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The stretcher I am cutting on the band saw, you can see the
shape I am cutting. This will point downwards.
Again, you can use a jigsaw or handsaw to cut this shape if
you don't have a band saw in your workshop.
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I did a "rough cut" on
the band saw, cutting slightly to one side of my line. I am now
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Here is where I am using the miller dowel to join the
parts together.
The dowel kits supply you with all you need, and are
fairly cheap.
They provide a special stepped drill bit which matches
the profile of the dowels.
I have clamped the parts in place and i'm drilling the
holes.
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The miller dowel's are ribbed, this provides a great grip for
the glue.
I am using glue on the miller dowel's only, nothing on the
wood itself, as I want it to be able to move freely.
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The Miller dowel's are hammered in place, tapping them down
draws the wooden components together.
Notice also, I am using a dark dowel (Black American Walnut).
Not only are these strong hardwood, but the contrast will make
a feature.
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I use a japanese saw to trim the excess off. |
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Finally, using a sharp chisel I
am pearing the dowel flush with the surface. |
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After the leg assembly was assembled,
I then clamped the top down and repeated the process. |
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Now our bench is structurally complete, its time to sand it
down. I will be using a wax to finish this, I am sanding to
360 grit.
I am starting with my random orbit sander with lower grits,
to remove the grime from "ye oldie woode".
I will then go onto the finer paper, using my palm sander.
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