Updated 5/16/2018:
Sometimes there are days when you “breakout” and advance on your goal more than others. Over the past few days I have focused on shellacking tables and supports for the Staging Area of the Panhandle. After finishing that, I turned my attention to the 2” x 4” x 10’ pine boards that were going to support the bench-work table tops against the room walls (no legs there). I inspected them closely. They were warped – typical pine junk.
I decided to replace them with something that would keep its shape better – poplar. Yes, they were expensive, but I am determined not to make fundamental errors that require rebuilds or repeat some of the structural mistakes of Panhandle 1.0. So today, I went to Lowe’s and bought a number of 1” x 4” x 8’ and 1” x 4” x 10’ poplar boards and transported them home. These will not need shellacking.
Now all the remaining boards for the Staging Area have been shellacked, numbered, and are ready to go.
First step will be to set the laser level at 50" and install the poplar boards at the proper spot to support bench-work at that height. Then assembly of the bench-work can begin. Staging Area includes Tables 1-4 in the plan shown below.
George
