So I picked up about 90% of the material I need for this project. As I mentioned before the 4x4s in Douglas Fir (untreated) don't exist in my area so I made my own (below). It's nice to have lots of clamps, lots of glue, and do them all at once. I started with 2x8's and glued them together. Then I ripped them in half with the table saw and that is what you see here. I then cut to the lengths I needed according to my cut list (with some extra for length for tight joints).
When you get a gluing surface with tight clamps you should end up with a joint that looks like this. Almost invisible.
Below, on the left is my table top material, cut to length, and my base material cut to length on the right. Also, I like to keep my material in order. The table top material to the far left is my unprocessed stock and next to it is the processed material. I group my base materials to the far right and separate it by legs 1 & 2.
Helpful hints: Number the end of your pieces according to your drawings so you know where they go when you assembly them. Never put your material on the floor. You risk picking up stones and dirt in your material. Use dunage under your material to store it.
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