Build instructions · Series 2

Cargo Crates

Three nesting crates in small, medium and large. Each one is a folded box sandwiched between two slotted ends.

Steps
6
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Color Crates

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Cargo Crates

Before you start

  • White PVA craft glue. We use Aleene's Turbo Tacky: the bottle for big jobs, a glue pen for fine beads.
  • Small clamps to hold pieces while they dry.
  • Precision tweezers or a pointed tool for punching out small pieces and slots.

Tips & tricks

  • The front of a sheet is the side the die cut went into; it has the rolled edges. The back is flat.
  • Pieces punch out most easily when pushed from the back.
  • Fold every score fully so its edge is crisp and straight. It's cardboard, so it sometimes needs a little help.
  • Be a little generous with glue. It wipes up with a dry or slightly damp paper towel and dries clear.
  • Glue marks and their targets always match in shape and size.

  1. Step 1 of 6 Small crate: ends and box

    Step 1 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp parts f5 and f6 as shown.
    2. Fold and glue piece f4 to create a box.

  2. Step 2 of 6 Small crate: assemble

    Step 2 diagram
    1. Apply glue to the slots in pieces f5 and f6.
    2. Make a little crate sandwich. It's done!

    Note Piece f4 has a marking on the inside that shows which direction is up.

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  3. Step 3 of 6 Medium crate: ends and box

    Step 3 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp parts f7 and f8 as shown.
    2. Fold and glue piece f9 to create a box.

  4. Step 4 of 6 Medium crate: assemble

    Step 4 diagram
    1. Apply glue to the slots in pieces f7 and f8.
    2. Make a little crate sandwich. It's done!

    Note Piece f9 has a marking on the inside that shows which direction is up.

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  5. Step 5 of 6 Large crate: ends and box

    Step 5 diagram
    1. Fold, glue, and clamp parts f2 and f3 as shown.
    2. Fold and glue piece f1 to create a box.

  6. Step 6 of 6 Large crate: assemble

    Step 6 diagram
    1. Apply glue to the slots in pieces f2 and f3.
    2. Make a little crate sandwich. It's done!

    Note Piece f1 has a marking on the inside that shows which direction is up.

    Watch the video