So step one here is real easy… glue the box together. If you precisely cut your end pieces the box will more or less be perfectly square and that makes the project a lot easier. Simply glue the components together and let dry. Clamps are recommended but simply turning the box upside down and weighting the top is sufficient.
Next up is to sand the box and round off the corners. I used a power sander and it took all of about 5 min as the wood is already prefinished and sanded that I purchased.
I also cut a hole to let the sound out and give it the look I was after.
The next step is to stain the project box. We used a dark stain and used 3 coats of a spray on polyurethane to protect the finish and make a nice glassy finish.
The next step is to attach the hinges to the project box. I highly recommend drilling out the holes to prevent our thin wood from cracking. The screws will likely protrude into the inside of the box, this is just fine and shouldn’t cause alarm.
Here we have really the first step in the build finished. It was kinda fun at this point to put the speaker inside the box and turn on an mp3 player hooked up to it to hear the result.
