!/2" - 60" Cedar (2.2 Bd. Ft.) E A E B E E E E E E 18 • Woodsmith / No. 218 36" planter box liner (turn to page 67 for sources) a. B of exposed end … frame, as illustrated in Figure 3. SPLINES. The mitered joints look great, but the joints aren’t durable enough to make the grade outdoors. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 218
April 2015
Double Door Box
… 1 BOTTOM (5!/2"x 12#/16") It’s a small CABINET RAIL (1!/2"x 9!/2") If you take out the dimensions, this box could just as easily be a full-scale cabinet. The building …83˚ E D 1!/2 !/4 RAIL (1!/2"x 9!/2") STILE (1!%/16"x 8#/4") the inner case can be glued together. Make sure the joints stay closed. And just like on a regular case, you can …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 249
June 2020
Band Saw Boxes
… our creative director, Chris Fitch. They are a great introduction to three box styles — a lidded box, a small hinged box, and a chest of drawers. They’re all built almost entirely with a … openings. Select a location and follow the grain lines for the least conspicuous glue joint. with your finger as a gauge to rough in the shape of the drawer. …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 251
October 2020
Memory Box
… is enhanced by the drawer that resides under the main chamber of the box. Making this small box is a welcome break in a busy shop. It provides a second life for orphaned …— preventing it from falling out of the box. Okay, back to work: cut all the parts to size. FRONT FIRST. Making a locking rabbet joint starts off by standing the drawer front …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 272
April 2024
Keepsake Box
…box up. Forming sections inside is a great way to keep everything organized and prevent the box from becoming a cluttered, little bin. Thin strips HALF-LAPPED STRIPS a. END VIEW 1⁄8 E ½ Aux. fence E Lap Joint… strips are connected by simple half-lap joints. I made these at the table saw, as you can see in the box at left. From there, you can glue…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 275
October 2024
Finger Joints
…offer more than enough glue surface to ensure a long-lasting joint, and the patterned corner of the joint is a great aesthetic addition to many projects. However, my …that I’ve thrown together several of them, ranging from fine fingers to bulkier box joints. FENCES. You can start building the jig by selecting straight, flat material (I prefer…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 259
February 2022
Roll-Top Bread Box
…I know want to build a roll-top desk (someday). But that's a major undertaking. This bread box affords the chance to build a tambour top without having to build a whole desk underneath… usually like to see the dowel plugs showing, but in this case I think blind dowel joints would be better. Anyway, drill the holes to join the sides with the bottom,…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 4
July 1979
Jewelry Box
…are joined with rabbet/tongue joints, and a '/8" x %" groove is cut'/»" from the bottom for the box's bottom. (See Woodsmith No. 6 for resawing and rabbet/tongue joint.) The sides and bottom are assembled and allowed to dry. Then the top is rabbeted on all four sides to fit the inside dimensions of the box, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 9
May 1980
Recipe Box
… the front, back and sides, and cut rabbet/dado joints (see next page) to join them. Also, cut a …box is finished with three coats of Vh lb.-cut shellac and a coat of carnauba furniture wax, CUTTING DIAGRAM TWO PIECES '/<" x 4%" - 18" A A B W/i m itiiiuitiiiijf/iimiim L^L ^©---O-V^i- CUT I W" SIDE ("" H /,FRONT j-'J t RABBET/DADC JOINT…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 10
July 1980
End-Grain Box Top
…pine yields better results than almost any hardwood. The box top shown here was made from a piece of plain… of the tree. (Fortunately, this is very common.) The box top consists of 32 blocks, each 1%"square. In …box to fit so no trimming would be necessary. The box shown here is made of red gum and joined with locked rabbet joints. The lid and box…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 15
May 1981
Shop Storage Box
… permit me a few comments. 1)As you can see from the Cutting Diagram this storage box makes very efficient use of readily available materials. This is nice the first time…storage unit is really quite simple. I started by building the basic 'surround.' A simple rabbet joint is used to join the four corners. First, %" deep by W' wide rabbets are I Ii…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 15
May 1981
Music Box
…until after the corner joints were cut. the corners. The front/back and sides of the box are joined with simple rabbet/ dado joints. To make this joint, first cut a W-wide…-smith No. 18 for a detailed description of making a dado/rabbet joint.) the center DIVIDER. The music box has a center divider to create two compartments: one for the musical…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 28
July 1983
Routed Box
…box. I think these routed boxes are very intriguing. They stand apart from other woodworking projects because these boxes don't have any joints. Instead, the sides and interior walls of the box are "carved out" with a router. And in the case of the box shown here…Read More