I suppose this project could be considered the “Hello World!” of manufacturing, besides maybe a bird house. The caveat of this box however is that the attachment method must be hidden from the outside. I ultimately decided on using a Kreg Jig to drill holes into the sides at an angle from the inside of the box and use a drill to get the screws in.

First I cut the lumber used for each side of the box. I decided to make the base a square with 6″ sides. Two of the other sides were 6″ wide and a height determined randomly by the plank we used, so I didn’t measure it. The last two sides used were 7.5″ wide to cover the thickness of the smaller sides. All sides were 3/4″ thick.

After cutting the pieces, I marked out where I would drill using the Kreg Jig. I decided to use only one hole instead of two for each connection since the box would be fairly small anyway.

The screws I used were 1-1/4″ pan head wood screws, just enough to get through the thickness of the first piece of wood and make a secure connection in the second piece.

The most annoying part of the project was due to my box being on the smaller side, the drill couldn’t fit inside of the box to finish up screwing things together when the box started closing in. This resulted in a makeshift solution consisting of a drill bit and a wrench that let me turn the screw, though a bit slowly. I also needed some pointy screws so that it would be easier for the screws to take hold in the wood. Otherwise, I would just be turning without attaching anything.

Overall, a fairly simple project done within the span of maybe 2 hours. The lumber would probably be $5 if you got the cheap ones. The Kreg Jig would be $40, the drill , so the only thing I would charge would be for labor, which would be a good 10 dollars. A decent weekend project.