Reply by Rick Dennington

Jonathan,
Another thought I had… If you don’t have time to look for shorter screws, you might think about just “doweling it”... If you have a doweling jig, just make the hole deep enough on both parts, use a walnut dowel, glue it in, plus the sides, and you’re good to go…. Put some clamps on, let it dry, and smooth the dowels off flush…. just a thought..I’ve did that before on a couple of projects when I didn’t use screws… And on the cork feet…. It won’t hurt a thing to add a dab of glue to them…they’ll stick and help it hold..

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