Step 2: Glue up the boards

family helps to glue up the boards
Photo: Wendell T. Webber
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Run a thin bead of wood glue along the 12-inch edges of the 11-by-12-inch boards. Then make a box by overlapping the ends with the 12-by-12-inch boards. 
Hold the glued box together with bar clamps.
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    • jigsaw
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    2. One quarter-sheet of luaun or ¼-inch plywood

    3. 4d finish nails

    4. 1-inch box nails

    5. 120-grit sandpaper

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