Beginner Woodworking First Project

Building a Box

For those of you looking for a good basic woodworking project, my suggestion would be to start with a box.  A box you say?  Why in the world would I want to start with a box?  Well, that is a great question that I am more than happy to answer.

Knowing how to make a box is a very necessary and basic skill.  Most projects created in your shop will be, believe it or not, some variation of a box.   It is the basic shape of almost every woodworking project.

In creating a box, you gain understanding in several key woodworking areas:

 


Steve Ramsey at Woodworking  for Mere Mortals has a great video on how to make a basic box:

The skills you will practice and hone as a beginner in creating boxes will apply to countless other projects you will create throughout your woodworking journey!


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References:

www.woodworkingformeremortals.com

https://woodworkingformeremortals.com/how-to-make-a-basic-box-and-why-you-need-to-know-how/

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