I hope this counts as a DIY project. Last week, I decided it was time to build a CD cabinet to house my meager CD collection. I use pretty basic woodworking techniques (dado and rabbet joints) but I am generally happy with the results. I build my projects out of 3/4 inch oak plywood with 1/2 inch solid oak trim.
Once I come up with a design, I cut the pieces as such:
I then set up my stack dado set and fine tune it to the correct width and go ahead and cut my dado joints and rabbet joints. I test fit everything if it looks good, I will glue it together. Wood glue is extremely strong. I very rarely use screws. If you glue two pieces of wood together and then 15 minutes later you change your mind, you will NOT be able to separate the joint without busting the wood. Here is the glue up;