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o Pencil
a Tablesaw
a Drill and drill bits, r/a"and s/ro"
a Pliers
a Carpentersquare
o s/+"paddle bit
a Countersink (optional)
o Miter saw (optionalbut helpful)
o Protectiveeye and hand wear
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o 1" X 10" X 10' roughsaw pine
o 12 - 21/zscrews
o -z"screws
o 2- anglehooks
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CUTTINGTHE MATERIAL
FRONT.BACK. AND BOTTOMPANELS- Fromthe 1" X 1O"X 10' board,measureand cut a
56" long piece. Ripthis piecesto 7" wide (set asidethe scrap from this cut- you will need it
fater). Gut 28" off of this board. This will becomeyour back panel. Now measureand cut a 6
34"piecefor your bottompanel. Withthe remaining7" wide board,measureto 19" and make
a 15 degreebevelcut acrossthe boardwith 19" as the long point. This will be your front
panel.
SIDE PANELS- Ripthe remainderof the 1" x 10" boardto 9" wide. Fromthis board,
measureto 21". Fromthis point makea 15 degreeanglecut acrossthe board with 21" as the
longpoint. Do this two timesand thesewill be your sidepanels.
TOP PANEL - Cut an 11 lo" ptecefrom the remainderof the 9" wide board. Set the table saw
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pieceand rip this to 2" wide puttinga 15 degree
the scrapfrom the 17" rip, cut an 111/a"
bevelafongthe length. This piecewill hold the top panelin place.
Youare now all done with the cutting and can now move onto the assembly.
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ASSEMBLY
Measureup 2" from the bottomof the back paneland makea squareline acrossthe board.
Set the two side panelsso they line up evenlywith the 2" mark and flush with the back panel.
Pre-driff and screw sidepanelslo bottompanelusing2t/." screws (threescrews per side).
Take the bottom paneland line it up with the side panelsandalong the line that you have
made. Pre-drill and screw the bottom panelto Ihe side panels using the 2 '1" screws (two
screwsper side).
Now, take the front paneland line it up with the top edge of the side panels. Makea very light
fine across the front panel "/o"downfrom the top edge. This will be the pivot point for the
front panel. Pre-drilland screw the top panelintothe side panels using a 2" screw (one on
each side).
Now center the top panelover the box. Placethe 2" x 11 1/o"piece over the top panel.
Pre-driff and screw this piece into the back panelonly. Makesure this piecefits snuglyas
this acts to hold down the top panel. Usetwo 2" screws for this. Next, put in the angle hooks
into the top and front panels. To do this, drill through the top panel and into lhe front panel
usingan Y""drill bit. Makesure that you drill squarelyinto the center of the front panel. Now,
re-driff the hole in just the top panelusingthe 3/j6"drill bit. This will allow the angle hook to
sfip throughthe top panel easily,yet hold securelyto the front panel. Repeatthis step with
the front panel. Screw in the angle hooks and tighten with pliers.
To makethe entrancehole,center a mark on the front panel16" from the bottomand drill
usinga3/o-1"paddlebit. Nowdrillthreet/.,u"holes(two atthe top and one atthe bottom)for
mountingpurposes. lt is also helpfulto makea notch in the bottompanel which helps in
openingthe front panel. Youcan use a chiseland sand paperfor this.
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