Plywood magazine rack

Step 5 Assembling

This is the most tricky step.

Assembling 1

In the first phase all the parts except one side panel are assembled. Place one side panel on a flat horizontal surface with the inside face up. Distribute a thin layer of glue on the lines where the bottom and the separators will be fixed. These lines were previosly traced in step "Tracing". Distribute a narrow layer of glue on the edge of panels C, D, E, F and G that will be fixed to the side panel. Place the separators (C, D, E, and F) and the bottom (G) in vertical position and align them with the lines traced on the side panel. The lower border of the separators must align with the corresponding lines traced on the bottom board.

The vertical panel may move until the glue is fresh. In order to keep all in place you can use the some tricks. Fix some small nails that can be easily removed later in order to avoid that the vertical boards pan horizontally onto the side panel. Some nails fixed onto the upper edge of the vertical boards can be used to place elastic bands that tighten the boards together. If the plywood is thick (1 cm or more) the parts can be more easily assembled with screws and glue. This has the drawback that the screws or the holes will be visible from outside, unless a painting will cover them. When all the parts are in place and glued, load the top with some kilos and leave the glue solidifying overnight.

Assembling 2

When the first glueing is solid proceed to assemble the opposite side panel. Place this panel horizontally and add some glue onto the lines where the separators and bottom will be placed. Glue the edge of the separators and bottom that will fix onto the side board. Place the rack assembled in the previous phase onto the side panel and align the separators with the traced lines. Charge with some kilos and wait some hours.