DIY Wood Scallop Boxes

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After we built the DIY Custom Bathroom Cabinet, I knew I wanted some sort of storage bin or box in each of the shelves. I saw a wood scalloped tray while I was out shopping and I thought... Yes! I bet I could make a scalloped storage box!

Plus, they also would be custom sized to fit the shelf exactly!

I knew I wanted them to be a 9" square box. I made a mock up to give me an idea of the exact size. That really helped figuring out all of the scallops as well.

I purchased a 10' 1x12 for the scallop boxes. Then set up a fence to cut them out quickly.

A fence is basically a block that you can add to your saw. You set the measurement, then you can cut one, move the piece of wood up to the fence then cut again. It really makes it fast if you're cutting pieces all the same size.

Once the pieces were cut, I worked on making a template I could lay on top of the wood and trace it out. You can see my measurements. I used a measuring cup to create the scallops. It worked out pretty good. (Idk why my measurement says 9 1/2 at the bottom... It should be 9")

After tracing the scallop edge onto the wood, I cut off the excess with the chop saw. Then cut the scallops out with my bandsaw. I love our bandsaw, you can cut intricate curves out very nicely.

That was the best pic I got of cutting the scallops with the bandsaw...😑 Oh well. I took my time and cut all the pieces out. Then I stood the pieces up to make a box...

Well... that was not quite what I was envisioning... The pieces were too thick. I didn't like it. So, I asked hubby if we could run the pieces through the table saw and cut them in half.

After he cut the pieces, I sanded and stained the pieces. Then began assembling them. I left the bottom of the box full size, it gave me more space to nail and glue the boxes together. I didn't bother staining the bottom.

I used a combination of wood glue and our Ryobi Pin Nailer to assemble the wood boxes. It worked out perfectly! The last part was cutting out an opening to pull the box.

I wasn't sure how to do this part. I consulted hubby and he had a great idea! We used a hole saw. He thought it would be easier to create a template for me. So he worked his math magic and created it. Then we clamped it down and used the hole saw to cut 2 holes.

Next, I used a multi tool to cut the straight part between the holes, using the template as a guide.

Then I sanded the handle holes and stained them a bit. I'm really happy with how they came out! Perfect? No. But I love them!

The last thing I did was add some felt furniture pads to the bottom to make them slide easily and they also won't scratch the shelves.

Aren't they adorable??!!

Blessings,
Lori