This is perhaps the most difficult of all the nailing you will do. Strike a nail in the corner of the 40" piece, making sure to not hammer hard enough to lose the balance of the boards. Now you want to get out your nails and mate flush, one end of the 40" board to one of the upright 22" pieces. Taking two of the 40" pieces and two of the 22" pieces, set each of the 22" pieces upright on a flat surface and place one 40" piece on top of the pieces, balancing it so it will stand by itself. ![]() You will want to refer to Figure 1A for exact placement of your wood pieces. Now that you have made all your saw cuts, you are ready to begin construction of your goat feeder. #8 - 2"x4" Mark and cut: 1 - 14" piece 2 - 24" pieces (cut the 14" piece first!) #7 - 2"x4" Mark and cut: 1 - 14" piece 3 - 24" pieces (cut the 14" piece first!) #6 - 2"x4" Mark and cut: 1 - 14" piece 3 - 24" pieces (cut the 14" piece first!) #5 - 2"x4" Mark and cut: 1 - 14" piece 3 - 25" pieces (cut the 14" piece first!) (at this point you should have 12 pieces cut with 4 - 6" leftover blocks) When cutting your pieces, I suggest that you mark each cut piece the correct size and make separate piles of each piece length as you progress. There may be a simpler and more effective way to do this but the wood waste I encountered was slight and besides, you can perhaps use the leftover blocks for other projects down the road. I will detail the way I made the cuts for this project and lay it out board by board. The pieces are broken down into the following sizes and the number of pieces you will need: (see Figure 1A)Īgain, before you make the first cut, take into consideration minimizing your overall "wood waste". You are going to want to measure your wood and calculate for your cuts - again, before you make your first saw cut. Safety first!!īefore you make the first cut - The very first thing you will want to do is situate your wood close by where you can easily move it into cutting position.
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