Paper & mail

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Checks the default plan's clear opening in the orientation shown. Add handling space to your item measurements. You can customize the plan afterward. All plans use plywood. Sliding lids also need the thinner sheet shown on their card.

Main plywood thickness (mm)Item width, left to right (mm)Item depth, front to back (mm)Item height (mm)

10 complete plans

Open tray

Flat A4 paper inbox

5 parts·9 mm plywood

Keep a short stack of A4 sheets flat and ready for the next review.

Clear opening 312 mm × 227 mm × 46 mm

Open tray

US Letter paper inbox

5 parts·9 mm plywood

Collect US Letter pages in a shallow inbox with enough corner clearance to remove a batch.

Clear opening 297 mm × 232 mm × 46 mm

Open tray

Index card box

5 parts·6 mm plywood

Store a flat stack of 3 by 5 inch cards with loose section tabs and remove a working set.

Clear opening 153 mm × 98 mm × 84 mm

Open tray

Recipe card holder

5 parts·6 mm plywood

Choose a 4 by 6 inch recipe card from a flat collection and return it after cooking.

Clear opening 178 mm × 133 mm × 64 mm

Fixed divider

Two-slot document divider

6 parts·12 mm plywood

Keep two upright document bundles separate and pull out the next bundle by its exposed edge.

Clear opening 87 mm × 236 mm × 143 mm

Fixed divider

Four-slot document divider

8 parts·12 mm plywood

Keep four labeled document batches upright so one can be taken to the work surface at a time.

Clear opening 100 mm × 296 mm × 143 mm

Fixed divider

Notebook separator

7 parts·9 mm plywood

Keep notebook groups upright with their spines visible and return the current book without disturbing the others.

Clear opening 108 mm × 252 mm × 111 mm

Fixed divider

Mail sorting box

7 parts·9 mm plywood

Move envelopes through incoming, action and filed groups without mixing unfinished mail back into the inbox.

Clear opening 103 mm × 252 mm × 106 mm

Removable divider

Recipe card divider

6 parts·12 mm plywood

Keep everyday and seasonal recipe groups apart, with a removable partition for occasional oversized recipe wallets.

Clear opening 177 mm × 206 mm × 113 mm

Open desktop cubby

Notebook desk cubby

6 parts·12 mm plywood

Pull a flat notebook stack from the front of a desk cubby without lifting a taller neighboring stack.

Clear opening 336 mm × 238 mm × 142 mm