Make a Box from Reclaimed Lumber
comments (0) October 16th, 2009 in blogsJust because the Dow lurched past 10,000 on Wednesday, doesn’t mean there's a lot of extra money to spend on holiday gifts this year.
Shopmade presents are the ticket this season to save a dime and show that you do care. Associate editor Matt Kenney came up with the perfect present for his mom this year. It’s an elegant box that's filled with storage space for her quilting supplies. But, the best part is, that he made it all from scraps: some leftover cherry from the scrap pile and an old (spruce??) wall stud.
Follow along and see how he did it:
| Part One: Working with reclaimed lumber Find out how Kenney found salvagable lumber from an old wall stud from his house. |
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Part Two: Piston-fit tray The box carcase is done and one tray is fit. Watch a short video clip to see the snug fit. |
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Part Three: Working with small parts Get Kenney's recipe for working with small parts and see how a shooting board makes a perfect fit. |
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Part Four: Finshing the box The box is finally complete. See beauty shots of the finshed piece and find out how Kenney finished it. |
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Build a Lift-Lid Box |
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Build a Small Elegant Box Pinned lapped joints and shaped sides refine a basic design. Plus, learn how to build this with video from the first season of our series Getting Started in Woodworking. |
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So what about you? Any special shopmade presents in the works this year? Gonna give reclaimed lumber a shot?
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