I love my band saw--it's my favorite workshop tool.

Over the years I've collected a handful of blades for it, but I've never had a decent place to store them. They've always just hung on nails on the wall.

So I built this simple box of shelves to store my band saw blades a little more tidily.

The construction method is straight-forward, and could be applied to make any size or shape of storage box you need, to hold all sorts of things.

If you are ever in need of something similar, perhaps you'll find this guide useful.

Step 1: Materials

For this storage box I used 1/2" plywood and 1/4" MDF.

I have an 18" saw that takes 133" blades, which coil into 3 loops that measure just about 15" across. So for my shelves I went with a width and depth of 16".

The shelves are held in place by pairs of support pieces that are fastened to the side walls of the box. These support pieces create pseudo-dadoes that are perfectly sized to match the shelf boards, all done without any of the fuss of actually laying out or cutting any dadoes. It's really slick!

See photo for dimensions that I used.

All of the pieces shown were cut out on my table saw (with several cuts made using a large homemade table saw sled).

Step 2: Fasten Sides to Bottom

I began by fastening the side boards to the bottom board using wood glue and 1" brads, making sure all edges were lined up nicely, flush and square.

Step 3: Add First Pair of Shelf Supports

Using glue and 5/8" brads I added the first pair of shelf supports, one to the bottom edge of each side wall. The first shelf was then placed into position.

I went light on the glue on the shelf support pieces, so there would be no "squeeze-out" that would get on the shelves. I wanted them to be removable both for ease in finishing the case, but also to allow for flexibility in my future storage needs.

Step 4: Continue Adding Supports and Shelves

Continue in the same manner gluing and nailing down pairs of matching shelf supports followed by shelves.

If you measured correctly, the final supports will provide just enough room to add the top piece of the case (photo 4).

Step 5: Remove Shelves

The shelves can now be removed by simply sliding them out.

Step 6: Add Back Panel

A back panel was cut as needed and screwed in place. This strengthens as well as squares up the case.

Step 7: Finish Case

To finish the case I filled the nail holes on the outside with wood filler, and once dry, sanded them smooth.

The interior and front side edges were then sprayed with a few coats of lacquer, sanding lightly in between coats with 220 grit sandpaper.

I placed the case open-side-down onto a log and coated the outsides with a couple coats of spray primer, sanding lightly after each coat. I then sprayed it with three light coats of candyapple red spray paint. Nothing wrong with a little lively color in the workshop!