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So I needed to get a set of apple boxes and wanted high quality ones. The ones that I found seemed nice but kinda pricey. Plus I wanted like a set and a half so I could make 2 pairs of every size (x1 8" x2 4" x1 2" x2 1").
I went to a nice local hardwood store and bought a 5x5 sheet of 3/4" 13 ply A-1 baltic birch and 5x5 1/4" (7 ply?) A-1 baltic birch for a total of $150.
Then I went to work...
Cutting:
Routing:
More routing:
Screwing:
Cutting plugs:
Drilling screw holes:
Box glued, screwed, assembled and plugged:
Sanding:
Edge Rounding Routing:
More Routing:
And the finished product:
I think I am going to burn in our logo and stain them grey but I am happy with the way they turned out.
Things to consider before you build your own...
Is it really worth it? I thought it was but I have all of the tooling to do it properly and the knowledge to use them.
If I counted the cost of my time to make these they would be VERY expensive apple boxes (about 8 hours).
Now I had fun building these and I know that they will last me a long time but if you don't have the right tools it could be very frustrating.
Tools I used:
Table saw
Pneumatic Stapler
Drill
Plug cutter
Plunge Router (with lots of different bits)
Sander (rotary and palm)
and a number of common smaller hand tools
If you need to know apple box dimensions here they are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_box
Please don't ask how I laid out my plywood cuts I don't remeber and if you can't figure it out on your own please see the links below.
So I hope this helps some people. If you are thinking about it but are at all uncertain about how you will do it or how they will turn out I would consider purchasing them.
Here are some excellent apple boxes:
http://www.andyfilms.net/MadlyFins/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/99401-REG/Matthews_259535_Apple_Box_Full.html
I went to a nice local hardwood store and bought a 5x5 sheet of 3/4" 13 ply A-1 baltic birch and 5x5 1/4" (7 ply?) A-1 baltic birch for a total of $150.
Then I went to work...
Cutting:
Routing:
More routing:
Screwing:
Cutting plugs:
Drilling screw holes:
Box glued, screwed, assembled and plugged:
Sanding:
Edge Rounding Routing:
More Routing:
And the finished product:
I think I am going to burn in our logo and stain them grey but I am happy with the way they turned out.
Things to consider before you build your own...
Is it really worth it? I thought it was but I have all of the tooling to do it properly and the knowledge to use them.
If I counted the cost of my time to make these they would be VERY expensive apple boxes (about 8 hours).
Now I had fun building these and I know that they will last me a long time but if you don't have the right tools it could be very frustrating.
Tools I used:
Table saw
Pneumatic Stapler
Drill
Plug cutter
Plunge Router (with lots of different bits)
Sander (rotary and palm)
and a number of common smaller hand tools
If you need to know apple box dimensions here they are:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apple_box
Please don't ask how I laid out my plywood cuts I don't remeber and if you can't figure it out on your own please see the links below.
So I hope this helps some people. If you are thinking about it but are at all uncertain about how you will do it or how they will turn out I would consider purchasing them.
Here are some excellent apple boxes:
http://www.andyfilms.net/MadlyFins/
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/99401-REG/Matthews_259535_Apple_Box_Full.html
