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[WIP] Making an outdoor modular sectional (lemmy.world)

submitted 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) by breckenedge@lemmy.world to c/woodworking@lemmy.ca

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Using cedar 2x4s cut to 1.5x3. Planning to seal with outdoor polyurithane varnish. Any thoughts on the design thus far?

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[–] DestroyerOfWorlds@sh.itjust.works 3 points 6 months ago (1 children)

the pocket holes on the outside of the back leg kills me

[–] breckenedge@lemmy.world 3 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Don’t die. It’s a prototype and I’ll need like 7 of those. I cut two lefts rather than a left and right.

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Do you have other joinery gong on, or are those legs relying on pocket screws to hold the load? Is it going to stand up to the racking forces that chairs take?

[–] breckenedge@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Just screws and glue so far in the design

[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 points 6 months ago

are you comfortable with that joint taking that load?