Since ancient times, bread in our country has been given a special place on the table. How many sayings about him are folded, how much labor is invested in him? That is why special attention was paid to the storage of this product.
The bread box - earlier and now
Previously, the so-called wooden boxes were in great demand. The people said that if it is skillfully made, then in it the bread for seven days retains its properties, remains fragrant and soft. The tree has a light, porous structure. Due to this, the humidity inside the box is perfectly regulated. Our ancestors beautifully decorated it, decorated it with carvings, painted it with bright, elegant patterns. Today we call such a small box - a wooden bread box.
To date, there are craftsmen who independently make boxes of wood for storing bread. Of course, now the artisans have developed more convenient designs than existed in the old days. The modern wooden bread box has a more compact form, as it is designed for an ordinary family. After all, if earlier in the family there were 10-15 people, today it is mainly 3-4 people.
Of course, this product also has a significant minus - it is quite difficult to wash. The tree absorbs moisture very easily and dries for a long time. Therefore, take this issue carefully. When cleaning wooden bread bins, do not use too wet sponges and rags and leave to dry in a warm place with the lid open. Otherwise, you risk getting a swollen piece of wood instead of a wonderful box for storing bread.
Is it possible to make it yourself?
Anyone who knows how to use carpentry tools can make it on their own at home . Below we describe several ways of how 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 much benefit and joy if you remember the main rule - bread will remain soft much longer if the percentage of relative humidity inside it changes slowly . 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 scoring it completely. And the product will rumple, and you will not close the lid.
If there are few people in the family, then an ordinary small bread box will do; if there are many, it is best to make a bread box consisting of two compartments. They can 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 lime. But pine is not worth using, it is saturated with the smell of resin, and bread easily absorbs odors. Its thickness should be about ten millimeters. Also stock up with slats, of which a flexible cover will be made, with a handle and fasteners.
We use the board for the manufacture of two side walls, the upper 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 mill 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 of wooden slats of small thickness. The slats are either fastened with a cord or glued to a fabric base.
Breadbox 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, a two-tier product can be made for a large family. Secondly, the form itself can change. You can create rounded, rectangular, square, curly wooden bread bins. The photo above shows you that the shape of the “box” can be any. In various ways, you can also attach the door. Optionally, it will be a movable roof of thin rails. It can be tight, attached by fasteners on the side walls and opening up or down. You can even make a very unusual option - and the lid of your breadbox will open sideways, like the door of a microwave oven.
The inner surface of the product is not covered by anything, but on the outside you can open it with varnish or linseed oil. Further, it all depends on your imagination - many decorate homemade 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 of 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 sold freely in stores? But a thing made by one’s own hands always gives special warmth and comfort in a room.
As for the baskets for bread from other materials, I want to note that not one of them has the qualities that distinguish a wooden bread box. Customer reviews indicate that only wood products retain the natural taste and softness of bread for a long time. And if you decide to do it yourself, you can withstand the style you need, you will be sure of the quality of the materials used, and just dream up.