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    you

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    like

    10

    lllar. a

    woodwo t . ' \

    is Mlt

    ROUTING O INTl L

    l Ihink I'v.. ,,,mI' up with an impr()\'ement

    on

    Ih~tahl., ....w

    an,1dado blade method of

    producing lil'ntil molding

    (shown

    in

    n O ( ) < /

    . ,ilh

    No. ~ ; ). 1 : I, ., .j d~ ,p r educ ing ' a c leaner

    oouumcd

    dado, my method also uses the

    l\ood~lIlIl h router table .. quite an ad

    vnntage in ilsl, r.

    The j ill

    ron.i.l

    u f

    an ar m (which

    holds

    tho inoll'xinl(pin) ith T-bar< attached on

    bolh

    nd~

    Th.

    t u T-ban Idth

    0[

    the

    clenlll

    blocks.

    )'Iuo Ihe d ,a meter (,( the

    bit .

    In m>'

    cas\ .

    I , 10U~iriga y.- bit to cul , __

    Ihe kerf. an d w 'lJllo'(l the block. , 10 b e : r

    \ \ ; , 1 ( ~ I

    tl

    f o c I a . -

    '1(ie

    ~paeer(~- bil

    plu, ~ .1... lIIg,1 10 .hlm the T-bar ,

    en.m the Ig e of the table top. Then I

    .... ,,1 It ,..-d ,p cut th rou l h the ann,

    prudueml a y wi.I ., kerf (o r the indl .xing

    pm.

    A n r cutlinle the kelf for the indeing

    pill. I rc nlO\lt:ct th~ ~J)8C(lr, and attached

    Ihe .....ond Tbar on Ih,- ann o;t) lhat bolh

    ~ ;lfla))1 HrothersnJ

    Cilloogo,

    lIlillOis

    }~rJ..ot/,I'glyo,n(1

    R c/ Ii

    g.

    Calijurllia

    CONSI STENT CORNERS

    I \ ', . n o tic ed that

    011

    a lo t of A>dworkinl :

    projecu. Ihe rome >'are oR..n rounded 10

    nadii varying from about \, on up.

    In an effurl 10k....p thinKSoonsi;tetlt. I

    m ade simpl teml'lat( out of tempered

    ~lI.iOnit \\lth

    all

    four cornel cut to a

    diff.. .. nt radiu . l\oVo.wh''''''' r I round a

    I'Orn r, I d n'l ha,~ to , ....

    rcl>

    the .h,,,, to

    find a mak.,hlll l~ml'late.

    Ihe WOrkl,i...... .

    i

    ltackd 10tbe oppo..ite

    face on lh nlher l IKI of the plywood a. ,

    ..ho\\'T1.

    Bl 'C8UftC

    I\~in l~ J S 'p en t f t,J o l..q in g

    ith

    lhe vise,

    I'VQ

    found thal c u tt in g mo r tis es i

    Ie > of a ha.. I~hl' I'nd rc.u1t

    i

    hat I'm

    m uch

    mm 'I' l ik , I ,\ '

    ItII:lk.

    t he lim e

    required

    to do it rif(hl .

    ~'henev~r I'm u.ing a chise110 hand cut a

    morti.~ (or 'lutmng the round comers ofa

    sillt mllrti ). th.. workpiece often $lIp~in

    lhe jaws orlhc vise lI S I'm chopping oulthe

    w&>.t(>.

    A nd

    ( ll

    w h e n

    the

    v ise

    is tight

    ened socttt'('ly, po~itioning the piece

    s o

    it's

    level anti .lightly IIb (1ve the top edge oflhe

    \ se i R en a n .'lll headache.

    To prc\ 'nt the I ) i , ,, , { rom sl ipping, and

    to

    keep it 1.,,';\iono,1 above the top edge of

    the vise, I mad J

    simple

    holding jig that

    hanR>from tit{>top edl (' of the vise, The

    bl'auty o(thi~Jigi4 that it helps counter the

    downward fo ,,of chopping out the waste

    by

    , eec-,This ollen elurunate..

    ha\'ing

    10

    lij1lll('n

    tbe

    vise

    to

    w ilh in a n

    inch ofit..~life

    to keep the

    p i

    from oIippll tg.

    TM damlllnl( jIll is made fmm

    ' 1 ' .

    ply

    wood aNI two . ,11 .tri,,,, of hardwood.

    On of th, ' stnp, (Y , x Y ) i attached to

    th e top (odgeof l h ., p l ywood . Theil a seeond

    strip,

    sl igh tly

    Ih in n ,'r th an the

    thidrneo;. . ,

    of

    I

    C...,.,.,...,)IO

    (rrrlf ~

    __ Ti_l~S Technigu_e_s__

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    \\'IX)J)S\IlTH

    E ND F RA ME 5

    ()Jl'~l{lh, t.ncir r a . m ~ i : >

    \ \ ry

    flimilnr i

    ~)llstructJ(,n lu

    thl' ~idt '

    fr.tllltjoi

    a Nt. 'J

    ( 1 1 1 m \\ith a ply ood pand But th,' olhe

    end frame h . a 5 l\\Odra,,~J'6,

    f.O

    then:s

    n

    J '31k '1 I n .. ad .

    the,>n ',

    a

    midd rail ~

    F

    thaI ,, ,

    as.

    dh....,.

    btt ,,,,,,the clra

    'r a. t

    Ig

    I

    . 1 - t,I} 'I' I-k\ .t. rb...

    t:nfl (ram

    h Ih. pand ha., t MulA

    ( ~ :>,. . . .

    1 tw

    ' 1 1 1 1 , . Ill. Th,' r1 i1 .

    ;u-

    O\~ will be

    cut'. t

    ~(Itt>;

    ()n the ('('nter dl\ ider,

    be

    s-ure

    10 mark

    an d

    eu t

    j ( T ' . . . . .

    n

    b h

    e dIN S, _

    Fig. :i.)

    A ll

    of

    th e

    gr '''.'

    Itrl centered

    0 1 1 the

    thickne- of tit, .lJl, k nnd are '1 ' . deep,

    Although we ..... howlng the width of the

    groo\~e: ~ 14-, thll>. dry

    .-

    (tlf

    tht' 1\\1)

    ~lonJl,.tub ttoon...). ~

    t

    I I '. I.

    tIT (.KM t : . : 5 . 0 all

    lhe I'It.'ttS ~

    r

    lit.

    t0Nde (ramt ~an>cut to fillA th e n('~t

    ,tl P l1lto cut J 'I'OO\ ~on lh .. m. lrtl

    tfl~l 5o r

    th(~ r dilit an.-I~lile$.

    Th.,,..,

    1(rOO\

    l . not only hold Ihe plywood

    an,l . . in the rranles. the) al~1I ('r ,'atf' t 'ig . 2.

