NO. 68
NOTES FROM THE SHOP
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FIVE-DRAWER
CHAIRSIDE CHEST
No. 68
April,1990
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EDITOR'S
Wrodsmith Ednor l)fJl\ltld 8. Peschkr
l>e$lgnDirector Ted KtulicrJc
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I)oul(ll," L. Hie""
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J. Strohman Jam,... ~I. Dolan Tt'rT)
Pro;ea 0esII(n<1' K.m 'I1W1kd Illumaoro 0 ... ;.1 Kre)11ng C.. I') Clui......,.... Rod SIOIIkes
l'hti. GI"w",,1Q C;rapbics Director J~)nSnyder l'roj
om"""n Ktl" Bradford 0;,'0" Rhodes
Kt{IoItine Hines
COnl'nO Bmnson VI.'kl Edwards
'I1le !>mith Conorolk'l' Paul E, GnI) ~ Unda O'Rourt
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Kenl A. Buck((>n Shop M"" " .. "«-"\of t~urtiA Build",~'bioi....,.".. Itt:hit Knru...e Jon&hrie St. Loui>. '10 SWre Bcrl
Woodsmilh (1SSN 0164 4114) i. publish<-d blmonthll' (F~bfUM)',April. Jun•. Augus~ Oc-
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ik~ most weodworkers, I really enjoy g~lting into the details and techniques ofworkingwilh 1001<.So. in thisissuewe're introducing a new feature article: Tool T, -chniques.
\Ve plan 10 hayt· an nrucle like this m e....,.ry i"ue - a pajI< or two devoted 10 a particular shop 1001thai ....ill ,ho" tips 00 ho.. to get the meN out o( Ihat tool Thic lime we're sho--ing a collection 01 tip> for th,· driDpres. (_ pajI'" 14and 15). We've also expsnded our Question·and· answer feature '1'alkinR Shop" 10 two pag.", so WI.! can provide mon° In(omlatiou in thb (om1311oo. This is all part o( Ihl.!32·page expanded ""rsion o( Wood.,,,,, til thOI'illU1ed .. ,th the laS! issue. With the ex!r.l pajlt" " e 'llbe able 10 "'ow Iargcr prujet:t.-. and h,"e more art). d.·, on toolsand woedworking [('Chniqot..,. AlonRwith lhe issuv, ",,'n' "",uling out Ihe new \Vood~1II11"Slol't·clIwloR.The idra behind thiscalaJog is 10 rcplacethecld "protective cover." (( you've been -;ubscribing (or awhile, you kilo lhal ....I.! used the proI"''live cover to sho the cov•." of the b3ck I... -ue.....and list their content.. :-:ow."ith the new catalog,,~areabk 10 ..how a 1m more projt_>(1~ from piL" i,.... ut.·'S and Rivea description ollh"m \h ";11..1,,, uSCil 10 provide mort' in(omliltion on l'roo jl'ClSupplies. TIliswili u,ually include ilems relaled 10 thecutrem i"uI' BUIw,' hupe 10 hi, able to present a li'lul ;IlIlhl" SUp"hl~ available (or paSI projl-<'I, a, lhe catalog grow .....
"')', J im is learning a 101and having a lot o( Iun in the 1\,,,,~{Bmil/lshop JOII ""yder has also 'wwd on 10 help with Iht, graphics of Ih~ new catalog and "ilh our direct mail packaR<'s.A>. the cata10j( .",,,,,,ranee improvc-; il "ill be the re'nit ..r Jon', ('{fort", illrt'ady planned St'\'rnI <1WIR\"', including"., 'S 10 produce the "h.>lrC3ll!loR on a computer. (floe nev. compun-r tf'Chnolog) ~n lhi ...area is as-Inundinll',) ,,-(,'n: also louldnR into a way 10 ,lI'nduc<' pholo, of pruj<'( I' in fullcolor. nil- an'. thai's gn.wing Ih.' fastCSIhere i...customer service. \\'ht'll the first
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d.·lug. d ....ith onlt-'" lincla Morrow, the m:m.1R(·r of this gTOUp. wa ... ulm4J-.t over-
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111nn~ne ....prupW ~()r1uI14ttc·lv '-'t \\c,1"(' abh- to 11i~ some IIh'lol ,.....ple, C"ndl,', V",ki, Mic, Unda JIUlt'§, .It,d Kri~jl)t~ an' ,111 tlllxi"us
to help
witlt (,nll'rs (or back i~'Ut·~ or project !>UI~"'<"Th.l1 if< up 10 K"II)' and seen to fillt! ,,,,'rylhtn!! in our bulginll "':lA!bouse onollt1l1 &1"",,,1110 ~ou II', an operation thai ...."". like il "IQIlII up o.emighL II tlh an th.. acti\1ly.I.t~li,' ha, been on a non .Iop pun:hasing C)"k' (ur th,· pa$1.""'O monlh, 'fhj. =01,11 ,nuURh palX'rwork Ihal Paul (our conlrolh'r) hir~d Linda O'R"urkc 10 help wril" c11(....ks and spend lIIor ... ~ And SOilgoc~, ''T, U.)IISS1'QRE. "1tiI~thinl!'i "' ....egro .. · tllllh. reo "e were abo in th< proc("'5ofcJos. iog Th. 1I'ood$",;lh $torr in SI, Louis. Tht St. Loub >lore was Ihe fir'l I\'"od.." II,$!~and il "'a, ajll't'al Olle_ By Ino!Ot accounts it ~'as tht- larg(>sl~most "t)mplelc siore for woodworker. in the counlry. It was fun iU,IIO walk in thaI store and wander around looking althings, BUIil was a mailer or beinll in Ihe "'TOng plact 81 Ihe wrong time TIw ,lOre "'3S Jo. calrd nexl 10a Iargt' shopping mall calJed thtSl,I.oui
To round OUIthe caLalog. on lh.-la.-I p,g,. " ..•... included abri('Iind,'x to pr"j ...dS, plu' n f.w ..xtra tips. I hop...Y"U .·n~.), il l>FWF,\CES,I usually 'PI'lId mOsl,,(this column lalkiog .boul w'1(Jdworking. BUII would like 10 talk aooul ,"m,' (If the new llL",ple who are v.orloklllllloran8l;....iSlanI .'(lilur. Jim Dolan, .. ho·, ,,",n a k)n~mc sukriber. respondt-d. JIm ... , .. orkin!! in th,' Phoenix .readuing lrulrk.-ung ~an:h and consulting (orcc..l'pt.r:ttt' nl·\\,: ....Jt.ltcrr... After talking 10 Jim aboul alilhe lypical job inlerview stuff. I a,k"d him why he "allied to work at W..",I","I/1. lie said thai I'very lime he build, a proit'Cl he learn, "'",elhing new. He wanlt'd 10 help other ~£'T '''iSLE. The nt'XI ibsue of "uodworkcrs learn iiihal h.. had learned I\',• ..t '. Ilk r.-:o.69) "ill be mailed during and ha,'t' 8$ much fun doinl! i1. ~.,.,..u.".,10
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Contents SIr grl'lll 1TIes §l Techniques I '4l L!..J
Ii/l .• [rom fellou: wood· uorkrre: 1. ,\'(!I?'(JI('SIOCkPugll Block.
;t, Fence
SIOIl, .~ Sia mp Dispenser Idea.
1,. Router Tablt: Hold-in. Jig .. 5. Sanding Tube. Ii. fill/I(/·Rubbing Deft Finish.
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IChnirside Chest L. ~
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knob, orr. Rill" tu make thi« volmu cabinet all heirloom "I"uJed
ITool Techniques 1...
11141 Dlilf Pres.•-1';ps alldjigllj"orget· tillY th« nu).•t o!yolIl'drill press.
I~hop Notes
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.l1iler BOJ', 2. Cull ill!! Duplicate Tenons
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and Tenon Joint ...
