And this is what you get
I then biscuited the bottom on
And put a little bit of weight on top
I then went to work on the top.

I wanted to put in glass so I made sure it had a lip to hold the glass in.
I mitered and biscuited the edges and then glued and assembled
I then wanted to route the sides. Since I didn’t own a router table I made one. Here is out if turned out.
So I routed the corners.
I then took my Spanish cedar and cut to fit and lined the sides of the box.