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Curved-top recipe boxes in two sizes, one for 3"x5" cards and one for 5"x8" cards. Wedged mortise-and-tenon joints that join front and back to sides also serve as a decorative element on the sides.
AMERICAN WOODWORKER #24 Jan-Feb 1992 pg. 54

Photos shows how little drawers from old sewing machines can be mounted on the wall as planters or recipe files.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1974 (v.52#7) pg. 54

Recipe center. Small cabinet has a spacious shelf for cookbooks and two small drawers for recipe cards and other supplies. Est. cost: $26.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Jul 1982 (v.60#7) pg. 37, 54

Recipe box is built from 5 wooden yardsticks.
BETTER HOMES & GARDENS Sep 1984 (v.62#9) pg. 35, 165

Recipe file cabinet for 3"x5" cards features four natural-wood drawers set in a simple painted case. The drawers are assembled with decorative finger joints. Overall dimensions: 8"x14"x11" tall. Est. cost: $45.
CANADIAN HOME WORKSHOP Nov 1999 (v.23#2) pg. 34

Recipe card organizer. Plastic canvas needlepoint covers and two metal rings convert your 4"x6" file cards into a convenient binder.
CRAFTS Aug 1994 (v.17#8) pg. 34, 45

Country cooking recipe holder. A small wall-hung slateboard (5"x7") is decorated and used to hold a recipe card.
CRAFTS Mar 1995 (v.18#3) pg. 30

Strawberry kitchen companions. Tole paint strawberries on napkin and straw holders and a recipe box to complete the kitchen ensemble featured in the June and July issues.
CRAFTS Aug 1995 (v.18#8) pg. 22, 43

Cardboard combing. How to achieve a combed finish using a piece of corrugated cardboard. Includes instructions for painting a wooden recipe box and the top of a wooden bar stool.
CRAFTS Jan 1997 (v.20#1) pg. 30

Chicken-shaped recipe card holder to needlepoint.
CRAFTS Jan 1998 (v.21#1) pg. 36, 37

Folk painting patterns for a wooden recipe box.
CREATIVE CRAFTS #72 Dec 1979 (v.6#12) pg. 48

How to decorate a recipe box with papier-mache.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Mar 1974 (v.4#5) pg. 30

How to make a classic recipe box with recessed panels and brass trim. Box is 7"x14"x5" and has two compartments for cards.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Mar 1978 (v.9#2) pg. 36

How to make a needlepoint recipe box.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Jun 1978 (v.9#5) pg. 56

Make a recipe box decorated with dried flowers and leaves.
DECORATING & CRAFT IDEAS Jul-Aug 1978 (v.9#6) pg. 34, 86

A recipe for fruit. A set of homemade recipe cards are painted with fruit designs (apple, cherries, watermelon, pear, strawberry).
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Jan-Feb 1992 (v.19#1) pg. 34, 37

A recipe for daisies. Daisy design is painted with alkyd paints using basic stroke and blending techniques against various background textures. Daisy motif and "Recipes" are painted on a wooden recipe box with heart-shaped lid.
DECORATIVE ARTIST'S WORKBOOK Mar-Apr 1993 (v.20#2) pg. 46, 33

See-through recipe box for 3x5 file cards. Made from oak and acrylic plastic. Place the card you need in front for easy viewing.
FAMILY HANDYMAN #240 Jul-Aug 1983 (v.33#6) pg. 95, 102
Correction FAMILY HANDYMAN #243 Nov 1983 (v.33#9) pg. 89

Salt box style recipe file.
HOME CRAFTSMAN Jan 1963 pg. 70

Five great ways to store more. (1) Paper towel rack with space for kitchen wraps. (2) Cookbook & recipe card holder. (3) Contemporary open shelves. (4) Simple utility shelves. (5) Stacking storage drawers.
HOME MECHANIX #695 Mar 1986 (v.82) pg. 92

Wall-hung recipe card box is made from styrofoam.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS May-Jun 1982 (v.27#3) pg. 59, 97

Wooden recipe box is sponge painted in a graining technique to give it an antique look.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Aug 1986 (v.31#4) pg. 72, 89