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shre! .• OJ XIIl/tiPCI pe rill you r shop. Plus a Rlirk jifl !1I1" ('lIltlng sandpaper to the correct .•izejill' (/ pod ,.ancler,
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Tips & Techniques NARROW STOCK PUSH BLOCK • \\1lco ripping
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by cutting a ~''''Ihick spacer to blatl,·.la) oUIa suur ...It'I~X·IIdr· 10 01,111'11 the thickness 01 "Mil li posh pieces ridt.~fill tilt' l(~p Mu'onite held tOI[l'II",r by 3 pieces 7" II"d hi!!h "nuURh ()f Ih(' ar any aIJju'tm('nl bolt....tl.l flt.'a" IJIt,· top C)( your tabl '&.:1\\ tlucknesses ul 'h~·k.1 cut 'tair· the lop 01 tlu- 1"1' I"ne,' plu< ,. np f"f\l'( 'I, p notches on lb. lronl end 01 (the thic kness uf the span·r). TII.n. to l!<1 a -ecure gnp on Iht' pu,h block. I dn1t.d a , the \la ...)nile f ....te nearest the see f-lj( I blade '(.~.IOC'Ut the ...tepped ruts d13. hol, and ~;ucd a , do.. I To make this pu,h bk" k stan on the Pll'l th t 1a('(."'S the :0>3\.\ 0''31' th.. back end 01 the S)>at"t'!' ,"VI' never
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h',flf'lrts .\',,.,, 1'IIJf '''(J(J, Id()('k l~ ",,1, rllt. I fl, f l'Jr "I'/Itl'fl IInr· (tJ r J ' n fd MOl K'I~MpU'nl", \\ It ... n p11'/. ~ d I II piece
tAl'ONlli a t, tcht'k fluid br ,.'U!II oft}. _"""
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ware or ,",,'('tll,',,1supply stores,
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l found a Ilrt, ...I1\;td, ...(tlP that Yo'orks ,l{rt'al t)1I In), mdi'il arm.a" Cen«' h·'call,·nab.-anl C..:lamp conduit h.nl:~r hee dra" iog) and l'all bt·(,.. nd Cura IInle over SI al 010,1 ~"",I hard·
"nlt"rc* itr,' cliff('rt\nt sizes ()r conduil hanK'·.... \'311abl~.TIll' on.. I boughl ha,an(lpenillgul
Cii~r,c'n"'('r~ from '1"J(J(I~,"it" SCI t).) .-\....."..iLh m...,...' ,taJl'P di~ pt'nst'f'"':!o. -..om(.1imf""" tht" ...tamp ... w D .. nltodra .. back m,.Je the hold,,!, and th('} don't pull out
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To US<' thi's "II,h block. set il everthe f.II(',..with thenotchon the push bl<,,'k 0" r the workp"'<:" To htlp hold Ihe stock
:Vi'- P<'ri,'('1 lor m..... CCIIC\',
To u,," Ih,~hangl"l'" a "'op.
qmpl~a.tat tl It o\'('r the t.;)p of Ihe I,·OC(' ("ith Ih~ """fl'\" fa('in.~a\\t.I~' 1".n1 tht" (t."llce. ,,(.(. • rl). :-.0.... S('I th" 'Iup the right d.. I.n .... Irom Ih" b1Jd~aod Iigb'~n the" ...rr(''t' dtlWn TIl, n <:0 ahead and l."1E.AM 111.lk,·) (tur C1Jl~" CoCWoU' r,.d JoJ, ,I,.,." (""DUll' HANGER .I1r1
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The kit ~"ntly hold, Ih~ >lamps in pia",' lnr 'Iorage and when the .Iallll" art' ol....ded. the} pullcJut Slltoothl~' and ..'·cnl) J" Tr.'ftdl('DlI (;'ftJt 1'aJ' .. "(lr~tafl
.." nl) 10 kt -t:p this fn.)m llu)II)l·11illR. I 'l"JmpJ~IIluNI a ,mall pi",'" ul Il"it to Ihe cas ...
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path. " ....draw;n!!,If. .fler glulJIII th" f..-lt in pbc~.the ..,., too hard tQ pull oUI.IU'llig'tlly sand Ih,' bottom Qf Ih~
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There's another advantage
Since the wheel is Iree-rolling. it's easier to push the board through this jig than J)3!"t all the fingen; of a Ieatherboard, Eliil"'" Notr: IVliih fi,ii! ;ig
table. But it can also be used on a table saw. band saw. or drill press a. well
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Typically. this would be a job for a featherboard, bUII've found
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that f~atherboatds can be diffi· cult to clamp down parallel 10 a fence, and a featherboard with a straight end won't work "ith a curved workpiece, Also. since this jig only touches the wood at one point (the edge oi the wheel). it applies more direct pressure than a featherboard.
cr liU....,ll ittjc~·.• 4"d your tl'Ork· N,,>(I. stand the pk"e on end piec« ha» 10 Of /I fairly CU/I· andcut a l".
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keep pressure righl before and after the workpiece passes Ole bit. Or they \'30 be slacked on top of one another for wll or irregular-shaped pieces, The jig
also can be clamped to the fence to hold a piece tight to the table. PII,p Slodd(ll"l/ Jt'~"1lp.loltYI
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Slice the lube down its length .To sand COVC\l. I wrap sandand slip the L'
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The paper wiU actually buff the finish and produce a semi, gloss sheen.
\\'"ad Finish in my business. While it does give an adequate finish. I could never get that
"hand-rubbed" look I wanted. Afler some experimentation, I found a very simple method to improve the look of this finiSh. All you need is a brown paper bag (the kind you gel from the grocery store) and 101.$of elbow
grease. T~ stan. simply"uta fewsmall square pieces of the brown paper bag. and then vigorously rub rhe finish with these pieces. The paper is slightly abrasive.but it won't cuuhrough the finish.
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Ben Caglial'tJ .11IIrphil e. Culi!orllw
SIND IN TOUR nps If you would like to share a tip or idea, just send in your idea to Il'ood.mith. Tops and Techniques. 2200 Grand Ave.. DesMoines, lown50312 We will pay upon publication $15 to $100 (depending on the published length otthe
tip). Pie ase include an explanation and a sketch or photo (we'll draw a DeW one).
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Chairside Chest The inspiration f01"this frame and panel walnut chest was an old~fa$hioned spool cabinet used to display thread at general stores. But it's just as handsonle sitting alongside a chair or sofa at home .
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ne of the most interesting features of this chest isthe least obvious - the back of the cabinet is ju.t1l$ beautiful as the top and sides. lt's designed to have a finished look wherever irs placed in a room. TIle inspiration for this proiect wssaa antique spool cabinet Thesecabinets were used til display lind store thread, and they usually sat on a counter or in the middle of the store. Since they could be viewed from all sides.the back had to look as nice as the front, VRA\\'1lRS. Though frame and panel construction is characteristic of spool cabinets. I've made a couple of changes fronllhe typical design, First. I increased the drawer height so Icould store something larger than a spool of thread. Bull used traditional dovetailjoimscn the drawers -a nice feature in these cabinets,
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TOP,Anotherchaogc is the top of this chest, II isn't solid stock. hu, a walnut frame around a walnut ply. wood panel. Ii the top were solid, you'd have to figure oUIhow 10anchor iuo the ease 10allow for expansion and contraction with seasonal changes ill humidity. Since a frame and plywood panel won't expand or contract significantly. it can be glued down 10the case. "'000.1 used walnutand walnut plywood to build Ih~ chest TI,e drawer sides and backs are hard maple. as arc the imeriorweh frames, IIARDWARE"''iD fiNISH. The knobs on the drawers are classic fluted brass spool cabinet knobs. (Two other styles are available, see Sources, page 31.) I finished the chest with tWO coats of satin poly· urethane varnish, sanding lightly between coats.
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SIDE AND BACK FRAMES I began building the chairside chest by "laking the side and back frame, of the C3S('. The frames are ¥," hardwood with a V," plywood panel. SIIlE ~"lIt\.'n~ Slat! work on the two side frames by cutting four side stiles (A) and four side rails (8) 2" wide. see rig. I.Then cut lheslik1ilSv,," long and the rails 12"long. ""CK I'RA,\I£. Since the back frame has to be the same h~ight as the side frames, I also cut the back frame pie.:es at this time, see fig. 4. Stan by cutting rwo back stiles (C) 2W' wide and Ihe same length as the side frames (lSV.'?11.encut the two back rails (D) 2" wide and22"loog. The stiles and railson all th ree frames are held together with open-ended mortise and tenon joints. see Fig, la. MORTISE.I cut the mortises in the stiles with a V4" straight biton the router table, sec Fig, 2. Raise the bitll't6" above the table. and position the fence so the bit is centered on the workpiece, see Fig. 2a. Next. I clamped a stop block to the fence to limit the length of cut. Position the stop block so there's 2\;1;" from the block to the far side of the biL (Note: The mortise only has to be 2"long to accept the tenon on the rail. Butl cut it I,B"longer. so 1wouldn't have to square up the rounded ends.) TENON,After the menisesare cut in all the sules, the next step i,to cut W'~ong tenons on the ends of the "dis. To make the tenons, I cut rabbets on both faces of me rails with a :¥."·widedado blade, see Fig. 3. Sneak upon the depth of Cuton a test piece until the tenon firs:;nugly into the mortise in the stile, Then cut tenens on all the rails, FROl\"fS'OI.F.S.Afterthe mortise and tenon joints were complete. I cut two front stiles
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r (E) )%" wide by 18"'4 long. sec> 1'lg. 4. When the case is assembled, these pieces wiD be glued to the front ends of Ull' ;;ide frames. refer to ~lg.10 on f~e 10. But I wanted to cut them now since they hav.. the same edge profile as the back stile' (C) EDGE PROFtLE, "ext, 10 dress up the edges, rout , a round-over (with a shoulder)
on the outside comer of Ih~ back stiles (C) and fronl stiles (E), sec Step I in Fig,S. RA8B£r. Now. rout a ¥....!'~widcrabbet on the inside corners (opposil~ the roundover), see Step 2 in Fig. 5.The ,idt' frames fit into this rabbet when Ill(' case i,a,<""'mbled, ASS£~tRt.Y.Finally, glue and damp th(' three frames checking that they're square.