    L: ,y out Ih. p ieces for th~ trant. , 1 1 1 1 . 1 ntark

    It ull 'Iart~d with a -impl, offlh,' cuff

    ('I',mmt'nl: ~la~'be we :;hlJulrl (It.

    1J.'11H

    mcc

    ttl) ,- ,IX

    (ur

    lht

    next

    issue ..

    (:eln.:

    iclc.nn) '

    th J>I.I~nu,.f ra-w

    parT dte

    all u(t)u, '

    t' KU,J. '.

    (KiJl mto t h a . ... . frame : 10 0 I t4 : IJ K '] t < J y chest,

    The kt)' thlng \\'.._t_' to make sun-

    it haft

    a

    $1idin11

    ~cI

    (rdther than

    ft

    hlD ,.1 tid 1hat

    eoald

    .bIn

    .1 0 n an d b ur np

    a ~QUnl(

    h ,1 id )

    1 aL...

    tried to

    make:

    il ,tunl~ too.1:h to

    star t UI~n the most rambuneuoukid~

    \\'ht'll 1~')l down to the Ilratt1t111~ul\'{If

    ho \l , t his box would

    be ('(lMlnu,tlocl. J \\Il.-.

    f)lIl'( UgH))'. ~ll no less for ~U). ~l..tu,n~. It

    hnri 10 h,

    m o r e

    than a sim p l b , II ha d

    to lo ok ni ce' r ulC '1at tbt' toam(llmt'hi''\0 )-'

    10 build, W ith this i n m i nc l. I .I ,i tle.llo

    hui lr i Ih~ Iny cb(:.nl' fr.un. an.ll uwl

    ~tMJ(tlC.n

    Toy Chest

    H ID E-A W A Y FO R K ID 'S K LU T IE R

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    OO O SIo.IJTH

    wide by U~ long.

    gee

    Fig. ~.

    1 1 f I G U 1 ( 1

    ,~.

    -40 )..

    De1 (to aUow for the two

    .'-d~eJl groove.). and cut th~ plywoOO

    . . . . _ .

    ( INr(1I DIV,,,,.

    ,

    panel 10 7k

    >'('C

    Fig, 1,

    ,

    i-

    ....... 1'0

    .

    I

    (NO

    fRAME-

    I lR .; R .E

    fKA)lt;. The frame at the

    ,

    other end ofthische.t

    has

    the same outside

    1tCU

    dimen..iuns as the paneled frame. (Infact.

    I -

    14'

    I

    I

    t'

    r

    1. ,

    - - - ;

    the pleee for bulh fthe frames can be

    '_j_

    Ii

    I

    _ _ _ _ D

    t -ll

    I I

    :ut at Ih(' same lime to ensure they're

    I

    o 'o ... . . .; ...

    equal.)

    -

    . .

    -

    -,-

    T n

    ..l......

    ,. .

    -,-

    Thi. drawer-end frame

    ha>

    twe stile-

    (D). two ....1 s 0';). plus the extra rail IF) in

    _....,..,_

    :

    ,

    OIAWl.. 'O

    fIAMIl s ,

    this frame whIch serve. as a divider be,

    r

    .I...

    tween Ih(' drawers. Onee again. the stiles

    I I

    ,

    III

    are ri l '

    -

    . . . . . . . . .

    sembling the dra er ,nd (rame. po>ition

    ~

    ~

    ~

    Ihe din,ler raJl (r).oIhere'. an opening o(

    . . . . . . . . . , . ~ A

    . . . . . . .

    3 1 , 1 , between il and the top rail. Thi~

    . . . .

    . . . . . . . . . . . .

    fOI ....

    M

    hould 1 3 .

    I

    61.' pening for the botlom

    . . . . . . .

    draw,r. S t o t Fill 1and 7.

    . .

    -

    A

    _

    K-,HHt;Tt-URI)(JITO)I P.'-\EL. Alter the

    0

    1

    t,O .ide (ram,' and both end

    f rame; ;

    are

    a- \,. -

    -r

    ,,

    ~

    a... mbkod.thert.one final.tep. A rabbet

    ,

    /

    . . . . . . . .

    ,

    i,;cut on th~ in..ide bottom edge of all rour

    . . . . . . . . _

    .

    ( MImes.TII(~erabbel.b are

    used

    to join the

    ,

    ItAI8ET

    (NO'lAMf

    -

    :Y'-plywoodba.e to the bottom edge$ of the

    ,

    .

    FOil I01lOM

    fmmes co Fig. 6.

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    S1'OP BLOCK:;.

    Glue

    tWO

    ;jll,.,.longblocks

    6

    y

    lSE fOP

    -. CO RNE R

    ROU ~T

    J.../

    G~UEANO

    S C t E W

    C~T

    lO1 P AND

    .. ..

    -

    eliAr

    TU ItN C A 8IN T SlOE

    fMO FtAMi

    I

    UtE 1

    C E N T E O t V ID E R JlANR

    .~

    rAUl TOP

    Y

    Y ClEAf

    COUNTUSfHK SCREW S

    G lU E AN D Sc aew Cl EAT T O

    fA lS E T OP A N D E ND lA ME

    aonOM RAGall

    JO IN t D E TA Il

    m

    .-OEEP IV-.

    WIDE DADO

    ~1

    =;;;j :

    I....: l e e ;

    STOP BLOCK A ND RU NN fRS

    The next phase L. t o acid the .top blocks

    and runners (J) for the ,tiding top.

    JOIN IN G THf FRA MES

    At thu. point the twa < 1 frames and two

    end frames of lh,' tht' ern I,~1u form the basic

    chest. However, I found it \\ . , a lot easier

    to keep thi s,, mhl~square if the

    plywood bouom tT. b in J,II while the

    f rames are \ 'k~inJ.ciamlx i.

    err

    6

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    IOOOM, AMI

    NO 0

    the width o( thp ' ,nbl d

    frame,..,. I wider

    than In .

    che .t (1'......1 .

    mg

    a

    y

    overhang on the from . . 1 back).

    8.\.'~ R.U1L. At Lhi, I ,inl, Ih., ba,,,,

    frnm~ ran he a;sembled.

    CUII.,,,,d~by

    ' I Io'-dt '

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    The

    tOI (r8m~

    still n ,~b

    8

    plywood

    panel to cover

    lh,'

    r a l . tup) o o r o r e it can

    be as .*mbled .

    Ct'TPA-';EI~1' Itl

    -_ _

    -

    1 ADJUS

    G

    llil tM COIiIN R

    WITHSA,t. SAW

    aOUND OVllt AU. EDGES

    ON OttfN Sl ION

    -rOf iIOnOM RAMI

    FfGUR 6

    IH,~14I:r

    / ..... jo -v.

    . PlYWOOD SPlINt CfNTDfO ON STOCI(

    MURE 17

    I rc.YWOOD SPUN

    1. P lY WOOD P ANE L

    X

    . .

