Ha, I know right....

Three best tools for this project for anyone wondering...

1) Router with circle jig. Homemade jig or something like the Jasper 200 makes cutting perfect circles piece of cake.

2) Air compressor and finishing nailer. So easy to pop in a couple of nails to hold things together before clamping and the glue makes the MDF slide around like it was wet ice.

3) Clamps, clamps, and more clamps. I am using 6 clamps but if I wanted to do more of the gluing at once, I would have needed more. Since that is what I had, I had to put one end on at a time and then the middle brace. With 8 clamps I could have done both ends and with 12 I could have done the ends and middle brace at once saving time on waiting for glue to cure.

It really isn't hard work, just takes time between steps. Of course the finishing work takes longer that the construction depending on the finish.

Farewell - June 4, 2020