Craftsman Mailbox - Step 2

After rough cutting all the sides, top bottom and gluing up the blank for the back, it was time to move on to the front of the mailbox. The front is an open web design allowing you to see if there is any mail before you open the box.

First I cut out the top and bottom rails, and the vertical stiles.


The horizontal middle rails were up next. I had some 6/4 stock that to cut the 1 1/8" thick pieces out of. I started with a 2 1/4" x 10 3/4" piece and used a stacked dado head cutter to cut the 1 1/4" dadoes. I then ripped the 2 1/4" into two 1" horizontal rails.



That's all I had time for. Next I'll glue up the front, without the middle rails so I can easily the joints smooth.