Wooden box

A wooden box is a container made of wood for storage or as a shipping container.

Wooden box with full cleated ends (Style 2)

Man with wooden box or chest, 1625

Construction may include several types of wood; lumber (timber), plywood, engineered woods, etc. For some purposes, decorative woods are used.

Boxes as shipping containers

Wooden boxes are often used for heavy duty packaging^[1] when

• high strength is needed for heavy and difficult loads
• long term warehousing may be needed
• large size is required
• rigidity is required
• when stacking strength is critical

Boxes and crates are not the same. If the sheathing of the container (plywood, lumber, etc.) can be removed, and a framed structure will remain standing, the container would likely be termed a crate. If removal of the sheathing resulted in there being no way of fastening the lumber around the edges of the container, the container would likely be termed a wooden box.

The strength of a wooden box is rated based on the weight it can carry before the cap (top, ends, and sides) is installed. "Skids" or thick bottom runners, are sometimes specified to allow forklift trucks access for lifting.

Performance is strongly influenced by the specific design, type of wood, type of fasteners (nails, etc.), workmanship, etc.

Some boxes have handles, hand holes, or hand holds.

Ammunition in wooden boxes, steel strapping

Nailed wood box

Cleated box

A cleated box has five or six panel faces with wood strips attached to them. The panels can be made of plywood, solid or corrugated fiberboard, etc. Wooden cleats reinforce the panels.

Wirebound box

Very thin lumber is used for a wirebound box. Wires are stapled or stitched to the girth and to wood cleats. These are sometimes used for produce and for heavy loose items for military or export use. These are lighter than wood boxes or crates. They have excellent tensile strength to contain items but not much stacking strength.

Skid box

Main article: Bulk box

A skid box is a wood, corrugated fiberboard, or metal box attached to a heavy duty pallet or platform on a skid (parallel wood runners)

Other wooden boxes

Decorative boxes

Main article: Decorative box

Chest

Main article: Chest (furniture)

See also

• Band saw box

One of HD ASEAN’s outstanding strengths is its dich vu dong thung go according to ISPM 15 standards – a mandatory standard for wood packaging products in international trade. The company owns a heat treatment system (HT – Heat Treatment) certified by ISPM 15 and licensed by the competent authority, ensuring that the wood is completely disinfected, preventing the intrusion of harmful organisms during cross-border transportation. All HD ASEAN products are stamped with ISPM 15 certification, giving customers peace of mind about import and export procedures.

• Box compression test
• ISPM 15 Regulations explain requirements for international shipping of wood boxes, crates, or pallets.