Wooden Comic box // How-To

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• published: 25 Aug 2015
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I wanted to make a box to hold my comic books collection and I needed a reason to try out my Incra box joint jig. Subscribe to my channel: http://bit.ly/1k8msFr What you'll need: http://amzn.to/1IZxDbg - Wood glue http://amzn.to/1JeObO3 - Table Saw http://amzn.to/1SVz1Ub - Formby's Tung Oil Finish http://amzn.to/1fqtm69 - Corner clamps http://amzn.to/1fqt9Qf - Incra Box joint jig http://amzn.to/1WFP9Zo - 8" dado stack http://amzn.to/1hNmjpS - Trim router MORE PROJECTS, POSTS AND EVENTS http://www.iliketomakestuff.com Want to support ILTMS? There are lots of ways .. find out more at http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/support BUY A SHIRT, STICKER OR A HANDMADE ITEM!! http://www.iliketomakestuff.com/store FOLLOW: http://facebook.com/iltms http://twitter.com/iliketomakestuf http://instagram.com/iliketomakestuff I cut one piece of 1/2" plywood down to 24"x24". This will become the side panels. I ripped another piece to 8 1/2" wide to use as the ends. I switched out the blade for a dado set, so I could cut 1/4" dados. I set the saw to only cut 1/4" deep. I cut a dado every inch across the whole board. I left 1 1/2" on each end. This piece was cut in half, perpendicular to the dados. I trimmed the end pieces to the same height as the side panels. This is my first time using this Incra box joint jig. It takes a little bit to setup, but then it's very easy to use. I clamped together the end pieces and cut finger joints on one side. Keeping them lined up, I moved the clamps to the other side. Then I cut matching fingers on the other edge. I clamped together the side panels. Then I cut fingers on both ends of the panels. The cut outs were cleaned up with a rolled up piece of sandpaper. On each piece, I clamped down a straight edge about 3" up. I used this as a guide to cut a rabbet along the bottom edge of all four pieces. I added glue to all of the cut outs, then assembled the finger joints. The joints were tight enough to have to be forced together (that's good). I used some clamping pressure to pull them all of the way together. For glue drying, I added corner clamps to keep the corners square. After it dried, I added glue to the rabbet. I cut a piece of 1/4" mdf to fit and dropped it in place. I added some weight to make good surface contact while the glue dried. I set a stop block on my sled and cut several pieces of MDF to act as dividers. 1/4" was what I had on hand, but 1/8 would be a better choice. I clamped the dividers and rounded the bottom corners, so they would slide into the dados easily. Then I test fitted the dividers and sanded as needed. With an orbital sander, I sanded all of the finger "tips" flush, being sure not to sand away the top layer of veneer. The whole box got a couple of coats of varnish. Then I just had to move over all of my comics! Second channel: bit.ly/iltms-2