Of the 10 hive boxes my FIL and I have, one was "Store Bought". We've made all the others as well as the supers, frames, bottoms and tops. The Store bought hive looks to be 5/4 lumber as opposed to 4/4 or "One By", but 1x12 or 1x8, or one by anything will work. The only issue we've had is the thinner pine will warp a bit unless it's kerfed on the inside or cut for interlocking corner joints.