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Instructions
1. Degree the distance from the ground to your dog's shoulder. This Testament be the heighth of your feeder. Ensuing degree the breadth of your dog dishes. Add 4 inches to this measurement. This will be the diameter of your feeder. Multiply the breadth of your dog dish by two and add 6 inches. This Testament be the length of your feeder.
Trace two circles on the top of your feeder with the pencil where the dog dishes will sit. These circles should be ¼ inch less in diameter than your dog dishes. Leave 2 inches between the circles.2. Cut a piece of plywood for the top of your feeder. This piece should measure the length and width you determined earlier.
3. Use the router to cut out the circles of plywood. Sand the inner edges to smooth. Test to make sure the dog bowls fit snugly into these openings.
4. Cut out the sides, back and front of your feeder. The sides will measure the width of the feeder by the height. The back and front will measure the length of the feeder by the height.
5. Apply wood glue to the top and side edges of each piece and attach them to the top. Hammer in wood finishing nails at the corners and every 4 inches along the sides. Allow the glue to dry overnight.
6. Finish the wood with a coat of polyurethane varnish or stain.
