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Shaker Night Stand Part 3 | Final Dimensioning

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Channel: The HandToolery · 2017 · Howto & Style

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In this part of the series, I take the panels we just glued up, and I bring them down to their final dimensions on the length, width, and thickness.

Now, admittedly, because I used 2x4s for this, the thickness is about 5/8", not quite 3/4" like the plans call for. Nevertheless, they are thick enough for the purposes of this build. 

In short, what I do is scrape off any glue and then go across the grain, diagonally, with a thick-ish cut on the #5 Stanley-Bailey plane to bring everything to the same level. Then, I check for flatness with a straight edge and winding sticks.

I do this for all boards, no matter how small. 

When I have one face nice and flat, I make an edge flat and square to that face, and those two edges become the reference sides/faces, which I ALWAYS marks with a light "R". 

Going off of those faces, I mark the thickness and then the width.

Lastly, I use the references edges against the main surface and fence of my shooting board to bring one end into square. Then, I mark the length, cut, and true it on the shooting board.

Next video, I'll be cutting mortise and tenons for the carcass.


Next in the series:
Part 4: Mortising the Sides
Part 5: Shaping the Top
Part 6: Carcass Glue-up
Part 7: Making the Drawer
Part 8: Painting, Reveal, Conclusion

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