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Supplies You Will Need
1. 12 feet of 1½-inch diameter pine handrail
(round on one side, flat on the other)
2. 3 feet of 1x8 poplar
3. Wood glue
4. 3d nails
5. 2-inch deck screws6. 1¼-inch deck screws
7. Four ¼ x 3½-inch carriage bolts
with fender washers, lock washers and wingnuts
8. 120-grit sandpaper
9. One pair of 1½-inch rubber feet (sometimes used for furniture or canes) -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Circular saw or jigsaw
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Hammer
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Drill/driver fitted with #6 countersink bit and 5/16-inch drill bit
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Random-orbit sander
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Tape measure
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Straightedge
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