Box-jointed bench
A low bench, or a small low table, made from just three boards: a top and two legs, joined at the corners with box joints. It stands ten and a half inches high and two feet long.
With only three parts there is nothing to hide behind, which makes it a fine first project for learning one joint properly. Box joints are a row of interlocking fingers; cut them accurately and the bench needs nothing else to hold it together but glue.
Change the length, depth, height or stock thickness and the fingers are laid out again to suit. The boards are wide, so plan to glue them up from narrower stock or choose a wide board carefully.
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What is in the model
| Overall size | 24 × 12 × 10-1/2 in width × depth × height |
|---|---|
| Parts | 3 |
| Board feet | 2.81 |
| Wood | Any wood |
| Joints used | Box joint |
| Estimated lumber cost | $16.88 a rough estimate at a placeholder price, because no wood has been chosen; price it for the wood you buy |
Shared under CC BY 4.0. You may build it, change it and share it, including commercially, as long as you give credit. Suggested credit: “Box-jointed bench” by GrainDraft, GrainDraft gallery, graindraft.com/gallery/box-joint-bench/. Offered as it is, with no promise that it suits your wood, tools or use: see the gallery terms.