Unfinished pine double recipe box is covered with small branches on the top and sides and is stenciled with a "partridge in a pear tree" motif.
McCALLS NEEDLEWORK & CRAFTS Oct 1989 (v.34#5) pg. 61, 98

Colonial recipe box with section holding small items and file drawer for recipe cards.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #450 Nov 1965 (v.61) pg. 89

A contemporary walnut file box holds 4"x6" recipe cards.
MECHANIX ILLUSTRATED #680 Dec 1984 (v.80) pg. 55, 60

A 3x5 file card recipe box shaped like a colonial dry sink.
POPULAR SCIENCE May 1968 (v.192#5) pg. 155

Antique recipe cabinet (9"x14"x17" high) has two drawers to hold 3"x5" recipe cards and an upper shelf for cookbooks. Edges are scrolled.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #96 May 1997 (v.17#2) pg. 64

Small boxes. (1) Playing card box (5"x7"x2" high) has a walnut frame, maple top and liner. (2) Chip-carved file box (4"x6"x4" high) has walnut sides and a basswood bottom and top. The top is chip-carved.
POPULAR WOODWORKING #99 Nov 1997 (v.17#5) pg. 48, Insert

Wooden recipe box for 3"x5" file cards features a tambour top (rolltop). This project will teach the basics of making tambour.
WEEKEND WOODWORKING (PROJECTS) #19 Jan 1991 (v.4#1) pg. 24

Organized-cook's companion. A wall-hung or free-standing rack features two recipe file drawers and a 9"x15" shelf for cookbooks.
WEEKEND WOODWORKING (PROJECTS) #26 Mar 1992 (v.5#2) pg. 22

Pine recipe box with lid that holds a recipe card on display.
WOMAN'S DAY Nov 4 1980 (v.44#2) pg. 91, 152

Miniature dry sink stores recipes, holds file cards on lid for perfect viewing.
WOMAN'S DAY Oct 26 1982 (v.46#2) pg. 78, 140

Recipe accordion and card file are covered with wallpaper.
WOMAN'S DAY Aug 2 1983 (v.46#13) pg. 97, 162

Recipe card box holds 3"x5" cards. Made of wood and features finger joints at the corners.
WOOD MAGAZINE #27 Feb 1989 (v.6#1) pg. 78

Recipe-card holder is shaped like a small rolling pin.
WOOD MAGAZINE #32 Dec 1989 (v.6#6) pg. 89

Compact kitchen bookrack features two drawers for 3x5 recipe cards and a shelf for 12" worth of cookbooks. Constructed of wood with a colonial design.
WOODSMITH #6 Nov 1979 pg. 4

Wooden recipe box (file box) for 3x5 cards features a card rest on top of the box to display the card being used. Made from laminated pieces of light and dark wood.
WOODSMITH #10 Jul 1980 pg. 8

Two-drawer recipe card file box for 3"x5" cards. The top of the file box pivots up to hold a cookbook open for use. Overall dimensions: 14"x8"x8".
WOODSMITH #44 Apr 1986 pg. 4

Shelf-top cookbook rack (10"x11"x17") has two compartments for cookbooks and a drawer to hold 3x5 recipe cards. A groove on the shelf above the drawer holds a recipe card for reference.
WOODSMITH #107 Oct 1996 (v.18) pg. 14

Wooden file box for 3"x5" recipe cards features a slot on the top to hold a card for viewing. Constructed using decorative finger joints at the corners.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1991 (v.15#5) pg. 64

Recipe card holder looks like a miniature table top complete with a tablecloth and bowl of fruit.
WORKBASKET Sep 1985 (v.50#10) pg. 74

Recipe-card holder is a wood-turning project. A miniature book holder (similar to a dictionary stand) holds 3x5 cards on a U-shaped hook. The cards are flipped back and forth to locate desired recipe, but they remain on the stand because the U-hook goes through holes in the cards.
WORKBENCH Jul-Aug 1979 (v.35#4) pg. 28

Book rack and recipe organizer. Small wall-hung bookshelf has a drawer for recipe cards.
WORKBENCH May-Jun 1982 (v.38#3) pg. 18

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