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The mortises in the front rails are also made on the drill press. Make them 1'A" deep to make sure you can get a washer in there. If you can't, try clipping an edge off of the washer.

to pull everything tight. If your bench ever wobbles in your lifetime, it's probably going to be a simple matter of tightening these bolts to fix the problem. Remember to tell this to your children.

Base Assembly

This bench has a good-sized shelf between the front rails. Cut the ledgers and slats from your scrap. Also cut the two cleats

that attach the top to the base. Now sand everything before assembly — up to 150 grit should be fine.

Begin assembly by gluing up the two end assemblies. Put glue in the mortises and clamp up the ends until dry. Then, for extra strength, peg the tenons using ^3/8"-thick dowel. I had some lying around. If you don't, buy the dowel at the hardware store and add $1 to your bottom line.

Hole layout on the top is identical on both sides

>--J<-J<--J<-J<-J<--J<-*-*--^

4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4 1/2"

27"

27"

>--J<-J<--J<-J<-J<--J<-*-*--^

4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4" 4 1/2"

70"

Plan

70"

Centerline layout for dog holes

Plan

1 3/8" 9 ¹/8"

Elevation

11/16^!--T

1 3/8"

1" x 1" x 6" tenon on ends of front rails

7

I----1 I---1 I----1 I----1 I----1

_ I____I___I____I___I____L_

_ _L___I____L___l_

7"

6"

¹¹/16"

70"

3"

7"

23 ¹/2"

3" 1 1/2"

38"

6"

Elevation

Popular Woodworking February 2001