How to Build a Toolbox

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Shopping List

Supplies You Will Need

1. 2x4 foot piece of ½-inch birch veneer plywood

2. Plastic jars
(optional: for keeping nails and screws organized in the toolbox)

3. 120-grit sandpaper

4. Stainable wood glue

5. Clean Rag

6. 4d finish nails

7. Stainable wood putty

8. Water-based stain

9. Latex gloves

10. Hockey-stick tape

11. Nail-on furniture glides
(optional)

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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
- Tape measure
- Hammer and nailset
- Combination square
- Spring clamps
- Jigsaw, circular saw, or handsaw
- Drill/driver with ⅜-inch drill bit and ½- and 1-inch spade bits
- Safety glasses
- Random-orbit sander or sanding block
- Bar clamps
- Putty knife
- Paintbrush
- Straightedge saw guide
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In this video, learn how to build a toolbox.

Steps:

1. Use a tape measure and framing square to lay out all the parts.
2. Clamp down your workpiece and cut the pieces with a jigsaw.
3. Cut out the handle grip by drilling holes in the corners and inserting the jigsaw’s blade to get it started.
4. Sand the parts with a random-orbit sander and 120-grit sandpaper.
5. Apply glue to the edges of the short sides, then clamp the box together with bar clamps.
6. Nail the box together with 4d finish nails.
7. Glue and nail on the bottom.
8. Attach the tool holder to the handle and then fit the whole assembly in the box.
9. Stain the wood in your favorite color (or leave unfinished to make it look gritty.)
10. When the box is dry, wrap hockey-stick tape around the handle.

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