# Heart Shaped Box

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Feb 6, 2023 (updated Jul 6, 2023)

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A heart shaped jewelry box. Customize the overall size, height, and material thickness. Three decorative lid designs are included, or create your own.

## Video Tutorial

[YouTube video](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XbtabZUerSs)

[Watch on YouTube](https://youtu.be/XbtabZUerSs)

## How to use

1.  Set the dimensions (`width` and `height`) of your desired box. The `width` is the size of the box at the widest section of the heart.
    
2.  Set the `materialThickness` based on the material you're cutting. This will determine the height of the slat joints.
    
3.  Set the `kerf` to compensate for the kerf of your cutter. A value of 0.007" is usually good for tight-fitting laser-cut finger joints, but you might need to adjust this depending on your material, material thickness, and cutter.
    
4.  When cutting set all blue elements to **score,** these are the matching numbers on the bottom and slats that help with assembly, and also the outline on the **Lid** that helps with gluing the **Lid Baseplate**.
    
5.  The file above includes the **Top**, **Bottom**, **Plain Lid** and **Slats** for the sides. You can glue the inner cutout from the **Top** of the box to the **Lid**, this is the **Lid Baseplate** that centers the lid when closed.
    

![](https://cuttle-uploads.imgix.net/56/90811a91d5c1252ab6cbdf327a30e2946a7eae9879df41b5e9d7d5d572c9fb57.png?auto=compress,format&q=80&fit=max&width=700&height=1280&dpr=1)

## Decorative Lids

Here are a few decorative lids. Note that you also need to set the blue line to **score** so you can use it as a guide to glue the **Lid Baseplate**.

If you want to customize your own decorative lid you can use the **Plain Lid** component as a starting point. Because you need to score the underside of the lid make sure that if you are cutting any letters these are flipped.

## Lid with Circle Pattern

## Lid with Hexagon Pattern

## Lid with Leaf Pattern

## Assembly

1.  Attach all the **Slats** to the **Bottom** matching the scored numbers.
    
    ![](https://cuttleusercontent.com/56/30b1652a308b815049de06b8558485f7b91f3a7d65726ad758a0fc14288e76be.gif)
    
2.  Place the **Top** on the **Slats** starting with the largest ones near the point of the heart, and then press it down as you adjust the other slats to go into the slots. This part is a little fiddly but you can do it with some patience.
    
    ![](https://cuttleusercontent.com/56/ad94bc28a0de754fcd45d7d81a975b84250ad068925a86083ec467a06bc92afd.gif)
    
3.  Glue the **Lid Baseplate** to the **Lid** using the score mark as a guide.
    
    ![](https://cuttleusercontent.com/56/2dc4545b38775e775dfd41a28d895ce646ada751522ebb392b0fc643d074111b.gif)
    
4.  You are done and ready to give this cute box to someone special! ❤️
    

## Examples

This is the Heart Box with the Leaf Lid, made out of the Proofgrade Light Walnut plywood (0.118 in thickness). It has 5 in width and 2 in height.

![](https://cuttle-uploads.imgix.net/56/231e9c614b3d8a651e31aaca838c8b6f49dd9689aa8a362bf44c610b95a80b1e.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=80&fit=max&width=700&height=1280&dpr=1)

![](https://cuttle-uploads.imgix.net/56/e5adebf996e6c3699b09f83db612b006b3e3289ab524ed8df2e4cb271c4dcc23.jpg?auto=compress,format&q=80&fit=max&width=700&height=1280&dpr=1)

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