Step 7
Before we start putting things
together the parts need to be
sanded. Again, because we chose
to stain this project, extra attention
needs to be paid to this step. Don’t
skip grits when sanding and look
the parts over very well to find any
dents or ruff spots. (IMPORTANT:
Don’t sand off the marks you put
on the feet to line them up with the
sides, you’ll need these later.)
Don’t be fooled by the smooth feel
of the dowels either, they still need
to be sanded. Curl a piece of
sandpaper around the dowel and
again go through all your different
grits. The reason that sanding is so
important when staining a project
is that the stain will magnify all the
little defects on the wood. Stain
will get into dents and scratches
and will stain darker than the other
wood around it. The same is true
for areas that aren’t sanded as well
and remain rough, they will stain
darker also.
Step 8
With all the parts sanded, let’s glue the feet to the sides. Because we
didn’t want screws or nail holes showing on this piece we simply glued
the feet to the sides. The glue is plenty strong enough by itself to hold
the feet in place. Spread some glue onto the feet being careful not to get
glue onto areas that won’t be covered by the sides your alignment marks
should show where to apply the glue. Next, line up the marks that you