Screw top Box


Making A Screw Top Box
Described by Keith Jeeves


Rather than cutting threads in timber for screw top lidded boxes which is tricky and not too successful on softer timber, use a redundant screw-top plastic container and turn a suitable outer coat. The plastic container is fixed with Silastic adhesive and provides a box suitable for foodstuff or creams.

Suitable plastic containers are often thrown out or kept for storing screws etc. and vitamin pill or cooking stock containers can have a second life as something useful. The boxes shown in the photos use Cooking Stock containers which are solid and well made. Beware though, these boxes have double start threads so if your grain doesn't line up, check this before pulling it to pieces (yes, that is experience speaking!)



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