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cheap as ditt,
solid as a
rock
Gorner or
straight bench:
itts
your
choice
This
article shows
you
how to make
the corner bench shown at
left.lf
you
prefer
a straight bench
(see
above)
fol-
low
the same
instructions
but
make
two right
bases
(A),
two
ends
(C),
and
the long top
(D).
Omit
the biscuit slots
in
(D).
Use the cutouts from the right
bases
(A)
to make two long base
shelves
(F).
Fit
your
straight bench
with
optional shelves at each end by
making the long
and short cleats
(H,
l)
and the long and
short shelves
(J,
K)
from the
extra
particleboard.
For the items needed to
build
this
projeit,
see the Materials List and
Cutting Diagram on
page
86.
nexpensive material and two read-
ers' ingenious design
work together
in this sturdy bench
project
that's a
cinch to build.
Grrt orrt the bench
parts
I
Temporarily fasten 4'-long 2x4
I extensions
to a
pair
of sawhorses,
and
lay
a sheet of
3/q"
particleboard
across them. The
extensions will support
both the workbench
parts
and the cutoffs
as
you
work. Referring to the Materials
List, mark the width
of the
right
base
(A)
on the sheet.
I
Measure the distance from
the
right
Er edge of
your portable
circular
saw's
shoe to the right
side of the blade.
Lay
a
second sheet of
particleboard
on the first,
offsetting
it from
part
A's marked width
the distance
you
measured
on
your
saw.
Clamp the second sheet
to the
first,
and
cut
part
A to width, as shown in Photo A.
QUsing
the cutofffrom
the
first
part
A
Uas
a straightedge, clamp it
to the other
Interlock
the slots in the left
bases
(B)
with the right
bases
(A).
lnterlock the
slots
in
the ends
(C)
with the
bases.
Add
the lower base shelves
(F,
G).
Drill
pilot
holes,
and screw
the upper
base shelves
(F,
G)
in
place.
Position
the long and short tops
(D,
E).
Drill
pilot
holes, and
screw
them in
place.
82
WOOD magazine
November 2002