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Step 3Panels - Sides, Top, and Bottom
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2 - 1/4" Plywood
Sand Paper
Primer
A cube has six sides, the top, bottom, and four around; so you will next need to cut out the six sides from the plywood. The cutting guide has the layout for all three of the panels and all of the trim pieces, on the second sheet of plywood you will only need to cut out the 30 inch panels.
Note: When cutting out the panels you should use a saw blade designed for cutting plywood, it will give you a much cleaner cut with less tear out then if you use the blade that came with your saw, unless you are going for more of an older more beat up look for your box, then the ripping blade that came with the saw would work just fine, just watch out for splinters.
Once the panels have been cut, sand both sides, I used 100 grit sand paper, as the piece is going to be painted and viewed primarily in low light conditions, it doubtful any one will notice you didn't sand it further. After all the pieces had been sanded, they are primed using gray tinted primer. I used gray primer as that's what I had left over from a prior project, if you have white primer go ahead and use that instead. You can skip the primer if you want, though you get a better finish if you don't.
2 - 1/4" Plywood
Sand Paper
Primer
A cube has six sides, the top, bottom, and four around; so you will next need to cut out the six sides from the plywood. The cutting guide has the layout for all three of the panels and all of the trim pieces, on the second sheet of plywood you will only need to cut out the 30 inch panels.
Note: When cutting out the panels you should use a saw blade designed for cutting plywood, it will give you a much cleaner cut with less tear out then if you use the blade that came with your saw, unless you are going for more of an older more beat up look for your box, then the ripping blade that came with the saw would work just fine, just watch out for splinters.
Once the panels have been cut, sand both sides, I used 100 grit sand paper, as the piece is going to be painted and viewed primarily in low light conditions, it doubtful any one will notice you didn't sand it further. After all the pieces had been sanded, they are primed using gray tinted primer. I used gray primer as that's what I had left over from a prior project, if you have white primer go ahead and use that instead. You can skip the primer if you want, though you get a better finish if you don't.
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