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PANELS AND MOLDING I' \.'FI." ~exL rot the two side panels (I') Alter th~ thl'\'\' fran"." "ere dry. I routed a rabb<'l on tht' in,id, fact· 01 each I'ramt' to and hoc" panel (G) to fit bet ...een the rablk'Ct PI a 11.' plywood panel, ref er 10 Fig. 7. bet, (~ott" The grain runs ,'Erticall) in all RA118t'l'. To rout the rabbets, moonta~if three pan elv.) Ttl make the panels lit. I rabbt1 bit in the router table and raise il to round<'ll the comers .ti~hllyto match the
see FIR.!!. 1'0 make tht' >Iri"" rot ¥4"·thick stock 1..,." wid. Then round over both edges w;th a :}.·roun
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THfCKNlSS Of PLYWOOD
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BASE Thebaseofthechesi (f)nsist!tofamolding
frame gluedon lopoi a kkkboard Crame. see Fig. 9. KltIUIOARD. To build the kickboard frame. stan by rippin)! the kickboard front/oork (I) lind sides (J) to a uniform width Olt'ight) of3" Thenmitcrthefrontand back pi,,,,,,, so tlll'Y measure 27Vl' (from looll'poinl to long·point) and the side pieces mea-ur« 17J., r.st·t:·I'ig.9. To hC'111 oJign the comers, cut a ken in each mitt r........~ill. 9a. Then cut a spline to fit th,· Iocite.) \1011>1'[; flC."t~.Alter the kickboard
tram,'
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i, Jllurd together. cut the pieces for
the molding frame. 'ee Fig. 9. The front/hock (I<) and sides (L) are ripped to a uniform width or 1·<," Before mitering the pieces to finished length. I routed a l1o" round-over (with a shoulder) 00 the lOP outside edge 01 each piece. "',. Fig !Jb.Also rout a~",wide rabbet to fil over the kkkboard Crame. (These are
No. 68
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as on the
frame
stiles,
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rhe {'"3*. bur Jr'~t·cl"'I~"'ltodo this if the counleNlnk -hank hoi e-, are drilled inthe mold-
in!! frame oU". -ee ~ig 9b. "ftl'" the hclc-, are drilled. glue the molding frnrne on top "I till' kickboard frame,
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to KKK,o.ao
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ASSEMBLY •After s..sembledand screwedIlle to case the base. Ill. base isthen complete. can be FROJloTsnus TO FRAMES. Start assembling the case by gluing the front stiles (E) over Ille front edges of the side frames. see Fig. lOa. Check that the inside corners are square and the ends of each stile arc ftush with the top and bottom of the frames, SII)E TO IlACK t'Jl,\)lES. Nexl. glue and clamp the side frames to the back frame 10 form a lJ.shaPt'd assembly that's open in the
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front, see I'ig. 10.
SCREWOS BlISS.Alter the glue dries. tum the case aSS
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WEB FRAMES With the case screwed 10 the base. the nCXI step is 10 build six web (ram~ 10 connect the cabinet sides and suppon the drawers. CUT
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WEB FRAME
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WEB SlOES
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Begin by Ctltting all the frame pieces 10 a width of I". see Fig. II. o. wu To determine the length of the front/backs ~1).Ill easure the distanceberween the case SIlK sides (24 V~· in my case). Then.since drawer guides win beglued to the sidesonhe frame (refer 10 I'ill. 14). subtract the thickness o( two drawer guides (lW'). So I cui twelve web fronts/backs (M) 23" long. see Fig. 11. To determine the length of the web sides (N). measure ti.cdis13ncebetween the fronl and backstiles (I4~"). Nowcul twelve sides 10 this length. see rig. II. JOINERY.The web frame pieces are joined with open mortiscand tenonjoints, To make thls joinl. first Cut an open mortise (slot) in K((P H""'OS 12 CI1AROF 1m' Ihe end of each of the web sides (N). see Fig. - R Iia Center the mortise on the thickness of f-1tOUTt=' TAau. the piece, and CUi it to depth 10 match the width of the front/back pieces (1"). Next, I cut the tenons on the ends of the web front/back pieces (M). see Fig. lib. Sneak upon the depth of these cutsuntil the tenonsjust fits the mortises. Now glue all six web frames logcti.cr. checking thai the corners are square. NOTE: 1)t:ST PANElS. To keel> a drawer from ROUTRAIInONIOTTOM catchingon anyhems in Ihe drawer below.! INSiDE EDGE glued II." pl)nwooddust panels (0) 10rabOFwtaFRAME bets routed along the inside bottom edge of each web frame. see Figs. 12and 13.
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DRAWER GUIDES !kf",,' installing the web frame, in the case, I add.d drawer guides to five of th" fram., (or the live drawers. see Fig. 14 11", top (mOledoesn't need drawer guidl", 1>lIAWt'KGI·tDES.Cut Ih(' ten drawer guides (P) 10 a width of 1'1'," and Ill<'same
length as the web ,id," (1'1. see Fig. 14 Before gluing th,' drawer guides to the web frames. drill countersunk mounting holes through each guldl·. see Fig. 143. Ailcrthe holesare drilll"'. glue the drawer guides IUthe sldes 01the web frame. To WI'-
SECOND:
14
OlUi oW>tS TO
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(NOS Of fa,A,MlS
ve-nt... ·Jr.1 added ,",1~adherinJ!nylon JllId,· t"pc 10 Ih,· 101' of each frame. see ~1S1 U. TOI' 'PAL' I(. To keep the lOP (nUlit' Ihe ,,'nw wldlh •• the other fra1l1~s.JlIUl·1I:\(,"• '\',"'I""'('r (Q) on each side o(thi. (,.,unt'. toO wo
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INSTALLING WEB FRAMES AND FACING To position 11ll' web rra",~ in Ih,' ea-e, I
INSOT wta fRAMlS
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THttOUGH TOP Of CASI
17
used a spact-r syc;.
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tern. 1"('(I'r to Fig 17. This kN'PS all five
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ClUl ANDClAMP 'ACING STItIPS
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can remove Ih..m and
pIac-e-.
AU.SPA(W SHOULD aE UNIfORMHE~tn'
ClAMP flUSH TOP ANDIOTTOM
b"lIin assembly. For each frame. in scn 'pal:':rs and then a web frame, Then drin pilol ho,k, and screw the franll' 10 Ih~ca ..... • \1 I'(,'TRJ"'"Aft er all oflh.· .. cb fram'''' art"
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this measurement (Ill,', and
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L1l('~ilt" or
di"d"lt b)' fiv,·.1lten rillIt'll "jla(('1'" (on,,(or each ,jolt· o( th e dra .. er openingl to thi> ..idth (~h·l. see Fig. 17 l'Ocxt.in...·nall the web fram in th.·ca.se and "'·paral" them with 'pIKers ,. Fig. J 7 I( the top frome isn't Rush with Ihl'lupuf the case. ndju~1 the height o( a/ltl u- spacers, (:>;011" K<.'e1> all the spacers idenlical.) \.~. 'IKI.I Once the spacers art' euuo the
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17vt"). Then .• ubtrsct the cembined thickn,·" 01 till' fivel'l'Jll3ining(ram,.. (~ ••,. \0". 10 determine th<- hei!!ht 01 each
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Ilw spacers, measure from the 00110",web (mnl<' to Ihe top of the case (in Ill)' casco
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IOTTOM
~b)'in~th" bouom \\~bframe tbrou.I!h the top o( the caseuntil ;1";!Sontht ooS('moiding. '><'C rig. In. '1;0\\ drill pilol holes through Ih" mountinl! hoi,.". and screw the (rum" 10 tI,,· case. Sl'i\( ..... f(:)..
IWGHWITH toO Of CAS<
~piIC't"~
and IIlue walnut facing SlripS (R) to the (ronl ,,( each frame. S<.'C Fig. III.Cut IIWSlrips to fil between the frontstil es (1::), and damp Iht'lll ill place wilh C-clamps. sec Fig. Ilia
CUTUHGTtt 10 ," Ilf1WflN fRONT ,nus
fACING STRIPS ®-
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TOP Aftenheweb frames and facingpiecesare
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in place. work can begin on the top.
