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Then visit a local hardware store and find the plywood sheet section. Larger stores will cut the piece for you! Plywood, Particle Board, or MDF would be ok. I used plywood. Standard sizes are 1’x2’, 2’x4’, 4’x8’ The Box size you see in my video is 2’x6’ Note: 3/4” thick plywood would be best as it has lot of surface area to glue / nail into. There are different grades of plywood, high end furniture grade to low end cheaper ones. I recommend not going with the cheapest one as it has a bumpy surface and a porous interior. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590086172663-RWQRN4CEGVB0SIF4GQPP/Box+Axon.jpg Box Construction - 2: Side Material & Length Find a solid wood piece like shown in the diagram. Hardware stores usually have select pines or other species of lumber in standard lengths of 6’, 8’ and so on. Try to find a straight one. You can place it on the floor to see if it is warped. I recommend the height to be minimum of 1.5”. Thickness can vary from 1/4” to 1”. Make sure the wood you buy is few inches longer than the base dimension you’ve decided. Short Sides should match the width of the plywood like you see in this diagram. For Long Side see the next step. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590086196686-86AEF4I4KO8MD2ZPAKVK/Box+Axon2.jpg Box Construction - 3: Long Side Length To determine the length of the Long Side, we need to add the thickness of the 2 shorter sides in addition to the length of the plywood base. A = Side Thickness B = Plywood Base Length A + B + A = Long Side Length See the next step for instructions on how to cut. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590021726414-PITKFPFBADL92PPGXVDP/Kawaerake%252BBox%252BConstruction4.jpg Box Construction - 4: Mark the Cut Line If you don’t have a 90 degree ruler. You could fold the a piece of paper and trace it to get a rough perpendicular line. 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You can start from both ends and meet in the middle. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590021440096-15AP6ODMK229CA3H42KO/Kawaerake%2BBox%2BConstruction7.jpg Box Construction - 7: Drill Bit & Nails A tight fit is better than a loose fit. Find a drill bit that is slightly smaller in size to the nail width. Make sure that the nail head is bigger than the drill bit. Also the length of the nail must be longer than the thickness of the side edges. You will see why in step 9. Note: This nail has a gold finish to it but you can use any nails of your choice. They are usually available in black, white, silver etc. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590021531275-O5GZ3PFD6AXS2ICP5RSA/Kawaerake%252BBox%252BConstruction8.jpg Box Construction - 8: Drill Holes Once you are done drilling the holes, you can erase the pencil marks after. Try to drill as straight down as you can through the material. Note: Make sure not to drill into your work surface. You can avoid this by putting another piece of scrap wood below. Note: Usually drilling holes is not necessary to nail. You can just nail without the holes to get a similar result. However, using drill holes makes the gluing step easier. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590021506078-60RVB9BAPCE2JSG647CI/Kawaerake%2BBox%2BConstruction9.jpg Box Construction - 9: Nail Connection As mentioned in step 7, this is how much the nails should stick out from the side piece. It could be a little more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590021583553-W8ZDT4B3PFA4NQ1VPRPV/Kawaerake%2BBox%2BConstruction10.jpg Box Construction - 10: Glue Using wood glue will make sure that there will be no gaps / openings. This will prevent small sand particles from falling through any cracks. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590021607339-2V0QAO1PWZCOR179WKHO/Kawaerake%2BBox%2BConstruction11.jpg Box Construction - 11. Assemble During assembly, the glue will drip on your work surface! In order to avoid a mess afterwards, you can spread a few news papers or tarp for protection. Note: Make sure that work surface is flat and both the base and the side wood piece are flush to the surface. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/52f8a58ce4b0ec7646d2af42/1590021634122-RUDAWS0RZ8L8UJM3ZL7D/Kawaerake%2BBox%2BConstruction12.jpg Box Construction - 12. Nailing to the Base You can bring the box to the edge of the work surface and hammer the nails in. Note: Glue excess might appear on the inner edge where the base meets the sides. You can take a wet paper towel to remove it. 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