Wood box - small diy storage box with a lid and burnt finish

     This probably one of the easiest ways to make a wood box with a lid. Takes about an hour. And the result looks really nice. 

    Plus, this is a great way how to recycle wood materials, when you have a single plank lying around. You can check out similar recycle projects here.

 So lets get to it...

  

    

    0.1 The measurements here are not that important as the width depends of what you got, but the length is purely what you desire. Only thing that for this design, there must be two of each.

 

    1. Material list needed is not that long. You'll need a plank. If you have a small plank - make a small box. Here the dimensions are those of the plank - the width and the thickness stay original. This is to save time. You will also need some screws. I know that these are for gypsum panels, but I don't really care.

    One more useful thing to have would be a hinge, not that it is necessary, but it is nice to have one. 

    

    2. Using a drill bit that is a bit wider than the screw head, bore only a little bit. This is so that the screws can be embedded slightly in the wood.

   

     3. This is what the layout of the box looks like. Here there are only three different measurements of length. Two of the longest are the sides, the smallest are the bottom and the lid, and the medium length are the front and the back.

    

    4. Screw the box together, here I put the top and bottom on the inside of the sideboards, but you can put them also on the top.

    

    5. Finish of by a light sanding, not that it makes much of a difference.

    

    6. And lastly, to give it a nice look, I used a blowtorch to give it a burnt look. Took some willpower to not burn that thing to the ground though.

    If you would like another small diy project, why not an easy garden lantern build.