he may be stupid grammatically but the quote stands regardless of his improper grammar <| sep |> This is actually kind of funny . <| sep |> OK I am bored and have some time , so I ' ll take a shot at this . To start , your top and bottom are mirror images of each other , so everything from here on out will be referring to the bottom half only . Do it twice and you got both halves . Since you are new to woodworking , I ' d try this first in the s 4 s flat and squared up pine that Lowes and HD sell . That lets you skip one of the hardest parts of woodworking , prepping your stock square , flat , and faces parallel . Here is how I ' d build it Start with a thin base the size of the whole thing . Probably glue some 12 thick , 6 wide boards into a panel . Panel glue ups are tough to keep flat sometimes , especially since you assuming here don ' t have a planer , so watch some YouTube videos about gluing panels with cauls . Think of it like building Legos this is your base piece . The original also appears to have this construction . OK , now cut your base piece to about 12 oversize in both directions I really like leaving a little extra to be trimmed up later whenever possible , it has saved me 100 times . You are going to be buying a router anyways , so you can flush trim this easy . Now for the sides go buy a plunge router any plunge router will do , but get a Bosch 1607 , Dewalt , or porter cable if you think you will continue woodworking , a flush trim bit that can cut at least 34 , and a 14 straight cut bit a spiral up bit might be better , maybe someone will chime in . How deep do the card recesses need to be ? Let ' s say 34 . Get some more wood s 4 s 34 pine . Glue up more panels to get pieces wide enough to make the sides . Make sure you arrange your panels so the grain direction matches the grain direction on your base if the grains are at 90 angles , it might break apart in a few seasons . Cut them to final outside dimensions . Mark out your card recesses . Double check . Next , using a large drill bit , drill out as much of the waste where the cards will eventually go as possible . Stay about 18 from the edges . Use whatever you have drywall saw , coping saw , whatever , to cut out the majority of the waste . Next , you will use the router to make nice , straight edges . Use scrap hot glued or clamped to the bottom of the piece to mark out the shape of the cutout . Make sure it is perfect . Watch some YouTube videos on how people use bottom bearing router bits to cut patterns , that is what you are doing here . Good setup is key . Now , use a bottom bearing bit with the bottom bearing on the pattern to trace your pattern . The corner radius will match the radius of the bit so a 12 bit will have 12 radius corners . Make multiple passes , you probably won ' t touch the bearing to the pattern on the first pass , and be careful to push the router in the right direction , read about router climb cuts and don ' t go in that direction . Be very careful about direction of cut because everything is reversed when you are cutting an internal void vs an edge . Now , you have your side pieces with the voids cut all the way through . When you glue the sides down , the base piece will make the bottom of the card voids . Next , you need to deal with the card dividers in the middle . Divergence point here do you want flat or slanted bottom card holders in the middle ? Flat ? OK . Layout is key again here , triple check this stuff because you are getting far along and you don ' t want to buttfuck your project now . Cut 12 thick just use s 4 s 12 wood for this , 1 wide strips . Now , using your router with a 12 straight or spiral but they are expensive bit , cut grooves for the dividers . Make the grooves a tiny bit under 14 deep that way , when you put the divider pieces in , they will be a little proud and you can sand or plane them flush . You will have to use more scrap to make your pattern , but this time you can use the edge of the router base to trace the pattern instead of the bearing bit . Slanted ? OK . Either cut angled grooves in the inside edges of the side pieces and slot thin flat boards in , or make solid triangles to glue in . Convergence point . Glue it all together , sand and finish . Now do it again in mahogany or curly cherry or something . I left out a lot of parts like the decorative inlays , but if you get to the end of this project and still like woodworking , you will have the resources to figure this stuff out . Just start doing it and be safe . You might want to buy some craft foam and model how the whole thing goes together first . You might even come up with a better way than I have described , but as a new woodworker , you will have a harder time knowing which shapescuts are easypossible with your tools . Anything is possible with enough money for tools , patience , and practice notice I didn ' t say talent , and a lot of being a good woodworker is figuring out how to make due with your current tool set you can really make just about anything with a router and a circular saw if you are resourceful , creative , and careful .