Project - "Debbie's Kitchen Breakfast Nook"

   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.

 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.
 

    I adjust the fence so that it is in line with the pattern bearing.

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        I run the piece of plywood.

    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.

   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.

   It doesn't take long to position the other frame members.

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