From the most ancient times, bread in our country had a special place on the table. How many sayings about him are folded, how much work has been invested in him? That is why special attention was paid to the storage of this product.
Bread box - before and now
Earlier, the so-called wooden boxes were in great demand. The people said that if it was skillfully made, then bread in it retains its properties for seven days, remains fragrant and soft. The tree has a light, porous structure. Thanks to this, the humidity inside the box is perfectly regulated. Our ancestors beautifully designed it, decorated it with carvings, painted it with bright, elegant patterns. Today we call such a box - a wooden bread box.
Today, there are craftsmen who independently make boxes for storing bread from wood. Of course, now the craftsmen have developed more convenient designs than existed in the old days. The modern wooden bread box has a more compact shape, as it is designed for an ordinary family. After all, if earlier there were 10-15 people in the family, today it is mostly 3-4 people.
Of course, this product has a significant disadvantage - it is quite difficult to wash it. The tree very easily absorbs moisture and dries for a long time. Therefore, consider this issue carefully. When cleaning a wooden bread box, do not use too wet sponges and rags and leave to dry in a warm place with the lid open. Otherwise, you risk getting just a swollen piece of wood instead of a beautiful box for storing bread.
Can I make it myself?
To make it yourself at home can be anyone who knows how to use carpentry tools even a little. Below we describe several ways in which this can be done. The general scheme remains unchanged, only the details change. However, before choosing one of them, you need to think about how much bread you plan to store.
A wooden bread box made with your own hands will bring you a lot of benefits and joy if you remember the main rule - the bread will remain soft much longer if the percentage of relative humidity inside it slowly changes. It depends on the filling of the wooden box: the more product it contains, the slower the change in humidity. But it's also not worth slaughtering it completely. And the product will wrinkle, and you will not close the lid.
If there are few people in the family, then an ordinary small bread box will do, but if there are a lot, then it is best to make a bread box consisting of two compartments. They will be able to store different types of bread.
General manufacturing scheme
First of all, you will need a wooden board. It is best to choose birch, oak, ash or linden. But you should not use pine, it is saturated with the smell of resin, and bread easily absorbs odors. Its thickness should be about ten millimeters. Also stock up on the rails from which the flexible cover will be made, a handle and fasteners.
We use the board to make two side walls, the top bar and the bottom. Semicircular grooves are made on the sidewalls from the inside. We recommend using a milling cutter for this. For example, a finger cutter can be used, which must be installed on a drill. The lid will move along the grooves.
Our wooden bread box will also require a lid. It is made from wooden slats of small thickness. The slats are either fastened with a cord or glued to a fabric base.
Bread box options
As we have already said, the general principle of making a wooden bread box remains unchanged. What could be the details?
For example, according to the same scheme, you can make a two-tier product for a large family. Secondly, the form itself can change. You can create rounded, rectangular, square, shaped wooden breadbaskets. The photo above shows you that the shape of the "box" can be any. Doors can also be attached in different ways. Optionally, it will be a movable roof made of thin rails. It can be dense, attached with fasteners on the side walls and opening up or down. You can even make a completely unusual option - andthe lid of your bread box will open sideways like a microwave oven door.
The inner surface of the product is not covered with anything, but the outside can be opened with varnish or linseed oil. Then it all depends on your imagination - many decorate home-made bread bins with carvings, paintings, etc.
Afterword
Of course, the modern market offers us a huge number of options for bread bins. They are made from plastic, metal, wood and other materials. It would seem, why suffer and do everything yourself, when all this has long been stamped in factories and freely sold in stores? But after all, a thing made by oneself always gives a special warmth and comfort to the room.
As for bread boxes made of other materials, I would like to note that none of them has the same qualities as a wooden bread box. Consumer reviews indicate that only wood products retain the natural taste and softness of bread for a long time. And if you decide to make it yourself, you will be able to maintain the style you need, you will be confident in the quality of the materials used, and just dream up.
