My son-in-law Ken, wanted to make a Cajon for his nephew. It's basically a wooden box that you can use as a drum, It has a sound hole in the back, a snare inside and is easy to use. Ken did the majority of the work, I helped a bit with the cutting and my daughter Jenni, did the artistry and took most of the pictures.

Here is a link to Wikipedia that explains what a Cajon is:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caj%C3%B3n

Supplies

3/8 inch plywood, saw, wood glue, Dremmel tool with wood cutting bit, powered pad sander, snare can be found on Amazon, screws, sand paper, wood stain, safety glasses, 4 rubber self adhesive feet, a piece of 1 x 1 inch stock, wooden drawer pull and a plastic handle for Snare adjuster.

Step 1: Construction

Sorry but we didn't get pictures of the first part of the construction. It's basically a 18 x 10 x 8 inch wooden box that is glued and screwed together.

My daughter drew the letter G on the back of the box, this is the sound hole, letter G for their nephew's name Gideon.

I cut the G out with a Dremmel tool.

The piece of 1 x 1 stock was cut to just fit inside the box and it was located a couple of inches from the top. It was attached on one side with the wooden drawer pull and on the other side with a bolt and plastic handle.

One end of the snare is attached to this piece of wood. The other end to the inside of the box (front).

Step 2: Finishing

Ken finishing up the box. Then he sanded and stained it. The four rubber feet where then stuck on.

Step 3: Front of the Cajon

Jenni used masking tape on the front, freehand drew a cross and the cut it out with a craft knife. The wood looks pink since it was shot inside and the flash didn't fire.

Then she filled it in with gold/bronze paint. Pictured is Jenni carefully removing some of the paint that went under the masking tape.

The front was fastened to the box and a coat of Varathane was put on the Cajon.