Quote Originally Posted by goofyizzy View Post
I wish my honey had wood working tools.
Quote Originally Posted by toggpine View Post
Izzy - If you know the measurements, most lumber stores will cut your materials to size for you. In some cases, there may be a charge, but you can find that out up front just by asking.
IMHO, you'd do better to buy an inexpensive saw and miter box and cut your own wood. A lot of places will make rough or approximate cuts but for something like this where you need a pretty high degree of precision you'll probably do better than them with the cutting. I wouldn't want to frame out a house with a hand saw but for just a few cuts to make a little shelf the hand tools would be pretty manageable. The real trick is finding a friend or neighbor with a pneumatic brad nailer which would make popping the shelf together a _lot_ easier than a manual hammer and nails or screws.