Ultimate & Easy Way Of Building The Storage Bench With Cubbies
If you want to build a storage bench with cubbies, you can do so very easily, you simply need to go through all the steps mentioned below carefully and achieve the desired result of your task:
- Cut: The first step is to cut the plywood parts to width with the help of a table saw. Also, crosscut the plywood parts to needed length using a track saw. The user can use the miter saw to crosscut all the poplar stiles as well as rails to length.
- Drill Holes: Into the rails drill the holes with a pocket-hole jig and screw down the rails to the stiles with 1 1/4 inch pocket screws. Glue and screw all the stiles as well as rails to the plywood back with the help of 1-inch screws.
- Use A Router: The user needs to use a router with a quarter-round stepped beading bit to shape down the inside edges of the stiles as well as rails.
- Notch: In this step notch the rear top as well as bottom corners of the plywood center for the storage box. Then screw together the plywood storage box with the help of 2 1/2 inch drywall screws. The user needs to be sure to drill pilot holes first.
- Fasten: Attach the storage box on the plywood back with the 2 1/2 inch drywall screws.
- Cut A Face Frame: Out of poplar 1x3 cut a face frame that will fit on the front of the storage box.
- Legs: With the help of a jigsaw cut a radius in the bottom ends of each of the poplar leg. Cut out a second leg but should be 3/4 inch narrower as compared to the first leg. Glue and nail the leg parts together with the help of a pneumatic brad nailer and 1 1/2-inch brads.
- Sand: The user needs to sand down all the parts using a random-orbit sander and the 120-grit abrasive disks.
- Face Frame: With the help of an 1 1/4 inch pocket screws assemble the poplar face frame to the storage box with the pneumatic brad nailer.
- Set The Shelf: On top of the plywood back secure shelf with the help of a pneumatic pin nailer and brad nailer. At last, prime then paint or stain the bench, this depends on the user's choice.