Cut the parts to exact length in the mitre saw. This ensures that the parts are exactly square and gets rid of any rough corners.
Cut the PSE that strengthens the ends of the frame. It's not the best quality and although it was reasonably straight and not twisted it was badly bowed so I ran the pieces through the planer just to square things up a bit without changing the dimensions too much.
Glued the PSE to the end frame ply. I might add some screws later.
Cut half depth slots in the spine and rib pieces using the depth stop in the mitre saw.
Did a dry run on the workbench:
So far so good. No major disasters, yet...
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