The Dado stack makes clean joints in one pass, but you can also make several passes with a single blade. A box-joint jig is a must, so you need to build one or buy a prefabricated product. Your table saw will handle the joinery and dimensioning of your Oak boards. Beginning woodworkers might want to increase the expected time to three or more days to allocate for their inexperience. Its two-day completion time takes into account the need for glue-ups and staining. You can trim away most of the excess material, but you will need to use that block plane to get the shape that you want.Ī six to eight-hour work window should allow you to build the components. I rated this plan as advanced because of the curve on the solid box lid.

Hardboard comes in thin sheets, making it an option for the tray and interior bottom pieces. These plans call for Oak, and I think it offers grain patterns that complement the box joinery. The solid lid with a curve, along with the box joints used for assembly, are features that warranted this project’s inclusion on the list.

How long it will take: Four hours/Two daysįull Plan Here Instructables Workshop: Jewelry Box Using Box Joints.

Suggested tools you might need: A drum sander, miter saw, table saw, random orbital sander, F-clamps, spring clamps, and web clamps.Level of project complexity: Intermediate.Those dimensions are easy to modify if you want a larger box. Material thickness for pieces was 0.25 inches. These plans built a box measuring 10 inches L x 5 inches W x 3 inches H. Outside of this, the suggested tool list should cover your build needs. I did notice that the author used a band saw to resaw the Maple into two pieces. You will need to glue the box and let it dry before preparing to cut and insert the liner pieces, meaning the total project will stretch over a couple of days. Speaking of time, you should be able to do most of the dimensioning, fitting, and finishing in about half a day’s work. That helps with a friction-fit lid, but it does add to the complexity and time. It earns a complexity rank of intermediate due to the liner being made from a contrasting wood. Also, the plan highlights the usefulness of a drum sander with these types of projects. It is a small box, so you can use more exotic woods (the author uses curly Maple) without spending a lot of money. The first plan I want to look at has two stand-out features.

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