How to make a simple wooden box

Rip the Board to Size 

Take a standard 1/2-in. by 6-in. by 4-ft. board found at your local home center and rip it down to 5-in. wide. This box will be 5-in. tall on the sides and 5-in wide. With this design, I only need to make one rip cut for the sides and the top and bottom of the box.