Step 5: Put the sides together: Screw the side slats onto the legs.
Lay one front and one back leg on a flat work surface. Place the slats so that the edge of the slat is flush with the edge of the leg. You are going to put one screw in the top left corner of the slat and one screw in the bottom right corner of the slat first. That way you get each one nice and straight.
The wood I used was soft and fairly thin, so I had to drill the holes before turning in the screws, otherwise it would crack.
Once you have four screws in each slat, you will want to add two more screws to each one on the front edge of the back leg. (See drawing.) Use the same template to make the marks, considering the edge of the back leg as the side edge. Or, if you are the kind of person who likes to just eyeball it, do that.
The wood I used was soft and fairly thin, so I had to drill the holes before turning in the screws, otherwise it would crack.
Once you have four screws in each slat, you will want to add two more screws to each one on the front edge of the back leg. (See drawing.) Use the same template to make the marks, considering the edge of the back leg as the side edge. Or, if you are the kind of person who likes to just eyeball it, do that.
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