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mortise layoutGoing with 5 vertical slats, one inch wide by 1/2 inch thick. The slats need to be installed before I can glue up the sides.big brain fartI thought I was done with the dowel jig but I wasn't. I had broke it down and stowed in when I realized that I still had four more to do. I couldn't remember what shims I had used so I had to by trial and error find the right one again. I missed the first one even though it was awfully close. The 3rd one was the charm. The new dowel holes lined up with the reset jig - the test piece aligned flush with the original rail on all four sides.sighWhen I found the missing dowel holes. I had done the back bottom rail but I didn't do the two bottom side rails.me-steakAt least I only drilled one hole on the wrong side of the layout line. Glued in a dowel and this won't be visible in finished project. The bottom shelf should cover it.hmm......Mitered two dowels and checked to see that shook out. It will work and the tricky part will be getting…

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