The Box: Building the Box

Before building the box, I made some sketches, blueprints and cut-out plans. Using those, I created the following 3D model on Animation:Master to get a general idea of how it would look.

So, I probably should have taken a picture of the wood before sanding it and assembling it and all. However, I didn't know I was going to document it when I first started.

Now, acquiring this wood was actually not as easy as it looks. I went to Home Depot and it's really not the way they show it on television when they say "we'll help you build it" or something along those lines. I spent half an hour looking for a "lumber associate" (that's what they're called) who can help me out without pulling a disappearing act halfway through the job, like a contractor.

Anyway, I first looked at the big boards of plywood which are about 2ft x 3ft but they were approximately $20 and had much more surface area than I could ever wish for. So I looked through the scraps and was able to find exactly what I was looking for, a 1/2" board and a 5mm board (one man's trash is another man's treasure.)

I know it's ugly but I was able to assemble a firm box using screws. I thought about using carpenter's glue but I don't have the clamps to hold the box together and I'm really not familiar with the glue so I was afraid to use it. I'm sure the screws won't look so ugly once the box has been decorated/painted.

5mm Plywood

The two cross-section pieces along with the top piece.

The cute little door :)

I'm going to add a hinge and a knob to this later on. I don't plan on rushing though because I want to make sure that I find the perfect knob, hinge and handles that will fit the overall of the project.