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@ 6.20 he says he's going to cut a dado for strength.
Am I missing something? But doesn't it cut into the wrong bit for strength? Wouldn't you want it cut into the legs so that the horizontal pieces are partially supported?
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I imagine for strength against racking. The two vertical sides of the dado acting against the sides of the leg stopping it from rotating.
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no, he's cut it in the horizontal to stop the legs flexing when you're planing (for example) which exerts horizontal forces along the top of the bench. the dado (properly called a groove in the UK) is for sturdiness, not to support the cross member. the screws are more than enough to keep it from dropping off(!)
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I'd use the design from YT nerd and general weird genius matthias wandel
it's designed for minimal tools. you don't even need the circ saw if you're careful with a hand saw
https://youtu.be/M_xJD_aylYw
it's not the same level of insanely heavy sturdy that lots of people build, but it's the best beginner design ive come across