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How to Build a Toolbox
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. 2x4 foot piece of ½-inch birch veneer plywood
2. Plastic jars
(optional: for keeping nails and screws organized in the toolbox)
3. 120-grit sandpaper
4. Stainable wood glue
5. Clean Rag6. 4d finish nails
7. Stainable wood putty
8. Water-based stain
9. Latex gloves
10. Hockey-stick tape
11. Nail-on furniture glides
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Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Tape measure
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Hammer and nailset
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Combination square
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Spring clamps
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Jigsaw, circular saw, or handsaw
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Drill/driver with ⅜-inch drill bit and ½- and 1-inch spade bits
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Safety glasses
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Random-orbit sander or sanding block
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Bar clamps
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Putty knife
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Paintbrush
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Straightedge saw guide
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