Morning crew - one other little element to note. Not being fine furniture makers, the boy and I found the notched joints at the top of the motor board had a wee bit o daylight showing through in places. And last I checked, no one on this board advocates thin air as an acceptable bonding agent.
Even though this area will be sandwiched in ply both sides, I'm assuming this will be one of the more highly stressed joints in the build.
So, taking a page from builders of yore, we availed ourselves of some sawdust from the Shopvac, mixed it up nice and goopy with the glue, and over several sessions, forced the mess into any voids, let dry, then repeated. Once this last application dries we will sand it all down and see what we have wrought.
Figuring this won't be the last such patch up job we've got ourselves a nice can filled and at the ready. I'm also assuming the odd dog hair that made it's way into the mixture will only serve to help strengthen the bond...
