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Install the hardware

When installing the hinges, one trick is to clamp both the side frames and the back frame together.  Next, use an awl or nail to start the screw.  This will ensure that when you screw the hinge in place that the pieces will line up when opened.  It will also keep the wood from splitting.

The back rails are secured using 2-1/2" wood screws.  Pre-drill a pilot hole in the end frames. Assemble the shelf on the dowels and screw the side frames together.

Clamp both pieces together

Clamp both pieces together

Screw in brass hinges

Dowel hinge for shelf


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