Saturday Morning Workshop: How To Build A Nelson Platform Bench

Cut the parts to size

Cut the slats (A) to size. Cut the rails (B) oversize, and then glue two of them together to create the middle rail. Gang up the rails with painter’s tape and flush-cut one end. Cut the leg sides (D) oversize and gang them together with painter’s tape. Cut the leg sides to finished length with parallel 8-degree bevels at each end. Cut the leg tops and bottoms to finished length. Clamp a stop to the fence for consistent sizes.