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Use a wood chisel to pry out the waste wood from the channel and scrape it clean.
Step 4: Remove the Waste Wood
Introduction
Overview
Step 1
Crosscut the 2x4 to Length
Step 2
Miter the Post End
Step 3
Cut the Wiring Channel
Step 4
Remove the Waste Wood
Step 5
Set the Cable in the Groove
Step 6
Mark the 1x6 Arms
Step 7
Cut the Pieces
Step 8
Lay out the Cladding
Step 9
Position the 2x4 Parts
Step 10
Join the Post Parts
Step 11
Bore the Dowel Holes
Step 12
Trim the Dowels
Step 13
Bevel-Rip the Base
Step 14
Miter-Cut the Base
Step 15
Attach the Base to the Post
Step 16
Sink the Post
Step 17
Hang the Lantern
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Tools List
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sliding-compound miter saw
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drill/driver
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circular saw to cut wiring channel
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¾-inch chisel to clear waste wood from wiring channel
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hammer
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combination square
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caulking gun
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pneumatic finishing nailer
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flush-cutting handsaw to trim dowel rods
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3-pound sledgehammer to set lamppost
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2-foot level
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random-orbit sander
Shopping List
24 common cedar board. Get one 8-footer to make the center post and lantern arm.
16 clear cedar boards. Get two 8-foot lengths to clad the post.
210 clear cedar board. Get one 6-footer to wrap the base of the post.
construction adhesive
2- and 2½-inch-long finishing nails for a pneumatic nailer
⅜-inch hardwood dowel
⅜-inch-diameter spade bit waterproof carpenter's glue to glue dowel rods in place
polyurethane glue for mitered joints on the decorative base
100-grit disks for the random-orbit sander
1-inch screw hook for hanging the lantern or light fixture
copper candle lantern
low-voltage land-scape light fixture (optional)
transformer (optional)
12-volt cable (optional)
cable staples (optional)
16 clear cedar boards. Get two 8-foot lengths to clad the post.
210 clear cedar board. Get one 6-footer to wrap the base of the post.
construction adhesive
2- and 2½-inch-long finishing nails for a pneumatic nailer
⅜-inch hardwood dowel
⅜-inch-diameter spade bit waterproof carpenter's glue to glue dowel rods in place
polyurethane glue for mitered joints on the decorative base
100-grit disks for the random-orbit sander
1-inch screw hook for hanging the lantern or light fixture
copper candle lantern
low-voltage land-scape light fixture (optional)
transformer (optional)
12-volt cable (optional)
cable staples (optional)
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