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     3 95

    O 74

    NOTES FROM THE SHOP

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    ) '. ; . 7 4

    W~II .YQu t C ) J ' U g t - \\ C used to have in nur

    $)IOIl

    here-at tI'••• I~ 'rlll.

    And

    someday

    I'll

    1:.110work o n o ne lo rm ;~h  p al home,

    F ll .F . C \Jlf'\OF.T. Ourfeaturc )lroj('Ct fo r this

    is su e is a n o ld · fa sh io ne d 6J~c ab in et, I low

    di d

    we

    c ho os e th e

    fik

    cabinet?

    One fl the Ill()Sl important factors in

    ch()()~ill'::

    l )m j t C . ' t (tlr l n M l . < ? I t

    ls thelet

    Ie , weg...from readers. I fyou would lik~

    to ~ a particular V ruje cl. w e want 10 kJ10W

    about it. Every ~uggestion

    we

    I ( ( ' t is added

    to

    our

    l isl

    Ii

    ~r IJ1(>

    futurv,

    In fact,  '(.'''''> even star ted sending' ou t

    some surveys 10 3 Iimited number

      f

    sub

    scribers to get th~ir opinions on pruj 1 a i l l '

    in g \\'h:lt y r' u· . ..e i x - -c :n d t ) ing in tile are~of

      .o o c lw c l rk io g a nd writing,

    In re ttJrn. \ \'( · 1] 't'nd y ou B k'lt('r dl'SCrib

    i n : t he'

    job

    in

    more

    delait. (~ nd yo ur k 'lIcr

    10

    Doug H icks. M an agin g E dilo r. :tlll()

    Gr.nd

    Ave . .

    n , . , .

    Mtlin l' S . 1A5(1 :~12 .)

    ~l()RE HELP W,, ''TED.Sill

    W

    had ,,,ell

    go od lu ck w ith this

    allj)roach

    ((lr edilors. I

    thoughl I'd a ls

    try

    il ( o r u n l' I he 'r p o si ti on

     ,,' ha\'l'Avai lAble.

    \ e are IOtlkin,g for a Cal:,lug ~tarketinJ

    Oirt: lur )r   · r J .; I . .. , , ~ i Pro.lf ., S t l l l 1 1 i~JS.

    J\gtlin.

    t h e m a in re qu i re n1 e n b

    lor

    lhi~

    ob

    are an intcreS l In w oodw orkiJlg. n back·

    g ro un d in w ririn g. a nd $ O m (' ex pe rie nc c in

    th e c ala lo g o r m a il o rd er b u.in cs s.

    JUSI \\ lilt

    a lei te r

    t'~phlining) our

    back·

    gm'lnrl. a nd 1 \\;11 rt lum a It- Ite r ex pla in ing

    the job in m ore d ~ 1 il. (S end this leiter to

    ()Oll

    1 ' ( : ' s , · l t k e .

    $c1JUe

    a d d r ( .' S >

    as above.,

      E~

    T .SSt

    E. Tbt'

    next

    issu~ ,)

    t\ IHXL itio ( K o. 7 5 ) w ill

    bt

    ma il ed du ring

    t l tcw( ' ( ·ko(Ma)'27.19 i1

    T

    yvo or three years (U, O I was giv ing

    se rio us Ih ulIJ:h l In b uild in R a n.

    b en ch [ O ,rm y la fC . d o n (clur m o d u l a r w 1i t$.

    :\nd. il's SllO\\'Ono ti l t' Corltt lll$ pa$ :\ .~as just

    ,.n.·

    ( · a b i n f . _ ' l

     ill, H ~lan

    o, )

    fo r Inouul jug a

    , lnglhl Cej

    un S

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    page I;

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    WI/III' r«:« - I ul ' 1''' HII( k.a (,.Cfrlll'll

    Rark, antl

    n I'I/~ CI(IIIII,Nal'k •

    [Talkin~Shop

     

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    Sources

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    \'(/ooJ,mllh

    ROUTERAllE f£NC 

    SCREW SlOCKS'

    TO lACK

    Of ftNeE

     

    l)---

    A W l = _ · _

    ==-=~-=.

    RADIAl ARMSAW tAal,l

    UT RAn.  TO , 

    f-- (NO0' NOn

    1

    1

    Il l \ workpk-c c and Ih,' riser,

    The n c la mp a s ta r in o n th(, arm

    a .

    I.ht~L-t'lrulll> v . il l r ('ac h_  Illl'

    ann I ' u l o ' tl 1 t : ' \ \ c1rkl)i(u ug ains l

    th e s aw t ab le al ld f en ce .

    'l(J,n

     

    1,(1 iiltr

      1111,,

    ·11,·,~tl.

    I.,l ll ...

    • R \ 3C in to a

    dU~1collector fUr )'our roult r

    labl(....Just :llla('h :1V3('UlIln

    uphoISlc )' llOUk-to th~ bark of

    th~ rOl l t~nablr fenc , Si'C

    ~il ..

    , I \ U

    YI)U tll....

    -r l to clc, i i < r n ~ t k t. . a

    couple uf ~mall

    blnck, willi on . b

    bt:tt'd cd~('.

    ~ 4:

    rig.].

    Tb~rabbel

    .bould bl' dl'C P

    enoug h tu holtl Ihe

    en(1 of Ihe nozzle

    a$ UinsL tht' f~nc:(_',

    1'

    process. stan

    b) ru uting a rabbet ;;ruun d 111,1:

    hl~idt ' { 'dg l' o (

    t i l t . '

    hole u :: -i nga

    robb lillj blt, «',. ~1J(.1. Then.

    t urn over 1 11   ,  \\ orkpieec, and re

    nll'V(' lilt'

    It   C ll t' (or U p) with

    11

    f lu sh t rim b il. s ee 1 ~1 I.2.

    Forvxampte,

    I

    ha d

    ,,~I 

    iame

    I c : r

    ho h-. and

    1 I c ,, ( · c I , 'd t o i n c n 1 l : o O t . '

    its diametcrt, 3~

    ', ,.

    (an increase

    or I bOO). I started by using 3 ,,~'

    rnbbt-ling b it a nd r ou te d a r abbe t

    around tilt' in...(lt '

    ( ,f

    tht'

    IIC)ll'

    ll,at

    i11rr( asl'(i

    the-

    cJianl(~l('r

    of

    tile OPC11i'l~ ', I)Ul

    left

    II J(>(Il{tl

    around 11, bottom

    (. ()gt o r

    t1 1\~

    hole. ~  (· I:'j J. t.lit.

    '1' 0

    n-move

    th (· l t ·dg(~.llurn(·t1

    t he 'workpi ece over and rou ted i t

    0( 1with a flush 'rim bit. SCI' Fig,

    '1 . The bearilt~on 1 1 '. . .lush t run

    bit rnn al()nJ;

    tht

    just \~nlargt (l

    ~tlrf'ICt

    r th e hole, s ee

     -lg.: l a o

    Then IN'~at('d th S< 'stopSiO

    increase tilt' opening another

    , lor 3 1013 1

    ui

    II: '. R{' lX 3 tthc

    a. RAB6n . f

    A   . f A n s UOG.

    fiRST: (Of ..... 1 : 1 '  

    IttSlot EOG{

    1

    NLARGING A HOLE

    Tips

     

    Techniques

    OO[)WORKERS

    ELLOWRO 1\1

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    IIVilli.....,Id lik...lo 'at{' a

    till

    {)r

    t

    -a. ju', ~t'nd

    it ttl

    1I'_.t 

    til_

    ( i f . . .

    a n <

    T,,-h

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      ill

    (l l ~upon

    pU blit.-.w

    tIll

    I.,

    I

    ICC) (dql ; ' 01

    IJj,lllr  ;   1 \ t  h , ,.

