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2. Mix lines with Hardware

6. $.47 cent a yard rope, a piece of this small
square board ($1.97) to put inside the
corners of our crates and a thin piece of
plywood ($8.00) for the bottoms of the boxes.

7. We didn't have to do much
cutting, because the front of
our crates were going to be
the same size as the
smaller pre-cut boards. So
we just cut the small square
piece for the corners at
about 9.5 inches and
started nailing away, with
our finishing nails
There really was
no science to this
process, and
remember, it
DOES NOT have
to be perfect. In
fact, you don't
want it to be!

8. We didn't have to do much
cutting, because the front of
our crates were going to be
the same size as the
smaller pre-cut boards. So
we just cut the small square
piece for the corners at
about 9.5 inches and
started nailing away, with
our finishing nails
There really was
no science to this
process, and
remember, it
DOES NOT have
to be perfect. In
fact, you don't
want it to be!

9. Next, we took our
box, set it on top of a
piece of plywood,
drew a square
around the shape
and then cut it out to
make a simple
bottom that would be
the perfect fit...

10. As you can see, we
didn't overlap the
planks, because we
wanted to give the
box a little more
character with that
extra groove

11. Next, I took a large drill bit
and drilled four holes in the
fronts of each crate for
handles.
I measured mine at about 3
inches and 8 inches in,
from the side of the crate.

12. Once I got going my staining process was simple and really,
staining is probably the EASIEST thing to do ever! All I did
was brush it on with my paintbrush and then after I was done
with a section I used a dry cloth to wipe of any excess stain.