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I am going to start building a house for my new Brahma, and I was wondering: what is the best/strongest way to put the box together? Joints, screws, glue, combinations? I'll be running a buttload of power and it'll be a small, sealed box, so it has to be tight.(I don't mean tight as in "Wow, that speaker is tight!", but tight as in "These pants are a little too tight in the front") Any help is appreciated.

I usually go with 3/4" MDF, some 1.5" wood screws, and pleanty of liquid nails. Assuming you're using butt joints, you'll want to pre-drill and countersink all of the screwholes while using liquid nails for all of the joints.

You might also consider sealing the inside of the box with a resin. At the very least, you'll want to goop all of the inside corners. You might need some internal bracing for your brahma and buttloads of power too.

Good deal, thanks Colin.

Do you have a router?

Yes, I got a Dremmel for my birthday.

I was going to recommend getting a locking miter bit, but it requires a heavy duty router. A dremel wouldn't work.

Use Colin's recommendation, but replace liquid nails with some Titebond II wood glue.