    / 1 1 

    Ill. l/llj,, .I u

    RIPPING THIN STRIPS

    l -aarted b v

    ,'utllll$: I

    h c ' r n h lk'lt 'fl

    top and bouom pic·t't·~

    r e l 1 l 1

    n

    .:;ingl,· , ) ie ·   o ,. III ,,   ,tl lifk .. ICK 'k

    X c-xt, rip it J t_t't \\iflt· 111 1 1 . ru t

    a r ab b et ill (Int:  d~ (' , 'XO < l l vhD Il

    th e I h ick , of Ill, ' 1'; '

    rl~ )

    and I : eep,

    X

    1\\.

    ru t 3 fi · )4 , n J V . I n

    Ulk'

    e n d , Thi,

    j...11M

      'I ' p k   C . C

    that \\illbe

      (.T('\\t

    'fIle)

    till'

    1IIIIt

    o r

    ~UJ:t· The It.llll:p t ~ 

    i~

    h e be,t

    llim

    oi

    the

    i.

    nt:f,.·TIl en .ltc'

    th e·

    pil 'k'hinS aC.:lifJn.....

    1 1 (1 • ., . I 1 1 . U t 4

    I. . , , o ll th .. , bb d ,'< I (a... • I I I Ih ,

    h,pie ce , ( . (, lal l lhn· .1CI , · r lin '''1-

    in th e t op p i t't :4 .' .

      \ot l'

    I : if.:_2 r lu ', '

    arc

    al ignt 'c t wi t h

    1 1 1 C ' . .. 11 .t .. . or

    ho les in the min-r~nllJ:l'rnc c

    \ow cul l l , , · I ron t 1 0r , · I n , . 11 \1 '

    fence Irom , I  l ' lar(ly,,' cultl :

    w;rl~

    h ig h) a nrl21

    hlllll.

     l1wI I

    gIn.' it , t il t· I n ln l

    t cI~I Ilf

    tlu

    Illnj rabbeted I { C:I'.... t· l·l)rl.:

    1) 1 ( 1 ; I~

    I , , ,, , , , , , ,

     \   tt ;R(1 r,  .

    ~4~UA

    (

    ADJUSTABLE MITER FENCE

    F(NeE MOV(S TOunAND ltOWT

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    a

    simpler version o - th t mortise a n d tenon, a ...ub

    t en on and groove. could be used, (\\',o'v\'indtlded n t ech

    nique art ic le

    On

    this ioiru

    01 1'''1:''''

    12 to 15.)

    Ilsiglled1 floar in

    l(rQ( ,es

    in th e fram e. This a ll owed th e

    wood

    panels

    1

    nU Vewith CllWlgl S in humidity

    T h e fir~ ( 11UJ1g~ 3~ 1(1 replace t I l e s o li d w ) x l p ane -l

    with

    one m ade from v  oak pl) 'wood. Sin,,, plywood

    doesn t 01 \ .>

    with

    humidity changes.

    I   . . O u ) < 1 lu e t h e

    panel in Ih.

    solid

    oak f rame.

    Gluin

    the panel in place

    strengthens

    Ill<

    fram e so m uch that deep m ortise and

    t enon join ts a re n't n ee de d to h ol d

    it

    together.

    Th is file cab in et fe a tu res [tom e and panel construction and dot·e Laile d drawers

    th a t

    rid e o n

    metal

    full exrenuon

    sli d e s .

    To

    simp lify bu ild ing th e cabin et 

    we

    used

    s u b tenon and groove jo inery.

    Oak File Cabinet

    PROJECTEATURE

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    r

    r

    Nil. 14

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    a d . . _ :_ ft : : . ; ; : ; :  , ) _ _ - , . - .

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    ,',

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    v

    V

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    QGRAIN D C11ON

     

     UnlNG DI GR M

    DRAWER

    PULL

    -@

    FRONT /BACK

    E o

    fA LS E F RO NT

    ®

    BOTTOM

    RAi l

    ®-../

    fRONT

    STilE

    ®

    BACK

    STILE

    -@

    MIDDlE

    STilE

    ®'

    BOTTOM

    RAi l

    -.<

     

    SIDE

    ® ClEAT

    BOTTOM

    R~ll

     

    It)

    BOTTOM

    PANEL

    J

    .

    .Y

    MIDDLE

    RAl l

    <

     ~R

    HOLDER

    ,~ . . x - •• 96 ·.: . ; (3 .7.. . . ..

    d..,...):--~ -;; -,~ __ .. ...__

    -r~__......

    A

    a

    E

    9 . [

    PLYWOO

    SUPPLIES

    'J

      -'

    PANEL

    DRAWER

    SUDE

    TOP

    RAIL

    @

    SIDE

    ClEAT

    ®

    -2.5 4. ,~~

    \-:Ix5 •• 13

     /4

    1 2 .

    I i n

    ~IX2 . 1 4\-:1

    .. ply ld y. 2 O L ' o I I

    ' •• 1\4.14

      ply. 14x IO\?

      ': ;: x3 x 15 1 .'l

    3 :

    K

    t A

    x

    19~

    .),04)[ I   I( 12 •

      xH.xl~

    .xlx 14\7

    ¥•• 3'1' .

    x

    14 \ - : >

    lefront (2)

    MOLDING

    @

    • IJ 8 Bd rt of ¥ tnlck Red Ook

    • Bd Ftcr ~.

    thlo~PopIm

    (fo,drawe's)

    • (I) '. sheel

    01 • ·'hicl

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    1

    CROSS

    SECTION

    , l I T

    T O F I1

    J

    F lu .e.

    STRIP

    ,

    MIOO

    ,

    i

    1

     \

    nun

    Sf 'P

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    IOn '

    ItJIIl

    I

     

    . .

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    ,

    t

    ,

    I. ~ ••

    . )

    M ID D LE

    RAIL

    ft1M'

    . - o r  

    TONGU(ON

    IACISTlUS

    S'IlC

    ,

    . . . . . .

    '0<

    TO.

    IIA

    ,

    . .

    10 '

    -

    r--

     

    +

    80nOM RAIL

    -

    I•.,

    -

    9

     

    srns

    G

    0, ,

    2 )-1--

     

    PANEL

    C'.' .....Y W O oD I

     ACk~

    C U T T ONO u t

    TO rn

    ClOOvt

    IN SIOlS

    SID< fUME

     

    -

    . ·

    8

    ,

    7 BACK FRAME

    TOP RAil ,

    1

    1ACKAND FRON'

    (In,.,. t l , . . ~ r r a m . ,

    arc Ct .mpJ t' l t. -~ , ' o rk

    can begin on the

    back. The back i- ,

    also a frame t113t'.;;

    jCllltt.'d I() th

    e

    sides

    with

    it

    tongue

    and

    J(f(1.,\t·

    joint,

    IIACKFR,UIE.Stan

    by  ullilll: Ih, ' ~. ·Ihi,'k frame parts, see Fig.

    i

    (lit

    (W back 'lill'. (G) 2' '~ wide al ld

    : .o;:~, lunll

    Then. nil a

    bClllom rail

    (II ) ;1

    wide-and III . 'IIIII~11ll't'· id~IOPrail (1)

     1)0 tliJ\'I' 1.'1:1 1,

    fin

    tIll'

    vnd . . ..

    0 1 each ..ule

    ,(,I nd b..uom nul 1111.~

    F ig  ~¢I.,

    / t cu t l( ftc Xl' o n t h o s ho rt er t( )P r ai l (f

    lt 1 TIl .I.~

    10

    JOin

    thl back

    10

    tht

    .. .Jelt'....

    l

    u t tr.... lvng

    tf.)n£ul· ...

    alonJ,ttht

    clut::.idt·

    \·t gl

    of t

    .tl'h b:ll'k ...

    ilt

    ff,).

    Cut Ute tongu«...

    10i11th.

    5:tr ,\'\',

    illlh,·   ,id(·, . see Fig.~.

    11 \(' k V I-'

    l'c,

    dt tt mlinl

    the

    size

    of

    1114 .:

    b d. 1 1< '1.d ry d am Il w fram ,' «)1« ,ll 1< ' r .

    Ihvn . nlt'a~\ln' lhl' in~itll' \ l . id t l l and

    length

    aUfl n d e l

     'J

    1(. each dlmcnslon r()r tlu

    ~tl\I ~   \4 \\ ( u ta , · I I,i ck p l) 'wU () d back

    PlIO(') (J) t(lllli ....../.·. '{''''I:i~,;

      t \ ( k \,,,. .., \IIS  lS\'J:lu ~~'Inblin. o Ute:

    b;,,'k b\'li ll llIill~ Ihe 1)1) ,1Od back panel

    II I b o · , , , , , 1111•'

    ,iii

    T ln n g lu e an d damp

    III\.'ra il -, to th e .;..till' \:fl1, \1akr ~un:thr

    ..lluul(l.