    ,

    . 4 .

    CU T TO FrT

    SNUGGlY IN GROOV

    ~

    RGURE IS

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    w

    T

    v

    48 ,....PUWOOD S' ._4 ' . ' .

    pt 'rwOO

    Ci.J

    < c '. . .

    : . < . : J

    . . 1

    1 .0I; .~ 4 '

    L

    Overall Dim.nJJo ,: 16 l. H:II IS W x .... l

    A Side frome rotl. (4)

    ~

    ~ 40'/,

    8 Sid. ome$fil., (.,

    * I

    I~/.

    14h

    C 5id.

    (TOme ( r

    divider (2,

    f ,.

    2 , . 12

    D End

    (rom. .til...(4)

    .J I ,

    IV,.

    14',',

    E End

    from. roil.

    (4) 'VI'

    Ie

    1% .. 1-4'

    f fnd from. ctr di jder (1) /1 1 , 14'..,

    G Top/ho,

    fra~ toil.(.)

    ' It , , 2, . 44

    H Top/bot frome .stile (4) 1, .It lV. .. . 1

    I Top frame ctr di ider I) ' 0 / ' 2/...

    14h

    J

    Slidinglid , nen (2) 0/.

    ;I:

    h20)1,

    K Small drawer fron' (1) 1)/, 4 .. 4 1 .

    l lo S

    drawe, front

    (1' '0/1

    6Y- 14/ .

    M Small drewer ,Id (2) ~ x 3v.. 16

    N Smalldraw., back (1)

    ' / o J

    x 3

    1,

    13

    1,,)

    o

    lorge dre ......r .1d. (2) Ih.:5 1 6

    P

    Lorge

    draw.,

    bec.

    (1)

    o s ..

    13'.'1

    Q

    Sid. fro ,. ponel.(4) Y.. 12

    19/,.

    a End frame panel. (1) II

    Ie

    12 - 4

    .1

    5 Drow.,

    bottom (2) I

    U

    to fi..

    T BottoM (I) V..

    li e lSl. 417/,

    U Center divide, (I'

    y :.

    1$~ l1V.

    V Fatle top (I) ~ .: ISVo20V,

    WSJiding top (I' ~ l IS't.

    0

    19.t1,

    X FilCedtop ponel (1) 0/. IC13.

    0

    18 1,.

    CUnlNG DIAGRAM

    ATERIALS LIST

    O R AW 1 t Q U DE lS

    CENftRfo ON

    OI ,WlR a6fTOM

    ....--~

    -

    M

    ,

    C .ROSSSECT10H . GRAWE . GUDES

    SCRew TO NOTCH jN

    OUWtR

    IIONT ItA.IET

    .

    (\IT G.OOvt

    (0 WIDTH

    O f PlY WO O D

    ROUND OV1t

    FRONT tOG WITH

    , . O U . . .. fE R R O UN D

    y

    o

    l

    -

    RGU1tf23

    GlAWE.. FlOHT

    A ND H AN D K Ill O fT AfL

    top OAAwtl

    __1.-

    CEJ

    K'

    4 ..

    ~

    BOTTOM DItAWER

    ~

    7 . -

    '1

    ]

    . . . . .

    ~

    ,

    l . e . -

    Cu t ''- P lYWOOD

    aonOMfom

    . 1t) tABlEt ON

    AU BAa EDGES

    Of

    D RAWta FltOHT

    \VOODSMlnl

    same height as the sides, and to length to

    matd the distance between the rabbets on

    the

    dra w er front .

    OO \ .:TAJL.~.Alter

    al l

    the pieces are cut

    to size, the next step is to rout the dove

    tails. (POl' a complete, step-by-step ex

    planation of how to make machine-cut

    dovetails on a rabbeted drawer front, refer

    to Il'ood.< ,i,,, No. 22.)

    BOTTOM.\'hen the dovetails are com

    plete. ;',, -deep groove. are cut in the

    dra w er's f, O nt,

    sides,

    and back

    to

    hold

    the V p l ywood bottom in place. ThC$C

    grooves are cut v. (rom the bottom edge,

    see

    Fig.

    23. Then the drnwer's bouum is

    cut to fit the grooves.

    DRAwItI't'U ..

    s,Before

    assembly. 1put

    recessed dr awe r pulls in the d rawe r

    Fronts.

    \V e u se d

    these

    pul ls

    bccause regu

    lar handles looked to o m u ch like steps ora

    ladder-e-that eould be easily broken.)

    To rou t the recess for these drawer pulls

    I u sed t emp i

    ale and

    a

    1 , , ,

    guide

    bu hing

    (m ounted

    to the base

    of

    the

    route, ').

    T.;~I1'I.ATf:.

    The template for routing the

    recess is made by Oipping one of the oak

    draw er p ull upside down and tracing the

    outline (Jfits nange ona piece ofY.- Mascn

    ite, See Fi~. 19. (The outside profile of the

    pull

    provides

    ju~t

    the right amount of

    ' fudge to compensate for the slightly nar

    rower cut made when the 'V I I , ' bushing and

    ~- bit are combined to Cut the recess.)

    Aftel' the outline is marked on the

    )1Ju ;onitc. drill two hole. inside the line s,

    see Fig. 20. nnd use a , ,00 saw and

    m e

    to

    cut and smooth the opening. see Fig. 21.

    ROt

    TR&{'~S-'.

    Before ro utin g th e front ....

    I ?-adcsevera l tria l cu ts o n scrap , m akin g

    adju stm en ts o n the tem pla te w here n eces

    sary. \\ 'h en it ch eek s out. clomp the temp

    late to the drawer f ront ami

    roUt

    the recess

    to adepth oflOt- ,see Fig. 22.

    ROl');O I)RAWER fRO:\TS. To complete

    the drawer Fronts. use a Y o rounding-over

    bit to round over the four outside edge all

    the perimeter of the drawer fronts. see

    Fig . 23. Finally, I glued the drawer,

    together. and glued the pulls in place,

    I )RA t.:R SI~1 1 1 . ' .o mount the draw er in

    the chest. I inst.lled Aecuride center

    moun t ed dnawer slide hardware, see Sour

    C~ on page 24. This hardware requir es

    notches cut in th~ drawer

    front

    and back

    for the channel piece. see Fig. 2 - 1 . Then the

    other half

    oftbe

    slide bardware is

    mounted

    10 the rails of the

    f rame

    and tbe cabinet

    divider, see cross-section vlew in ig. 21.

    FINISH

    The top of this chest of t o ys \\;U probably

    gel lots or

    use.

    So to provide

    maximum

    p ro tectlon. I finished it with two coats of

    )linwax Clear Satin Polyurethane, (11'~

    be.

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    0

    Ct'TGROO\E:;. After .lIth....., pi , are

    CUt

    t o s -i ze . a

    V....

