Intermediate Method: Cut Floating Panel

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What happens here

The panel (backer) is cut from 1/4-inch birch plywood. To achieve a clean cut and prevent tear-out, especially on the bottom side, apply painter's tape along the line where the cut will be made. The panel should be sized to fit within the mortises.

Goal: Cut a 1/4-inch birch plywood panel for the door, ensuring clean cuts by applying painter's tape along the cut line to prevent tear-out.

Tools and materials

1/4-inch Birch Plywood
Table Saw
Painter's Tape

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[Music] and now that we have our mortises and tenons these just plug in perfectly the backer or in this situation our panel that's I guess the appropriate word we're still using the/ quter inch Birch ply but here's a little trick that will help you get the cleanest cut this stuff tends to rip apart specifically on the bottom part of your cut but if you put a piece of tape over it and then make your cut over it it's going to have a crisp Cris cut trust me it's something I keep in my back pocket all the time when working with this stuff we have our Styles we have our rails more send it in we have our floating panel now we're going to glue up when it comes to gluing

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