     I,f

    II..·

    ~lh.· ,lb~

    wnh Uk

    l'nd~uf

    II , I rail-; and ..

    ilh

    Ih~ ,hould ,

    II

    Ihr

    ~\Ib It nO'I on 1114'tx,llofit rail  * t Fig~

    l   t   I 1 \......t

    \Ittl \.

    -\llt

    r lIlt '

    gJUf: drir--,

    l i l t '  (' '\1

     '4 );0;;

    If

    I

    , : Iur Ihl' back t rame to th e

    cabuu-t ..I f l . · . . . 1 4 1 fClrt'gluillg up thl~ l •

    ..l';J'}I...1~ I b ly , 1 dry-clamped it t,) check

    t l . . . 1 ;1 - , 1 1 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 1 1 , 1 1 1 1 i d because t h e t o p

    rail, ,,' 1 11 1'

    ablnd did, ,'1 a l igu , For the

    rail,

    ttl .11iJ...'l1

    t . ' r rc·~· l l~' ,l u -r e '. .. a l it tl t' a re a o f t h r-

    1(1I ' I lU ,'a, h

    ha,'k 'Iii

    (G l lh al ha~ II ' b t,

    ,'ul

    ufl,

     < I'lll 'I.

    Ailer

    lrilllming

    this ,.ff.

    Rlut· tJlt·l) ,('k

    Ie , th t, . ..e ll , ,_ , , J'ig , 1('

    I'HC T '1111' 111'\1

    '1 11

    lv lu   dd

    a b O ilu m

    anet n l ic lt t lt ·

    1 '; 111t

    tht· rronl   r l ilt:

    r ab i nl . 'l ( l ll l'

    If'l)

    rttll f .U IC 'I 'f l la t( · r . . ( . u t Ult' rail s tu llll'

    ... ,010

    1 nJllh I II' ). but diU r nl  ,dlh,

    ll,,:middl,' n.il

    (1.)

    I ,id ,lnd Ih~ 001·

    tom roil :.ftL

     1 0

    p osi ti on th 4. :

    middl .. nul. ' '1111' '0 III ',~, gl~r$lrip, tu

    lil th. · j..'TIM)\ t·..

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    pl,,,'~, ' Ft~.I'la (Se , ' lXtg...21 f()rd~lail,

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    stock t 1mak.· t ft~113 x ttl  ' drawer b1ank~

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    tel

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    on

    ea ch

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    10

    th is f ln al

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    ,,1111('4)J[{'\' l dgl' on all to ur

    ~idt ruulI'II un Ih(' (mOl molding (0)., ,

    F ig . 12u s.. t ,h ,' trunt .. aside (or now -

    ,h('y'rl'lIlli1l )lt-d, . 1 1 1 1 , ' drawers later.

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    next   ,. op ....

    tnt.,..1a ~••-deen

    I:nMI\ rur

    th.,

    \I ,   ply •

    s o d bouom . s ec

    Fig.

    17 . Cui

    thcwidth

    01

    the grUUH lJ) match

    th e

    thickn( ot tht.~~)I) \\.}(Jd.: iote:

    Sometime-,

    thi 'lhi,,·kn(·'~ i e.....tt'an a l~. hen. cut a

    bouom (\) 10 IiI the drawer (mine

    m~.~u n· d 121,0 / 'x 191,0.1') .

    ;\.....'1 · _Il il

     I ,

    S4al1

    a~\_lnlbling

    ea ch drawer

    by in   I1 II 1~n bottom (V ) into th e groove

    cut in llor ,id , and (r (lOll/b ack . Then . glue

    and clamp 11 wdrawer

    together

    PAl.' ~11()\ '. Olll.... the drawers are a .

    Wilh th

    e -

    topand 1-

    10mrompkt e, work

    ran beg in on Ih~

    dr awers . I used POP '

    1 . 1 ' tu

    make

    Ih,·

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    screwed on nak

    Ironts 10 , 3I h the

    ,·.binel. se e

    Pig . 10 .

    The elm ,'r ,id( ...·1 · joined 10 the front

    and bark with h.U·bH nd

    clav lails

    using a

    router and

    clCl\ 'lai l ji~

    For more on

    do\

    L·tail~

    ,IUfll,l;tn ...r c . r a ji~~

    1I •• I . , ,   11 t \0. r > l< J 16

    1 1 , . . 1ll11al- . w , .. . I , , ( I i need

    W

     .j~ : k - R r n r o \ · , · c. .n

    each ,ide . . . . . a

    lilt fini .....t.-d '-.lIt'e)' th.. drawer i- ,

    1

    , l

    than

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    ...JI '

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    It

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    1m'

    drawers,

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    SHAD lN< >

    INOICA1tS

    GIllE

    SUR fACE

     

    :\ ~tub tt' lU ) n ' .\nd ){'ruo\'Co in l is a li tt le di f fer~

    ~nt

    roma trad i tional mOrU f ind \enon 'Ille

    .,ub

    I( nland

    .boUl lhb

    jn inl .

    It ,

    , ,, ua ll ), u :: ed

    with a ply wo od p an el th ai won ', ( 'x p an d o r

    contract - so lhe panel   III 1)( g l u \ . - d into

    thr gmovr

    1~rr\;l1tDlr.m, \\ t lt n it , giut'(l inte, tilt'

    groovt.'.

    O J

    pant'} b t~coml s P c ' _ of

    the

    jo int,in

    raCL a f rd J1 1t'  ilh stub tt'D()R$and grf)()\'f'S

    g t> lS rnOSl c t f il$ :;u ' \'Il s:. 'Ih

    fn)Ill til illn{'r ))(lTlt'l.

    nl lt  ro l I ,. . ., I I1< r troll l< andjninl>.lt'; like

    th e

    dilf I 'tnc(' lx'lwl'l'n a lobs t('r3 ud a 6 sh

    one : g( .· l s it, s up t)Qr ( ir on l a n uut~idt ~11('1I.

    tht:

    (ltllt'f (r uin an

    in ternal

    skt'lt-ltUl,

    Aglu,>d· in p a n

    hdpstir 'h~f ramepi t 'Ce$

    togt'th(~r so lht com('r jOillls don't n(,M 10

    2

    STUB TENON AND GROOVl:

    MA N 'M AO E PA NEl . (~ IE

    auto IN F 1tA M E

    ~

    -

     

    SHAD lNG

    tNotCAllS

    GlUt

    SUVACE

    .i

    STU' 'tENON ..

    O4tOOVl-. ~ ..-

    . . . . . .

    . .

    ~ ..-

    , .

    ~

    ,

    _

    r

    :<

    'h~ panel

    i.

    lu ed

    into

    Ih~

    ~r f\Vt ,

    th l' w hule uni t

    is

    stronger. T hat's b ecause o f the

    i nc re as ed g lu e s ur fa ce , W l. .- n a

    p a , , < ' 1 b.\ [lul'aJ,

    as It)nj as yC)U kf t p in m intl Ih{~tt~llniflu(_~

    v.u rks bec. ,' au '. )ethe gIUl·I#IIIII. ttlC'(m.llt' to

    th e panel ~ ,a uniL .

     nl ~r.1

    I th i. bu D d is

    an ullbroken (cu lill\IOU~)g lu e lin t· .

    MORTISE AND TENON

    SO t JO·W OO O PA NEl M US T

     flOAT-IN fJlAME

    1

    can)'

    311111;1)

    TE~O~.

    On a tradltlunal

    mort ise and tenon joint. the lonR tenon and

    deepmonise provide ....fenmh for the frame,

      ',. Fig, I , S n , i n a

    tmllll

    a nd p an el un it bu ih

    with morti ...e and tenon joint», the ...In'n~lll

    in th « unit co mes tmm tht' joint it$\'lf.

    STUBTENON AND GROOVE

    Stub enon   roove

    J(.iINERY

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    (.'3( 11It'0(ln.