    -d ee p s..rro ov {'s ru t o n the

    in sid e ed ge of each piece. 'l'hi. Iff?(lV

    leall~'

    ~t \e:-.l\ u

    p urp os es ... in4.it~M '(I

    I

    uhl the plywood 1 '3 n I i n t he

    r....

    me.

    And second. it 31 used as 8mortise fO I'

    the stub tenon on the ruils,

    see

    fij(_ 2.

    The II JO\ e~or cut t(l idlh to match

    the actual Ihi:hol'

    : S ( , I .

    The actual

    thseknes of v

    plyw

    M J d i....nl'l I~' v To

    ~ sure the width 1 '( th~ J l * U C V t . matches

    the thiekne ... of th,' )lly

    0 0 4 1 .

    muke

    test

    CUlt-

    and use

    lhl'

    plywood

    :l~ :t

    )lUi

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    the inside back edge ofbolh frames for the

    14 plywood back, see Fig. 6.

    stO, GRooV(

    v

    FIOM 60TH fOOtS

    ItlUNGE R()U1l;1

    ro

    StAll GROOV

    oottE 7

    _ j A (I( lOGE l

    ,

    .

    G ROOVE .

    GUI6

    -

    GIOOVE

    ,

    }4

    t

    MlASUlEMfIAll

    in place. If ~\'.rything hL' and thl'

    assembly is square, I tO ahead and glue the

    frames together, jlluing the plywood pan

    cis into the frames.

    WFJl f'R_WE GR(lO\ES. Both .ide fram~

    are almost finished.

    T n t

    only remaining

    work

    has

    to

    do

    with

    how they re

    joined

    with the web frames to fUI'mthe cabinet.

    To join the side frames to the four web

    frames.

    1

    used a simple tongue and groove

    joint. This joint requires cutting four

    stopped I OO\ (>:;on each frame.

    The key to success with these grooves i.

    cutei 1 'them in e rnc y the same position

    on both side frames, Otherwise, it's impos

    $ible to keep the cabinet and the drawer

    openings square To make sure the

    jIl'OOves

    are

    positioned correctly. Iouted

    them in both pieces at the same time.

    To do this, first claml' the two Ride

    frames together, back edge

    tu

    back

    edge

    inside race up, see fill'. 7. Then clamp a

    straightedge fence positioned .0 the

    router

    .UlS 8

    groove in one of the four

    positions shown in Fig. ~.

    To keep this groove fromshowing onthe

    front edge of the side frames. be sure to

    start it and stop it 1/. bom the outside

    edge of

    boll

    frames, .00 fig. ;;.

    Note: Since the frames are clamped

    together to rout the grooves you have to

    make a double-stopped groove. This

    means plunging the router to start the cut

    l ie fr om the front e dg e. a nd Slopping it ff

    from the opposite

    edge

    o e fig.

    i.

    Iound

    that u.,ing a thick rence (a 2,,4) helf10leon

    trol the router as the bit is plunged into the

    workpiece.

    One more note about using this method.

    After each groove is routed anc1the guide

    fence is moved, try not to move the damps

    that hold the frames together. This

    will

    keep the frames from .hifting as each

    gro ov e is r ou ted.

    RAB BET FOR BACK .

    finally, after all four

    grooves are routed, unclamp the fl'ames

    and cut a V,\\ide by ~ -deep rabbet on

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    TH( WEI fRAMfS

    After

    hoth

    d .. (nUlI< 101'e..mplete, the

    next ~ i.o build th ., rour web frames.

    Two or these web (ramp,; serve

    rawer

    dividers ,and th other

    1\\

    beeeme Ihe top

    mid bottom

    (I f

    Ihl' cRbinvt.

    JOI~ER' A))

    rOl l r

    ws-b f.,.m.~

    a re con

    structe \\;th the ,Iml. stub tenon groove

    joinery

    that

    was

    u ; ,d 1 0 r n :tl u>

    the side

    f rame , .. ... . ~ ig.

    .

    D(_ I~ i_gnXote: I t m ny

    :W e ln :_.tratl~'1 tl u s e

    3

    paneh-d

    web

    frame

    (111

    tor or the ca:;e-

    .I 1< . C ;a ll , w he n , ,lid wood top il l

    be

    added later. Normall),. tlli,. doubling up is

    8v idl>l1b~' u.;n~namJ\\ rails dovetailed

    into th. tol' ,,, ~~,,(thl.abm~t8side.. But

    for

    thi,

    cabinet,

    I

    hour:ht

    I t

    was easier to

    use

    p:uwl~TII. .

    T~ build

    these

    four

    ,, lme

    s rill

    e ough steek I;> wide for 311

    sixteen frame

    pi

    oc,.,. Then cut the eight

    O Ii les to. fin:~enl.,,-ho f 18V, and the rails

    17V

    long.

    see

    Fill. 8.

    \\Ihell all the individual pieces are

    trimmed to siw, cut 1 - . . . . . . . . (to match the

    actual thickne>, or th,' plywood) on the

    inside ed . uf o J I .isu:l'n pieees. And fin

    ally. cut '.

    -IQlIgstub U on>

    on both

    end,

    of the stiles to fit lh j(M>Ove .

    rL\ \oorJ P , t- : l .s To dt-termme th e ::;i2,e

    of the Y plywood 1 1,. dry-a...emble

    the web

    f r am e s

    and m

    asure

    the

    in side

    openings. Th e n add Yo to those di

    mensions

    \0

    allow fo r th,'

    IQ OO v es),

    and cut the J l B n t 1 > to ,.j7.t .

    ASSEll lL). FinllUy. I1lu~1111(nur web

    frames togetber (j luing the 1,Iywood pan

    els in place). Their a

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    the cabinet by .'.

    Next .

    'OUIthe front edge and both sid

    edges with

    a

    1 ;: 1 0 corner-round bit.

    an

    round the bottom edge with a y . round

    over bit. see Details in Fig. 14,

    Finally, place the top on the cabinet an

    trim the back edge so the front edge

    over

    hangs the front of the cabinet by

    0/ .

    A1'rACII TOP.The top is screwed to th

    cabinet by drilling eversized pilot holes i

    rhe top web frame (to allow for movemen

    in the solid wood lop).

    for additional support, see Fig, 11.

    ATrACUI:>GHEBASE.At this point. this

    two-base assembh is attached to the bot

    tom of the case- by screwing directly

    through the molded frame. see Fig. 12.

    THE TOP

    To finish off this cabinet. I ndded a solid

    wood lop. The first step is to glue together

    enough stock to form a panel with rough

    dimensions of 21 x 22 , sec Fig. 14. Then

    trim tho panel SO it overhangs both sides of

    20

    OItfLl ~ .

    mor

    M O ll T O

    AUOW

    fOJt

    f.xPANSI~

    j_

    - WflS FltAMf

    R A iN D llE C T to N

    _ ' PlYWOOD

    PANEL

    T O O

    DO NOT Rour IA c;.fC EDGE

    .~ CotNEI

    R OU N D B fT

    TOP/C A il C ltO $S SECt lON

    . cOlwea ROUND

    / :t.;t SH OU LDE..

