Hi all,
The wife is wanting a dedicated craft table for our office with some built-in storage (right now it's a simple foldable table.) I've only built simple furniture, and although I know this isn't exactly challenging, I want to make sure I'm going at it correctly. I drew up the attached design using Sketchup and I'm trying to get some ideas on a few things to make sure I'm not missing something.
1. Are my joinery techniques too much or is there a better way? I have a Kreg jig which I use all the time to assemble things. While I'm not all opposed to using it on this project, I'm sort of wanting to challenge myself a bit more and try not to use any screws (unless y'all say otherwise of course.)
2. She's wanting to paint this thing, so I've decided to use all 3/4 baltic birch to save a bit of money and also give it some heft so she can throw whatever she wants on it and I won't have to worry. The face frame will be built after assembly, made of cheap poplar and brad nailed.
3. Should I dry fit everything to make sure it's all good, disassemble, tape off the joints, and then paint? I'm sure we can finish this after assembly, but wondering if it's better to finish first and then assemble (I have an Earlex HV5500 by the way.)
4. The wife wants this thing to be as long as possible (no more than 8 feet of course), but I'm worried about the top sagging, but it also needs to be movable in the future. I'm going to have to move the cases in to the office and attach the top in there, but I don't want it to be permanently stuck without destroying it to get it out...does that make sense?
Man, that's a lot and I apologize for that, but super appreciative of this community . Thanks in advance!
-- Abe
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