This storage box is based on an antique, the original of which has dovetailed corners and a drawer pull to make the stackable boxes easier to pull down from a shelf.I simplified the design by using rabbeted corners and omitting the drawer pull. However, I kept the beads at the top and bottom of each side board, and along the edge of the lid.
The bottom boards are beveled and slid into grooves, and the lid is rabbeted and fitted to the inside dimensions of the box.
The outer dimensions of the box, not including the lid, are 15" x 13" x 6.5". The boards are a little thinner than 3/4" thick, and the beads are approximately 3/8".
On all surfaces, there are 8 coats of blonde shellac rubbed smooth with 0000 steel wool, and a coat of dark paste wax on the outside surfaces.I had planned to drive some antique nails into the corners for appearance and to reinforce the structure, but I just can't bring myself to pound nails into that gorgeous Pennsylvania cherry.
You can't get much more basic than this design, but wood has a way of making even simple projects attractive.
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