20 Making A Wooden Memory Box New

Cut pieces for the box.
Making a wooden memory box. Stencil optional step 1. It could be an unusual color a highly figured pattern or just an eye pleasing wave of grain. If you wanted you could make it more of a rectangle and lengthen one side. Hope you enjoy the video and are able to learn something new.
But i cut a piece of 1 6 scrap at 5 long to make a square bottom piece and four side pieces at 6 long like the picture. I ve made a batch of small keepsake boxes or ring boxes from american walnut body and various lid designs. Using the jig shown above i simple placed the box corner into the jig and cut a groove on the table saw like shown. Before making a wooden box choose some wood and gather your tools including a hammer nails wood glue and a saw.
Then measure your boards according to the size of the box you re making mark them and cut them to size using the saw. It was such a privledge and honour to be a part of this massive miles. Small boxes like these allow you to showcase the beautiful details of a piece of wood. I made my box a square so all sides are the same size.
I made the box in this. I followed mad raven s tutorial here to build it from some plywood scraps i had in the shop. I was able to make these diy wooden boxes for nearly free using scrap wood we already had on hand. Totally up to you.
Cut splines in keepsake box corners. And i love that i was able to build bins that perfectly fit our shelves rather than trying to make something not quite right work. This is a great woodworking project that includes box joints and an easy to make inlay in the lid. Even if you know nothing about creating inlays you ll have no problem crafting the inlay for this project.
For instance you might make a memory box to preserve all of your photos letters and items from summer camp or from the past year at school or from a memorable trip that you took. If you re looking for a special box for special items you ll love our wooden keepsake box plans. Basically a spline is just a groove cut in the corner of a box. Next assemble the side pieces using wood glue and reinforce the sides with finishing nails.
Making wooden boxes is a little more work than buying them but it isn t nearly as difficult as it seems. You could splurge on an exotic species or simply use choice leftovers from another project. If you want to make it clear that the box is private make a tag that says property of your name. Kumiko mahogany cherry with palm wood inlay an.