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How to Build a Dog Crate
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Shopping List
Supplies You Will Need
1. 14-by-14-inch inch reproduction floor heating grate
2. Decorative cabinet grille Get enough to cover the window cutouts on the side and back panels.
3. Dog tray for a plastic or metal crate, sized to your dog's weight.
4. 4-by-4-foot piece of ½-inch oak veneer plywoodfor the crate's sides, back, and top.
5. 8 feet of 1x2 oak
6. 6 feet of 1x3 oak
7. 2 feet of 1x4 oak
8. 5.2-mm Lauan plywood for the crate's floor.
9. ¾-inch square dowels to make floor supports and cleats on the back of the face frame.
10. 3/8-inch square dowels to hold the decorative grille in place.11. 1 5/8-inch oak crown molding and ½-inch oak glass bead molding to trim the top.
12. Pivot hinges
13. Latch
14. 3-inch finish-head screws for the door and face frame.
15. 1-inch drywall screws to assemble the box and install the decorative grille.
16. 5/8-inch brad nails to secure all trim pieces.
17. 1 3/8-inch brad nails to secure cleats, blocking, and crown molding.
18. Stainable wood filler
19. Shellac and lint-free rag -
Tools List
Tools You Will Need
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Pneumatic brad nailer
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Speed Square
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Screwdriver
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Jigsaw fitted with a plywood blade
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Miter saw
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Drill/driver and various bits: 5/16-inch, 3/32-inch, and #6 countersink
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24-inch bar clamps
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Tin snips or heavy-duty wire-cutters
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5: Build the Face Frame
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6: Attach the Face-Frame Cleats
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7: Mark and Cut the Windows for the Sides and Back
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8: Trim the Windows of the Side and Back Panels
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9: Secure the Grilles to the Side and Back Panels
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10: Attach the Floor Supports
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11: Mark and Drill Pilot Holes on the Side Panels
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12: Attach the Sides to the Face Frame
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13: Insert the Floor
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