Hide screw holes

I filled mine in with a wood glue/saw dust mixture. Let it set, then sanded smooth.

I stained my box aswell, so I wanted to keep the color of the wood as best I could on the screw holes.

Mine is a dark stain so it wasn't noticeable really, when I put a few coats of poly on it they disappeared.

Clamps and glue, don't use screws. Otherwise the correct color wood putty/filler is a decent option...

Use a kreg jig so you don't have any screw holes on the outside.

Dowel rods if your screw is sunk deep enough

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use a kreg jig so you don't have any screw holes on the outside.

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Wood fillers don't absorb stains as well or evenly as actual wood. You will have the best results with a stainable wood filler. Plastic Wood claims to be stainable but you will never get an exact match, instead use the Minwax stainable wood filler. When the filler is hardened, you can take a utility knife and lightly carve a "woodgrain" into it which sometimes helps it blend better. As mentioned earlier, darker stains will hide this better than lighter colored stains.

Some oil based polyurethanes add a slight yellow or will yellow over time. Spar urethanes will have the most yellowing effect.

I didn't have any big clamps. So I just use a few screws to tighten it down nice and tight. And after the glue dry. I took the screws out and plugged the holes