Ok, so at this point your box should be coming along nicely...hopefully! The next step is to fit your door. There are many variations to the doors on biltong boxes, but from experience a simple two hinged plank can always be repaired, painted, varnished or sanded with ease.
firstly, place your box on the side of the hinges, and lay them out so you have a general idea of where you would like to fix them. For my box, I made outlines of the hinges at least 2 inches from the top and again two inches from the bottom.
Depending on what type of hinges you use, you may need to cut recesses to accomodate them. I have tried normal butt hinges before but they turned out to be very difficult, so for this box I used a Flush hinge. Due to the thickness of the wood, I just screwed them in place with wood screws. It might take a few tries to get the door to fit perfectly.
