When last we visited the Great Banquette Conversion of 2009 Chris was making himself stupid by curve-fitting with a belt sander. Mercifully for all concerned, he went back to the tried and true Compass Method that we used so successfully before. We completed both seats and the table top then added some Ikea drawers, which are going to work just fine. There is quite a bit of clearance at the back of an Ikea cabinet, even though we cut away part to fit, the drawers fit perfectly.
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McMaster-Carr…Heaven for the do-it-your-selfer
Chris and I moan on a near weekendly basis about the dire state of the big-box hardware stores. If I go to Home Depot or Lowes or OSH for 9 items I come home with 5, 4 are of crappy quality and 3 actually work at all. It’s pathetic. As recently as 10 years ago [...]
