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These are made from 1X12 BORG pine shelving. If you also use some scrap, you can make it from a 6' piece. Crosscut a 18" piece and rip it into even widths (apprx 3 5/8") for the top. Run all edges pass a chamfer bit and glue up. Next crosscut 2 20" pieces and rip 4 pieces using previous setup. You can do all this at once, of course.
Use 2 20" pieces for the center upright and crosscut 2 20" pieces @45 degrees in half for the sides of the uprights. (Chamfer or not, your decision. I chamfered the outside edges after glue up). Glue the uprights.
Size a 1X10X14 piece from the shelving or scrap. Center on the bottom of the uprights (ends). Draw a line from any top outside end piece, to the bottom edge. Take that angle to your sled or miter gage and cut that on all 4 sides of the ends (uprights).
Now you can chamfer the perimeter of the end assy (or not). Rip that angle off the bottom if you wish, too. With the bottoms of the ends flush with the bottom piece, install a center divider with pocket screws, glue or both.
Set the top on the ends, centered, and screw battens across the underside of the top and inside of the ends. Glue the edge of the battens to the ends.
Glue, screw, pin side slats as pictured. Paint, stain or leave it bare!
Merry Christmas:eusa_danc
These are made from 1X12 BORG pine shelving. If you also use some scrap, you can make it from a 6' piece. Crosscut a 18" piece and rip it into even widths (apprx 3 5/8") for the top. Run all edges pass a chamfer bit and glue up. Next crosscut 2 20" pieces and rip 4 pieces using previous setup. You can do all this at once, of course.
Use 2 20" pieces for the center upright and crosscut 2 20" pieces @45 degrees in half for the sides of the uprights. (Chamfer or not, your decision. I chamfered the outside edges after glue up). Glue the uprights.
Size a 1X10X14 piece from the shelving or scrap. Center on the bottom of the uprights (ends). Draw a line from any top outside end piece, to the bottom edge. Take that angle to your sled or miter gage and cut that on all 4 sides of the ends (uprights).
Now you can chamfer the perimeter of the end assy (or not). Rip that angle off the bottom if you wish, too. With the bottoms of the ends flush with the bottom piece, install a center divider with pocket screws, glue or both.
Set the top on the ends, centered, and screw battens across the underside of the top and inside of the ends. Glue the edge of the battens to the ends.
Glue, screw, pin side slats as pictured. Paint, stain or leave it bare!
Merry Christmas:eusa_danc
