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Step 3Measure & Cut Wood
From here on it is basically a matter of measuring your pieces and assembling a wooden box. I used a $16 piece of oak from Home Depot. It was 1/2" thick, about 6" wide, roughly 3 feet long. You'll find it in the lumber section with the pre-cut project wood.
I did all the cutting with an inexpensive electric jigsaw. For tricky areas, I used a drill to put a hole in the middle of the wood, then inserted the jigsaw bit and started cutting from there.
Feel free to design the box as you like. Mine had 5 pieces:
1) Base. I designed the base with a cut-out to hold the Loreo lens.
2&3) Left & Right sides. I added curves to make it pretty. I used the base of a lamp make the curves clean.
4) Frame. This is what holds the Digital Photo Frame.
5) Foot Rest. A little strip of scrap glued to the bottom to angle the box upwards when resting on a table.
I did all the cutting with an inexpensive electric jigsaw. For tricky areas, I used a drill to put a hole in the middle of the wood, then inserted the jigsaw bit and started cutting from there.
Feel free to design the box as you like. Mine had 5 pieces:
1) Base. I designed the base with a cut-out to hold the Loreo lens.
2&3) Left & Right sides. I added curves to make it pretty. I used the base of a lamp make the curves clean.
4) Frame. This is what holds the Digital Photo Frame.
5) Foot Rest. A little strip of scrap glued to the bottom to angle the box upwards when resting on a table.
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