A wooden box is a container Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of design, evaluation, and production of packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, sale, and end use. Packaging made of wood Wood is an organic material; in the strict sense it is produced as secondary xylem in the stems of trees . In a living tree it conducts water and nutrients to the leaves and other growing tissues, and has a support function, enabling woody plants to reach large sizes or to stand up for themselves. However, wood may also refer to other plant for storage or as a shipping container A shipping container is a container with strength sutiable to withstand shipment, storage, and handling. Shipping containers range from large reusable steel boxes used for intermodal shipments to ubiquitous corrugated boxes.
Construction may include several types of wood; lumber Lumber or timber is wood that is used in any of its stages from felling through readiness for use as structural material for construction, or wood pulp for paper production (timber), plywood Plywood is a type of engineered wood made from thin sheets of wood, called plies or wood veneers. The layers are glued together, each with its grain at right angles for greater strength. There are usually an odd number of plies, as the symmetry makes the board less prone to warping, engineered woods Engineered wood, also called composite wood, man-made wood includes a range of derivative wood products which are manufactured by binding together the strands, particles, fibers, or veneers of wood, together with adhesives, to form composite materials. These products are engineered to precise design specifications which are tested to meet national, etc. For some purposes, decorative woods are used.
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Boxes for packaging and shipping
Wooden boxes Boxes may be made of durable material such as wood or metal, or of corrugated fiberboard, paperboard, or other non-durable materials. The size may vary from very small to the size of a large appliance. A corrugated box is a very common shipping container. When no specific shape is described, a box of rectangular cross-section with all sides flat are often used for packaging Packaging is the science, art and technology of enclosing or protecting products for distribution, storage, sale, and use. Packaging also refers to the process of design, evaluation, and production of packages. Packaging can be described as a coordinated system of preparing goods for transport, warehousing, logistics, sale, and end use. Packaging when
- high strength is needed for heavy and difficult loads
- long term warehousing may be needed.
- large size is required
- rigidity and stacking strength is critical
Boxes and crates A crate is a large container, often made of wood, often used to transport large, heavy or awkward items. A crate has a self-supporting structure, with or without sheathing. For a container to be a crate, all six of its sides must be put in place to result in the rated strength of the container 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 In Engineering, Woodworking and Construction, a nail is a pin-shaped, sharp object of hard metal or alloy, formerly wrought iron, though today a modern alloy of steel is common, used as a strong fastener. Nails for specialized purposes may often be dipped or coated to prevent corrosion in harsh conditions like weather or chemically treated wood, etc), workmanship, etc.
Nailed wood box
A nailed wooden box is constructed of pieces of lumber (sometimes with reinforcing battens, cleats, etc.) attached by nails In Engineering, Woodworking and Construction, a nail is a pin-shaped, sharp object of hard metal or alloy, formerly wrought iron, though today a modern alloy of steel is common, used as a strong fastener. Nails for specialized purposes may often be dipped or coated to prevent corrosion in harsh conditions like weather or chemically treated wood or other suitable fasteners. It usually completely encloses the contents. A box usually has a bottom and four side panels and often has an attachable top.
Cleated box
A cleated box has five or six panel faces with wood strips attached to them. The panels can be made of plywood Plywood is a type of engineered wood made from thin sheets of wood, called plies or wood veneers. The layers are glued together, each with its grain at right angles for greater strength. There are usually an odd number of plies, as the symmetry makes the board less prone to warping, solid or corrugated fiberboard Corrugated fiberboard, also known as corrugated cardboard, is a paper-based construction material consisting of a fluted corrugated sheet and one or two flat linerboards. It is widely used in the manufacture of corrugated boxes and shipping containers, 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 Produce is a generalized term for a group of farm-produced goods, not limited to fruit and vegetables. More specifically, the term "produce" often implies that the products are fresh and generally in the same state as where they were harvested. In supermarkets the term is also used to refer to the section where fruit and vegetables are 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
A skid box is a wood, corrugated fiberboard Corrugated fiberboard, also known as corrugated cardboard, is a paper-based construction material consisting of a fluted corrugated sheet and one or two flat linerboards. It is widely used in the manufacture of corrugated boxes and shipping containers, or metal box attached to a heavy duty pallet A pallet (sometimes called a skid) is a flat transport structure that supports goods in a stable fashion while being lifted by a forklift, pallet jack, or other jacking device. A pallet is the foundation of a unit load design, which can be as simple as placing the goods on a pallet, and securing them with straps or stretch-wrapped plastic film, or or platform on a skid (parallel wood runners)
Other wooden boxes
Decorative boxes
Main article: Decorative boxes Though the purpose of a box may be purely functional, boxes can also be very decorative and artistic. Many boxes are used for promotional packaging, both commercially and privately. Markets for specialty boxes range from Home Hardware to Wedding favorsChest
Main article: Chest (furniture) A chest is one of the oldest forms of furniture. It is typically a rectangular structure with four walls and a liftable lid, for storage. The interior space may be subdivided. The early uses of an Antique chest or coffer included storage of fine cloth, weapons, foods and valuable itemsASTM ASTM International , originally known as the American Society for Testing and Materials, is an international standards organization that develops and publishes voluntary consensus technical standards for a wide range of materials, products, systems, and services. The organization's headquarters is in West Conshohocken, Pennsylvania, about 5 miles standards
- D6179 Standard Test Methods for Rough Handling of Unitized Loads and Large Shipping Cases and Crates
- D6199 Standard Practice for Quality of Wood Members of Containers and Pallets
- D6251 Standard Specification for Wood-Cleated Panelboard Shipping Boxes
- D6253 Practice for Treatment and/or marking of Wood Packaging Materials
- D6254 Standard Specification for Wirebound Pallet-Type Wood Boxes
- D6256 Standard Specification for Wood-Cleated Shipping Boxes and Skidded, Load-Bearing Bases
- D6573 Standard Specification for General Purpose Wirebound Shipping Boxes
- D6880-05 Standard Specification for wooden boxes
Further reading
- McKinlay, A. H., "Transport Packaging",IoPP, 2004
- Brody, A. L., and Marsh, K, S., "Encyclopedia of Packaging Technology", John Wiley & Sons, 1997, ISBN 0-471-06397-5
Categories: Containers | Wood Wood is a material found as the primary content of the stems of woody plants, especially trees, but also shrubs. This category contains wood related articles including notable trees used for supplying wood | Shipping containers
Q. I'm planning to build a planter box for my tomato plants, but I need to know how thick the lumber used should be.
Asked by Anonymous - Mon Mar 16 21:26:08 2009 - - 14 Answers - 0 Comments
A. If you want to reuse the planter box 3/4. 1/2 will warp. See if there may be some non-toxic paint that you could paint the inside with so you could reuse it. My mom used to paint the inside of her planters with some type of paint so they would last but that was a long time ago. If you don't use anything then, you would have to leave it dry after you removed the toms, so it would be good for next year. See, that's why 1/2 is no good. It will be all warped and twisted after a season from the soil moisture.
Answered by unknown - Fri Mar 20 20:42:01 2009
