How to make a basic box. And why you need to know how. | Woodworking BASICS.

I think this video is pretty misleading. make a basic box but you need a table saw and lots of technique. I'm sure there is a better easy way to make a box than this.

Am I blind or does the description lack the plans he had mentioned?

Sorry. do we make our own measurements? You seem to indicate measurements were somewhere on the page, but I have yet to find them. I'm a newbie, so sorry if I got this wrong. Thanks for the video. I'm just starting and have limited tools. Wanted to start something and see if I would continue, before I spent hard earned on more equipment. Thanks again.

Hi Steve. I looked all over for the instructions for the basic box but can't find the plans anywhere in your description. How can I get them?

nice

Thank you for sharing. I am new to woodworking and will definitely be making one (if not more) of these boxes.🙂

Because everyone has a table saw.

Good video.

Help! I can't stop making small wooden boxes.

Maybe it's just me but it seems like a race to get things done in a shop using tools such as a table saw is asking for trouble. Losing concentration for just one instant could be catastrophic.

So cutting Rabbit joints - What If I don't have a router table neither a table saw? :)

Wondering why for a basic not just put two thin pieces of wood to make the lid hold instead of the big piece?

What did you call me?

nice

This mere mortal does not have a table saw.

Thanks a bunch for a great video - especially liked the rabbet technique...this answers a lot of nuanced questions I had (e.g. how tight to go with the clamps).

Any beginning woodworker I've met doesn't have a table saw; I know I don't!

Thank you for all your videos! I made my first box today!

I did my first box with your instructions. Thank you very much. God bless!

The link for the plans doesn't work. :(

I only have hand tools

Why do you rip the sides at the beginning??

So let me get this straight: I`m starting in woodworking, my first project is a simple wood box. I buy my lumber, and take it too my $5000.00 wood shop (that I don`t have), and start cutting it up with tools I don`t know how to use. Especially if I am going to do a basic Rabbit Cut (whatever that is), instead of Doo-Doo Cut, and then use thirty clamps of different sized and functions to press everything together. Yep. Simple. Excellent for novice.

the link for the plans doesnt work...

do you still have the free plans available?

okay bro ffs we don't all have a full toolshed - just wanna make a box with some wood. jesus.

Hello Steve! Thanks for the amazing video as usual. I have a question regarding the table saw for beginners, since I'm not from the US and there's no Ridgid distributor in my country. Do you think a Dewalt DWE7485 will be enough for "fairly" precise woodworking? I hope to start making some furniture in the future once I'm more experienced with the tools and I'm wondering if that model is good enough for doing precise and repeatable cuts to build cabinets etc.

The bow in the top could be solved by flipping one side over. The variance in Blake angle will be cancelled out. No bow

do all beginners start with owning table saw or its just me to start from tools like jigsaw?

Use a biscuit

It's great you did this with basic tools. Most tutorials out there are using 7 high end machines in a 20K workshop for the same purpose.

Tablesaws are in excess of $3500 , and they require a workshop , this isnt really for me

Omg this so typical American... zero imagination... can you imagine making a small box and you need to buy all the tools

Hey just came back to say thanks, I follow your metric template and manged to finished my first hobby project.
I also gifted it to my mum, she seemed impressed!!
Kind regards

Is this achievable with basic hand tools?

Please take a moment at the start of your "basic woodworking" videos to go over some safety tips that might help your audience keep all their fingers. Such as the gripper your using.

It would not surprise me if this video inspired some to go out to their garage and fire up the table saw that has been rusting for 10 years to try to make their own box.

My riving knife is higher than yours and stops me getting a full pass on the rabets (rebates). Any tips please ? (I've resorted to my tenon saw to finish the cut but for the base I can only get about 2 inches along. Thanks in advance.

This man is obviously very knowledgeable.

a little box trick some may like: make your box, glue and screw all the joints, and glue on the lid too. set the table saw if you have one for, say, 1 1/2". this is a place your screws do not come to from the top or get put in from the side. saw the 4 sides. now you have a box with a perfectly fitting inset lid. even a hand saw can make one, and you could use nails, but i like sheetrock screws.

Why did you have to use two pieces of wood for the box lid?

All the people complaining about expensive tools apparently don't know you can get them used. I bought a complete in working order craftsman 113.298720 contractor table saw for $100. All it really needed was cleaning the table top rust and a new blade.

Cool video, what kind of stain do you like to put on the wood?

Basic instructions and basic box for an old guy with very basic skills. Valuable for me. Thank you!

I just went through and love the “Equip your woodworking shop for less than $1000” document referred to in the comments.

Are there any advantages of Dado Blades versus a router table combo other than lower initial cost and less storage space? I have never used either Dado Blades or a router table.
I am also curious how often people still use their Dado blades once they own both?

For background, I am a woodworking newbie. I have a table saw but not a router.

Never measure, nibble alot

Love it ❤

What is the yellow thing called you guide your wood with when you're sawing? I neeeeed to get one.

Hi Steve. I really appreciate that you provided the plans in metric, too, but I did notice a small error on page 2. You show the board size to be 19mm" thick. Just thought you might want to know.