after cutting the boards I laid them out


here is a close up of the joined boards


clamped in place ready to drill the holes


after drilling the holes the bolts are in place holding the basic frame together


overview of the assembled frame


close up of the cross brace showing the tongue


cut brace at other end





router with router bit to show how the groove will be cut to accomodate the tongue


router in place to show how the groove will be cut


cut groove


frame was disassembled, the brace inserted and reassembled


from another angle


after finding that the nuts and bolts would interfere with the placement of the hinges I reworked the fasteners and used T-nuts

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