MOLDING FRONT/BACK
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The top is a mitered
hardwood frame around a ~•• ply· wood panel. refer to
~ig. 20. To make the top look thicker and add an interesting edge prolile. Iglued a separate molding frame on topofrhe case first. Then Iglued the top to this frame, MOIJ)ING FR."-"£' To make the molding frame. start by resa wing enough l'2"-thick stock for a front, back (both S). and two side (T) pieces, see l'ig. 19.Then rip th~ pieces to a uniform width 0121-1s". Before mitering the pieces to length. rout a W' round-over (with an I-Is" shoulder) on the bottom edge. see Fig. 19a.TIl"" miter the pieces to length so they're IV." longer (long-point 10 long·point) than the width and depth of the case (271'." and 11v..'~. After the frame piecesarecut, screw them down to UICtop of the case so there's a uniform overhang on all four sides. (ln my case, the oYel'nang measured 'III".) TOr FRA."E. Now work can begin on the lrame and panel top. To make the frame, start by cutting enough :y,"·thick stock for a front, back (both U). and two side (V) pieces. see Fig. 20. Then rip tile pieces to a uniform ",idth 012\1,". Before cutting the pieces to length there are a numoorof routing steps to go through. see Fig. 2L First. rout a \14" round-over (with a shoulder) on the top edge of each piece. see Step I. Next. to create a decorative channel between Ute frame and the plywood panel. I routed a very small rabbet on the inside top corner of each frame piece. see Slep 2. To keep the frame pieces and plywood panel aligned, I used a spline cut from V," Masonite,see Fig. 20. To accept the spline in the Imme pieces. Irouted \I," slots on the inside edges. see Step 3 in Fig. 21. After routing Ute Slots, miter the four frame pieces (U,V) to length so they're V4" longer (long-point to long·point) than the molding frame. P.'\NEL.Next, CUI a ~," plyw ood top panel (\V) to 61within the frame. Once the panel is cut to size. use thesamerouter set-upaswith
D.'ll ~t·
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STEP 1
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ROUT WITH 109 FACEDOWN
USE STlWGHT
fOR AIL
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Center it on the case so there's a uniform overhang (\Is") on all foursides.see rig.lOb.
12
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OF PAN!L
the frame pieces to rout a V..'I slot on all four
edges. see Step 4 in Il;g.21. "ASSD18LY. Now cut the splines from V." Masonite to lit between the frame and panel Then glue the frame around the panel wiUt Ute splines inplace. see rig. 20a. After the glue dries. glue the frame and panel assembly down to the lOpof the case.
SHORTER
THANU'NGTH
, ".. SlOT (unER 8fT
Woodsmllh
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DRAWERS The la"l 'It·p on the chest b 10 make Iht
22
BACK
drawe r-, I ,I'"'wel by
~"""1'HICl(J
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mllkillg Ihe' lipped drawer trum-, llRilI\. N .'II(l~'Th.
To derermine the
cut to size, rout a round-over "'ill\ a shoulder Oil .11 lour edges 01each drawer Imlll. _ ~"'II I in ~'I:. 24. Then. 10C«",1t' a lip. raul a
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SIDES
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(,,,,- THtel(,
IIO'TTOMGR(l()\ f_ "',·xI. CUIgrooves in all
the drn.. er pieCl~ for the l," plywood bottoms ('\A) To prevent the groove from
i,rc,",,,k~e. rip v!··thickdrm
sbowingon the ,iclt-"Ill" drawers. 1located il",itwouldcullhrough thcdO\'etaiI sockets in the drawer front....... tl,l( 26. 1wanted Ihi. gtOCove'lR the same location on the drawer Iront. back. and sides. BUI there's aproblem -!hI' drawcrtip, Itmakes the drawer front wid.rthan the other pieces.
23
24
To solve this problem. 1made an auxiliary
fence that fils "",i.rlhe lip.see Fig. 27.Then ine shoulder 011l1~drawer (ronl (nolthe lip)
J'i~25. War more on routing do\,tlail ...and a rides.gainS! thv knee: If)'ou use this same do\'c·lail,ij(.".....Ifoods.. Ih "0. 58.' fence foralii he pic....,. th" groove willbe cui GAP FOR D«.AWU CLtAUJ'ICI
UP ON All (DGU 0'
DAAwta 'RONT Dl{AwtaKNOI (Sfl SOUl'CCS.
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the sam« dbtance (rum the shoulder on lh" drawer ImOl 3' u is from the th(· b..ttom ,'CIII" of lb. dr.",·r back and
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TECHNIQUES
TOOL
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Drill Press I
've olt('11won" e red why tool mnnufactnrer-, don't dt-.ism drill pn',,,'" for woodworkers, 'n,,' l)robl"1II Is IIii' tabh- Drill pr("~ tabl...·, "tl· nln\ost aJW"J)!~ tOO""all, hard to damp onto. and don'l .. ork w"'l with a fcoee. T.\111.f .\.' II ~'t '( L The fir;t addition I would m"k." a large auxiharv r.tblc Ill. tab., shown hcw I' JU'I 1""0 ptt'('(' of ply. wood ....bottom u"" bolted 10the
metal tabh- and another one "n.,.,·d on lop. (Ihe plan, for thl,arem \\"'-__ ($" ~o.54.) nil" t)1" uf wblc pro,;d"" a
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'urla<'~ 10'UI'lXlrt !arRl' and 10nRworkPIt,,·t, It abo provitlt-~It way I" (laJnpji!.~, ~top:>. and a r,.II
1..1bl.,The-on •• hown i,dampc><1 to th.· r.tbk' "'th 11I11.",-dblocks en the bottom of thc knee. "'ERT. The original plans (or wi...lablt 011.....',h(J'~ a reee-s for
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a replaceable in-en (~~" ~1...
",.,it,·) onthe center ru the ply w·uod tabl" Th.'!Y· "0' a probk'l11 with this insert, It didn't 'oU) on pL...... \<'fY ,",.D. so chips and ",,,du,t colk...-tt-dunder the insert and kept il trum lying flush with the lop. The solution 0'3, to "''Pla ...• il .. ith an insert made from
'II," plY"'(~~1
'f\' "'FRT
On the ongmallabk-. the top ~. r "l:lu(~1 to the bottom lay.r So Ibuilt a n,""- L,bk' and made- th~(('P
la)t."f" In ('AU
-ection .. ThN_·rnr.t'45 bevelson the outer ,-dg..... to h.. 1dtI,,· I, nee. and bevels on th< in,id •• -dll' , to huld th. in>l'n in 1M.:t'.
nu-n Iadded a nc"
ccmersecucn
to ".", ..
a< a nopbceabl,· m-en. This Jlio.'tt is also b.-< eled on both '-dill ....and .lidc' between the oul<'I'sccncn-, - like a ,lidinR dovetail,
Wbik I "a'.t
it. I made >e'<."...) extra in-
-ert-, to
..tid.., in 3' the c>ldont"S gt:lchewed up. I dri1k-« • hu'" in un" msert '" I could k,,,,.,. a drum ...md er into II. SCI" inset photo.
BORING MORTISES bit is centered on Ihcl thi"'kn"c;~ of the workpiece. 111"n ju,t drill a serk-sofhok« lu r""Rh out tlumortise, see ph"I" at kft. ,I-'or more on (hi", ,t·chni
Ttu- ft·nc..• not
onl), h..Jps aliJ,.. the .... rkpi
,
and the bll. ilal-opro_id,,,, a) 10 clamp on a
• .'\, mcntiu n,t·ba'irproc<-durc here iSlo can't gcl tht· "..:on
14
m,~
Fill, 2. length of the spacer should equal the distance beCUI a spacer and place it IW('.'n 1111'centerpeints of the against the stop block 10 position fir-land second holes.) the first hole. see tlR, I.Afll-r Ihen drill out the waste bedrilling the firsl hok-.I'l'111.O\-etl,. l" een the IwO hoI..." and use a 'pac e r and drin a second hoI,' ~I eJlO,,'110 clean up tht.'
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s,ACt'a I40CX AND MOVI WOItKJltfCI AGAtNSf ST~OlOCI(
an .,1 . . .= ,lNCf b MOIlflSfHO
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DRILLING DOWELS OR BALLS BlHJ)"Gnl~JI(. Thvbascof I '''G mE nco To driD a h"I,' bottom 01 the long groove To the jig i... cut from a pil -c"(·of'" ,". centered on the width 013do.. ,,1. drill. hoi<'.na .. eoden baD. po';' thick stock 4 .. id,· b) Iti"IOIll{. position the Iencl'so the point of lion Ih.·point ofthe buwhere the -ee rlg.t.Thena \··J.:ruo\'~: j'l"Ul a brad point bit lines up" ith the t1ft f) \"', inter-ect,
.It you',,· ,,,,'r tried to drill a hek- in a do" d or 3 ball. you kno" h"" tough it i,10 k,,,,, the pit"l"t~from ,hdulR around. This jig ",I\,..lhat prubll'm
dow" the knlflh "hh.· b.....• To do tlli,. I >l'I tilt· bladl' on my table saw to IS' and rni,,'(! it ~ ..above the tabk Then I po,i lioned the renee So the (k~·pt',t par! or the CUI WR' centered on the width eruie b" se. Nnw make two passes, lurninll Ihl' piece end-for-end between l),,''>'''('o;., 8)1 adding a seeond k~K'V(1 nt'nJK~ the base, you t'3II drill into balls FinaDy. I cut 1\\0 ,h<>l' hold· downs and attached thvm tu Ih,' base with carriaRt' bolt ....
