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Author: Lorelou, Contributing Editor
| I wanted to make a Wet Panel Carrier box, but didn't want to spend any money on this project if possible. I scrounged around the garage and found pieces of wood and hardware.
This box will hold four, 1/4 inch or eight, 1/8 inch 10x8's or 8x6's or 5x7's. If you want to go larger just measure for those sizes. |
| Remember this advice when building anything. Measure twice and cut once. Dry fit every step of the way. When all your cuts are made, piece the box
together by taping it securely with duct tape or masking tape to make sure the pieces fit together before gluing, screwing or nailing. Figure out the length of the four sides of the box that you will need to hold the size boards you have chosen. Run a continuous 1x4 board through a tablesaw making two and 1/2 passes to make the grooves wide enough to accomodate two 1/4 boards back to back. This makes it possible to carry twice the amount of boards. This carrier will hold eight 1/8 boards or four 1/4 inch boards. Since all the grooves were made at one time, the grooves in the four sides will match up perfectly. |  |
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Cut your four sides according to the largest size panel you want to fit into your box. Dry fit your sides together. I stained and varnished the pieces before permanently putting it together. Making sure grooves line up, predrill holes before inserting screws. This prevents the wood from splitting. |  |
| First dry fit your two end panels by sliding them into the outer grooves. Then glue dowels (optional) to the inside of the panel sides, only if you want to be able to carry smaller boards. You will have to dry fit the 5x7's and 6x8's and mark where the dowels will be glued down. Check the image on the right for placement. |  |
| Attaching hinges is not hard. Align the hinge and mark your holes with a pencil point or nail. Predrill the holes and attach with screws. |  |
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