Recipe Box And Cards Size
As kitchens expanded so did the capacity of recipe boxes and binders to allow for the now standard 4 6 recipe card.
Recipe box and cards size. After cutting the top to size i removed the string clamp from the box assembly. The sides front and back of the box are cut from one piece of wood 3 8 thick 20 long and 4 wide. 8 5 inches x 11 inches 3 inches x 4 inches index card style 4 inches x 6 inches index card style.
This box is designed to hold standard 4 x 6 inch index cards and also includes 24 blank cards and 12 letterpress dividers to divide your collection into appetizers breakfast entrees desserts meats seafood and more. Adding 9 16 per side 1 125 overall to the initial box size of 7 3 8 x 5 5 8 i offset marked my lines accordingly with the dovetail saddle marker and cut the lid to 8 5 x 6 75 from the planed 3 4 thick board i originally started with. There are different styles of recipe cards but the most standard sizes are.
Available in several charming designs this will add a little cheer to a kitchen counter or bookshelf.