hey remodelaholics, welcome back to our diy channel. today we have an exciting event happening on our blog. about 4 times a year we have what we call a theme week, and in that week we share a months work of projects in one week. and this weeks theme is plywood. #plywoodpretty so if you have any plywood projects that yo want to share make sure you use the hashtag and we will be looking for it on social media. but also we are partnering up with a ton of bloggers to create the best plywood playlist. say that ten times fast. here on our channel. so first check out our sectional sofa that you are watching right now. and then be sure to checkout our playlist to watch the rest. thanks for watching guys. i hope that next time we have a theme week that you will join us.
we will do a call out and share your projects in a playlist on our channel. thanks guys see you later. hey remodelaholics as part of our plywoodweek, today i want to show you how to make a plywood sofa sectional. be sure to checkout all the plywood projects on our playlist. so we designed this sofa for our deck. a couplethings we considered when designing it was we wanted an l-shaped sofa and a place tostore our cushions during a storm to keep them dryer. each section of the sofa will be made outof two sheets of three-quarter inch birch plywood.
to start off i used my circular saw to cutout the main pieces down, so that they're easier to manage for the the final cuts onthe table saw. first let’s build the base frame of theplywood sofa sectional. first cut the plywood to length and width. then mark out where youwill cut out the notch for a support beam, with a jig saw. the notch will be on the topcenter of the sides. after the notch is cut out drill all the pocket holes. there willbe pocket holes along the top, around the support beam and down the back side. don’tworry all those holes will be covered up with the side pieces in the end. once the sides are done, cut out the backframe and drill in the pocket holes along
the top and along each end. now it’s time to build the support beam.rip the redwood 2x4 down and then attach another piece of plywood to it, to make extra strong.glue the plywood to the redwood and screw it together with wood screws. next drill inpocket holes to one side of the beam. cut the middle support block to length andattach it to the middle of the beam with glue and pocket screws. now it’s time to assemble the frame. screw the sides on to the back. make surethe keep all the pocket holes on the outside of the frame. now install the beam. attachthe middle support to the back with wood screws
through the back. to make this easier, set this part up on asawhorse and not the frame. set up the seat piece on two or three sawhorses with the goodside down. glue and screw the 2nd piece of the seat together. now turn the base upsidedown on top of the seat, and glue and screw the frame to the seat through the pocket holeson the beam, sides and back. next attach the back. lay the back down andlign up the frame leaving â¾â€ on each side of the frame. glue it in place and hold withclamps while screwing it together through all the pocket holes on the sides. you canalso screw it together up high under the seat
where the screws will be hidden. now glue on the side pieces. add any otherscrews under the frame where they can be hidden. you can start with the left side then finishup on the right with the last two pieces. while the sides are drying, attach some additionalblocking and add the â¼â€ cover underneath the bench with wood screws. this will helpkeep out any unwanted pests, like hornets or wasps from hiding behind the beam, butthis optional. with everything in place now it’s time tofill in any holes with elmer’s pro bond stainable wood filler, let that dry then sandeverything smooth. stain and finish as desired. there you have it! your very own plywood sofasectional. now you can just lay back and enjoy
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