THICKNESS SANDING
COUNTllIOl'I
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CUT VoGlitOOvt Af4.s°
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:-';0" teed the workpiec« be- rate. and make light passes t w een the drum and th,· (,,,('(, (about the U,it:kn",,'ol a piayinll acll)' th~ -ame thkkOl'" 111< WI·Up I use "-qui.,,, 3 I, nee and Irom rillN 10 le(1 (agai.bt th,· card), Periodically dean the din'Ction ofthe drum's roratien) • drum wuh a rubber belt cleaner drum sander, ...~. ph"t" alldt SA~()[.'G 1~"'I;"RT. '1'0 ensure see Fig, 1. UyOll feed it (rom I~ft -o u dO<'!'n'tbum the wood, thedrum makescontac; with the to right. the spinning lull width or Uw 'trill, il hns to hi· drum will grab the 1 O.. U'RISIIINCt lowI'n'd slillhtly below th,' sur- workpiece. pull it lace 01 the table. You can lower through. and shoo; il the drum imo II hoi" drilled ill a off the table. To be piece of pl)'Wtl
stripsyou n...-d -.tnJl' that an- (X·
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ENLARGING HOLES
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to suppc.n tht" point of tht' bit in the first hole ,,·I(·rto the photo
at left, Of COUI'\o<·. YUU lIyuid the problem by drilling til<'counter· bore hole fir!
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To do this IiJ1d 3 bit th~ ",m,' size as the firsl hole. Chuck thi-,
bit in the drill, then 10'""r .t lOt<> the hole (with the power turned off). see Fig, J. Now damp th,' workpiece to the table in thi. position, and retrnct Ihe bil frtlm the hole. Next. put a tiJlhHiuinll dowd
illl" th.· fil"'t hole. Then replace the fir-I bit with one for the lar".'r hole ,ile, see Fig. 2. Nowwhen you bore th(' larger huh'. it will 1><- exactly centcred 011 Ill<' slIlallrr 0111.'. And since th,' p()int of U,c bit i$ supponed by th.· dowel. it won't drift off r('nter ur wobbll'_
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• Ho.. many tim('>. ha" you dnllpoinL dnll.-d a ho....ani} to di-cm.,,, Plugginll the Ii"'t hok' ... Ih a Ihal )OU n.."kd a ,Iilolhtly1arJ:er dowel .,.;11 iii'(' ,"ppon for the hok' Or )00 n,..'ded 10 add a latg ... drill bil BUIh"", do you Ctlllillt "N)f'f
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MOLDING MITER BOX are ,",'Vend tools Ihat
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cut miters, Bul
FENCE.ll,e fence Slart. out a' a block o( I \.O.!"·tloick hardwood.
thr problem I faced was hu" 10 1211," long. ("\IImile", on Ih.· 'mall molding The width olthe f"n('(' (wluch 'trip' (Clr Ihe Chair-ide Chest I will beit's heillht when mounu-d "Pt"nl a lew nunun-s building a 00 the base) should be I," tall"r bllk. U)'Ou use a bat:k ....w. the.till back .. ill control the dl'l>lh 01("\11 andgui
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To build this miter box. start by culling" ba-c oUI ol:jl. &\;.t
plywood 3" wide by 12" long
'111,,0.to hold 110,·("nrc in place, cut a Itfoovt> nl"njllhe base 1'.," Imm till' back (~Ige. SC'(·I·lg.I.
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Next, cut the (enn' block mto
three sections at ·15 Milk,. so the left (A) and right (e) seclions are both 5V~·lonll. Save
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mitcrbox.Klu .. thcldlp;"" (AI down first, '111e 11 pla(\' y"ur .., .. all_insl tht· end o( Ih,' "'III""" tt) PD,ition (h,' middk'I'"~'" III)
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and gl",' il in pia,.... Finally,
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ri~ht I"I"l"C IC) \\ hen u,inK the miter box. I d.unl> it I.. my bench ,·,,,,ylhillll ,"·ady.
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DUPLICATE TENONS • Ordinarily when I cut tenens on mil s, It"UIthem 'one at a time. But fur III(' 'mall rail. on the Plant Stand in thi' """'. I did ""mt'thing dilfl"Rl1l ~iN.1 '-L1nl'd out .. ith a"ide blank. Then I loutIQn~",on the end, 01 Ihi, bl.ok. \\lotn the
Be sureto allow (orthl' "",
kfr(,
and also forchipuul a, Iht· blade
completes ib CUI RlPP"G "T11fMAII"- .-\lI.r rut-
ling Iht tongues. rip the blank into 'trips to produce rail, with identical tenons on their end" '\('<. ~ill. 2.
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This
method
e lirninate ...chipout that can oc....·ur when cuttillR It.·n()n.s one a1 a time
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screwed onther II~t(/1' facl' (lr'll~ roil so tile pin is above the bottom 01the rail. sec Fig, :Ia. frU"lrfllil1" than '.,)c:nillR 3 drawer back. ,(',' Vill. I Wncn the drawer i~ pushed To get thl' drawer in or OUIof drawer and h8'in8 tht· contents duml) out 011 the 1100r. To pre- the cabinet. pivot the tumbuckkinto the cabinet. the 100S<' hinge vent thi_ on the draw vr in !he so it clean. the top rail. Then, to leaf is pushed out 01 th(· WAY 11ant Sland ())aile I~)I added a
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cut a notch in th.. top edge olthe drawer back. see Fig, 3. This aJiIl'" with a turnbuckle '~r<·II c d up into the cabinet lron\l' or top, To in'!'o.c;rl or remove the dnl'At r, pl\'ol th e turnbuckle' to align with th,· notch... -e 3a.
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ing down the wing IIU". the bars keep the 1('11' aligl1l'('(1 by
the dampTo make a ",t 01 pressure bar-, ....tan wnh acouple of 16"· lonl( 2,,4',.111<'11. driB hoIt.-s 6Jrlht, WO· dia. carrial((' bolt-,
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Aftl'r IIw joint is Rlued and put
bars in combination "ith n conventional clamp (or e a ch tenoned member in tile pro;".:!
1t.gl·tJl(·r. alternate tighleElillg Ihl' pre·""r.. bar and the clamp
until tIlt' joints clese tight.
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by carriage
bolt. and wing nuts. By tighten·
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The simple lines and the straighl-foruJardjoinery barrOtt' heat'ily from traditional Craftsman-style [umiture. But tha! doesn' e mean it won't fit in today's home. In fact ie's a perfect place for a desk phone.
