This section is from the book "Box Furniture", by Louise Brigham. Also available from Amazon: Box Furniture.

Body. 1 Olive-oil Box (about 14 in. deep and 9% in. square).
Top. 1 Piece 3/4 in. thick, 3 in. wider than the outside of the square end.
Legs. 4 Strips 3/8 in. thick, 13/8 in. wide, 16 in. long. 4 Strips 3/8 in. thick, 13/4 in. wide, 16 in. long.
Make the legs 16 inches long. Remove the cover from the box. Turn the box bottom up and nail the top on, allowing it to project 11/2 inches all around. Use 11/2 inch brads and set their heads in slightly below the top face. Invert the box and nail a leg on each corner, setting the upper ends of the legs against the under side of the top.
 
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