Easy Canted Wall Box | Popular Woodworking

Male tchotchkes. This 19th-century primitive wall box is a perfect place to display some of your treasures … or a hang it by a door for use as a handy receptacle for mail, keys and other small items.

Adapted from a 19th-century example, this wall-hung shelf is perfect for displaying your treasures.

Adapted from an 1840s piece, this canted wall box is scaled up from the one you’ll find in John A. & Joyce C. Nelson’s “The Big Book of Weekend Woodworking” (Lark). Making it just a wee bit bigger allowed me to make use of 1⁄2” x 6″ poplar (which is actually only 5-1⁄2” wide) without having to make any rip cuts.

Canted Wall Box Cut List and Diagrams

Cut Your Pieces

First, cut the two sides to length with your miter saw, then draw the side pattern on one piece. Clamp the side pieces together, then clamp them flat to your workbench so the offcut area is…