Puzzle Box Build Complete. Also handmade humidor & other wood projects.

[TOXIXIFY]

It's a wooden rubix cube.

[madbadJim]

wow the cigar box and knife box look stunning. I actually.sound a bit like u, intimidated at the mistakes I could make, but I really want to make something of worth for myself. How do I get started. Urs is only utube vids ive seen. If I wanted to make a small, pretty box would it take a lot of tooling investment?

[kraigseder]

@madbadJim Start off by getting the book Tauntons Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making by Doug Stowe. You can get it used on Amazon for $10 or $15. The tools used are a table saw, and a planer. The planer isn't necessary but nice to get the exact board thickness. Other than that an electric hand sander though belt sander is nice. All of this can be done with non-power tools as well but the table saw makes things move along much faster. I hope to make step-by-step box making videos soon.

[artstone535]

Your work is obviously a labor of love. The skill you exhibit in your finished pieces is a testament to the knowledge you have gained by simply doing! There is no greater teacher than experience and it shows! Very nicely done projects!!

Now, when are you putting together an instructional DVD for sale? Thanks for sharing!!

[MrDeerSlayerBNC03]

you should make a knife with a wooden handle

[pcheck62]

Love your work!

[47mustang]

was wondering if there are any plans for the first one that you showed to us and were did you get them would love to build these contact me back thanks

[kraigseder]

@47mustang - The first oak puzzle box is Cyrus Redblock. The plans are available for a few bucks and the site link is in the description. The smaller, easier puzzle box is a modified match box puzzle box. Those plans are for given for free on the same website.

[ytryextc]

@kraigseder could you send me the plans for this for free

[bigheadchau]

hi, I was just wondering you mentioned online tutorials and books, any hints on which are the most usefull? by the way you've got a fellow cigar a knife lover here! thanks for giving me the confidence to start woodworking!

[kraigseder]

@bigheadchau - I have a few books, but the one I would recommend the most is Tauntons Complete Illustrated Guide to Box Making by Doug Stowe. This is a great book with several different techniques. This book gave me the confidence to make my mahogany humidor and go on to other projects.

The main thing is just to start making boxes. Most of your real learning will come through making mistakes and figuring out how to fix or hide your mistakes. Some of my best boxes started out as disasters.

[hellerZauberer]

Did you make the cuts by hand, or using a table saw or some other power saw?

[kraigseder]

@hellerZauberer - I did use a table saw for the cuts.

[GamerKramer]

What specific plan did you use in the making of this puzzle box? I may be making one soon and this one might be a good start.

[kraigseder]

@GamerKramer - The larger puzzle box is Cyrus Redblock. The plans for this box is only a few dollars and well worth the money and I like supporting his site. The smaller easier puzzle box is a variation of the match box design which is free on his site. I have the link to the site in the video description.

[melsjr]

i can't open the website for the plan anymore plz responde!:D

[kraigseder]

@melsjr I just corrected the link in the video discription. It looks like his site changed a bit and the page I was linking to was removed.

[kraigseder]

@melsjr I just corrected the link in the video description. It looks like his site changed a bit and the page I was linking to was removed.

[bangbusbonanza]

Great, thanks for the response, I'm about to buy a plan off that website and go to the hardware tomorrow. =]

[bangbusbonanza]

Honestly, this has inspired me to start a puzzle box build, would LOVE if you could do some step by step videos on how to make one, maybe you could even put your own designs in it! like a wooden number combination or something!

[kraigseder]

@bangbusbonanza - Thanks and glad you liked the video. Yes, the main thing is to try and don't worry if you make a mistake... because probably will. I always do but find creative ways to fix my mistakes.

I do have a another puzzle box I've been wanting to do. When I build it, hopefully in the very near future, I'll take video of each step. The steps I take in this next puzzle build will apply to all puzzle box builds. I've found techniques in this last build that will help in my future builds.