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Bob visits Todd Allen's cabinet shop and helps him mill and assemble the cabinets for the Loft Conversion Project.
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" We're ready to assemble in the case. And and -- a carpenter's glue. In this piece is the top -- right. Pre drill. This. Now why do you want to bother pre drilling just. The what is going into the hardwood of the -- is considerably harder than the plywood. In this group could -- often -- kind of screws are we using a bugle head course threatens to. Commonly used to achieve struck installations right. -- up now to the other side the bottom. OK now this is the bottom panel. You already pre drilled here because we've got less would this is where we -- what we've plowed out some of the thickness. And just to make sure that we don't. Split the -- it's always good to pre drill. OK up here at the other end of the board. We've temporarily clamp to FISA stock that'll help us hold that side in -- the same thing over here a couple of pieces. And this is just to support. The next piece that's coming into play. And once again blue and drive -- groups. We'll set out of furniture quilt on the workbench now. So that we don't damage the sharp edge that we cut on here ready -- And of course because it's an irregular box. You can see how this tilts down. OK now use. Some scrap lumber just as little sleepers here. Which will help us position. The back. Okay. It's. -- OK now let's get up and set it aside. And we'll get ready to work on the doors. No cases these. The -- Which Edwards or pieces of artwork for an. And we -- cut two styles which have. Apparently it into them right so that. These sons built right in. And these will set up. But the finished or will look like this one over here. Which is basically faced with an -- tempered -- tonight on both sides which he. We have not glued on but contact cement it so that there's no face nailed involved."

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