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    outu 1 1 1 ( panel ,

    (  A'11', \\ ith the rr.-tJnt ~...rctions ~luc(1

    around t h e - P3 11 ('1 .clamp 3l. I't,, ' 1 1 't juints at

    both

    ends.

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    bU :\\  in g 1 1 \ 1 1 . p lace another clamp across the

    m iddl , '

    nllh

    r.-dln,· bdw< '< 'n Il ll ' fi r  1 IW

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    CUlltNON IN

    S£VtRAl PASSU

     

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    ;\·011' lJlOll't Illf Ir-'I('( Jf~t',l t lu IJ i / (·

    tu '

    bt l l lV < l

    tile

    J I

    l Ie ' a

    1 1 / 1 /

    uu /·

    .ide .dll 'if III, bled» cquoi» r i t e de.i,·,,/

    /('Ilgti,

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      _

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    fO ours.D

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    J

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    . .  

    l£NGTH OF

      -

    _ .

    I

    t en ons l o fi l p n) pe r l I ll hc y ' '' ' bt>thf.am~

    th,ck ,'ss n~It.. PII ' (ax thirk' ,.. th»

    grcK/l'P

    i~

    f·iell'

    J . To

    tiltS I.' (Ipro'[if r

    fil.fir.~f

    mt   l'.'sf t(''fIOU nIl (1 P'I C'C O/ tTUp.

    ~lHON

    AWGROOVl

    ON (NO

    OFSTUi

    MITtR GA .UGE

    KIIP~PlKf-

    SOU_tO

    ItAD

    SE T 'LADE .

    H(K»nTO

    i·. ~.

    p,~

    OTTOM EDGE.

    OIOItQOvt

     ; > /

     /

    I

    ~

    1

    Bejo ''I JO t(m k llcII •.jirlll mark

    'he franu: section»

    tleedil1g

    tenons.

    j \ro te:

    rhen (lrtffi;u

    r

    (('YII)JtJol.

    bu t

    UteJJ'rt cttt

    U /~ tltl M ld .fl. IJ I jl{- . ,.

    I)il ('f)i(f. For

    (h_e

    STUB TENONS - STEP·BY ·STEP

    Aft ,.the groov('S areCUi inallthe pieces, the

    s tub tenons ha ve 10 be cut tofit the grooves.

    Typically. th e stub tenons an centered on

    ibe thickness of the workpiece and cui

    slightly ( \ Its ) shor ter than t he d ep th of th e

    groove.

    S E T lIP S AW .I

    cui the

    stub tenons

    making

    aseries ofpas se s u sing a lI Iilergaug/,fltlp

     0

    the lips er-

    thickness as the finished workpieccs. It'lul t o t ti e /olt'ltr '(igeoflj.c

    grt)(l1)('.

    Push th e test piece up again  the fence '- __ ~= 2I -~ --::==::-~;P-_ -::?e'T-;:::::;==;;;::;=:;;;:;::;;;; ==;::::-l

    flll(lllo;,p the miter gaugf 10guide it thrnuzh ;-

    th e b lade. m a kin g m u ltip le

    passes until one

    side (check) iscut. see

    FigA.

    To Cui the ether cheek, flip the lest piece

    over and

    1'l1ltal

    th e same steps, This win

    en su re that th e te no n

    is centered

    on

    the

    th ic kn es s o f th e workpiece.

    T E ST '~T r.Now check 10see how w ell the

    lesl tenon filSinto the grooved piece, Like

    with the panel, there should be a friction fil

      nd the shou lders of th e tenon should fi t

    tighl agsinsl the mating frame piece.

    When you've got a testtenon Ibat

    fils

    the

    groove ;.nugly,cut the tenons on both end.

    of

    t h ll r ema in ing

    frame pieces,

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    ellArs

    TRIM CORNVlS

    fOR GlUt

    SQUEf%£,OuT

    ~

    .

    .

    INCORRECT

    o  

    3

    (A I5 JNET SQUAR ;£. S

    1-- ITstll AROUND'NS RT

    WJTK.A(XUt 8.0AAD

    PIlfSS DOWNON PUU AND

    PUSH.WOftKPllCFPA$T Irr

    cabinets

    that

    a rc th e s am e ' si ze .)

    Stan b)

    d squares le i

    fi t

    in the cab i

    nt'l Then .lo keeplhem frl.m tilt·

    ing ur falling. scr('w a p;Jir u r

    ~)t.'ats.l()('a('11squarE'.~ ig. 3.

    To use llle ir L n$ , pl ac( '

    one

    at

    L.J lt> lOp

    arid

    (lOt: 8l11le bol'On\

    olthccabiocl. At

    the bit.

    OHIIJ.. 11('I.Jo~.1'0

    mount

    the

    l ) tdl~with N t H screws. tfrllll' ''Cl

    :~~:ll l)i101holcv in each pull.

     

    C11~

    rer

    th~   1 ·c

    l¢cp holes

    on the

    w idth ofthe

    pull.

    refer to

    ~ig

    C3 D c au se th e cabinet lO twist or

    r uck . s e e Fig.

    2.lf}ou·\'~ applied

    the clamps

    correctly and

    the

    c a b io (, l. i ti t)n (Irtll{o(..'lamflS.~

    Figs.

    I

    nd 2,

    If c lam p' 3r~ n 't p (lS il io n~ d

    corrn:ti)' CilJring

    a o,.c;,t llbl}·.lll~·

    • TWf) ul tht- )Jrf)jt CI~In litis

    issue. Ihe fil. Cab ine t. and the

    Shop Cab ine t s. arc-assembled in

    a s im i la r manner. G lu in g th e a s

     ;< 'm bli ( '$ 1 0g I IlC 'r i$ a (airly

    sinll>lt Ia.. ' - b u t t lanlpulJ L h t

    C'~I)inets~q y 

    1U1

    be

    tricky

    CHEl'KSIOllS.

    C la mpin g a cab

    inet sl.Ur'b \\·IU.11you asscmb le

    t h <

    s id e ( ra m I'S - ) '(lU have 10

    mnkt'

    tlrt

    tha.I the) I'~ squat' t'

    GLUING UP CABINETS SQUARE

    1 ..  oV Irf r---j

    RNC[

    2

    ST£P2TEP 1

    to ro ut 3 V~IIound-over on th('

    ends

    01

    th e 1)\ ,11, B il l 111 ( '1 ' ''s

    prob lem when Ih. em l-, a r e

    routed. They have a ivndcucy I()

    'Slip int th e (ll -llill~n 111 ,·

    ro ute r t.ab ll~fenc e a JllI

    l aU~ 111(

    b it I \)

    goul ~

    he workp iece

    To prevent this. you can

    (to.

    duce th(~

      i 1 ' ( >

    of tlu..()pcning

    by

    fla lnping an auxilia ry fenr(' 1(,

    th e r eg u la rfe nc e , see rig.3.   ,'ut

    th e a ux il ir u) fe nc e frOID 1'1 )l In

    s on lte a nd

    ( . . \ 1 1

    a notch in

    jt

    jus,

    I..  R O VN D -

    OVE.

    t ...

    COV[

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    F a a

    SQl£WS

    l · : l < . I , strip. I U S 4 . _ > ( 1a router table

    an d

    .l '- 'I C,'(I\'(:'

    b it   - (, ' I or a

    I , . . _ ' .

    nl 1'Il

    cut ... t·(> Fij. .

    2

    (C)r you

    l: '( ,u lc l u se a

    1 .- 2

    con-

    b4 ,~ b i l. )

    - :t'XI. tunl ' h , ' strips over , i n n

    rnund nVt'r- t h t [ronll>fIg\JoS with a

    t 4

    round-owr

    l)it. ~ t>

    Fll{.

    2.

    Ct7 Pll.J.'. Nowthv pulls c an

    be cuuo I, ·ngth. T he llU lls I mad

    art ' ,I I('lni . bUI lllt.'~· can b('

    lnngl'ror - : - . I l o n t : r a~needed,

    ROI

    '

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    Woodsmnh 17

    / - - -

    OUTJlUutENCE

    ~oo

    IN fEN«

    2

    AUGN TtNOH SHOULOOl

    1- ---1. . . .

     ....~.....:MARKWITH REfE 'NCf oAOO

    the dept h of cut,)

    U)SGTE;':ONSANn IL\LF lAPS.

