Oh helpful ones,
                since we're currently discussing dovetailing.....
the next project on my list is a bookcase for my daughter's
bedroom.SWMBO would like it to be 60" tall and about 42" wide.
I've been running through designs in my head and would really like to 
dovetail the carcase top and bottom to the sides and sit it
on a pedestal.Thought ,maybe, half blinds on top and through
dovetails on the bottom end.
     Then I got to thinking it might be tough to mark and saw
the pins on the ends of a 60" board. I could obviously cut the
tails on the top and bottom boards and then mark out the pins
by laying the sides flat on the workbench and offering up
the tailboards.But what about making the cuts accurately ..
..with the boards laid flat it would seem to be a pain to make
cuts with the saw held vertically.Alternatively,to stand the board upright 
and make cuts at a 60" height would be awkward also.
   So,does anyone have any useful tips or experiences with
long boards?BTW,I have read your oak bookcase project several times
Jeff.
    No rush for replies but SWMBO is standing over there
tapping her toes up and down somewhat impatiently.

        Phil Bassett     Stealth galoot #99

p.s SWMBO just said "just nail some boards together hubby" ...sigh..


Phil Bassett,
Gainesville,sunny Florida.

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