Small Wood Box Made of 2 Packs of 6 Inch Paint Stirrers (30 Per Pack) From Home Depot

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Small Wood Box Made of 2 Packs of 6 Inch Paint Stirrers (30 Per Pack) From Home Depot

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Small box made of 2 packs of 6 inch paint stirrers, with each stirrer cut in half.

Supplies

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  1. 2 packs of 30 paint stirrers, each 6 inches long from Home Depot.
  2. Wood glue
  3. Heavy duty snips
  4. Tape measure

Cut Paint Stirrers

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  1. Use tape measure to measure 1/2 of a paint stirrer.
  2. Use snips to cut 1st paint stirrer in half.
  3. Take one half of the paint stirrer and use as guide to cut additional stirrers.
  4. Cut all 60 paint stirrers. There should be 120 pieces left.

Build Base and First Part

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  1. Take 4 halves and place them side by side.
  2. Use 2 additional halves and glue them across the 4 halves for form the base.
  3. Start to build walls of box by using the glue to attach 2 wood pieces at 90 degree angles to the wood at the level below it.

Finish Sides of Box

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  1. Continue to build walls of box by continuing to add pieces at 90 degree angles.
  2. You may end up with an extra piece. You can cut this up and use it as decoration if you like.