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Shopping List for Building a Storage Bench:
– 1/2-inch and 3/4-inch cabinet-grade birch plywood [https://amzn.to/2LtC1al]
– 1×3 and 1×8 poplar [https://amzn.to/2N01Txu]
– Crown molding [https://amzn.to/2MZlIFf]
– Two wicker storage baskets [https://amzn.to/2ZKKuPj]
– 4 Decorative coat hooks [https://amzn.to/2PQyzMl]
– Carpenters’ glue [https://amzn.to/2zYr3V2]
– Cloth rag [https://amzn.to/2NQ0DwI], for wiping off excess glue
– 1 1/4-inch pocket screws [https://amzn.to/2PTJTYb], used to join rails to stiles
– 1-inch screws [https://amzn.to/2LCbqIi], for attaching stiles and rails to the plywood back of the bench
– 2 1/2-inch drywall screws [https://amzn.to/34lDEiO], used to assemble the storage box
– 1 1/2-inch brads [https://amzn.to/2UClIvL], used to join together the legs
– 120-grit abrasive disks [https://amzn.to/2UxsdjI]
– 1-inch pins [https://amzn.to/2HS9XMJ], for securing the crown molding
– Primer [https://amzn.to/311AMWr] and latex paint [https://amzn.to/2ZGvm6A] or wood stain [https://amzn.to/2PSI1il]
Tools List for Building a Storage Bench:
– Table saw [https://amzn.to/2Uyg0LF], for ripping plywood to width
– Track saw [https://amzn.to/2ZEBlIR], used to crosscut plywood to length
– Miter saw [https://amzn.to/2zZbqMY], for cutting poplar parts to length
– Pocket-hole jig [https://amzn.to/2N0cLf1], used to bore pocket holes
– Clamps [https://amzn.to/2ZC0tAg], for holding parts during pocket joinery
– Drill/driver [https://amzn.to/2ZQS4nM]
– Impact driver [https://amzn.to/2LraKFj], used to drive screws
– Router [https://amzn.to/34lEM62] with quarter-round stepped-beading router bit [https://amzn.to/34w7mSf], for shaping edges
– Wet/dry vacuum [https://amzn.to/2O2xEpJ], used to collect dust
– Jigsaw [https://amzn.to/2MUH4Uo], for cutting a radius into each leg
– Pneumatic brad nailer [https://amzn.to/31cLOba]
– Random-orbit sander [https://amzn.to/2ZQYjb8]
– Pneumatic pin nailer [https://amzn.to/2PQFftW]
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