Wooden Box Project

By Arsh Sandhu
I first got my piece of wood which was 36x6
and I made sure I had enough for my piece
since I wanted to do 8x11.
I used the plainer to make my piece parralel
and I made sure that I wore ear protection and
goggles. I put the piece of wood into the
plainer and adjusted the wheel until it grabbed
onto the wood and then I turned the machine
on and pushed it through the machine. I made
sure not to look directly into the machine in
case a piece comes flying out and hits me. I
didn’t put my fingers into the machine either. I
then went to the other side and grabbed the
piece and kept on adjusting the handle a
quarter until the piece was perfectly parralel.
I then used the jointer to make my piece
perpendicular. I wore goggles and ear
protection. I made sure not to touch the blade
when cutting and pushed the piece through
while keeping most of my weight on the piece
coming out so it can be an even cut. I put my
piece up against the "wall" so it can have a
good cut.
I cut my piece into the measurements I made to
make the walls of the box using the mitre saw. I
wore eye protection and hearing protection. I
used the stop block by measuring out the size I
need with a ruler and lining it up with the blade
and stop block to get a perfect cut. I then
clamped the stop block and then put my piece
up against it making sure not to hit it hard so it
doesn’t mess up my measurement. I then flipped
the lever that can adjust if it goes forwards or
backwards and then had a firm grip on my piece.
I then brought the saw down and cut the piece
and didn’t bring it up until it fully stopped. I
then cut all of my pieces.
I pushed my pieces up against a flat surface and
made my lines for the dado. I measures the
inside and also made a straight line in the
middle of the piece so I know where to cut.
I used the dado to make the indents on where
to box pieces are going to fit. I wore safety
goggles and hearing protection. I adjusted my
height and the mini fence to make sure I cut
where I need to. I then rolled up my sleeves so
they don't get caught and cut my pieces. I
went through it a couple times to make sure I
get a nice cut.
I cut my base using the mitre saw. I wore eye
protection and hearing protection. I used the
stop block by measuring out the size I need
with a ruler and lining it up with the blade and
stop block to get a perfect cut. I then clamped
the stop block and then put my piece up
against it making sure not to hit it hard so
it doesn’t mess up my measurement.
I cut all of my pieces using the table saw for
where my base was going to fit. I then only cut
one multiple times and then adjusted the fence
to make sure that my base fits into the piece
and then I cut all of the pieces. I wore eye
protection and hearing protection. I used the
magnet to hold the pieces in place and used a
push stick to push it through.
I realized that my base wasn’t cut perfectly so I
used the table saw to keep on adjusting the
amount that gets cut and made sure that the
base fit my box.
I used the table saw to cut the piece I needed
for my lid. I cut off the edges because they
were round and cut the lid to the measurement
I had. I used the push stick so my hand doesn’t
go near the blade. I wore ear and eye
protection and also rolled up my sleeves.
I cut my lid using the mitre saw. I wore
eye protection and hearing protection. I used
the stop block by measuring out the size
I need with a ruler and lining it up with the
blade and stop block to get a perfect cut. I
then clamped the stop block and then put my
piece up against it making sure not to hit
it hard so it doesn’t mess up my measurement.
I cut the border pieces of my lid using the table
saw. I wore eye protection and hearing
protection. I used the magnet to hold the pieces
in place and used a push stick to push it through.
I glued my lid and its border and made sure that
there was squeeze out so that it can glue
together properly. I then used clamps to hold
the pieces in place. I had paper towels under the
wood so that the clamps wouldn’t have glue on
them.
I used a scraper to scrape all of the excess glue
off of the lid. I used a block to keep my lid in
place so it doesn’t move around.
I used the 60 grit palm sander to smoothen out
the lid and take off any imperfections. I used
hearing and eye protection. I made sure not to
round the edges and didn’t push down hard so
that the sander wouldn’t work.
 Glued Box Together

I put glue on the edges on the wood pieces and

spread it with my fingers. I also put tape on the
sides of the pieces so the glue doesn’t squeeze out
onto the front or back of the box. I then put
together the pieces with my base and then also
clamped the box on all of the corners and middle.
I used the belt disc sander to smoothen out my
box and get rid of the glue that was left out
during the glueing process. I wore hearing and
eye protection. I made sure to look to see what
I was sanding by looking over and also made
sure to move around the box so it doesn’t
burn.
After my lid dryed, I cut it using the table saw
to make it parralel and make it fit onto my
box. I wore hearing and eye protection. I
made sure not to stand right behind where it
was cutting just in case the material flew back.
This was my box finished without any laser
work done to it.
I first watched all of the videos on how
to operate the laser so that I have a
better understanding of it and how to use
it. I then found a picture that I wanted to
use and inserted it into
the usb via chromebook. I transferred the
picture onto the laptop and edited it to
make it fit into the laser. I
made the hieght 8 inches because that it
what fit on my lid.
I then transferred the picture into the laser
machine after tracing it and making sure
that the picture fits correctly on my lid. I
then marked the middle of my lid by using
a ruler and going corner to corner and
made an X in the middle on a piece of tape
so I know where the middle of my piece
is and I can direct the laser to start there.
I then hit the frame button which
showed me where the picture would be on
the box.
After I set up the laser and my piece, I pressed
start and the laser started printing my design
onto my wooden box lid. In about 10-15 min
the laser was finished and the design was
complete.
This is the finished
product of the box
after laser and all of
the finishing touches.