Lighthouse Galleryt Support

Lighthouse: Gallery Support Brackets

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'25 Instructions

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0. LH100 Gallery Support Brackets 00D.png

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1. Supplies: J-Rail; 3/8 x 3/8; Razor saw; Paint and brush; sandpaper; and the instructions 01D.png

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2. Paint the sticks 02D.png

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3. Just enough paint to fill the grain, not to put any on the surface 03D.png

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4. Let the paint dry 04D.png

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5. Sand down to the wood 05D.png

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6. The paint is satiny, transparent, and lots of wood is showing 06D.png

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7. This diagram guides the cuts 07D.png

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7a. Click on the picture above for a printable template CuttingTemplate.png

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8. Line up the materials and saw carefully with the diagram 08D.png

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9. Start the cut on the diagram 09D.png

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10. Finish it on a cutting board or waste piece of wood 10D.png

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11. This angle matches the diagram 11D.png

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12. This one is straight 12D.png

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13. -angled... 13D.png

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14. -straight... 14D.png

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15. Back-and-forth to use each leftover angle. 15D.png

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16. Make 8 of them. 16D.png

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17. The J-Rail groove faces the wall 17D.png

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18. Use the diagram´s angle on top 18D.png

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19. Draw a line parallel to that angle here 19D.png

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20. 20D.png

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21. Use the line to guide the saw 21D.png

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22. Keep the saw carefully straight up-and-down 22D.png

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23. Make 8 of this part too. 23D.png

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24. Another Parallel line to guide the strut´s cut 24D.png

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25. the J-Rail´s groove faces the back 25D.png

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26. Cutting the length and top angle 26D.png

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27. I´ll make 8 of these too. 27D.png

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28. Cutting the bottom angle 28D.png

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29. This is the strut 29D.png

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30. 8 of each 30D.png

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31. Clean up the fuzz 31D.png

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32. Glue them together 32D.png

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33. Let the glue stiffen for a half-minute... 33D.png

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34. But let the glue dry with them sitting in place 34D.png

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35. Sand and clean 35D.png

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36. Soften the edges and corners 36D.png

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37. Paint again 37D.png

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38. Line up the Banding with the clapboard 38D.png

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39. Start the cut in place, finish it on the cutting board 39D.png

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40. 40D.png