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Woodworking project plans for wooden keepsake and jewelry boxes, desk organizers, and more.

Curved-Lid Treasure Box
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Curved-Lid Treasure Box

The unusual lid and ebonized sides of this attractive box show off the highly figured wood and your woodworking skills.

Jewelry Chest
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Jewelry Chest

Finely crafted details and a bookmatched veneer top make this jewelry chest a real gem.

Tea Caddy Box
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Tea Caddy Box

With figured hardwood and beautiful inlay work, this tea caddy is an attractive way to store and protect delicate tealeaves.

1839 School Box
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1839 School Box

You might want to make this school box from “The Joiner and Cabinet Maker” with nothing but hand tools.

Tile Trivet
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Tile Trivet

Keep the heat off your table while warming up your joinery skills.

Pencil Box
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Pencil Box

This brief article outlines how to build a pencil box from one piece of wood that is routed out.

Drawer Primer: Sliding-Lid Box
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Drawer Primer: Sliding-Lid Box

Take our super-quick drawer-making technique for a test drive by building this box.

Dining Room Tray
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Dining Room Tray

Build this simple and elegant reproduction of a shaker silverware tray and you will become a maestro with a hammer.

Pennsylvania Spice Box Part II: Inlay Door with a Router
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Pennsylvania Spice Box Part II: Inlay Door with a Router

The complimentary plan for the Pennsylvania spice box.

Pennsylvania Spice Box
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Pennsylvania Spice Box

Choose a raised-panel door or a marquetry door (like the original) for this heirloom, 18th century spice box, which also can be used as a jewelry box.

Two Drawer Valet
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Two Drawer Valet

We were drawn to the design and character of this piece and we know you will be too.

Why Don't You Write? Box
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Why Don't You Write? Box

This box is specifically made to hold letters and so handsome that you might be willing to abandon email in order to fill it up.