Thread: Scrap Plywood Box

I have some scrap off cuts from the 9mm CD ply that I used to line my shed a couple of years back and was looking as to what I could do with them.


I’ve been looking at some of the great looking work on the box making thread and thought I might give that a go. My expectations of replicating the standard of work and finishes produced there weren’t high using CD ply and lacking some of the machines to achieve accuracy and finish. So I set about making a basic utility box with no particular use in mind as far as possible only using hand tools to improve hand tool skills.


I did cut the ply to width using a jigsaw with a make shift fence, then cut to length using a tenon saw and mitred the corners with a dovetail saw. After gluing up, sawed the lid off with the dovetail saw. The cedar splines were donated by SWMBO and some potential cupboard moths. I gave it three coats of water based clear varnish and fitted brass hinges and clasp sourced from the big green shed.


It’s not perfect but for a first attempt at a box I’m fairly happy with the result and the lessons learnt along the way.

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