    Longe r lenon~

    and

    end

    half

    13 1)<

    jO it lts a l o e routed much lik e Ihv

    st ub tenons, But

    these join, will

    lake a number ofpasses,

    Align tho workpiece in the jig

    and set the stop. The n, back the

    workpiec e ;J\Y3y from Lltt SlOI)

    an d

    make till'

    fi rs t pass on the

    end

    ofl he

    Iliecc.Aftcreach pass.

    move Ihe piece

    dos

    to Ihe

    slop.ll.e last pass i mad~ whpn

    the

    end o( the workpiece

    touches Ihe SlOp.

    router base aj ajn~lile riRlll

     ide of Ille arm.

    Roul across

    the

    end of the workpiece and all the

    wuy through th e fe nc e, se c

    Fig ,

    ~.(Thls

    firsl

    cut mav

    rem ove th e

    comer ofthe S LO p block.)

    xcxt.loosen the winl nut .

    flip

    the

    p iece

    over. and cut the other

    side of the tenon. Then check

    th e

    fi t

    in th e mortise.lfit doe sn t

    fll. in\~r  ase the deplh or cU L.

    sneaking U I)

    on the fi nal deillh.

    (Note: To keep the lellOIl

    clilliered. always

    roull)(uJ.

    fal es

    of Ih~workpiece after changing

    COUNTt:R80Rl HEAD

     Of lOll INB Sf

    _B  Sf

    CAIlalAGElOll

      ,.

    CUT(HAMFE. IN FENCt .....

    fOR $AWOuSf RWI-r;

     

    FENet

    1

    .Ilt'rc· 'o an alternative 1 ) cui

    lillg

    stub

    1( 1lQ11~CJn a

    l a l ) I , > AA\\l

    ( a o >

    shown on l)aJ.:~lfi). For this

    nu-thod,

    y ( i t 1 1 1 1 1 ( ( ., , 1

    a router. a

      : l or   v   -diaillcter ~trniJlh\bit.

    and 1111 hop -bu il t

    jig

    shown

    I ,n , Sl ( I i~ ,I.

    A nd once

    the

    jil(

    i < bu il i. il ran be used 10cut

    I011g( 'r

    tenon»

    ;1 11d

    l J a l I laps ,

    to o.

    11.e jill holds II , workpiece

    «'Od . a

    fence, a ho ld-dow n am

    t.

    and a

    $lOpblock. al l

    made

    Iron. :v~ 

    thick stock. se e F ig. 1.

    To

    build

    th e

    jig.

    s ia rt by s cr ew

    inlt

      h~t n~ (

    0 Ch l'

    b ~· eFig.

    1. Then. cui Ih,· 3 ,wide hold,

    do \\'n al111 to length

    ~exl. damp lhe ann II from

    thl'end ofthe jii so iL squa ....lo

    \)1\  (( nee>.Then screw it dow n to

    the pnr~,see ~ilt

    To hold the workpiece in

    place, drill a hol(' through the

    ann and

    the

    base

    for

    a carriaze

    boll. sec Fig. 1,,- Ihe boll ex

    lends up through the base and

    arm. and a wing nut on top lij hl

    ens th e ann down to pi nch tile

    yvorkpiece in the

    ji g .

    STOPIlUlCK.

    Fora

    SLOPblock,

    use a piece or scrap thai's Ihe

    same thicknessor alilll~thinner

    tha n the fence.

    Rf:FI-:tlV~c.:. I \I .10 provide

    a point for aligning the work

    piece in the jig. rout a ~ l I d C e p

    referencedadoacrossthe (~nt_ (·.

    ~>f

    M g. 2 . L ' t th e same router

    an d

    bit that

    you11 us e

    to Cui

    (he

    tl'tJ10JIS. (NOtt·: 111  co llet

      ll a

    r ou te r c an

    be

    O u l  )fce nu- r i n re o .

    lauon to (he base plate,To avoid

    prnblerns whl.. shoulder aligll-

    rnent, 110Id the router tile same

    wayeach time yourout a tcnon.)

    l'StNGTIlEJtG.To CUI a tenon ,

    st t

    by

    marking

    th e

    location ot

    the should('r on a tCSI

    p iece.

    Then

    sliti('thepi('C('

    underthe

    ann and alignthe mark wjLhthe

    1(,(1

    edJ t ofthe dado in th e fe nce .

    :;c

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    W

    e' v~ been m aking do· w ith a couple of old

    storage cabinets in the lVood nulh shop fo r

    several years. Finally. I decided it was t ime to do

    something about  

    T he new cabinets hn d to m e et th re e r eq ui rem en ts :

    first, t he y h ad to b e s im p le to b ui ld a nd e as y to a ss em b le .

    Second. they should be relatively inexpensive. And

    th ird . it sh ou ld b e easy to   s tomize th e cab in ets to fit

    different

    n ee ds . ( Y ou

      n build

    as m any a s

    you

    need.

    and

    use different drawers and doorconfigurations.

    JO INERY .The basic cabinet

    i$ b uill u s ing

    a fra m e a nd

    panel

    technique.

    A wood fmme

    i s j oi ned t og e th e r

    and

    holds a p ly wo od o r M a so nite panel .

    The

    f r ames

    are

    io in ed w it h a s tu b tenon and groove - a sim ple jo int to

    m ake. an d ODe that s ea.-y to s et u p fo r m ak in g m ultip le

    joints. ( F or mo re information. s ee pages 12to

    15.

    Customize these cab inets w ic h any com bina ti on o f draw ers

    and doors to

    fi t th e

    needs o f your shop . You can even bu ild

    se ve ra l c ab in ets a nd

    jo in

    chenl togeth er w ith a bench LO p.

     hop abinets

    PROJECT

    HOP

     L T£II.lALS. T o k eep th e co st d ow n. I u sed ~  in e

    to

    m ake the fram es a nd V ,,  .rnick

    Masoni te fo r U1 C pan els

    a n d th e d ra w er bottoms. The d oo r fr a m es and drawers

    arealso made frornpine.And the drawers slide onwood

    runners (you call u se m e ta l

    drawer

    s li de s i fy ou p re fer) .

    E ve n t he p ullsare m ad e fro m p ie ces o lscra p w oo d.

    FTU.£R STRIPS. The trickiest part about de~iJlTling

    these cabinets w as co min g u p w ith a sim ple w a y t o v a ry

    th e

    placement

    o f

    th e

    drawers

    and

    doo r s .

    f

    ~ 3J1 le

    p w ith

    atechnique

    th at

    uses

    g roove s a lo ng

    the

    front

    stiles. The

    d ra we r ra ils a re se t in th ese j ro ov es . T he n th e grooves

    a re f il led

    above

    and be low

    the

    r a il s w i th f il le r s tr ip s .

    TOP. After complet ing th e cabinets. I built a plywood

    a nd M a so nite to p. (F or o th er o ptio ns . s ee p ag e 2 4.)

    ~ N sn.

    Finally.

     

    pplied

    a

    couple coats of lung oil

    fil\ish to th e c om p le te d c ab in ets a nd to p.

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    I' \Nt-

    rs, The next step

    i s to

    determine the

    size ofth e panels (E). see I· ;g. I

    To

    do thi-;

    d 'l assemble one  f th e  id,' f rames f rr ,l \1

    two stiles (A) and

    tw o

    rail. (Ill. Ih n

    measure th e opening, To aDO\ , fur th,'

    groove' . ad d , . 10 th e \\;dth a nd b eig h .

    Then

    t U 1111rt 'C

    p a ne ls to these dimensions,

    :>I. ( Fig,

    I.

    (One-panel is for the baek.)

    ASSE)IBLY.

    :-;ow, , mblycan begin. ~;rst

    a ss em ble U U

    tw o

    slde frames, ~( f - i R ; . I

    :\1')«. th e basiccabincrca» b e -a ss emb l ed by

    adding the cross ra il, and the back panel.

    (For 11101' ( 'infom tation 011 .IlluIIIg up cabi

    n eb . s ee S h op :- ; 1,· ,,)

    pal.',. Iii.)

