![]() Mark a square outline, 1.5 inches from the edge of the base. ![]() Step 8: Then mark the outline for fixing the frame on to the base. measuring the base board cutting the base piece ![]() First cut it out by length and then by width. Then cut the piece out using a circular saw and a wooden fence (any fence would be alright, though). Take a ¾ inch board and mark an 8 inch by 8 inch square piece for the base. Step 7: After the frame is ready, move on to the base of the lantern. It is a bit of a task holding the piece straight with one hand and doing the nailing. If you can get someone to help hold the piece, that would be best. Using a longer length will risk the nail coming out from the side of the frame. The nails we used were only 1 ¼ in length. It's best to use a combination of brad nails and Titebond premium glue to fix the frame together. Step 6: So After sanding, you've to do the joining/gluing. 4 vertical pieces and 8 horizontal pieces So since we are planning for an oil finish, start the sanding with a 120 grit sandpaper and then to 180 and then all the way to 220 grit. Step 5: So at this point, after all the lumber pieces are ready, it is time to do some sanding. cutting out the vertical and horizontal members It’s always best to use the first piece as reference for cutting the other pieces rather than measuring each time using a measuring tape. Step 4: So once the ¾ inch square dowels are ready, cut out 4 vertical members and 8 horizontal members using a miter saw. planing the pieces using the machine planer Actually a circular saw isn’t highly precise, so planing is usually necessary afterwards. Step 3: After the resawing run the pieces through the planer for making the sizes uniform for all the pieces. Of course, the easiest option is to just buy the right-sized wood! Tip: If you have a Table saw/Band Saw, it is better and safer to do the resawing with it. measuring the wood before re-sawing resawing the pieces using circular saw Mark the ¾ inch on the lumber and resaw the pieces using a circular saw if you need to do it too. Actually, ¾ inch square dowels are available at home-depot, we didn’t have it at hand, so we had to resaw the lumber to make it into a square dowel. Step 2: The next step is resawing the lumber to ¾ inch x ¾ inch square dowels using a circular saw You need 8 pieces of 5 inch length for the horizontal members and 4 pieces of 12 inch length for the vertical members. Step 1: To begin with take 1-1/2 inch by ¾ inch lumber and cut it down to the required length.
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