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alw3Y, admired the idea
behind the Crnflsman-slyl~ fumilu!'\' thaI was mad" in the ",rly 1!IOCr~ and leatured very li11ko ornamentation. !lUI. often il looks heavy and uut-of·pial.. e, especially when
furmtur e, !'hal', whv. when I buIlt th" planl Sland. i trimmed do.. n the trnditional heavy legs and Illp 10 61 in a more contem(lornry wiling. ,,.., 1£(;'<, One
onhe mostdi ... tincuve features of this plant stand Is It's I,'l!s. As is typical with Ihls ';lyle of furniture, the Icg.n ....rurri.'tlthrough the top, l'Ili, makes foran interesiing de'ii1ll1, bUI nOlching the lOP and 111<-h~U fhra tighlfilaround the k Ir'can lx, tricky. The biggesl problem in malung IlK lop and the sheU is all" winl( fIJI' expansion and coo-
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",Iv" this problem, I CUI the lOP and -h('U OUIof plywood. Then I uved faciog pieces 10 make 111<'01 "1'1•."rIO be notched. JOIN"RI', The mortise and It'nolljc,int~used LO join the rails 10Ihl'lew; call for a very precise fit because there arc no lOPand bouom shoulders on the tenons. I didn't cut these shoulders 10
allow for the maximum possible I(luc al'\'a on the 'I'."·wide rails. SIIl« Ihere aren't any shoulders on Ih. u-non-; you have 10 CUI Ih. moruses to the exact size, \l\TEJU..U. A'ill ASISH. Most
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Crafl'man furniture was made (rom while oak. and so j!'i, our plant -tand. To give il an aulh<'I1tk color. 1 used :l.ti"",..x ",",,,incial
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TopJSI\elf(2)
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To Ill\' mortise locations aligned, clamp the )('1{> logether so the chamfered shouklers are flush,see Fi~ 2.Then.Jecate Ill" upper and lower limitsofthe mortises for the apron, and drawer rails. by measuring dO,,"I~·I"andSll."fromtheshouldC1'line. Sow u"" a "Quare 10marl< the limits across the four)('g-....... ~ig2 OI!.\WI'R RAIL\lOImSES. Xext, you can
fimsh I.)injf oul th...dm ,,.,. mil IJlOfti5<'S. The limillin.·, rePll"<'n1 the outer edge of themeruse-, So. on t"'ooflll~ 1<.I(s. measure "." (th.· lenll\h of the mortise) in from the limit lin v". -ee t-·ia. 2. Kcm'C)\! MOIC1l"",. :-;ow lay OUlthe morti,;t." (or thl' lower rai!.. 6" {rom the bottom o(lhrlc·g<. ,,·(trto lhe side view on page 19. To complete the layout, use a square 10 lran"fc'r the mortise locations around to the adj~('(,nI
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(To kt't1llht· """,n. and tall. flush 10the M.r completing in('1th.· deplh lopping shan of (Another method is 10 use the Mortising the LtYOIlIhne-, see Fill. 4 toOole:Because the moruses are ouser, Table fcalun'() in II'IHllhm.th 67.) keep the inside edge o( the leg (the edge To drill the mortises .stan by mounting. bil in the drill pre,". Then attach an auxil- between the mortises) against t11~fenee, SQIJARElll' "I~ "lltmSES. Aft.'r removiary fenc·. 10 Ihe drill press table. This will keep alllh(· mortises equally spaced {rom ing most of the waste with the drill bit. square the mortises 10the layout line with a the lII"idr con ...r ofeach leg. chisel, ""... rOIl 5. lip: Il·sea>ier 10fit tlte tenon l'OSmOSTlI ~'.SCF_ Clamp the fence %" from lh(' insidr edge of the bit. see rag. 3a. if you und"rcullhe moni .... st.." Fig. 5a shown....... Fill. 2a DRIU. nlE )Iom.,.,
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work on the legs (A) by curring four ~ blanks{rom~stock '-(J Vl6" actual thickness) 10I VI'," square. To altow room (or the pyramid ,hal)<"at topoteach lell, cuuhe four "'II blank, a liult'lonstcr than needed (32"). CIIA.\lfERnn lH.S. To (onn the pyrtlnlid, I cut four ,·hamfr,.., on the end o( each 1<.1(. Stan by tilunll the table saw blade to IS . To mak,' sun- that each 1"1: i,cut 10 the same knll1h, """'" anauxili3l)' fence 10the miter lr.Iug~ and clamp a >lOPblock 10 the ft"flCt', "" ~iR I. Adju
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APRONS AND RAILS The next StCP is to make the aprons (B) and rails (C) that fit into the mortised legs. To maintain the plant stand's simple slyle.1 made all the aprons and rail" the same length. However, the aprons and rails have to fit Oush to the inside comer of each leg. To do this. offset tenons need to be cut on the ends of the aprons and rails. TENONS. Start by cuning three oversize (4l'.!"·wide) blanks for the aprons (B) and
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one 6"·wide blank for all six rails (C), to an overall finished length of 10l'.!". The problem is keeping the tenons a('CUrate and avoiding chipout on the ends. To solve the problem I cut the tenons on a wide blank. then ripped the blank to make the aprons and rails. see Shop Notes. page 16. STEP O~'E.To make the aprons and rails. cut the offset tenons on the ends of the blanks in two steps with a dado blade. First. attach an auxiliary fence to the table saw rip fence and position it SO the blade will cut. V."·wide rabbet. see Step 1in Fig. 7. 111en, using a test piece.adjust the height ofthecut until it.equals thedisiance between
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TOP AND SHELF Once Icompleted the
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aprons (B) and the rails (C). I started working on the top and shelf (both labeled D). (The top and theshelfareilltcrchangeable.) My first thought w-as to use a hardwood blank. UICOnOlChthecorncrsarrutd the ICb"S. But this creates a couple of problems. The first problem has to do with the way solid wood expands and contracts with changes in humidity. As the wood expands. it pushes the legs apart, When it contracts, it leaves. gap between the legs. P1us.notdting
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die inside edge of the leg and the mortise (a"). refer to Fig, 8. when the height is set. rabbet both ends of the blanks on the same ;".lIk face. STEP rwo, To finish the tenons. I cut a rabbet on the ol
around four legs to get a tight fit isn't easy. PlYWQODTOPA:
cut the plywood top and sheIL Stan by screwing an auxiliary fence to the miter gauge. Then position a stop on the auxiliary fence
so it's 10" away from the blade. Cut the two 10" blanks in two passes, turning the pieces
90' between passes. see Fig. 10. The next step isto make the facing pieces. Usingthe same method ason the aprons and rails Icut a wide blank to length. then ripped the pieces to width. Since the facing pieces (E) are the same length as the sides of the plywood. Iused the same stop block setting to cut the !V4"-thickfacing blank to length. see Fig. 11. With the blank cut to length. all that's left is to rip the facing pieces to a finished width 0(7~'.
IlNGTH OF fACING (QUA.L$ SHOUlDE. DLMtNSIONS Of RAJI.S
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TOP AND SHELF ASSEMBLY CUlling thr PI<'t'r, fur the top and shelf is tair!)' '.'1 Ihe Irick)" pan i, gluing the !acinI: pie<'" ll.ult 10the edges of the pi)'. wood To do this, 1-e1up a clamping fixture
on a"',' plyv.,JOdbase,
Begin b)' l'l'mO\Ilng one 5lnigb~1!'! from the ply"ood base and rotate 1Iw lOp pi«e 90'. Then lack the !ltnlightcdge back in pI~,'
ClA\lPIM. reen Rl Start by placing the lop Plvct (ilIon the plywood betw ...·n a couple 01 14", 12 PlYWOOD lASE long slmi~hl,' (E) in pla<~ The '-Itaillhwdlles will kl"'P th. m nu'" to the end. 01 the top C1»,l'h eck thaI the e;..:inl!i,flu'" to th,' top ,urlact> ofth~ top po•-ce, ........tig. 12. l '-I't ....... \(. t)t RI...OCk..e-, After ('A 0 ldilinJ! pe":,\y,,,art" altaC'hed to ® th,· lop ""d lb.' ,hdl, Ihe oth er FACING e;..:ingJM<'<~.,ran 1M, glu,"" on.
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Rt"thc-r,1U'lwf' .,.jdc,'unus. I~('h unit is a mirrored "'1 and i,made up 01 one front and back I.·g (t\), all apron (13) and a nul (C).
togNher with the r..maining apron (H) and the mils (C), M'l' Fill. 14. SIan by IIluillSl the lower rails into the lower mortises In the side units. Then, 10 keep the 'land square during damping,lay the
refer to ~.XI~ oded \I...... pag~19. :\01.. I marl. a jilt 10 k""J) the legs from rnckinl{during!lh.. .., • ..,.,pQge 17. JO" nIt '10"". All,.,. the side units, are • ' ....1llbk'll th nl'xl 'taR~I~ 10 join thl'm
IOPIOk"'1lth~.''<'mbl)' square.see Fig. 14 (Dt>" ¥ glu~ Ihe lop on Y' L) OR,\WF.Jc(;11D~ \\'hilt- thc table i,dry. ing. you can <;tart "orl
Once you've (Olllplt-lt'tl811aching the facing pi..."" nn~1 ~s.",mbly can begin. Instead or Irying to glut, "I> .11 the pieces at the same timl', 1dividl'd lilt' a.",,-,nblyinto IWOstages. Mil. I vrrs 11w flrst ,1lIg~is to glue I~
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THE DRAWER ing, (In my ease this was 2%" x 10".) Then below. Then. dry assemble the drawer 10 using ~·-Ihick stock. cut uie drawer Iront measure torthe drawerbottom (J). And CUi (G) l;j rr less than tbe widlh of the opening the drawer bouom (rom plywood. (91~16"). and It.rl' less than the height onhe I)RAWER sror. To keep ihe drawer flush opening (21~.l2").see fig. 17. in front when it's closed. 1glued a drawer SIDES AND BACK. Now cut the drawer SLOp(K) 10lhe back apron. To determine sides (H) and back (I) to the same height the correct size of the SLOp.position the as the drawer (ronl (21%2"). Then !rim the drawer front flush wilh the drawer rails. drawer sides 9" long. and the back Io'l" Then trim thesropsoitfitsbetween the back more information, St."¬ ::V.'oodJJt)lith No. 58. shorter than the drawer front. see Fig. 17. of the drawer and the inside of the back URA\VER FROJo."T.Since the size of the Once Ihe drawer pieces are cut to .w.o, cut a apron. see Fig. 18. drawer front (G) dl.'lermlnes the size ofLhe groove for thedrawer bouom, see FIIl.17a. Finally. Iadded a turnbuckle catch lO tlw other pieces, I made Ihis piece fU'SLTo do CORN'ERJOL'T.Finally.to make thecomer back of the drawer. For more on drawer this, stan by measuring the size otthe open- joint. follow the step-by-step instructions catches, sec page 17.
Once lhe stand is assembled. all that's left is to build the drawer. However. since the drawer 61$flush to the front (ace of the mils (iI's not Upped) there will he a gap at the lOP and on the sides when the drawer is installed. The trick is to make this gap as small as possible. Note: II you prefer 10dovetail the drawer. the opening is s ized for Vt' dovetails. For
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h~nt.vrr } use a finish sander I'm amazed at what a great tlmesaver it is. However. IIII'tim. I save using !.hesander is 1I,,,ally }",I IryinlCI() h)('410and then cui sheets of snndpal)('r 1\01any mort' We·v. designed a system of OiJ)
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thick stops, and a 12"·long hacksaw blade. see drawing at right, .\Tr,\CR THE 5roPS. Starting with a 6114" x 12~' pll"'Ood base, nail the end and back ,lop, Ou.h with Ihe ~odsoflh e base. leaving 11"between them. 111cscstopsaret(,rl("aring the fullshee ll~ngthwise. Once the paper is 10m lengthwise, it needsto be lorn in baJJiIg3in.Thal·s\\hyth~ center stop is poSitioned back SJ.'z" Cl1'lTlXIT ED(;F_After the slops are nailed down, I screwed on a cutting edge made from a 12·~ong hacksaw blade.
