My bride asked me to make her a box to store the clothing protectors which she keeps on our dining room table and I told her that I would as soon as I finish up the last of the ceramic and wood trivets aka pot holders.

Above pix of the Clothing Protectors.

The procedure to make the box is basically the same as I did with the serving trays (without the brass handle inserts), therefore I will not do a detailed photo pictorial of each step in making this simple box.\

FINISHED CLOTHING PROTECTOR BOX

This project is SN 434.

LETS GET STARTED

I went through my stash of curly maple wood left over from several projects including the coffee table, end tables, custom keepsake boxes and there was plenty for this small box.

l band sawed a couple pieces of curly maple that was long enough to a little over 3/8 inch thickness x 4 3/8 inch width.  I took them to the planer and removed the band saw marks.

The box joint router jig was already set-up on the router table and routed the box joints.  I removed the jig and replaced the 3/8 inch up-cut spiral solid carbide bit to a 7/32 inch diameter to route the slots in the bottom of the four sides.

The box joints are not perfect, but close enough.  I plan to remake or fine tune the interchangeable fence in the future!

Stop blocks added to the router table to prevent the slot from going all the way through the box joint, otherwise you would see the slot and the bottom panel.

CUT OUT THE OPENING ON THE FRONT OF THE BOX

The cut-out in the front of the box to allow easy access to the clothing protectors was done on the band saw and a sanding drum in the drill press.

If I were doing a series of the clothing protector boxes, I would fabricate a router pattern jig.

I rounded the corners of the opening later on the 6 x 48 inch belt sander.  The pieces were sanded and ready for a test fit.

TEST FIT

As stated, I later rounded over the corners in the cut-out.  Box size:  7 5/8 L, 5 1/8 W, 4 1/8 H.

GLUE-UP

I will let the glue set up overnight which is really not necessary for that length of time, but I like to be sure the glue squeeze out is hardened which makes sanding and finishing much easier.

Tomorrow, our Lord willing of course, I will finish sand the box and apply a coat of Mohawk Ox Blood reddish non-grain raising stain and later apply a few coats of Deft gloss lacquer.

NOTE:  Last year or two ago, I ordered a maple colored stain and the supplier sent the Ox Blood by mistake and gave it to me without charge and this I believe is the first usage of said stain.  It is wild for sure, grin if you must!

FINISHED CLOTHING PROTECTOR BOX

MORE BOX JOINTS

I used the last of my scrap aka unallocated aromatic red cedar wood to make the above box for ultra underwear and also ripped the balance into 13/16 inch strips to make a few 4 inch wood and ceramic coasters.

Web page created by Bill aka Mickey Porter on 03-15-2024 and updated on 03-16-2024 and 03-21-2024.

LEAVING ON A SPIRITUAL NOTE

If you do not know Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior, please take this moment to accept him by Faith into your Life, whereby Salvation will be attained.   

Ephesians 2:8 - 2:9 8  For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: [it is] the gift of God: 9 Not of works, lest any man should boast.

Hebrews 11:1 “Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.”

Romans 10:17 “So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”

Open this link about faith in the King James Bible.