    NOf E:. 'A CK

    KI()CIOAlO ~

    HARtOwel fMAN

    tO( KlCkto.uO

    . .

    SCRt-W

    -G lU t B L O C K

    H

    tUCtl,IOA._D

    0

    MOtDfO

    R M

    ;w :sca w

    FlGUIE 14

    : IIJ

    ItA6 1fT

    O~

    a .- tK E DG E

    ... S H O U L D E R

    ON fION

    AN D SlD ES

    SIOI:

    .RAMI;

    l

    t

    OnOM f ~ Q _ t : o I T

    COlNU

    aonoM lACK CORNE

    ; W E' FlA ME

    FKWH 12

    lACK COtNER

    t fl@

    J

    AltACH GWE stOCKS

    AFTER ASSEMI lY

    M OlD fO fR A ME

    CR OS S S EC TIO N

    ~CUO uD

    lAME

    Cut TO, .,. RAtHT

    O N M O ttlE D .R A M I

    -

    I

    CO RN fl R OU N D

    WllM , ..~

    SHOU1Df.

    OH A SS EMB LE A N D G LU E

    M O L D E D fltA.M f iR ST

    top side of the frame, This is done to keep

    tbe bouomside of the web frame flush with

    the bottom edge of lhe Ride frames,

    As all four web frames are glued into

    pesiticn, insert (but don't glue) the ply

    wood

    back to help keel) everything square

    as lhe clamps are tightened,

    CORSERBLOCKS.n order to strengthen

    the tongue and groove join~, I cut long

    triangular corner bl~k < and glued them

    under the top three web frames, These

    blocks should be positioned

    V

    from Lhe

    front edge of the ~inet, see Front Cor

    ner Detail in f'ig, 10,

    ('n..urt'ER EDGES,And finally, I cham

    fered the outside edge. of the cabinet to

    protect the edges from t'hilliling,

    THE BASE FRAMES

    With a U of the activity up tonow, the basic

    cabinet is complete, The next step is to

    build a base that consists of two separate

    frames - a kickbonrd frame that

    resls

    on

    th e

    0001',and another frame with a molded

    edge that sits

    0 11

    top of the kiekboard

    frame, sec Fig,

    ll

    MOLDED I I\.\ \IE .

    Tobuild the frame with

    the molded edge, rip four pieces uf stock

    2 1 : wide. and to rough length (about \ 1 1

    longer than the final dimensions shown in

    Fig. 11.) Then before CUllingthese pieces

    to final length. I made a U the molding CU IS

    needed on three of these pieces (the front

    and Iwo sides).

    )JOL D 1N 'G

    errs.

    Fjrst

    eut

    a Y

    x

    + ~.

    groove. centered on the inside ecl~.s of

    each piece. Then cut a 1. Xf rabbet on

    the bottom side of each piece, see cross

    section view in Fig. II. And finally, rout a

    v :

    comer-round profile,

    leaving

    v~

    shoulder.

    ~IITI;:R

    TO

    lt:liGnl

    After a U these cuts

    are made, miter the f ro n t piece ti(,) it's 1 ~ ~

    longer than the width of the cabinet. Then

    miter one end of the 1\\

    side pieces so the

    total length is longer than the cabinet is

    deep, (\Vhen the frame is assembled these

    measurements should provide a 'I ,wide

    shoulder on aU three sides of the cabinet,

    see Fig. 12.)

    B.I('R PI&('f.. Next. trim the back piece to

    length. and CUi tenon. onboth ends to tit in

    th e

    grooves s

    in the s id e

    pieces.

    AS.~E~IBI.\ .

    o assemble this Irame, glue

    the front and nne of the side piece.

    together, Then add the other ~ide piece.

    and finally. ~Iue the back piece in place.

    t RIGHT .' LUrt:. To make the upright

    base frame. rip three pieces of stock t o y .

    wide and long enough to fit the rabbets in

    the molded frame. Then mite .. the front

    ends and CUlgrooves ro r spline . The back

    piece is ripped

    ~ I

    wide and joined ta lhe

    side. with a tongue and groove joint. S .

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    T HE D RA WE R fR ON TS

    Ruddmg 1 M 11 drawers for thll cabinet

    IS,ome ..hat of a rha

    I:

    A, ,ntlOnelln

    tlu..

    dno, .. r , &el l , and

    the

    m IS

    direction), 'lnm

    th, I,nt:th

    and width of

    the panel

    IS O

    , t.

    narT O er than the

    groo .:~ . d,m, I l l < of the frame.

    1Ir.II.U.II ,If.1 To l,r,.lUC( Ihe ra ised

    field, I used the woon JIg (described in

    n'OOtI. ~lh ' :o, 21)

    to

    cut a 11 0 ide.

    10

    bevel on the .. 11(1.' r. 'h 1and. see Fig,

    17.Thi~cut ,lululrlll ,t\ t :t ..,..shoulder for

    the field, . ,1 ,.' Ihick uut ..d~ edge. see

    rig, 16

    IUDIlET,AII,'r m.klll~ the angled cuts,

    the ,hould,'r ofth,' fi. I 1 ,.tnmmcd square,

    8> sh ow n in Fij(. 18 Then cu t a ~. id

    rabbet on th,' b...:k t,I~,'rtbe penels so the

    rem a im n l 1 . .. .1 ) ( 1 fiu the

    I{T'IM.,..tl'

    in the

    f rames

    ee

    lit I~

    \ ,1 .. 81.\

    inall~.

    I

    he

    frame.,are

    glued

    t~th r with the ra ised

    pIU1('ts

    m position.

    But

    for

    this

    ftlun

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    1 5

    o

    r

    A

    u

    ,

    u

    u

    A

    I . , ~. .

    7. '6

    p

    p

    I

    ~

    I

    I

    ~

    p

    p

    0

    ..,- 7.' .

    :l6

    I

    0

    ~

    I 3 i i i l}WA

    t~:Q

    EEJ.E.I_EI:FF If Ell

    C l

    I : : N ; '-I N I N I

    [ ~ 1 : : : :

    I 1 K

    W I

    K I 6 ~ b 1 ; aVdW 4

    ~

    .:J l

    f - :: :uA

    e

    I-Ii I

    CUTT ING D IAGRA M

    lOP edge of the divider rail o n th e inside o

    the cabinet to prevent the edA'~from ~plit

    The only thing left to do is to mount the ling as th e screws are driven home.)

    sl ide systems

    to the

    drawer.

    l used a

    .el

    of Th~ ath.r half

    of

    the Iide~ are attached

    20'-lonll' Accuride ball-hearing drawer to th... ilk ,of tho drawer ,,,, the hoi l ir e

    slide. that are designed to handle up to a l ; { from the boll om edge, see Fig. : ? : _

    110lb. load per

    drawer.

