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How the pieces you can design here actually go together — the joinery, the dimensions that matter, and what to hand a workshop.

• 3 September 2026·9 min read

  The press-fit corner bench: how a banquette goes together without a screw

  A corner bench with storage under every seat, cut from birch plywood and tapped together with a mallet. How the tab-and-slot joint works, how much it holds, and how to size one to your own corner.