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STEP 1
Cut the boards using a miter saw. Cut 1" by 12" and 1" by 2" oak boards into pieces that are 32" long.
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STEP 2
Drill holes into the oak. Screw 90 degree elbow fittings on either side of a 8" long piece of 1/2" diameter pipe. Use this assembly to trace the location of the holes on one of the 1" by 12" oak boards.
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STEP 3
Sand the oak using an orbital sander with 220-grit sand paper.
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STEP 4
Stain the oak using a polishing rag to apply a single coat of Danish oil.
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STEP 5
Insert the wood dowels into the pipefittings. cut some short pieces of 7/8" diameter dowel to fit inside iron pipe reducing couplings that went from ¾" diameter on one end to ½" on the other.
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STEP 6
Thread the short 1 1/2" long pipes through the drilled holes, then sandwhich the oak boards witht couplings on either side.
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STEP 7
Screw in handle.
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STEP 8
Drill holes in the dowels then insert the stems of the bronze casters. Add additional screws through the mounting plates on the casters and into the dowels.