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hulkster:

well thats the obvious solution, but how can you clamp something like that?  i mean, the two pieces of wood are pretty big, and theres nothing to clamp on to.

tmasman:

First of all, don't set it back more than half an inch... I'd probably shoot for 1/4"...

To do that easily, find some wood, or metal, or whatever, that is the thickness that you want the center piece offset inward...
[*]Lay that on a clean flat surface (like the garage floor).
[*]Lay your front panel on that material.
[*]Stand your sides up on that flat surface.
[*]Clamp the sides to the front panel & look it over to make sure everything is lined up the way you like & want it.
[*]Remove the clamps.
[*]Apply glue to the surfaces that require it.
[*]Put the clamps back in place
[*]Put angle about 1 small bracket every 8 inches or so. (Or nails through the sides, or whatever)
[*]Leave the clamps in place until the glue is completely cured
[*]If at all possible, put the front & back panels on at the same time to keep from having to move things around too much later on...
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I'm refering to these types of clamps (or anything similar).

Good luck!

G@M3FR3@K:


--- Quote from: hulkster081 on March 10, 2004, 09:23:49 pm ---well thats the obvious solution, but how can you clamp something like that?  i mean, the two pieces of wood are pretty big, and theres nothing to clamp on to.

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Why not use a 3/4" Steel Bar Clamp Fixture or even a 1/2" Steel Bar Clamp Fixture.


You can use any length of pipe you need (making the clamp as long or short as you want) and they are a lot stronger than the type tmasman posted above.  My father owns a cabinet shop and these are the type of clamps they use to assemble the cabinets.  They are also available in different profiles such as this one:



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