Home Makeover Interior designing and decoration tips

It’s okay to use some tiny nails from a “bradnailer” (a nail gun) to hold the pieces together as you work, but you’ll still need to use a couple of clamps to hold the pieces together while they dry. For the sides: 3. Do each side the same way you did the top, except start with a short length first. This time, make sure the pieces are flush on one end as you stack; you only want fingers at the top. Stacked Bench, continued putting it all together: 4. carefully put glue on the inside of the “fingers” one side at a time. Be sparing with the glue; it will get messy if you’re not careful.
It helps to use a small paintbrush. Work fast or the glue will start to stick before you can begin assembly. (If you’d prefer a more relaxed pace, consider buying extended “open” time glue, which doesn’t dry as fast.) Once you get glue on the gluing surfaces for one side go ahead and assemble. The fingers will fit tight, so you may need to tap it together with an assembly hammer. 5. Make sure your sides are square to the top, and let the glue set. If you cut the short pieces a hair short, then your fingers should protrude a little bit on the top and sides. 6. Sand the fingers flush, give it a final sanding, and apply a finish.
I like to brush on polyurethane (available at any home center; get the kind that’s water cleanup). You’ll need to put on a couple of coats because the exposed plywood edges will suck it up at first. Does it right and you’ll have a beautiful and practical piece for your pad. 212 Appendix Veneer Shade Lamp I created this lamp way back during the first season of the show. A couple pieces of yellow pine and a scrap of veneer were the inspiration. You can use whatever type of wood and veneer you want; for my lamp I used yellow pine for the legs, poplar for the cross members, and a piece of maple veneer for the shade.