    (see Sources), After the drawers are mounted and ad-

    Pesition the drawer iJide. so

    they

    rest justed, I instnlled the

    Penda fl ex min I(

    >Y.

    directly unthe web frame anti :lo~f rom the tern allcll ied

    to

    figure Jut what headings

    front of the cabinet, sec Fig_ 22. (Shop to put on aUthose fold rs that are now 0

    Note; 1 also had to glue a filler stnp to the neatly stored away.

    3

    It

    1~UNtiNG

    RA Jl

    '. fl.0M

    fA LS E

    fRONT

    I

    I

    OWERUta

    U1,tO

    StOt PANfl

    FIGUlf 13

    DRAWER SLIDES

    DRAWER

    GUlDE

    A E S T S O N

    WO~E

    FAtS.

    f.RONT

    T

    P lYWOOO 80TlO/ll\

    o

    DRAWER FItONl

    N

    ~

    HANOl .

    N

    ....iss

    fION

    , \

    HANDLE

    o

    -ORW

    FI

    HANDlE

    DflAIt

    flGUlE 21

    o.AWfl

    CROSS

    i i C i IO N

    MOUNnNG

    -ori,AA

    \VOODSMITH

    A Sid. StU. (4)

    I~

    x 2Jh . 39

    8 Sid. Roll. (8)

    Ill, 2 1t 16 21 .

    C Wob Fr htfllc

    ta lI,

    1-

    171 ,

    o Web Fr SIde, (8) 0/.... S f 181 .

    E Molded

    8o.u

    Frt (1) ',. x 2/ 1 - 19V.

    F Mold.d ioU Side. (2)

    1 0 / . ..

    2 1 1 21

    G Molded 80.. . e x (1) 0 / ,. Jt 2A - 1S~

    H KicJ.:bootdFrt (1) ~ ,. x 2. - 20

    f

    kickboard 8o of the

    false front, plus I. c le ara nc e b etw ee n th e

    real drawer and the web frame, set'

    Mounting Detail in ~'ig. 21.) \\'hen the

    false front is

    positioned,

    attach

    il

    by

    co untersinking pilot holes through to th e

    real

    dr awer

    (.Ont .

    ItOLES OR Hi\~tOLE.~.o , remove th~

    fa lse f. On t a nd drill pilot holes fo . the

    drawer handle screws. To make

    these

    sc rew s accessible. drill ,_. access holes

    through the real drawer front. see Fig. 20.

    ASS)lIIL\. finally. the four sides of Ihe

    re al

    drawers

    ca n

    be

    g lu ed t og et her.

    PINISIIISC.

    Before iMtalling the

    draw

    ers , Istained the cabinet with Minwax

    Special W a ln ut s ta in . a nd then a pp li ed two

    eeate of linwa~ Antique OiL

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    th.. IMide face of clK h r....m e to h < > 1 d the

    II-M i\ { C .. T fJ

    r u t these \ J l 1 O O , e s .

    u~1 a router \\11ha IlUtit' r , nee clamped to

    Ih. f ,me ,

    However, to m:.k,.urllht,I(rOC.)\esline

    up on both

    side

    fram . . rhu lll' the fra m es

    t ,wther. back ehnf{ Inp that reo

    quar. n Y , sp;lee bd.. Ih, .h,lr.)

    ,11\i.llrOlil~actually have \

    b t . -

    ~h.it\..ed a

    htlle because of the amount of space the

    shelv es take up.

    The divider rails are po

    from

    on pan el to tbe neM on ,, (l e h f rame .)

    t '1~AI.ASSEM8LIB.for .. fi n al assembly,

    .and the inside ed : of aU ihe fram.

    mC'mbe ,

    and a L O Mnd th e plywood pan .

    el. IThe... areasare d,fficult to

    gtt 1.0

    after

    :wcrap

    11 0 I could j(et the Il lO' .. ntered on th,>

    th ick , of the piec , and ju ,l w we enoug h

    10 pI the pl~wood panel.

    ~-nBTE O':.'>.

    -\ft(>r

    tht,

    poo\ ,-,,~

    re cu t.

    .Iong ,tub tenon. 31'\' l~lt on botb end..

    (I f a ll .i~1 ra ils. The Ihi.kn ... of th

    teno. $hould mateh th~ width of the

    IIroo\ ... And. arter they're

    eUI.

    Ih.

    .houlderto-shoulder di>tllntt' betw('('n Ih.

    t.nOll> .hould be 9 .... . 1 0 :

    I.

    I'R\ \ ~E1I8LE. To m ake- ..Un?t ' \ cr)

    o

    th e

    door

    frame

    that slides in a ,,' plate. and

    another dowel in lh( .ide of the cabinet

    thut ,uppnrts the oI ,,, '

    frame l I>-

    it .lid~~

    back. It', not what you would call high

    teehnology. but il ork, - an d when

    e ve ry th in g f i4 ' jU>1ri~ 'I. i f,. d cl ig h tju .,t

    to I ,n Ibe.~ doors

    R ut

    in order

    1.0

    ha, e aUlhl, run . fin; you

    have to

    build

    the cab 't th.1t hold> the

    ,100' (and

    th. books,

    o f cou rse),

    The ori

    ina] ve rsio n o f thi, type of b eo ke ase h i,d

    individual eases thaI_tucked on lop of ea ch

    other. But I decided to lmpHf. the eon

    -irueuo n by buildinl( n tall case \\;th th e

    .hel\,,;

    arrister s ookcase

    A C LE A R C A S E F O R T H E B O O K S

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    The remaining two grooves are easy,

    O l G u u , ~-::'=il

    M EA S Ul EM EN T T O

    They're centered on the width of the di-

    c~ss ECflOH

    . . . . . - - - a o r n m Of GROOVE

    viding rails, $C. Fig. L

    L,v,._j

    ' l I I o . ~

    aAlIOf;T BACK.After the groove. are cut,

    -t-t

    U -

    I

    ~ r -~

    I - 1 -

    l

    i

    nclam p the side fram es and cu t a V : ~V

    - : J : Y t . ~, TKlCKNESS

    enougb

    (IlY,.;

    to cover the front edgeorthe

    .

    4.....

    ftor

    t A i l

    side frame. (see Step 2 in Fig. 4),

    ._ .

    2W '

    fl:.\Mf

    sn..

    GROOVE ,'1nCflAMFr.R. Befo.'e cutting

    ,

    - - - -

    he V-grooveand chamfer on each piece,

    fOlIllAOI

    ;/

    it's best to finish sand the face of each

    u\ ~,

    _n

    moldingstrip, (Thesanding is done new so

    , ,tONf

    the crisp edges ofthe V-grooveand cham-

    A

    lOGE

    fers aren't knocked off.)

    snu

    ( : .