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    RAIL

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    nUfR STRIP

    ON[ CK

    SlDE. THEN

    S EA T A A AL L

    ON TOP

    O f STR IP S

     

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    FILLER STRIPS

    B

    FOR DRAWERSI

    DOORS ®

    nl l. (R S TR IP

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    ANGL DRAwtR tWL AND

     

    SUM ONTO Flw-ft STRIP

    C

    ~

    No,7~

    Wben b ll il di ng 3cabine~

    rails

    a r e instillied

    acresstbefronuoholdtb ...~ (> ~Ih~l'and

    eslabll.h I lw ord 'j'r opc'ning,

    T ~ 1 1 1d iU y ,

    10 tcnoos, o ll   h e cads of tbe

    d rawer J 'lliisaJ:( -SC'\n to m o rn S('s, U the tabj·

    '1('11.3

    scve~~r a w e r S it means cultiJl~a

    lo r

    ofmo rt il ¢S,

    To make things simpler. 1 used a

    COlllp)CI(')Y diff,'r,o l technique - I set th e

    d'. .wer rails in a 9 « 1 , . Then to create a

      mo rtise.

    I mlod

    th e

    g ro o ves ab ov e an d

    b elow I h~ r ail

    wi th f il le r s tr ip s .

    Tbj , .way

    th e

    height

    o f

    Ih e

    opel)ing

    L <

    d ele rm in cO b y th e

    I~ngthof0,. strips.see I'ig, 6,

    lll(,\\\likMIlS, t;acll

    drawer

    ra il

    (R) fo r

    th v $ho p cabinet is m ade fro m  lf 4 square

    stock,

    The

    kngd, of

    th~

    rails

    is the same as

    th e tap a nd b ~L to l.1 lail> . (1 S· fo r Ihf mop

      ,,1>111,'1), An(ll ne I < :I 'O I l SO l b~< lnds~n ' t he

    same-as

    til e

    oth< n ti,\$

    (Vt x 1'1 ),

    fll.J,.£R TRIPS. An-er i;ompl ling the

    drawer rnih>,he fill~ $lrip~(H) arc cut to

    Iii

    Ihe grOlw o sin thcsicle MUle cabmct.see Fig,

    7 .1 fo und il e as ie sllo ''H I t h es e p ie ce s

    in   :

    strips (h 'II m IC I t Ihe w id th a nd d ep th ()f th . .

    g r oove in I nc stiles . T he n I cu t th em

      I)

    k 'n l l 1 J I

    III malch

    th~

    d('slr ('< io pt 'niog bei)lltl, No te, I

    used two di ffer em draw er a f ill er

    strip

    lntolhe

    . . ,' l 'l lQveon bolh

    j( lue d in p la ce ,

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    M OLNT TIlE I)O OR. Once Ihe doors ar e

    finished.

    l

    auached

    them 10the

    c ab ine t w i th

    semi.. .ol lcealed~ inset hin ge s. T o d o th is ,

    po si ti on e a ch h ing e

    I Y   from

    [he shoulders

    on the lOPand beuom edges of the door

    T he n. m ark and drill p ilo l h ole s b efo re

    :;crt W inglIt 'h ing,'

    [0

    Ule. 'door. _I;;g . 16.

    Kow . c e nte r the door in th e o pe nin g a nd

    m a rk th e h in ge h ole lo ca tio ns o n th e in sid e

    fa ce o f

    ih e c a bin et, s ee Fig.

    16.

    Th en d rill

    pilol bo lc sa uhe ma rkedloea tic n sa nd s crew

    th e hi ng e s 10 th e c a bi ne t.

    PI

    us,

    Next. [ made wood

    pulls

    and (,I·

    tached 111 ( . 11 1 l (, t1 1 f. drawers 811d d o or 'S . ( Fo r

    more Informa tio n, se e p ag o 1 6.) The door

    pullsa re c ente r ed on t he w idl lt and length of

    tlle stile. se e

    I ;; g. 17 .And

    th e

    drawer pull

    is

    simply centered on ihe faceol the drnwer.

    Finally.

    10

    hold

    lite

    door dosed.

    m ount a

    roller ca tch in sid e th e cabin. . direclly lx

    h ind t he

    pull,

    se e F ig. 17.

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    snu

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    e

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    e

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    l en g th o f t he r ai ls .

    lake

    th e fin is he d w id th o f

    thedoor

    (15 )

    lindsubtract the width of

    both

    stiles

     5 ). Then.

    10 allow for

    te no ns o n Ilte

    ends

    o tth e rail s, a dd ~ . sec fIg. 13.

    CLTTII EGROO VF..

    Once

    Ih e

    rails

    a re C UI10

    lel\ ),'I h,CU Ia

     roov

    o n th e in sid e e dg e o ( t he

    stile,

    a nd ra ils , Th i s

    I. '1 'tlOVi·

    ls c ente re d o n

    th e th ickness enhe pieces a nd c ut to match

    t he th ic kne s so lt he p a ne l. s ee Fig.14a. N~1.

    ICOOnsa re CUI

    o n [h e e nds

    o f th e

    rails

    10

    f i t

    the

    g ro ov es io I he

    stiles, we

    F ig . H .

    PANF.I, ASSF.~lIII.Y.

    Hav ing c omple ted the

    tenons , t he d oo r p anel

      X

    or U) can

    be

    cut

    to

    size,

     0 do 1I1i :.- .try as :, c :n lb lc tI lt: doorfrw llt

    and measure t l l C opening.Then add ~· to the

    length a nd w id th . se e F ig. 13 . Now CUIt he

    panel

    [Q

    th ese d im ensio ns an d g lu e u p the

    pieces 10make the

    door.

    To fo rm t he door l ip . routa

    ~' o

    x

    3 r o

    rabbet

    a round the

    iol litlr

    fact. sec Fig. 15.11,( '11out a

    chamferaround Ih~ Uf

    .

    u I t > face.see Fig.l5a.

    If you don ', fill the

    .:::,:;-.-~ cabinet

    with

    drnwers.

    8llY ;,Iorng~,;pacemn

    be covered

    with

    a

    door.The cabinets I

    built

    use

    tw o d oor

    . . i 7A : ;.

    The finished

      , id O L

    o f e ac h door is

    the same as Ie

    d rawe r tro m s (15  ). B ut th e

    h('ighl

    o f O le

    doors

    will

    d e pe nd on t he s lz e o flh ,· o p ,: nin g.

    Here again IusedV.·  ~lllCk10makethe st iles

    nnd na ils . an d V .  

    Masonite

    fo r th e p an els .

    sruzs, ·r~.dvterminv 1he f il l i '11t d I l l. · igh l

    o f th .. d oo rs , a dd I o l   ((or th e liJ)l') I th e

    height olthcdoor opcning. se e Fig. 13 .Now.

    cu t two

    21tl  ·w ide sti les

    (V

    or S)

    10

    match

    Illis measurement ,

    RAil .Af lc r cu lt ing the

    stiles

    10

    length.the

    nex ts tep

    tsro

    make I he ra ils (\ \' or

    T).

    First,

    rut two rails

    2 V :  

    wide, To determine the-

    DOORS

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    (Shop : - ;OL 3 C ( Y o u w a n t between th e

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    3() o pe nin g.) T he n c ut

    two s tr etchers to th is length , _

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    rabbe t

    joints

    l o a n

    be

    cu t

    easily

    on

    8 iabte saw, But the sliding

    dovetail requires n

    dovetai l

    bit

    an d r ou ter l ab le. A nd .

    u r

    cour se .

    111 ( ' a l f -bli n d do vetail s r eq uir e a

    spec ial

    jig.

    (Vor m o re I nf or m a

    t ion .   .. .

