For the first cut, turn your saw table to 45 degrees. The board needs to be on its side, it is not flat. It is a bevel cut because we’re cutting through the thickness of the wood, but I’m just doing a little shortcut and rotating m… See more

Sand all of your pieces now. It’s way easier to do it now before it’s assembled. :) Lay out your tree pattern so you don’t get them mixed up as you go. See more

Starting with the top two pieces, figure out where you want your two and a half inch screws to go in it and what angle. Mark where the screws need to enter and then the angle of where they need to go in at. Turn that b… See more

Appy wood filler in the two screw holes at the top. I’m not worrying about the inside screw holes, because you won’t really be able to see them. Sand off any pencil marks and sharp corners. Once it’s sanded, stain it whatever … See more