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Wood mitll.
But al
ItlP n, III the I ult'ct'
in
th e p ast Is
sues . j u st
l ik e t he
ol d
,wIOll.
11'l.
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STORE ~IAN>\GERS
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I
Sources
1 1 3 1 1
H ardum re and pro ject:
SILpplies
L .: : = : : : : ___J n ee de d fo r th e p l'~ ie cts ill t his iSSltll .
IF lu sh T rim B its
I
r: i nl
Two .fl ush t li n rou te r b it s.
n ilk
th e
L
: : : = = ~ = = =_ _ __j. ~ pilot bearing
o n
tiw top
o r
the/xltt(IlIl.
1'Ollti
ig a
pattern
isfast
an ti accura ie .
Wood Storage 1 1 2 8 1 T Vin nel''' o f the w oo d sto ra ge COIl-
L
: : _:=:____
___j
t e 5 1
A
two-part .ystem fo r storing
l Ul1 bel
and p lY lc o od .
A
fo ld -d oo m p ly
w ood w ail rack. U sin g blLllgee cords -
and also spring poles - to keeplloll.r
IUlllber Il~atly and Seclll eiy in p la ce.
I
Talking Shop
2 6
1 Posilioning 0 Guide B lock to
L
~~ ::
l
R esaw on the Band Saw.
2
Storing
Small A lnonnts o f LllTltber.
;1
Using
Slow -Setting G lue. 4 Table SaU -
Working (Illthe Left S id e o r R igh t Sid e o f
tile
Blade
Kerf
Bending
1 1 1 8 1
W e ,n ad e the
inlaid legs all this
table wit/lind doing any inlay. And
the Clu-vedaprons al' e
kerf -ben t p lywood .
A c lass ic project, but nlodel' ll techniql tes .
I
C l lJ V e d· F r o n t T a b le
I
Shop Notes 1 1 1 6 1 1
Draw ing a Par tia l
Ellipse. :2
e
L
_.... ..
l sal0ingFaceVelleerfromPlywood.
3 ) Ro u tin g1 dth a P ilo t S lr i[ ).
1;
Rabbeting
withou-tC/tipout.
[Tambour Clock
I f6 l
The
c lLJ vedtop o f
t I t i ~
troditi(Inal
1
~=-= : :,_:: ,,::,,,:,,,,':'__
___J ~ TalnOOlu'
C lo ck w as
nlade
by glu
in g V ln te er
orer
kerf-ben:
A fa so aite . A
t in l el y tecnn iquefor a
t il nel es8 des ign .
[ K e r f
ending
Illz l
The ke y
sucu .ssfu l kelfbelld ing
is
L
: : : : : : : : = : : : :: = = ~ _ _ _J
th e
spacing between
the kelfs
a nd cu t
tin g th e
k elfs (o llie ,-lg ht
dept):
Use
Ulis
technique to creaie classic designs.
I
Tips &Techniques
ont nts
A L O O K IN S ID E
I
f l S ix t ip ·~ fro )lL fe ll ow wood ll 1o rke r s:
.L J1
Jig fo r C u.tting
Thill
Strips.
2)
R ight
Hand
R ou ter Ru les. 8 Pipe
ClantpExtender.~ TableTopfo r R o ller
Sta nd .. See-Thru . CI(l.1npil~gB lock. Tam bour Clork
6) Starting Screuu
in
Tight Pieces.
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1HUMasHOWS
ORILflfTATJON
Of.
flNCI TOROUTt.
tic)
tht'
ft lllt in n :l atio n to the
rouu- r, exu-nd your thum b
10
CU·.I,· • 90 angle w ith your
ind,·,fin~,·r....(.
Fig .: .
I n 1101 .as e,
if
m y hand were
Ih(·router, my thumb should
be
JIIaioht
th e
renel · .
A n d m y in de x
finll r
Indil'ales
I h. d ire ctio n 1 0
J I I( lv , · lh . , oui cr a lo l ll lt h e f ence .
Ror/lltq C. HIt /lmm
.\ J/
1
III I\· I ..~AJlsfmiia
.~
THI J NtSS
Of STt..
b il
i urning,
A nd m y index fin·
ger points in the
d irec ti~ n 1 0
m o ve th e ro ute r alo ng
th e
edze
o f t he wo rkpi ec e .
The
rule
is
s1ighlly diffel' t 'nl
when
u ~in g a fe nc e 1 0g uid e th e
ro ute r. su ch a s \\ he n y ou 're ul·
ling a dado. In Ihls case. you
want
t he r o ta ti on o f lb e b i ll opu ll
th e
rOIlier against th~
~nce.
To
fil W t
Ou l . ...here 10 po,;
AOA l S 'T A l l l
0'
4
OO
w(HtI(JUC(
1
th e r ou lc rfr om le n
In
nghl l1Ii'
\\ 3} .
t he b it
cuts
()t . ·emlr
into the
O D d a n d d oe sn 't b ou nc e a lo ng
the edge
To
help
r emembe r
th is . I h old J II) riIIh l h an d
with
th e k nu ck le s u p I ou g I llI ' , ~I S I '
10be routed,
Th n I
I'xlI'nd my
ind( } t finger paralld
I II 1 1 1 1 , (1 1 1
a nd c ur l m y t humb .......
