Simple and Inexpensive Wood Projects
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Layout and Cutting
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Choose two 8' boards for the side pieces. Take one of these
boards and, using the carpenter's square, see whether it
has a square (90°) end. If neither end is square, then
come down approximately 2" from an end, draw a 90° line
using the square, and cut along this line making a square
end. Pull your tape measure from this end and make a small
mark at 5' 11". Take the carpenter's square and draw a
90° line right at the mark you just made. Cut along the
line. You should now have one 1" x 6" x 5' 11" board with
two square ends. Repeat this process on the other board you
chose for a side board so that you have two 1" x 6" x 5'
11" square-ended boards.
The next step is basically the same as above, only the cut
boards are smaller for shelf use. Choose four 1" x 6" x 8'
boards from the remaining pile. Pick a board and try to
find a square end. If neither end is square, repeat the
above process for marking and cutting a square end. Pull
your tape measure from the square end and make a mark at
3'9". Draw the 90° line and cut along that line. Now
pull your tape measure from the end you just cut on the
remaining piece, make a mark at 3' 9", draw a 90° line,
and cut along that line. You should end up with two 1" x 6"
x 3' 9" shelf boards with square ends and a little
kindling. Repeat this process for the remaining three shelf
boards you chose so there are a total of seven 1" x 6" x 3'
9" shelf boards with square ends.
Take the length of board (approximately 4' 3") remaining
from the last shelf you cut and mark a 45° line as
close as possible to one end. Measure 14" along the edge of
the board from the point where the line is closest to the
end of the board and make a small mark. Draw a 45° line
back toward the other line so that 14" is the wide edge and
the lines taper to about 3". Cut along these lines. Repeat
this process once again. These are two uppercorner brackets
that both give the shelves stability and provide a place to
nail the unit to a wall.
Finally, you will need to knock out some simple safety
strips that will keep the jars from falling out the front
of the shelves in the event they are jostled. The remaining
board will be ripped into four 1 1/2" strips. At each end
of the board make marks at 1 1/2", 3", and 4 1/2". Stretch
the chalk line taut between corresponding marks and then
snap lines. If you are working alone, a nail temporarily
driven at one end of the board on a mark will provide you
the extra hand needed to hold one end of the string. Rip
along these lines with a circular saw so that you end up
with four 1"x 1 1/2" x 8' strips. Choose a strip and check
for a square end; make a square end as shown above if there
isn't one. Pull your tape measure from the square end and
mark at 3' 11". Make a square line and cut along that line.
Pull the tape measure from the cut just made along the
remaining piece, mark at 3' 11 ", draw a line, and cut.
Repeat this for the remaining four strips until you have a
total of six 1" x 1 1/2" x 3' 11" strips. You now have cut
all the pieces necessary to build the shelves.
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