I have a project and want to know how you would approach making it.
This is an L-shaped paint-grade bench, to be used inside and fixed in place, for use with a dining table - to be supported by three base 'boxes'. These boxes will form the base of the bench and be trimmed to match the wainscotting as shown in the pic.
So would you:
1. Build a 4 sided plywood box, and then apply the wainscotting (a base piece, 2 uprights, and a top piece for each side), and finally add in the 'base cap' moulding in the middle rectangle? That means each side has the primary plywood face, 4 trim pcs attached, and then 4 pcs of moulding.
Or
2. Use a full piece of plywood for the wainscotting, cut out the interior, and attach a backer to the hole, and apply the 'base cap' moulding in the middle rectangle?
Approach 2 would be many fewer pieces to cut fit and apply, and make for many seams. It does require straight cuts internally, not a task suited to a table saw like cutting the applied pieces would be.
I am leaning to the 2nd option. What would you do?
This is an L-shaped paint-grade bench, to be used inside and fixed in place, for use with a dining table - to be supported by three base 'boxes'. These boxes will form the base of the bench and be trimmed to match the wainscotting as shown in the pic.
So would you:
1. Build a 4 sided plywood box, and then apply the wainscotting (a base piece, 2 uprights, and a top piece for each side), and finally add in the 'base cap' moulding in the middle rectangle? That means each side has the primary plywood face, 4 trim pcs attached, and then 4 pcs of moulding.
Or
2. Use a full piece of plywood for the wainscotting, cut out the interior, and attach a backer to the hole, and apply the 'base cap' moulding in the middle rectangle?
Approach 2 would be many fewer pieces to cut fit and apply, and make for many seams. It does require straight cuts internally, not a task suited to a table saw like cutting the applied pieces would be.
I am leaning to the 2nd option. What would you do?
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