Would you like to be remotely tutored by a well known and experienced artisan box maker? Do you enjoy learning through watching rather than reading? Ian Hawthorne has recorded a free-access-to-all basic veneered box-making project on YouTube– (parts 1 to 9 are now available to view – that’s over 6hrs of worthwhile box making) and we are supplying Basic Box Kits for creating a similar veneered box to his creation – the Box Kitz. So, as he’s explaining the basics in his workshop, you can use the Box Kitz to work alongside him in your workshop.
For an entertaining read on the challenges of making our Box Kitz please open Harry Skinner’s Box Making Journey Booklet. The booklet also includes box kitz dimensions and sandwich details. Click here to view a recent Box Kitz completed by our customer Paul Bolton. Paul successfully upgraded his box by adding a lock, escutcheon and a tray himself. Well done Paul.
The Box Kitz not only cuts down on preparation time and the machinery required, it also reduces surplus costs involved in buying stock, as you have exactly what you need to complete the project. There is currently one Kit type available : –
- Sycamore borders with walnut veneer (suede – colours offered may include green, black, red, brown – add your preference when purchasing)
Each Kit Contains
- 2 sycamore and MDF sandwiches
- 2 leaves of walnut veneer cut to size for inner body
- 2 leaves of walnut veneer cut to size for outer body
- 2 pieces of 9mm MDF to create lid and base
- 2 pieces of walnut veneer to create lid inner and outer
- 2 pieces of card for inner base (2 extras)
- 2 sheets of A4 double-sided tape
- 2 pieces of suede for inner base and underneath (suede colour per order will vary – options given)
- 1 pair of brass Neat Elite hinges
If you are using this kit together with Ian’s Youtube Tuition Video then below are items you should also have to hand.
- Masking tape
- Wood glue (yellow or pva eg Titebond)
- Foam Roller(s) for applying glue
- F-Clamps
- Mitre Clamps if available
- Sandpaper 180gt
- Sandpaper 400gt
- Furniture Wax either clear or walnut
- Clean rags for waxing and buffing
- Wire wool
Tools/Machinery you may also require
- Tablesaw or mitresaw
- Jointer
- Random Orbit Sander
- Router fitted to table
View Part 1 of How to Create a Veneered Keepsake Box below. For more details please email.
ian –
I received the box everything as there. I live in northern Idaho, so the box will be a project this winter when it cold outside.
ian –
Hi Jim (USA) so glad you bought the Box Kitz and plan to work on creating the keepsake box this winter! We offer these box kits with a variety of veneers and borders. Looking forward to receiving images of the finished piece! Best Wishes – the FineBoxHardware Team 🙂
Ayman (Kuwait) –
High quality products and customer service.
Rick Malone (USA) –
I am an intermediate woodworker and have taken numerous courses at the Marc Adams School of Woodworking here in the US. I ordered Ian’s Box Kitz and have closely studied Ian’s 9 chapter assembly course on Youtube. The Box Kitz is a quality package ready for a beginner or intermediate to make an elegant box. Ian’s YouTube course is as good as anything I’ve seen in any course intensive with respect to simplicity and thoroughness. Ian’s box making process is loaded with small details and tips that cumulatively produce great results. Now I have to get busy making the darn thing and back up what I just wrote. Rick M.