Storage crates

Nice crates. You can also lay them on their sides for easy access without unstacking them!
thanks for sharing…..........Jim

-- Jim Jakosh.....Practical Wood Products...........Learn something new every day!!

Very nice and functional crates!

Awesome, so much nicer than those plastic bins you see everywhere

-- Upright and taking in nourishment--must be a good day

Beautiful crates… very useful, added to favorites.
Thanks for sharing.

-- Close to Ottawa Ontario Canada

Well done!! Very useful.

-- Jack, Albuquerque

Cody; Very nice! I need some of these. The plastic ones I buy are crap and I’m tired of throwing them out when they break. Question; I cannot see how these lock into each other when stacked?
I was thinking that if you extended the sides (with the cutout for the handle) about 1/2” and recessed the bottom they would lock, but you have figured out another way.
Thanks for sharing your work with us.

I feel so inadequate- all I have are a bunch of milk cartons I stole in college.

good job!

-- Dan V. in Indy

This is a great idea. Probably cheaper than buying those plastic bins for $8 at Costco. Thank you for sharing.

thank you :-)
will be a usefull tip in the future when moving
but I better have to start now …. since three wont be enoff …. LOL

Dennis

gustaria tener unas 10. Formato rustico pero bien fuertes y duraderas. Gracias por tu idea

-- Hernan, Argentina

Thanks for all the comments everyone!
Ratchet – If you look at picture #4 which shows the bottom of the crate, you will see one piece which is placed perpendicular to the three pieces which run the length of the crate. There are two perpendicular pieces per crate which are the cleats I spoke of in the post. These pieces fit tightly into the crate which it is stacked on, preventing any movement.
Jonathan B. – If you cut the plywood ends just shy of 12” x 12”, one $40 4’ x 8’ sheet of plywood will give you enough to make 16 crates. I cant remember exactly but I believe when I figured it out each crate cost around $4.50 each.

-- Cody - Salt Lake City, UT

and if you only make them 40cm long they will fit nicely on a europepallet
they are 80cm X 120cm in sice :-)
stack them the other way for each layer and they interlock too

Dennis

Nice work on the storage crates, CodyM, and I like the way you made them stack. I had the thought about stacking them on their sides to use them as rustic vertical storage, even maybe attaching them on a wall to use as a wall unit. I am going to build a few of them in the next few days and see how to do that sturdily. I am thinking I’ll just use smaller slats (like 1-1/2” wide) and alternate them to allow them to interlock when they are turned on their sides. That way, they can stack in both directions, on their bottoms or on their sides.

-- People say I hammer like lightning. It's not that I'm fast -- it's that I never hit the same place twice!

Great idea, and making them stackable was nice thinking, I might need to steal this design, LOL.

-- Martin ....always count the number of fingers you have before, and after using the saw.