Not as simple as I thought // FREE PLANS

Lots of little challenges along the way // WnW280
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📃Build Article and FREE PLANS: https://www.wordsnwood.com/2023/entry-bench/

I decided to build a new bench to go by the front door -- one of those "sit here to put on your shoes" things. I came up with what I thought was a good design, but there still were plenty of challenges and design tweaks along the way.

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https://amzn.to/1QFDLYE — Delta BOSS Spindle Sander


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Index
00:00 Intro
02:06 Two Piece Top
05:50 Dowels For Alignment
08:40 Epoxy To Fill Voids
10:04 Starting Understructure
11:05 Notches for Crosspiece
11:54 Curved Legs
13:20 Putting Legs Together
14:50 Fitting Crosspiece
15:40 FORGOT the curves
17:36 Trimming Tops of Leg assembly
19:12 Trimming the Top
20:40 Chamfering With Block Plane
21:12 Sanding etc
21:44 Finishing
22:20 Allow For Movement
23:56 Rubber Feet and Wrap-up


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https://coolstufftomake.com/wood/extremely-dangerous-diy-builds-from-old-microwaves-amp-more-compilation