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ends of the middle rails.While you're at it, drill
pocket holes in aII the rails and both stretchers for
mounting the benchtop and lower shelf. This
way, no fastenen will be exposed on these sufaces.
Assemble the Frames - After drilling the
pocket holes, the next step is to assemble the
frames. Start by gluing and screwing the corner
blocks to the stretchers and end ralls (Mounting
Defail). Note how this creates a notch in the outer
corners to hold the legs.Then fit the middle rai-ls
into place and fasten them with pocket screws.
Add the Legs - At this point, you can
turn your attention to the legs.The tall rear legs
(D) and shorter front legs (E) are simply cut to
length from cedar 4x4s (see Illustration at ight).The
circular saw cutting gurde (page 26) cornes in
handy here, as well.
The legs fit into the notches in the outer corners
of the &ame, and they're held in place with
lag screws that pass through the holes in the corner
blocks. The tricky part is holding the frames at the
proper height while you install the lag screws.
Using scrap pieces as shown in the Photo on page
60 makes this an easy one-person job.
Middle Shelf Suppolfs - \61717 all that's
left is to add a couple of 2x4 supports (F) for a
middle shelf. Here again, drill pocket holes for
attaching these suppors to the legs, and as before,
for mounting the benchtop and botton.r shelf.
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