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h(''''''' a r"lalivl'l} new CYJ)eof sand1);II'<'rIh"l WI"'" started using in the Wood.lII,tI, 'hop. 11'. rallt·d Slikil and II', made by :JM ·l"i"'I~lll(·r("oml:s.in 4V'!"-widC' roll, and h,,,. ,licky adh,,,ivc on the back. It·, d",illl1('d 10 OOh,l'\' IighLly 10 a special pad .llkl"..nu.unlt-d It' tilt baSt" oi an erbual fini..h ..... tndt r fh, wh"l.· Idt"3,.. lila'
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would do allthi" Thhpl)'wood dis~n"'r holds two rolls o( Sllkll r~IIK-r, I'lus. II provid..~ a mca.uring
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LAYOU, BOARD Once the hinged lids are screwed 10 the dispenser. the next SLOp is 10 'linch Ihe layout board (E). This board is made out of the leftover piece from the lOP blank. refer 10 Fig. 2. Since this piece is air.ady cut II) the correct width (6W). all you have (0 do is trim nro length (4"). see Fig. 4. The layoul board is both a length gauge and a cutting device. TIle length of the board (,I") matches the length of paper needed for my quarter-sheet pad sander. This means t can pull out.the paper until Ireach the cod of Ihe layout board. and then tear of{ just the amouni l need, (Or if you have a sixth-sheet sander you'll need to mark reference lines on the laYI,ulboard, referlo the Slep-by·Step below.) There's only one problem - the edge of the plywood isn't sh arp enough 10 tear tbe paper. ('I ~11l'Or.£Jl(;t;s. To solve thls problem I screwed sections nf a hacksaw blade 10 Ihe edges of the layou! board (El. 8<.'" Fig. 4. To mount these blade sections, start with a 12" hacksaw blade. Using a pair of pliers with sidecuuers. sllipof{thc mounting hail'S on either end of the blade. Then, cuI the blade into two 5""1".lonl(section s, 'WeFig. 6. MOl ",,~Nr. 1I0U·S. The next step IS 10 Incare and mark Iwo mounting' holes in each blade section with a punch. see Fig. 7.
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think finish 'onder- are great. Bill. I ""'m 10 spend 100 mU('hlim(' IlimblinRaround Irying 10 RN the sandpaper lucked unde: the clamps on lIw snnder On,' solution to this problem is an adhesive-backed 'illndpap<'rlrum :1~1called StikiL TI'H \,,,. 'fKt.\ Rathcr than \\:t...a.illJ: a lot (,i time lI'};ns:: 10ReI Ih.· -andpap< r under Ole paper·holdool1 clamp>. with Sblril,,'ndpa;X ry"u ,""ply peel off Ih e old pieer "I and "'tick on a
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(IOt'~n't n-commend fastening Ilw f..l'iIlR 10 a Ielt pad. I've teund, Ihough. Ihal it's fine 10 UM,' 111<."conversion lacjng on a r... llpadtrs/oJlgnRl/fI I fro 'elf;"
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Palm ~d"r Nt and ;,. di,tnbulcn through :1\1\ Home I')'odlk-I' Ili\"ion to hardware and h.,mt.' centers, (StOOl is distributed Ihrough the Construetion 1>I\,i ...inn.l 11", Palm Sauder Kit isapiece of '"Ih, ,i,,·-b.,'k,·d vill)·1that can be per'HI PAD mruu-ntly ollUd ... d III Ihe base of your The OIh"r 1'1n "(Ih,, "sy-tem" is the sp,xial sultlt·r. "11u' $:0(1(1nt'\\s l~ i1 only costs about pad on tIu-bunmllllfthe ... nder Thepad has l~o dullar ... "11''''1),,(1 Jlt'WS i~ it only comes in a mclal ba,-kinR pia'" with fabric-covered a quarlt'r·,lk'\"t -.:11'1 l\\ajlablc along with urethane loam glu.' kil are pre-cut quaru r sheets 01adh eto an exact hardnc ....... lf the foam j .. lO()~lllit !iIl use ,"'ndart! ...,.,dpaJ)<'T Simply place ...-tandard t"CtUlpnll nt HO\\('\'er~ou can aL.;.o ~ ....ndpoper o, ..r the pad or lacing and buy a r'·pla ...·m'·ol pad lur older modd cro,"P it in pb.."t· a, you n'ImLaily vo"oukl Pon..,..cabk (1l".:k"eUl and \lakiL1 quar· ECONOMY tcr·'h ...·1,",ld,·" .hrough ,,'Vera! dilferent STIKIT mail ortit-r.·"",panio,. M" ~urc"" page 31. ~mec.t.l"g< M)' ),.,u ","r m ovcr regular Slikil paP<'ri'n'ln'ally ne" In lac!. it's been (K,.le: You haw I., 1'Cmov~the Iclt pad on paperbyu,inll!"ikiL Dot·, thbmean il COSl' uolemto save money. \\!hal aboul IlHal'hing Ihe Stikil papt'r The only «-at diflcl'I!n('~i,lhal il'$ now "'ail i think you're Riling 10lx' dir·J)t) ") it', a dark gray color. :\nd. il 'ou u'"" Sukil paJ)<'1'"'Ih a reh pad. E't'n though Ihe paper; .. mo", e>:pensi,. each time )'()U rt n1(1\'f._·the paper •someoflhe )et the Slikn pa",'f1' aim"" while. than n-gular sandpaDl'r. I .;tiJlllk. u
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quick. 11', t'3"'~'and there's no lumblinR around .. ith th.· clamp, 8uI. even morv important i~ that iI3"IU311),improve-, Ih('W3, Ihe sander work•. Ir Ihe sandpaper is held to the s311<1er with clamps. it's hard 10 secure tl1I' paper liRht against the pad '111~rt'\alway,!;()me"'lop: (Evenifthe paper i, tighl to Ix'!!in with, it loosens up as you·«· u'in~ .1.)This allows the pad to move indep<'ndenlly 01 Ih., paper. so the orbital action or th,· sa nder i, nul being transferred to Ihe workpiece, The sander is just sliding around m liltl,· circl,,, on top 01 the sandpap
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Talking Shop JOINTERS AND PLANERS .1'/11 ronsid» ril'!/ Illllliilg (1 jflfJrt.·r (,r a joil,lel'lplaJ/rT lor 11'1/ ~"(II'.n"'ltl" tV' "Il!1 tIll· ,~i(,1(ill I,."ir" 1/"'11 il) gol
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clean up and square one edge 01 planers, a pressure bar) flattens a board 90' (or any angle) 10an the workpiece tight against a adjal'elll surface. This is useful table or bed, sec Fig. 4. Then
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when you're preparing stock [tjr cdg ....gluing, A jointer can also 11<.' used I" OalWna far,'on a board, see Fig,
tions, lt's important 10 have an
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bUI iI's still not Oal along its enIn many situations, there are lire width or length. other tools that can be used in TIlE sssr APPRO,'CR. The ell.... place o( a jointer. To prepare iest method (or getting wood stock for edge-gluing. a good both nat and to • consistent blade 00 a well-tuned table saw ",II work. Narrow stock can be thickness is 10usc bot" ajointer and a thickness planer. The stood on lodge and run through a jointer is used to gel one (3('(' of rhickness planer .. 4s (or flattenit's limited 10 the width 01 me the board Ilat, and then the ing one face before thickness knives , A4' jointer, for example, thickness planer planes the planing. you can use a hand will only Oallena piece ~""id e, otherside paralleho the Oatside. plane or belt sander. There are usually two or three !1('(' ~-tg.3. But a thickness planer really knives in the cuuerhead Ihat JOINTER OR PL.t\NER? Now shines" hen you need 10"thicktake small chips out of the work- back to the original Question. ness" plane a board (-\14" down to piece as It's pushed QV{'( the Technically, it's probably besuo Vi' (or example). It's time conknives, see Fig. Ia, lVilh the cut- buyajoinll'J'firsL You can use it suming and difficult 10 do this terhead n.>vnlvingfast enough, 10square IWO adjacent edges for with a hand plane. and almost OICchips overlap each other and cdge-gluing stock. And, as ex- impossible 10do accurately with result in 3 Oat surface plained above, you shouldn't ajointer. So ajcimer isa perfccttool for WORKPlKl"tsFl.AT AN_D '(uirkly Oanening or removing 4 UN1fORM THtCKNES5 Af'.Tf1t warp (r
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teed a piece into a thickness planer until one facc has been flatu-ned (on a jointer) first. BUI realistically. I think I would buy a thickness planer first. Especially since the introduction of home shup thickness planers (or under S.';OO.
