Metal box

How to Make a Sheet Metal Box: 1) first you want to make an expanded template for your box out of cardboard, paper, etc. ( a flat version of your box. I have a graph paper drawing in the pics below, but its not for this box) 2) trace your template on to your piece of sheet m…

These stacking metal trunks from The Paris Market are the sort of thing you would be tempted to display, even without anything in them. Of course, in a small space, every inch counts — so fill them instead with old photos, out-of-season clothes or anything else you need to store. Set of 3. Price varies by size from $240 to $280.

A Riveted Metal Box With Lid: This is a practice box, so it's not very nice-looking. You can build it to get a feel for working with various sheet metal tools: metal shears, box brakes, pop-rivets, and so on. We're not going to touch upon bend radii or bend allowances, but these…

As we were driving back home from another amazing show, I couldn't help but think that, even though it was wonderful to come back with a li...

How to Make a Sheet Metal Box: 1) first you want to make an expanded template for your box out of cardboard, paper, etc. ( a flat version of your box. I have a graph paper drawing in the pics below, but its not for this box) 2) trace your template on to your piece of sheet m…

Apparently I have acquired a new addiction, or someone keeps sticking these things in my garage--old metal tool boxes. Look at their fantastic colors and patinas, and their unique features like this domed lid and ID number on this turquoise one: And they are filled with rusty, crusty goodies! I will be doing a few different projects with these beauties, keeping the turquoise one for myself. I planted in the yellow one--a little rosemary, some flowers, and a few rocks and driftwood in the…

We all know how handy a box can be, and this one by Yenwen Tseng for NakNak is made of perforated sheet metal, so you won’t mind leaving it out for all to see. Stack a couple on their sides f…

These are pretty adorable little boxes. Would be a fun weekend project, perhaps utilizing Incra's wooden box hinge maker.

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Here is the latest Steampunk box made from a plain bisque trinket box from The Craft Barn along with a Calico Crafts Steampunk pendant.. Want to learn a bit more about these steampunk techniques? Check out my online workshop video. http://www.andyskinnercrafts.com/online-workshops.html Andy