SCREW EYES (THE METAL PIECES ON THE ENDS)
SANDPAPER (120 GRIT WILL WORK)
DRILL WITH BIT TO MATCH SIZE OF SCREW EYES
HANDSAW (MITRE SAW IS GOOD, ANY WILL DO)
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| MATERIALS LIST: WOODEN DOWELS (WE RECCOMEND OAK) SCREW EYES (THE METAL PIECES ON THE ENDS) SANDPAPER (120 GRIT WILL WORK) DRILL WITH BIT TO MATCH SIZE OF SCREW EYES HANDSAW (MITRE SAW IS GOOD, ANY WILL DO) |
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| TECHNIQUE: #1: CUT DOWEL TO DESIRED LENGTH. REMEMBER THERE WILL BE ADDITIONAL LENGTH CREATED BY THE DEVICES YOU USE TO CONNECT THE BAR TO THE RESTRAINTS. #2: DRILL A HOLE IN EACH END OF THE BAR TO ACCOMMADATE THE SCREW EYE. ThE SIZE OF THE BIT SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY SMALLER THAN THE WIDTH OF THE SCREW EYE SHAFT. THAT WAY THE WOOD WON'T SPLIT BUT THE THREADS WILL HOLD. BE SURE THE HOLES ARE CENTERED & STRAIGHT. PRACTICE ON SCRAP WOOD IF YOUR NEW TO THIS. #3: SAND THE SHAFT OF THE WOOD & THEN SAND THE ANGLE AT EACH END. NO SHARP CORNERS OR SPLINTERS NEEDED HERE. THE LOWER THE 'GRIT', THE ROUGHER THE FINISH. START LOW & GO HIGHER. NO NEED FOR A REALLY FINE FINISH. JUST SMOOTH OUT THE ROUGH SPOTS. #4: SCREW IN THE SCREW EYES UNTIL THEY ARE SEATED & SNUG. YOU'RE DONE. REMEMBER, YOU CAN ALWAYS SHORTEN ONE, BUT YOU CAN NEVER MAKE IT LONGER AGAIN. HAVE FUN!!! | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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