    11 '0 (.1 811 ,,1

    No . 56. )

    .\PPE,\R.\; l o f lhp

    decisions involve two main

    points, - th e style 01 drawer

    from, and

    th e

    joinery 1J. '(110

    r J ;

    s em bk -t he d ra w er .

    ur ',' ; ) fRO~ n'.n I I  , c as e

    of

    Ih< 'Shu Cabin,· I . I d , . . . i d ,~1'

    use a

    lilll)( '(1

    Irnnt on

    lht'·

    drawers. The

    nl(l..;,l

    imponant

    (lk.·lor heft'

    is

    Cf,, 'enn,K LIlt gap

    needed

    (o r

    thedrawer runners,

    To nll( )\\

    (ur

    the runners

    (or

      ,r Ial sl ides ) , I h, ' d ra wer s re-

    Drawer Joints

    ter of making the joint strong

     n()URI 10

    hold

    the

    draw er

    10'

    g er hc r, T h r key fac to r i s that ~w

    joim h as 10 be strong en oug h I.)

    with'land tilt' weighl

    that's

    ill

    the

    drawer.

    especially if ,I's

    jerked

    o pen o r < lammed s hu t,

    This

    is

    th e most critica l racior

    fo r th e d rawerson th eShop Cab

    inet

    becauseo f

    the weiglu ofthe

    l oo l s th at win be in them,

    ~'·P.c.:MI.T()()' . All

    of th e

    j

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    NOTE:

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    Ovut rHOS

    CASE i

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      D £ TA U . . .

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    UD

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    UDBACK

     

    taiuers.

     I

    cut n nr u- , fll ~.

    widr-.)  

    w nh ed to

    ClIIth e lid I,il '(':; I fimd1,·n).1huntil I II ,

    ca .

    parts.

    (T1l1 Y R aUlh  same I. ngth.)

    C

    \51;

      .\t might

    I used [{ubbcnru,d',  Servin'

    Saver ~ix cup

    (:\f'. 5)

    contain

    e'('nnlainf'r1Ipll l lhl-

    rim and add li,  .  I ('U l I I ,.·

    pj(~ l i' \\

    ide, 8 4 , ' , . , fiu.

    I.)

     \..,,, cur a case top (I ) the

      ' ' . w id th

    as I ll (' l id 11I i)

    (6

    1

     w  

    ~ ('\ \ l o ut

    each

    (1 f th ( ' si x p i t ' C t o < i \

    tu

    a finislwd 1 fl$(Ih o( Ill . (Awlin,

    Ihi> b fo r Ih,, ,· Hubbr- rmaid

    bl 'dJld comainers.)

    \~.s.; I Ut.FC \ '\E  \~l

    .m.

    ;\It~r .11the

    pi,,,,·,

    an' cut io

    length,

    glll~ llp

    hv I L·

    S 1 1 3 J ) t 1 ( j assemblies:   WI . ' I·ig. 2.

    (ShUll '111':T h ld the I)K: ''''

    square while dampinf{. plare

    ternpornry ~p3(,t>rblocks

    i n s . i c l l

    to

    t he a s semb ly . ,. .. I ' ig . 2 .)

    R(HT.

    Once thr ghl< ' dries,

    crea te a fing er lift b ) ro uting a

     ~  ( Q\ ( on

    tilt ' top t dgt 0 1

    th e

    1'35C front a nd a lso un IIw b OI

    10m of Ih~ lid (mill, see Fig. Ia,

    111~n.toaccommodate the p ia n o Il i n g< - . ro u t

    a '>1 '  , 'hamfer

    on

    the- lOP o ( I h,- case- b ack

    and Ih,' bottom of the lid back,

    Set

    Fig,.. Ib

    and 63,

    F in al ly , r o un d

    over the

    to p

    tc'(I~~:o'f

    Ih c lid anti ih e 1 'l1um edg,,:; 01 the case

    « I l i n round

    C)V('r

    the ( o nd . ; ) .

    S( (I

    ,. . i g o 1 ,,   ,

    Kitchen Canister

    PROJECT

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    CO~ TA lNERnOtES . The next $kp is 10 . UI

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    th~

    ''a .,,· I p (F l ( ur th e p la < lk C fI Il

    tainers.

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    duermim-

    t h t ·

    correct slze

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    fo und I t

    ~.a,i~>10 cut a paper pattern

    f i J ' S l .

    see Fil:. 3 . (A f,,1 1 ;'0pattern «[thc case lo p

    wi th Ihrt't· hol\~~V ;li la l) ll \ SCt. · IWj . t'

    3 1 .)

    To make Y M.lf own pattern. liNt trace a

    ha lf pattern of lh e

     Jollol l

    o f the container

    o nto a fo lded sheet o f pa per. ,. Fig. 3 . T hen

    CI I I  ull l l l hok -a u d ,I ,, I) ' .. ..l arg 61between

    th e lw o

    ends

    (IS lo nj ().

    and

    fIj,.

    th e

    ends < lightly (o r clea ra nce w ith the

    c a .. .· e n ds ( C). s ee Fig.

    I;.

    Then po s it io n

    th.,

    hinge nn

    III( '

    lid

    b ac k (I ll

    and

    e n ... • h ac k I E )

    iUI(1 dri l l

    pilc)l

    h tl lC 's

    (elr tl1(,

    ser('\\' ',

     ( (' Fi g.

    6a .

    ~ow~rew

    h e ll ingc

    ttllhc'

    \ 3S('

    flllll

    CtTlllE IJI). TIlfrt>

    are a fe w n )c;rc

    ~It>ps

    I x'( or e s cr< 'in ll th ,· h ilil l 1 0 I h

    lid.

    Hrs l .

    divide

    the

    l id i nto l hi ,· u s.

    Sf'<

    I 'ig . 6 .

    N .t.

    to

    provide deamnce

    l>elw('('n

    th e

    c as e e nd s.

    trim

    ~lIi l)cr

    bo lh C lldso fthc lid . '''' F ig 6.

    In en < I th ,· lid a lla rt w ill, I h .. .S aw b la d,'

    cenlered on the

    dividinjl l in~.

     '('('Fig. 7

    Cl

    TTliE

    LUNG.:.

    N ow .. ' '('w Ihe Ihree lid

    pi, ' 10 Ih I ,i a o < )

    hintl ·

    a nd cui the 1 1

    IIn(/ ofthe hinge \\ilh a h~ck, w al t och saw

    k n .  '('t' Fi g. 8 . (1 '0 p rO lec l 1 1 , , ,   se to p

    when cllllinl:.1 PU I a I li

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    ' V O I > . i > n ll

    rh

    com e across a h ar d

    .pot

    when

    nailing or curting' I)in('or

    fir.)

    Rea,'oon wood

    in

    harrlwoods

    is c all ed te ns ion wood. · 11,i:;.s

    b ec au se h ar dw oo ds ' a bn or m al

    ce lls for m on th e lop 'ide uf th ('

    trunk. rhC ~arc- $tr£'lcllcd-

    11QI(l iog.11(,11 '( , ( ,up a~aj l1~l t . l14. :'

    pull ofgravity.

    Tension v.·0()()

    i~

    suall)

    slron _rer th an nomlal. 50 it ~if ·

    ficull to 111a(:hint. .A nd y , .l len C l Il.

    it of ten I t' lIV l' a -woolly- dg(~

     : >trai} llt.0\er t in ll ' t h e- t ~d gl ' i...

    lik...)'

    t ( o

    bend again,

     ~I~(. R~-\(,TtOS

    woou.

    S lu tu id y o u

    3\'()idu.sillg tllt'I'lh,'r

    boards that came fn)ln the sarm

    ( f , 1 o : ?

    ~ulllt Cc~~ly.111\~v( r

    ity

    u f n tilcLiul'

      ood

    \'ilrit~ frtlnl

    b < . a r d to b < > a r d .

    So

    if tllt' ,,·,t ., 1

    thC'wood ${ ('m::>lu)nllal, U~('it,

    la n y ou a \'o id bl l~ 'ing i l? I)ro~

    ubJ~'

    n 4 J 1 .

    l)nct

    t c ' . I S

    a rt' c . ,1

    i n t i '

    Iward•.

    it's h ard 10 tell if Ih l'Y

    conlain rt'tlction   \ · H m . E\'en a

    rc'ptJlablC lulll bc r ( h:i ll t'r ,,,· c >n ·1

    kll(l\\ ifl1t'·~S(~llingyellJ rc':lc·litln

    Wf>O(1.So iCY(lUclor nn into ' :oo(lmc,'

    it ~t:st.

    n~.lttl ust

    it.

      r .~,~,~Ul

    it into \ c:I) ~llon I  il.~c~'Sor small

    projc:.

    causeth e w oo d Iilx -rs a re tll ay s

    backed up b~ oth e r wo od fib t· r s.

    s ee F ig . la a nd lb.

