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Step 3Route The Top
This is your 1 x 12. It gives the top of your shelf some extra thickness and makes it look pretty.
Like I said in the 'Get Wood' step - if you have a router, you probably don't need this.
But let's say that you don't have a router, what do you do? I'd ask a neighbor or ask at the lumber yard. For a buck or two, they will probably cut your board to length and give it a nice edge.
The other option would be to simple use a sander and give yourself a nice rounded edge. I used to do that before I got my router. It still looks cool.
Routing the top gives it a bit of a classic, antique-y look.
Like I said in the 'Get Wood' step - if you have a router, you probably don't need this.
But let's say that you don't have a router, what do you do? I'd ask a neighbor or ask at the lumber yard. For a buck or two, they will probably cut your board to length and give it a nice edge.
The other option would be to simple use a sander and give yourself a nice rounded edge. I used to do that before I got my router. It still looks cool.
Routing the top gives it a bit of a classic, antique-y look.
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