When built or lined with cedar it allows for long term storage of natural fibers such as wool and cotton without concern for damage or infestation by moths.
Diy chest wood. Assemble the box parts assemble the sides drill with a step bit insert glued dowels cut dowels with saw. Or if you prefer the look of wood planks i also have tutorial for diy custom storage cubes made from cedar planks. I recently made a few wooden boxes to give out as christmas gifts. Hope you enjoy the video and are able to learn something new.
Jan 16 2020 explore rogerdodger1994 s board wood chest followed by 108 people on pinterest. This box was made with mitered corners for a cleaner look. Now this is the hard part. Glue the sides together.
Add middle divider pieces to the storage chest frame. First cut your frame pieces. The entire frame is made from 2x2s. Cut four legs and four front and.
Cut the side pieces to length. Build the frame of the storage chest. Cut a slot on the front side piece. In this diy video i ll show you how to build a storage chest from reclaimed wood.
This is optional but gives the project a more finished look. Simple diy storage chest. It is relatively easy to adjust the width height and depth of most of the chest plans presented. Add the side panels to the chest frame.
It is often that get the chest while thinking to store our large collections of things. See more ideas about wood chest wood projects and woodworking projects. Build the base rip base s beveled edges. Making wooden boxes is a little more work than buying them but it isn t nearly as difficult as it seems.
Build the sides and lid layout the sides with a spacer clamp the glued sides notch the handle into the top piece. A chest is a wooden storage box. A wood storage chest can be used to store a variety of different items such as blankets and toys. To create the storage chest.
Call it a hope chest pallet wood trunk wooden chest rustic blanket chest or whatever you want let s build it.