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Gluing
I glued the two pieces together and let it set overnight. BTW, this
will be the bottom.
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More Machining
Here I'm squaring the ends to the sides of
this bottom piece. I did the same for the top.
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These pieces will be part of the sides of the box. I used my bandsaw to
cut to the line.
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Then I cut all the side pieces on my milling machine.
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Sanding I'm using my desktop for a workbench again because it
works great for this. I'm getting ready to do some sanding and with the
aid of my Bench Cookies, this will make it that much easier.
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What are Bench Cookies you ask? These are sold by
Rockler and they have a
rubbery surface on both sides. This helps them grip whatever you put
them on... or whatever you put on top of them.
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I started with 150 grit sandpaper and worked my way to 320. This went
pretty fast because this wood is soft.
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More Machining
Next I drilled four 1/4" dowel holes per side that will match up with
the side pieces.
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Here I'm putting in the same 1/4" holes and spacing on
the sides, but I left my work piece a little bit long. The reason for
leaving the sides long is because I don't have an accurate way of
measuring them. My calipers only go to 12" long and this piece is about
20".
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Here you can see what I'm talking about. Notice the
amount the side piece overhangs the bottom piece. I can measure this with some
calipers, make note of the amount and then remove said amount to make
both pieces flush with each other.
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