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TIPS & TECHNIQUES

Readers' Tips

CUTTING DIAGRAM

(40" x 96"-%" PLY)

CUTTING DIAGRAM

(40" x 96"-%" PLY)

NOTE:

CLEATS ARE *"-THICK STOCK

the table are cut from a single sheet of plywood, see drawing.

To create a sturdy worksur-face, the legs and aprons are held together with interlocking notches.

Cutting two cleats to fit between the aprons and attaching them to the top prevents it from sliding off.

Vernon Hams Utica, New York

Knock-Down Worktahie

H It's always handy to have an extra worksurface when finishing or assembling a project. The only drawback is it often takes up too much space.

This knock-down worktable solves that problem, see photo. It can be assembled or taken apart in less than a minute, then stacked flat against a wall.

The legs, aprons, and top of

CLEAT

APRON

NOTE:

CUT 1¹/₂"-WIDE

CLEATS TO FIT BETWEEN APRONS, THEN

GLUE AND SCREW IN PLACE

Quick Tips

k When cutting pieces of glass to size, Michael Burton of Ogden, Utah scores a clean "break line" with a carbide-tipped router bit.

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A For inexpensive drawer glides Lonie Richardson, Jr. ofPerrinton, Michigan uses short lengths of plastic wallpaper corner bumper.

ShopNotes

k Attaching a yardstick and stoj^B to a cutoff bin helps Howard Moody^ of Upper Jay, NY quickly sort pieces to find the one he needs.

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