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Ive never mad anything that wasnt held together by screws or nails, other than a small wooden sign that my wife could paint for fathers day.
So i wanted to make something, but nothing too extravagant, that relies on glue for structural integrity and not screws.. ill make us some night stands, or attempt to at least.
i went out and bought twenty 1x6 six foot boards. the measurements for the stands will be 24"wide x 18"deep x 27"tall and the front will have a drawer on top, and a cabinet on the bottom. ideally.
so i got my pieces Roughly cut to size:
Ive never used a planer before and i bought this one today at lowes. Probably not the best one in the world, but it works, kinda. Probably more user error than anything. BUT i took the two sides that are to be glued together and planed down the edges:
once i did those 3 boards i glued em up! :
I only have 3 claps at the moment, so this might take a week to build.
Tomorrow ill make the piece i just glued flat and pretty. and glue up some more boards.
Again, ive never done anything like this before, so if you could offer word of wisdom, or anything id really appreciate it!
The only tools i have are a table saw, sander, palm router, and jigsaw.
So i wanted to make something, but nothing too extravagant, that relies on glue for structural integrity and not screws.. ill make us some night stands, or attempt to at least.
i went out and bought twenty 1x6 six foot boards. the measurements for the stands will be 24"wide x 18"deep x 27"tall and the front will have a drawer on top, and a cabinet on the bottom. ideally.
so i got my pieces Roughly cut to size:

Ive never used a planer before and i bought this one today at lowes. Probably not the best one in the world, but it works, kinda. Probably more user error than anything. BUT i took the two sides that are to be glued together and planed down the edges:

once i did those 3 boards i glued em up! :

I only have 3 claps at the moment, so this might take a week to build.
Tomorrow ill make the piece i just glued flat and pretty. and glue up some more boards.
Again, ive never done anything like this before, so if you could offer word of wisdom, or anything id really appreciate it!
The only tools i have are a table saw, sander, palm router, and jigsaw.