I'd like to make a small, hinged box for my girlfriend.

>>919076
I would ditch the PSA and go for wood glue and a miter joint for the sides. Use wood filler or Spackle to fill in the rough edges and sand smooth. Depending on the roughness of the ply, you may want to fill and sand smooth the rest of the surfaces as well. Prime heavy, sand, paint, clear coat, admire.

What does a shittily made plywood box say as a gift?

>>919076
Op glue isn't gonna hold your "girlfriend" in the box for very long. She will eventually chew through the sides.
But if you really have to use glue and not screws, make finger joints and put it together.
Use a rasp to round out the sides and corners, a file to smooth it out a bit more and finally sandpaper.
Now the paint job depends of the finish you want. Do you want it to look like old varnished wood work? Or like a cheap Chinese plastic box?

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>>919083

I'm going to gussy it up, and it's going to have another nice present inside.

I'd like to use nicer wood, but that saw is really old and dull, and I'm worried it wouldn't be able to cut through anything other than engineered stuff.

>>919103
If it can cut plywood, then it can cut oak or maple or thin mahogany

>>919103
If it can cut plywood, then it can cut oak or maple or thin mahogany

>>919076
Bevel mitre joints would be neater and give more surface area for glue.

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>>919076
opea make a bandsaw box instead

https://drunkenwoodworker.com/how-make-bandsaw-box

you can even do puzzle boxes this way pic related

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>>919980
assembled