I always suggest watching the build video, so that there is better understanding of the project. |
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Step 1 : The Up Rights
Looking at a picture of the finished project, the stand has a handle to the top of it. I used one inch diameter Oak dowel for this.
Both up rights needed to have a one inch diameter recess drilled with a forstner bit to accept this handle at final assembly.
To drill the recesses for the handle I lowered my drill press down making contact with the up right where I needed to drill the recess at. I then clamped down a scrap board to my drill press table snugly against each side of the upright, creating a cradle that allowed me to drill both up rights in the same location ensuring they would be square to each other. |
It was then matter of working on the final profile of both up rights. What I wanted to do was round over all of the edges, not knock down the corners or round the edges over I wanted to completely round over all of the edges. And I did this using a combination of a spoke shave, a rasp and sandpaper. |
Step 2 : The Tray
Step 3 : Installing the tray brackets
To find the positions for the tray brackets the easiest way I found was to do a dry assembly of the magazine stand. Installing the handle, I then placing the tray in between the up rights approximately where I felt it should be and used a clamp from the outside of one up right to the outside of the other to apply enough pressure to hold the stand together. At this point I took my time measuring and moving the tray around until it was positioned where I thought it looked right. |
With the tray positioned I tightened the clamp preventing it from moving and placed the stand on it's side to install the brackets for the tray. To place the stand on it's side I opened my end vise wide enough for the clamp holding the stand together to fit through and allow me to balance the stand securely. |
The tray brackets are pointed to by the red arrows. I used oak for these a 1/2 inch by a 1/2 inch square, cutting them just long to stay with in the area of the back side of the legs. I did round the ends of them over for a added detail. I just attached them to the up rights using glue and a couple of brad nails to hold them in place until the glue dried. |
Step 4 : Assembly and finish
This was a really simple project and a lot of fun to build. I hope you have as much fun building this as I did and if you have any thoughts or question please feel free to email me : Shavingwoodworkshop@gmail.com
And remember,.... get out in your shop and build something awesome !!
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