Coffee Canister

Having a bag of coffee sitting in the cupboard or on the counter always seems to result in spilled coffee grounds when the bag falls over. Using a canister helps keep the bag stable and accessible when making a pot of coffee.

• 1/8" Baltic birch plywood
• two #8S flat brass washers
• one #8-32 brass acorn nut
• one #8-32 x 1-1/2" round slotted brass bolt
• one 1" wooden bead or similar drawer pull knob
• wood glue
• varathane spray can
• little rubber feet

Laser cut the coffee canister box panels. Etch the graphics onto the front and back panels. Other graphics can be put on the side panels if desired.

Glue the fingers of the canister walls and fit the walls together. Also glue the base to the walls. Clamp everything together or use strong rubber bands to hold it all together while the glue dries. Once the glue has dried spray the inside and outside with varathane to seal the wood.

The rectangular piece with the largest hole will be the bottom piece where where one of the brass washers will fit.. Put glue on both sides of the middle piece. Place the bolt through the holes in the lid pieces and align the pieces. Clamp the pieces together and let the glue dry. Spray with varathane after the glue has dried and let dry.

I used brass hardware to hold a wooden knob to the lid and had painted the bead gold. If you don't want to buy more little bags of hardware you can simply glue the bead to the top. Paint the bead with whatever color you want before attaching it to the lid. Another way is to use a drawer pull knob for a different aesthetic look.