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problem is the 11'1111.,,ar.' '0 small that th tooth blades have a 0' rake up more sawdu-a and carry il angle, see Fig, 1. On a hook Ihrough Ihe block tooth. th.. angle b bt"",,"n 5' BUI iI', • trade-off. and 10', but typically it', 10' 10'_ NfGU Since tlll'r,- are This angle cuts the wood rather ('"Wet' Il'CthJl'r r inch, than
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are rounded. p""iding a pR"-
porona skippancrn, Thall" th,' gullel is large But tbere's an imporrant cu....and "", heal build-up. I ""-,Okav, which is the bt>o,t dilfel'l.'lltt wilh a hook loolh(wlh in the pattl'f11 i~ mi ...~. the tooth rake angle 111;, i,Ih.· blade 10 u"",,i Just like ~b'" saw ''TA.''''R11 TIX7Ilf. Th~ Sland- angle belween Ih., I.... • 01 lh,' blade'. th,1'e iSO'1 a blad.. thaI
JIG RUNNERS • Ev"ry ",·.",n th~ hUlllidil:),in our shop dIOllg,·S - and th~ wood in our '11(111 charlRes with iL On,· allhe 1i.. 1pla('('s I notice Ihi, i,,,11<'11PIl,hillg a 'ho~buill jig aeru" th,· table ,"w. \lany 01 lht"~jiR:' have.'"'em runn("r'Son th.· bull"m Ih.•t 'Iid~ in the tablt' ~'oIr', mitl"1' RJuge fl:)oL 111<' problem i.lhatl\·e mad~ the<5<' runners (orar.irty tighlfiL
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..ill do ."·F)1h,"~ perfectly You should . or ~,' wld~ blade on m)' band saw
rue .... 1 oCthe time: For crosscuts andcurvesa ,tandan:l bladewith 12 to H " -eth per inch results in a "'"'00111 surface in most wood. " I'm rippingthick stock. re'~Iwin"wid..> stock, or cuuing
1'1)'wo(l1l or particleboard. I ",itch 1"0 h··wide hook tooth
wilh 3 I.. r. I.~·th per inch. The ,"wdll'I ..I<'ar;ClUll'aSiIyand the blad.· i-n't as likely 10 heat up
and .1<-11,'0(Orbreak, :-... matter which blade you U,t'o it'...best to OJt at a ~w. "''3.1\ nil, n...n'l SlOp,but allow 1M 1('(Ih In do Iltdr job by feedinR at a con"'lant ralt'.
OILY RAGS Plexiglas can be CUI011n lobI., saw'U1dsanded like wood. (I ust· 4()().gril wct-or-dry !l3l1dJXlpcr (or final sanding.) 'llI"n
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from Hawthorne. CA olkr~d the following on shop fires: "'SpontaneOlls comb\l~li()n n
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hoI('n"ugh. material, do,,' to tlw ..'atl could ignite. <'all il""1(
"'Il,c.' r('lllainillJ,l c)ption is lO climill[l«' IIII' 11I'atsource. The
chemic-ell reac· tion",c.:au~.odby thc' painLc;orvarni-h," in Ihe rail'. (Soh'ffil<.. ill IU..'al (CUll..•...rrum
10bum Heat '"001<'" some othe-r opti('n~ for nlnnc.""", (rom the oxidation of 'mperatUJ't>S. but as well. Sleo-I bar .. ould be'id,·algatht'r. loc}sco in lhf" ...tot 10 make il fiL JlI'OCe'" Since fuel ..;11 ht' pre·1 hanll my rags on the AnOlher pos-ibilily i, \1. -.enL you need 10 renl0\t' oX) d"th"hn.· (away from the kidsl PI.,,<;T(C RI "EllS. Rtocently I've b~tn replacing th& wood sonite.ll's ~nble, and c;all ('asily g.'n or the heat sour«' 10pr"""nt untillhl' rl'ac.1JVC nlat('1ial, hav-~ runner- wilh 'Irip' of h' Plexi- be worked "ilh woodworking a fire. To exclude oX)'gen. pla<'" had a ..han",lo ""'-.Iel and Ibe k under "PlatY to abrasion a. well ", I'lexiKI"". mighl stan, bUI would run oUlllf dry and ,Ii(f Ihey can b,' di", Iks" in Ihe Yellow Pages.) irs an allernative 10 solid ,lock. oxygen Md stop, Howt'ver. ifth,' curd.oc]\\ ithout lear o( 6....."
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Sources CHA'RSIDE CHEST. DaAWER KNoaS
Sineewedesigned the Chairside Chest 10 look like an antique spool cabinet. we wanted 10 add the right drawer knobs for that style cabinet, The classic design is a brass. Outed spool cabinet knob. sec photo at right, \1'<, also found IWO other styles that look good on the Chairs ide Chesl - a simple while porcelain knob and. more slylish brass teardrop knob. We're offering all three styles through Woodsmilh Project Supplies. Each. knob comes with mounting hardware.
Fluted Spool Cabinet Knob ·7611-101Fh6"·Dia. Brass $3.75 ea: 10or more: S3.50ea.
CHAIRSIDE CHEST. NYLON GUDE STRIP
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To resist wear on the drawer guidesand drawersof the-Chair- Porcelain Knob slde Chest, Wl' added self adhe- ·753-1311"·0;a. Porcelain $1.501.'3.:10or more: $1.25 ea. sive nylon glide
ORDER INFORMAIION ay PHONE To order by mail. use the form For roSier service use our Toll enclosed with a cumml issue Free order line. Phone orders or wril~)'our order on a piece can be placed Monday through of paper, and send it "i!h your friday. 8:00 ~I to 5:00 PM check or money order. (Please Central St:mdard Time. 'include 83.50 handling and Beiore calling. hav.. your shipping charge with each VISAor Master Card ready. order.) IA residents add 4' 1-800-444-7002 sales (ax. St'lId order 10: Wooc:I!!mithProj<><:tSuppljes All", ~ ie) t; 1«' t. .rpr dt liJ.:fry. P.O. Box 10350 .\'ott,· Pri.N1f )rltbjM II) ('Jr(III{)I' De. Moin~s. IA 50006 aftcrJNI'f'.lfJOO. aYMAIL
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PLANT STAND The only piece of hardware Bail Pull needed for the Plant Stand is a ·768-201 2" Bore. 2%" \\r,de small pull for the drawer. We I V4" High OveralL..... $3.95 ea. found many Iypes we liked bUI narrowed it down to two - a small bail pull and a round knob (see photos at right), Both arc solid brass. \\'oodsmilb Project Supplies is oft't'ring the brass bail pull and round brass knob. The nCCCS!<3J')' mounting hardware Round Brass Knob i.also included ror each of these ·768-202 1"·DiamelcrSolid items,
Brass ............."" ......... $.1.95ea.
STIKIT SANDPAPER
On page 28 (Tools oi the Trade) Stikit Sandpaper we lidked oOOuI31\1'sadhesive- 4¥.!,,·\\rtde. 10Yard·Lonl( Rolls. barked sandpaper called Stikit, Spcdfy Grit When Ordering: II's sold in 'W' wide. 10 yard ·768-310 SOGrit..............S13.95 long roUs. ·768-320 tOOOril............$13.95 To u>t· Stikil sandpaper on ·768-3:10 120 GriL .......... S13.95 your sander you need 10 replace ·768-340 ISO Gril............$13.95 the fell pad with a replacement ·768-350 220 Gril............$13.95 pad (unless it's a new Porter- Two or more rolls: S 12.95 ea. Cable sander) or add 8 converReplacement Pad • •ion facing. (See the article on For QuarteroSheel Sanders page 28.) .768400 For All Makila (Qrtr. \Voodsmilb Project SupSheet) Sanders ................$5.95 plies i"offering Ihe replacement ·768-500 for All Porter Cable pads (or IWO of the most com(Qrtr. Sheet) Sanders .....$5.95 men orbital sanders as well as Conversion Pacing thecenversion facing thatcan be ·768-000 4 Vi' x 11". Can Be CUI CUIIOfil any size sander. To All),Smaller Sizc........$3.95
ALIERNAIE CAIALOG SOURCES Similar i,ardllYJ''f'(Wd $upJllies "IlIIJ be/",...d ill lAP/011(1"';.'9 (alullJ(l8. P/t'Me rail compallyfm'a ,atalOf} tJr j,,/oY'l'I
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li()()...441-9870 Glldl Sln1) Shop!illlitb, lnc.
800-..>43-1586 Stiki! Sa1uipII/J('r Trendlines
800-767-9999 Stikit .'ilwl/paper
\\'oodcnlft 800-225-1153 Stikil Salll/papar The \\'oodworkers'
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612-123-2199 Kllobo.PlIll~. Sti~il f'atu/poI)1!r
\Vood,,'Orker's Supply orml
800-645-9292 Slikil Sa"dpa"..,.
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