    Then, cut a VawideV-groovedown the

    P lY W O O D P A ,N ll

    center ofeach

    strip,

    see Step 3 in Fig. ~. (1

    f IGURE ..

    did this onthe router tablewith a V-greove

    OJ. _,

    I-

    bit.) And finally, chamfer off the two out-

    . . .

    V C ' E

    4 . ....

    - 1,.

    side edges - again on the router table

    ,

    J

    n

    1,. .

    il

    si ng a 45 chamfer bit. see Step .1 . \ .

    'I

    ....a

    ATl'ACn 1'0 FR,\lr&S. When the moldinp;

    -

    strips are complete. glue and damp them

    ~

    r

    I

    ~

    to the front edge of each side frame.

    'YI.

    1

    2

    ~ . . . < e .

    1

    .

    ote: These strips ..

    e

    attached to t.he

    ~

    _L

    -f

    CHAMfER,

    CH AMFEIING

    si de f rames now because it's

    8

    IOlea si e r to

    t - A +

    ,~

    .

    ~

    vGROOV t

    fENCE

    w- \

    I

    lign the shelves (as they're joined to the

    ~ W I E

    sides of the cabinet) if the molding strips

    C .1 05 5 S E CT tO N

    V - G I t O O V . Iu l A I r :

    4

    (

    ~

    are already gluedontothe front edgeofthe

    5 1 MOlDING SfIIP(C

    t T

    ram es .

    -

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    ,

    1

    r

    I I , . .YWOOD H ll'

    e

    _ . the

    tricky

    part.

    In

    order

    U > IfI:t the j[I'OOv

    pG., i t ionep

    edge or the plate, _ Fig. 19

    PI\'OT 1 0 1 1 EL.

    Afterth.

    groov~.,

    J t

    cut,

    drill

    1 :

    holes for the pivot dowel These

    holes are centered

    0/,.

    down from the

    groo\ C an d I ,, from the rront edl((:or ea ch

    plate .

    0> t'ig.

    19 ,

    AllSt;'tOI.E. Finally. the plates can be

    moun t e d to the cabinet by drilling pilot

    hoi and screwing them to the side

    frame- Then insert 1'long pivot dowel.

    TRUI IHlOKtR.OlES. After lh., plat... are

    mounted, ..tidt' the

    door . ;

    into th .abiMt

    (rrom the back). an d lowl} pivot them

    down tWOJfI

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    CunlNG DIAGIAM

    ffNISHING

    Tofini.h th,' bookcase, I applied two coat

    of

    Min ,. . .

    ElIrl)

    American

    stain, followe

    by

    two

    'wo rk.

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    edges for the

    longue

    s ,

    Finally.

    cut rabbets

    on the dgc' of the plywood. leaving

    tongu~. to lit the groove.s in the (rame,

    ,\S$.:'IUI.t~T OI' rR ~ t o10 assemble the

    tOP fram e, d ry-elam p the fronl and back

    t 1 -nme pieces

    in

    1,lact '

    IIJ'Idglue the side

    piec.~ to the tongu.~ on the panel. Then

    glue nd clamp th~ front/back piece. in

    place.

    ROt'THK,F_, Afh'r the glue

    is

    dry. u se a

    1 >

    comer-round bit 10rout the (ront and

    . ,dc,'and. Frrst,

    CUI Y

    x -deep

    J 1 l ' O O on the In,ioe ed~e of the four

    fram.

    pl the sides mill a

    t() ngllt

    l

    rl ndclJoint.

    : I t , ,

    f~ig. 2 .

    Afler lh.,e Joint. are CUI, glue and

    clamp Ihem

    to 'lher. And

    then

    glue

    and

    clamp Ih., R'~l'mblcd kickboard fr am e ill

    lh. rabl't't~ in lhl'

    molded -edge

    frame. see

    Fig .

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    \Vhen cUlting these grooves. the best

    approach iSIOcenter them 01 1 the thickness

    of the rails and stiles. Why? the grooves

    are otr-(-enter. then the tenens have to be

    off eente.' by the same amount - and

    that's diffcult to control. But ifthe grooves

    re centered. it s much e sier to cut

    centered tenons to match.

    Sf:T llP C~'T.To set up the saw for the

    grooves, raise lhe blade to a height of

    .

    (1 use carbide-tipped rip blade lhat pro

    duces a nat bottomed kerf.) Then adjust

    the fence solhe blade cuts somewhere near

    the middle of the stock. (Use a trial piece to

    get up the eut.)

    TRIAL Ct:TS.Make one cut with the X

    side against the fence. Then nip it around

    (so the X side is away from the fence) and

    make another cut, This will produce a

    groove lhal's exactly centered on [he

    thickness of the stock.

    CIIECK\\ 11.lTlJ.Now check the width of

    the groove on the plywood panel. The

    groove, at this point. should

    be

    too

    narrow

    to fit over tbe

    panel .

    That's good. because

    you want to gradually sneak up on the

    width of the groove.

    Re-adjust the fence (moving it 8\\ ay

    from the blade just

    8

    lad), and make two

    more euts the same way. Then check the

    groove on the plywood again. Repeat this

    procedure until the groove has a loose fric

    tion fil on the plywood.

    When the groove on the trial piece

    fits

    [he plywood, goahead and cut the grooves

    on the rails and stiles.

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    important is because it defines when the

    rule applies - only for through cuts. And

    usually

    if

    there's any confusion about how

    and when the rule applies, it's because the

    last half

    h as b ee n

    fO''f otl....

    TIUlOlGIl errs. The problem with using

    the fenee and miter gauge together to

    make

    a

    through cut is that it produces

    a

    eut-eff (waste) piece that fall. between the

    fence and the blade, 'With the vibration of

    the saw. the cut-off piece immediately ro

    tate' catty-cornered jw,t enough to

    bind

    with the blade. Then it's violently thrown

    back

    toward

    lhe

    operator.

    O ne method that's cemmon ly suggested

    as safe for through cut. is to use a stop

    block attacbed to the fence ahead of the

    blade. \\'e feel this method gives a false

    sense of safety. Although it provides a

    small space between the cut-off and the

    fence, t h i : . : . space is usually too narrow to

    prevent the cut-off from rotating diagon-

    9U, and binding between the fence and the

    blade, resulting in a nasty kickback.

    There's another method thaI [

    f~..,1

    is

    more accurate (and safer) to make through

    cuts. The method

    I

    ise incorporates using

    .(01) block at the end of the workpiece

    ppoS1l~of the b la de . T his is nccomplished

    by attaching the stop block to either

    all

    auxiliary

    fence

    on t he miter gauge (as

    shown in Tips and Techniques, Wood,mil

    No. 2 1 ) . or on a panel cuttingjig(shown in

    \1',mdsmifJr

    No. 22).

