Tuck end box maker
Tuck end box template
The everyday retail carton: four walls, a glue tab, and a lid at each end that tucks in. Pick the sheet and see the biggest one it holds.
Ready-made sizes
Inside sizes from the maker's published size, plus room to slide it in.
11 oz mug
4.55 × 3.37 × 3.87 in 115.6 × 85.6 × 98.3 mm
Tuck end box, reverse tuck. From 3.75 in tall, 3.25 in across (11 oz sublimation mug)1; room added: 3 mm each way, plus 30 mm on the width for a C-handle (measure yours).
Soap bar
1.98 × 1.18 × 3.33 in 50.3 × 29.9 × 84.6 mm
Tuck end box, reverse tuck. From 3.25 × 1.9 × 1.1 in (a bar from a 6-cavity rectangle mold)2; room added: 2 mm each way; the bar slides in from the end.
Popcorn box
4.25 × 2 × 7 in 108 × 50.8 × 177.8 mm
Tuck end box, straight tuck. From 4.25 × 2 × 7 in (a 1¼ oz concession popcorn box)3; room added: none: this is the box's own size.
How to fold it
Print at 100% on cardstock, then measure one side with a ruler: it should match the size on screen.
Cut along the solid lines. Keep the short shoulder cuts beside each tuck flap: they let the flap slide past the walls.
Crease every dashed line against a ruler with a dry ballpoint or a bone folder, then fold each one once.
Fold the four walls into a tube and glue the grey tab to the inside of the far side wall. Press until it holds.
Close the bottom: fold in the two dust flaps, then the lid, and slide its tuck flap down inside the wall.
Put in what it holds, then close the top the same way.
How the template is drawn
Inside size stays true
Each wall is drawn one board thickness wider than the inside size you type, half on each side of its crease. Cardstock adds 0.25 mm per wall, regular paper 0.1 mm.
Tuck flap depth
60% of the depth, kept between 8 and 30 mm and never more than half the height. At 2 × 1.5 × 4 in that is 23 mm (0.91 in).
Tuck flap clearance
The flap is 0.8 mm (0.03 in) narrower than its lid on each side, with rounded corners, so it slides between the side walls instead of catching on them.
Dust flaps
They reach 19.2 mm (0.75 in) under the lid, always less than 45% of the width, so the two flaps from opposite walls never meet in the middle.
Glue tab
15 mm (0.59 in) wide: at most 15 mm and never more than 80% of the depth, so it fits flat on the side wall. Its ends taper so it stays clear of the dust flap creases.
Reverse or straight tuck
With a reverse tuck the top lid hinges on the back wall and the bottom lid on the front wall, so the two tuck flaps go in from opposite sides. With a straight tuck both lids hinge on the back wall and both tuck in behind the front, so the two ends look alike. Both hold the same inside size; switch with the “Ends” keys and the drawing changes.
For something heavy, choose a thicker board so the tube does not bow. A box that opens on its long side is usually better as a mailer box or a box with a lid; small square gifts suit a cube net, and party favors a pillow box.
Other boxes
Sources
- Atlanta Vinyl Store, Premium 11oz Sublimation Mugs, read 2026-10-08: “Capacity: 11oz (325 ml) … Dimensions (approx): 3.75" H x 3.25" D … Handle: C-handle”
- Bramble Berry, 6 Cavity Silicone Rectangle Mold, read 2026-10-08: “Cavity Capacity: 3.74 oz Mold Cavity Dimensions (in inches): 3.25 L x 1.9 W x 1.1 H”
- KaTom Restaurant Supply, Gold Medal 2062 1 to 1 1/4 oz Popcorn Boxes, 500/Case, read 2026-10-08: “Capacity (oz) 1.25 … Depth (in) 2 … Height (in) 7 … Special Features Top Can Be Closed … Width (in) 4.25”