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Step 19Adding a door pin
Put the box onto its back again, and swap to the 3/16 " bit. An inch or two below the hinge, drill a hole through the front into the door, but at an angle so that when the box is upright, the tunnel through the wood into the door aims downward (look at photo for better explanation). This will prevent wind and gravity from working the door pin out in the future.
Make the hole nice and deep, and then slide one of your duplex nails in so that it holds the door shut. The hole should be large enough that the duplex nail can slide in and out easily. Its duplex shape will help keep the nail from being sucked into the wood by wind action, as well as give you extra area to grab onto when trying to free it for the first check of the season.
Make the hole nice and deep, and then slide one of your duplex nails in so that it holds the door shut. The hole should be large enough that the duplex nail can slide in and out easily. Its duplex shape will help keep the nail from being sucked into the wood by wind action, as well as give you extra area to grab onto when trying to free it for the first check of the season.
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