    ./II'(','II~I

    ('/(1

    ('trr{,'x

    1I',fl,

    III

    rt)lllrr ),~/,, try, )))11'1,)('~}'t.ut

    IIItll'en '1 I'HIlflit,

    l\th~frlld

      t ( , U

    IlllII tl,1 fJ111rirri,'x rl()r~·If'i.~(>tt

      ~ooli~mith\0 , . I tlutl

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    01gIll/Jilt. \

    \'a.~lti

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    n-

    r i h t. H iU .w e d id sa y to

    (10illxltll ways . So which w ay is

    corr< 'Ct?If y t )u ·re u , jn l a tr am

    md poin t to r ou t c ir rk .. in so lld

    stock, it doesn 't m ake m uch

    ROUTING DIRE TION

     alking hop

    QUESTIClNSNDOMtvlENTS

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    19

    ,

    11

    OGEE

    NOTE:

    USiNG OGlE B IT ,

    ROUTfOOl WHH

    WOltKPIECfFlAl

    ON1AIU

    ftHcr

    4

    OGLElit

    HAS CON'C:Avt:

    'UflVE A'f IEARING

    O GE E 8 1T

    2

    ROMAHOGE[

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    KA

    CONV'tX

    waVE ATiEARJNG

    NOTE:

    .our

    ROMANOGlE ON

    (DQ( 10 PRODUCE

    OGttSHAPt

    3

    l--..I1

    1

    FENCl

    OMAN

    OGEE B IT

    inlerchangeable - ) UU CQuld

    use the nlOft: cvn1111011oman

    o ll ee 1 0

    fonn

    n n o g ee p ro fil e.llut

    to do this. y()U

     luSt

    11(lldlile

    \\'c)rkpicc('

    t'-Cl'ti(,rlily

    on lhe

    r o ut er l ab l,'. s e,' fig.3.And Ihi~

    c an re su lt in

    chipc)llt

    o n Lh~f ac e

    W lltn

    (.'Ulljl1gacro ~

    the s:rnin,

    I  SE TIU: RIGIIT urI . The r(,(,·

    ommendcd (and s afe sl) w ay 10

    rou ' an Og{.-'e is tll~ t radit ional

    way -

    with

    a ll o g c, < :

    bil . _F ig.

    ~. You

     un

    r tl ul I ll e w o r kpi ('C e

    fla t n Ihe ro ute,' la ble o r ho ld

    Ih . . . ro ult'r (n,.,haJld,

    'n,is

    WOl '

    y o u h av ,· b cu er co n lr ol a nd lI el a

    deancrcul . (Forsourcc~ofo l (ee

    bits, se e Ahernale Cal.lug

    Sour c. ,,; o n P ..~ 1. )

    • I ' 'OIIl

    Ih ~

    , I e  

    jig. W ith th aI and a slo p bl  , ·k .

    YOl l ca n

    cu t

    I t )n.. :-er idpnl i( . .'ul

    n\itt'r~ l)lan   'ilh 11ji~h at h a't' a

    Jixe(l~upport,

    and th e ear l ier Irfl(,d~lIIil jig

    have a

    similar

    drawback-II,..

    w idt h o r rh e wo r kpi ec e i~ l imited

    (b y

    the

    sa   fence o n y ours: b)'

    th e jig s se co nd fe nce

    011

    ours).

    BUI

    on

    th e lalC SI

    [1'0 .1. ,;1/ ,

    mi t e r jig t he f en c f s an- remova

    ble so il doesn't have this lhnita

    tilIn.   - l

    pht)IO

    above,

    I; -nu l t);\iRUL.

    T he se co nd

    n-ason

    fur

    builtling th e la l losl

    mi l e rj ig i sc l )n l rO l .l f you ' ve eve r

    had a \\(,rkpiec(' -crcev when

    CU11illg;t

    m i ter, y o u 'II know w hy

    W D

    ISUMmo

    IYS((OND -

    ....c.

    f el l a bu uI o u r e ar lie r r ad ia l 31111

    m iter jise sho w n in  Otxjif.'f)/;;tll

     ~

    L-jll

    . ' .

    Sl>(, rig. _.

    la lllll c on -

    sists o f a pair o f narro w fences

    screwed

    lu

    the base.sec

    fig.

    2.

    The unly di(f('r~oct' berwecn

    y our jig and lJ1Jr earlier ji g is in

    the placement of Ih~ workpiece

    wh 11l 'U l li ng t he m i t er , O n y o u r

    jil l. you pul] Ih ~ workpiece

    again~t

    tJI\'  ,dHld, ~ Of

    the

    l l ianj. .~,l . guid, · . O n t ht - e ar li er

    1

    · H J t l . < o f I I I

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     ·d «Igain

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    10

    SUD

    ClAMP HEAD - ~

    =

    UPntROUGH GAP -

     

    DAOO(S K((P

    ClAMPS N(ATLY

    1¢'t

    SPACED V T

     

    PIPE CLAMP RACK

     

    CROSS SECTION

    O

    . £ .MOVE, .

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    -

    WORKI'NCH

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    Wha(, Ih~ best way 10store

    weod for future

    I ' r ( ljl . 'CL .

    and

    s c ra p f r o m pasl p r o j < , < : I . 5 ?

    If

    y o u

    ha~ a

    good s lo r age

     ~ I h1

    or

    l umber

    or

    plywood ( an d o th er

    s h ee t ma t cda ls ), t ell usabout iL

    \\ e 'l l t Ju bl ish th e b est l um be r

    non p l yw ( lQd \ I C )r ;l l( d , ,< : il l1 1 s

    a nd id ea s

    in

    upcomin J I i ssues

    of

    WtlQ ] mi/iI  W inn«rs w ill re

    ceive $ : I o n and a

    \1'(II}.J ,smil/l

    Ma. tcr

    Try

    Square ( lup l iGatc

    e r sin u la r

    entr ies w i l l be

    con

    silk-red in th e or de r w e r ece ive

    th em , S en d Y Q ur l un \l le ) a nd

    p l) 'W ( I (l d . [ r aKe i d a~ (poSI.

    mark< l' d n i l

    lalcr lhan :\ 13Y 15.

    19(11)

    [0

    Sh op Tip s

    C O ll lest.

    W I a re am ong th e IIIQst

    difficu lllO orp n izf . T hey (.> a.,il~·

     a ll o ff hoo ks and bar rack s. O r

    else

    you

    have

    Iu

    tiKhle and

    loosen them

    to J d

    them on and

    of f Ih ,· rack.

    O ur favori t (>

    design for C ·

    dam ps ge ts a roun d the se pro b

    lem s, It ca rn e from

    M O I T i >

    L ef ·

    kowil~

    of

    Carnar ill «, C a lifo rn ia.

    se e F ig . 2 . 1 1 $

    dct>ERBENCH. Tlns

    pl~'Wvo(11-rack pulls out (nl'l1

    undcrthcworkbcnch on a pairof

    t-shapcd runners. an d gives

    t'a~)'

    Rt'C,' S let th e

    c l amps, Then

    il slides b ack u nder

    Ih e

    bench

    when 110 t in u se.

    The

     T

    rack

    i o

    ,litacross the

    top and ab out

    high .

    It's the

    E

    \ ,~ rybodY

    th inkshis

    shop

    is

    1 00 sm al l - at least thai

    was

    lilt'

    opinion expressed by

    m ost cf the en tries in the clam p

    organizerconrest (anneuncedin

    WOOlf . ,

    itb No. 7 2 ). T he p h ra se

    used

    ll\O::,1

    often w as in

    o rd er t o

    save spac(.·.... t So lhis had

     l

    major influence O n ou r th ink ing

    w hen

    , \\'1.: ' chow

    t h e w i n n er s,

    Beside- , Ink ing

    u p l il lie < p ac

    x- ,

     he clamp urganizvrs we

    s;, lecled ar e also adap table 10

    an y

    numb.

    I dam ps. Th ey

    fi l

    mO~1common typc . . .~ of clamp&

    and lh(,} r()

    t.-a'S~'

    to

    Cf)n~l \lft.

    SLIDING

    My 

    RACK

     lamp rganizers

    ONTESTIP S

    HOP

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