I had a couple of sheets
of birch plywood delivered. I will make the first, rough cuts with my trim saw and a
straight edge. To me, that is easier and safer than moving the full panel to the table
saw.
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It is easy for me to then make the various rip cuts of the smaller panel.
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The top side of the benches will
have a 15o bevel. Once cut, that would be too wide for the iron-on veneer
edging I have. Instead, I have opted to use a solid piece of poplar 1 1/2" wide that
I will splice to the plywood using the CMT tongue and groove set. I will make the groove
in the plywood. That way, if there is any tearout, it will not be seen.
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I use the RouterRaizer to adjust the tongue bit so that it is at the
center ply of the sample.
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I adjust the fence so
that it is in line with the pattern bearing.
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I
run the piece of plywood.
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I change bits.
My finger pressing on the bit is to show you that these bits are a "matched
set." That means I should be able to tighten this bit and run it without
any height adjustment!
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Of course, I did check the
height just to be sure, but it needed no adjustment. Running the poplar is easy.
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I brush on a good layer of
glue. The tongue and groove joint gives a lot of good gluing surface.
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I start
assembling one of the two benches. The end frame is clamped square to the layout board.
This makes it simple to add the front board. I am using glue and 1 1/2" finishing
nails.
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It doesn't take long to
position the other frame members.
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