I made this box with all hand tools.
There's plenty of room for bit storage and placing the plane. It's made out of Spalted Pine and Cedar. 

 

 

All the plane accessories have plenty of room. The bit storage holder can be removed. 

 

 

I inlaid brass hinges for securing lid to body. 

 

 

There's an inside front compartment for an extra add on router base. 

 

 

Hand cut dovetails on all the corners. The lid and bottom edges were rounded over with a smoothing plane. 

 

 

Ya gotta love it!

 

 

 

The spalting on the lid and bottom were awesome! 

 

 

 

Thanks for looking!!

cheers! 

MrRick 

Edited October 10, 2025Oct 10 by MrRick

Love those dovetails!

42 minutes ago, MrRick said:

Ya gotta love it!

You bet I do. Another excellent project done with master craftsmanship. Thanks for sharing RIck.

Thanks Lew! Glad you like them! 

Thank you so much Grandpadave52 for such kind words. Cheers! 

Pretty cool. I need to do something like that for mine.

Beautiful work.

3 hours ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Pretty cool. I need to do something like that for mine.

Hey Fred... you should. It's fun to do and protects your plane. You'll have joy doing it and be glad you did! 

28 minutes ago, Gunny said:

Beautiful work.

Thank you Gunny!!

Hey all!.. thanks for all your "reactions" but I'd love to hear your comments too! It helps me improve my posts.

Cheers! Rick

44 minutes ago, MrRick said:

Hey all!.. thanks for all your "reactions" but I'd love to hear your comments too! It helps me improve my posts.

Cheers! Rick

OK, since you asked. I've noticed several of your projects incorporate pine or cedar or both. Do you have a local source or mill where you purchase rough or are you buying finished stock from a retail "big box." Just curious.

I live in the rain forests of the northwest. Hardwoods for the most part are expensive up here. So I seldom buy it unless there's something real special I'm doing. But Fir, Hemlock, Pine, Spruce, and Cedar are abundant. Some Hardwoods like Maple and Alder are common here too. I usually buy from big box stores and a few mills nearby. I always take a moisture meter to check moisture content as well as end grain inspection. I'm fairly demanding in selection. 

Thanks for asking. I like the interaction.

 

Cheers! 

Rick

 

I forgot to mention that this box was modified with a couple of rare earth magnets on the underside of the lid. It allows to store my small LV router plane as shown. 

 

Edited October 10, 2025Oct 10 by MrRick