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Wednesday, October 15, 2025

Compartmented Box for M6 Screw Assortment

I needed some flat head M6 screws for a project, and they came in a cheap subdivided plastic box. Sizes vary from 6mm to 22mm long.  The shiny stainless steel screws look to me like they deserved a nicer box, so this compartmented walnut box was made for them. 

Compartmented Box

The top for the box was thick enough that a second use was cut into its top.   It slips onto the box easy and wedges down securely with a 3 degree tapered edge.  While I do have another piece of walnut that I could use for the top, a scrap of salvaged weathered wood with more interesting grain challenged that presumption. 
Lid from a Weathered Wood Scrap
It now is a shallow tray to coral whatever small parts my current project may need. 
Parts Tray
A simple project.  Pocket toolpaths for the inner compartments. A profile toolpath for the perimeter. Another pocket for the rabbet on the underside of the lid.  Another profile toolpath for the outer shape of the lid.  The the lid was flipped over to pocket cut the recess center of the tray, and round the edge of the recess using a profile on-the-line with a 3/8"d ball end bit.  

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