I'm putting together a small box as a gift. I only have a couple of
days to get it done so it won't be real fancy. Anyway, I wanted to do
a top that hinged like this:

http://home.texoma.net/~goonair/smal...livetopbox.jpg

I believe it is a pin that connects the two sides with the back of the
lid. In this type of box does the front handle and the aforementioned
pins support the top, or does the back have a rabbet? Is there a
method to calculate where to place the receiving hole in the top for
the pins or is it trial and (god forbid) error? As I said, I don't
have a lot of time, so I kind of have to do this without a prototype
build first.

Thanks,
Jim