    The advantage of this method is that

    constant pressure can be applied nj(1lins

    stop block (and away from the blade , pre

    ventIng the blade from pulling the piece

    into or away

    from

    the

    c ut . T h is m eth od

    also

    allows the fence tu be moved C01111) le te l

    out of the way so there's no chanee of the

    cutoff

    b in din jl a nd b ein s: k ic ked

    back.

    A U T ('1 1'$.Using the miter gauge

    and fence to make partial

    cutS

    (that is.

    when the depth of cut is reduced SOthe

    blade i.n t cUllinjl completely through

    the piect') only produces a lot of sa

    dust. rather than a cutoff piece. This is the

    type

    of tU l we

    \hie

    when making tenOIl$

    0

    half

    1 3 1 ) 5 ,

    And 3 long as the cutdoesn't produce.

    cUl-off piece lhat CAnOLate and bind bt

    tween he fence and the blade. there', no

    pr'Oblern

    u,ing the fence (as a stop)

    an d

    the

    miter glluge (3 guide) at th~ ~ame time.

    On partial cuts, the ad 3nl8j e of u.ing

    the fence as stop. rather than a stop block

    damped to the fl l1ce,is that the fence acti

    as a sW e gauge the way through theeut.

    This keeps the cut straight

    by

    preventing

    it from being pulled by lhe blade.

    \\'e agree 100%... as long a.the last half

    of the lie is induded. In its entirety. the

    rule ould

    be

    never ,e the fenceand the

    rnilc:r gauge at the same

    tim~

    II'}tt'1'

    II(II,:il(9 u

    tltrougll cut ..,

    ' 'he

    )-ea.On

    the last half of the rule is

    Han'lI Hlld(1;lis

    \'illa P(JI'k, ('ali/I), i

    there are time. when honinl{ the sole of a

    plane truly nat seems almos; impossible.

    Just recently we found what may be a

    good solution to this

    problem. \Ve

    received

    a copy of the Wi8CaJl$il l Woodworker, a

    ewRietter about the current events at the

    Punkin Hollow Wood and Tool store in

    P ew au kee, 'V iS C Q ns Ul.

    In the newsletter, they describe how

    they '-o - machine the soles on new Record

    planes to obtain a much higher level of

    accuracy than

    eve:n

    lhe factory ca n pro-

    vide. According to Punkin Hollow. they

    can

    machine their new Reconl plane. to

    within .0002 of absolute natn('ss on their

    soles, and perfectly square sides. The fin-

    ish produced is close to a 12O-grit sand

    paper finish.

    One of the nicest aspects of this

    OSt

    teniag service is that they'll Ilauen used

    Record planes (as well as ()thpl'

    hrands)

    to

    the same tolerances. But because the true

    ness is guaranteed, they also reserve the

    right

    to

    return any plane they fecI cannot

    be

    Ilattened within these tolerances.

    Costs for this service range from $16.50

    for. 04~ Record plane (10

    long)

    to S22.5O

    for

    a

    07

    Record

    jointer plane (22

    long).

    For mOI'('speeiflc information on pack

    aging, prices,

    and

    shippillj information,

    contact Punkin Hollow \Vood and Tool.

    1..soo-55ll-8665.

    S A FE C U T ( )F FS

    I'm u'r ili}10 i reference /0 the or/it'll?

    J(Ji l l '7J: Half

    lAP il l

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    tence (l)ld nnter /(luge be;IIU sed ;11(()II~

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    hailiap

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    Itto,. ( (l.(roi,, sero Itut

    ified

    iU8frr'ior8, tIS

    It'ell

    08j()l()~(i lI (({/t

    ' ( '( )O(/I f'orkcns Ilra l

    to b S u,,' [e ne e lid

    tiit'fgtJIlgt 3},Olt/C/'~f,.~r

    bt'.'ffd

    to lrt ~r

    Til is ( ()nrbiltoli(llt pr(tselrts a Sl'riul(s1'Ja,lciy

    '(Ird.

    lllalead. II,, proper ledUtiq,,~ ,ould II a l ) F ' f J W ' f t ln a l )( )Ut ( 'a rv ing.

    for more inf~nn.tlun. \\'nl to John R.

    Ro President. Kit>'l'I' County \\food

    carve Associ;Iuon. :107Ea.l ~h Street,

    Bremerton. Y,'A I I: lO.

    o the hanging me system) are available

    from The W oodworker 's Stu Is.,., ad

    dress above). The pan numher is DOO70.

    and they eost

    $1 0. i5

    each.

    CANADIAN CATALOGS

    From lime tolime, we hear from Canadian

    subscribers that tbey've bad a relatively

    difficulllime ordering materials from

    t

    .S.

    suppliers, Where can we order the same

    sorts

    of lhings onCanada? lhey ask.

    Obviously, we're not

    to o

    familiar with

    Canadian woodworking suppliers (and

    we'd be happy to hear about some morel,

    but we have received an attractive cataloa

    from Let' Valley Tools. although we have

    not ordered from them

    Le e Vallev

    ba s

    showroom ' in Ottawa

    and Toronto'. and if you'd like a copy of

    their general tool catalog. write to them al

    2680 Queen.,,,ie,, Drive. Ottawa. Omario

    K2B - &19.The tool catalog costs $2.00.

    Canadian.

    Lee I'alley ha s also published an unusual

    antique hardware catalog that fe8lW

    oliginal hardware (lOi'k handles. etc.)

    gleaned from the dU8t~ bins of manu

    facturers and distributors.

    This Antique Hardware catalog;' also

    available (although in limited supply) for

    $1.00. Canadian.

    WOODWORK'NG CLUBS

    The list of woodworking cluh. continue, to

    JIl Ow.Here are the latest additions.

    (f ::- < T&'XII'OO lJ ('R A f'T

    GUlLO.

    This group

    ofwruttlers.

    wood

    carvel'>'.c8rpenten; and

    furniture make... of professional qualit~ i,

    about 15months old. Sut. mo.t members

    are woodworking hobbyis . are wei

    come. For nlore information. \\'rite Don

    Murphy. ~fRoute 5, Bo,,:l70. Temple. TX

    76501 .

    ORANGE COt:NTY WOOOWORKf:RS . S

    SOCIATION. This ':roup \\'3S formed in

    Placentia, California for the educ'ation.

    l)rOmotionand appreciation of the arts and

    skill,;of the pJ'ofeSl'ionalwoodworker. The

    group meets monthly and publish

    8

    monthly newsletter.

    Mectin~ are held Ihe first IVt'\Voodworke,.,,StOI'('.

    the part numbers anclprices are as follows

    tplus $1.50 .hipping and handling):

    . tr f~ull

    t '.rltrr$ if)Il - #D7iiilJ

    ~ . '.95 lHet

    lli' Center JIlLJlt,rt- IJl.5. l $6.15

    our es