· 1 · , 1 1
I
I n I b is .ilu .t io n . m y th u ln b in ·
dicalt'S th e dirt't. 'Uon lh , ro ul r
. 1y in ll ,,, fir o:u rt o ul w hic h
direction to muve m) router
alonJ th.,'(I~e
ti t
a workpiece is
oft t l l (.·(.l1ftl i lR s
I
CCUll< up
with thi. 'impl(' wa)
10
hdp
rl
member
which
d i rec ti on 10rou t.
All lu arclhelhumbandindex
finRI'rlm ony r,yht hand
F ' c , r in lilnL~t·....h e n
rouling
Ih e
Mitt ·
01
, orkpi , · . .
Yo;th
a
h, lOti ·h . . t t l
roUI, ·
il '
S
bt:sIIO
feed
RIGHT HAND ROUTER RULES
1
CUnlNG JIG FOR THIN STRIPS
l 1 1 u < , h ,
jig.
s e e
Fig .
I a.
1'0
rl •
thin >trip. place
th e
.ttK·k In be
< \IIa ll 3i ns t t he jig
with Clnt
rorm-r
m front of the
op
Then 'h bo th
th~jig and
Ih. ~ock Ihroug~ Ihe blade .
[)O Jfc o lor
S/JM 4UBom.Olfl
from
th e
s id e o f t h e
jill
th e s am e
dtsrance as
th e d es ir ed
thick
ness
of
the strip, ~exl. 10PO';
tion Ih table sa
w
rence. fiN I
Ihejig betw een we blade and Ih,·
ri p te n e e with W e 'lO P tou. :hing
th, '
side
of
the leI.'Ih.
Thl'll
,tid,
t he f en c e
0\'eI' and
lock II 'hen
it
•
ques
Hn:dly.lo
maket he J il l e ., lv r
10u>
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AOUU
SPACU 1'R[ '
r
OW l D OW f&.
NS NrO
SPAC . StIllIP
TWOOO f OP
0
1
When
gluing
suips
o f i nl ay ,
such
asmireredccrners.I
want to se e under
the Cba lPS make
sure
the
s trip s d on 't
< h i n
as
I
tighten the
dumps. So I u . a
piece r clear 1 / . -
l~exiJ:lasas a clamp- us.
1'W(j()lA
inll b lock. see ~Ig. TOClAM. INlAY
To do this, I plac.. ','
PUXtGVoS ON
WOIUCPIta
th .. inJar strip III
~ _ ~ ~ ; = = = = = =
po'\uon on
th e
wof kpil'ceand
SEND IN YOU. TIPS
prI ; i t
into the glue, Then pbc,' Ityouwoul d like o sharea
a
pie1:e
oi Plexigla,
o ..
il an d lip or id
Pl llll ltlUll
O I t
ADJUSTMlI
no,
OIIU. ttOUS
AND AnACH ..
«SWITH
tol l ANDWINGNUl
1
clamp in th e dado in Ih,' I'X'
tender Ai' the clamp
i
tightened, usc th e minimum
p re s su re r e- q ui re d to dray, th,'
P I l C t > togeth~.. ( lO n l', f ,, 'h I'r~:,...
sure ma)' cause th e
c l amped
pieces
to
00..
Con IS fI ¢a ,Sr
\ t
fir d
f l J i C ·
arltlUf tt:t
across 1111'uil) (>( ( nraw ing) ,
Att l .eo th ercnd ofthe strip, d riU
a se ri es o r
V . · d i 3 1 1 1 c , 't c r
h o h .
. ' . - .
It t
apart
'11 ,. n
t.~UI
a ...h c . r I
I.:ro '-~
piece and boltit 10lholanlt pi....r
to form a
T ,
To U the~xt II(k-T, hook the
T
-endon 00t ,id.,
ot
the k
'0 be when I
n ee d a n
XIm
one,
I
U~·
,h rt ( lamp and a
T,
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b e nd a ro und t he doob le -c u rv e v e ry e as il y. I n st ead , I ke r f
be nt a
p ie ce of
·
M a so nite for th e to p. th en c ov ere d
th is w ith a p ie ce o f v en ee r re sa wn from p ly wo od , (J3 ()th
te ch niq ue s a re c ov er ed in th is is su e.)
A nother challenge w ith th is clock w as cutting the
c ur ve d p lywood
front
a nd b ac k p ie ce s to id eo U ca l s ha pe.
T here 's a sim ple trick [o r th is,ll in volv es cu llin g m e
p an s to r ou gh s ha pe f ir st. th en ro utin g th em with th e us e
o fa t emp l ate
an d
a f lu s h t rim
bil.
S *
p ag e 3 0).
ctocx W OR M S
Krr
B efo re b uild in g th e c lo ck . ii's
besuo
h av e th e c lo ck m ov em en t in h an d. T here are tw o
clock movements m al can be used. ne is a q uartz
(b atte ry -p ow ere d) m ov em en t, T he o th er is a k ey w in d
(m ec ha nic al) b ra ss mo ve m en t
with
gong.
Wood nt i4lt
P r o j e c S lIpp/iea is o[enog both m ovem ents. along
with
th e c lo ck fa ce an d
hands
an d kits fo r th e p lyw oo d
and
so lid p ie ce s. (se e S ou rc es o n p ag e 3 1).
A
t f irst glance th is T am bour C lock appears to be
mad e from
a
so li d b lock
of
walnut. BU I u p c lo se
yo u notice thai only the base is solid
wood.
\\ beo you
open the door on th e b ac k an d l ook in si de. y ou s ec thai
t he f ro nt
and
b ac k o f I h .. c ase a re p ly wo od . A nd th e top
look lik
plywood,
bU I
o n th e i ns id e it's M a so nite .
W b y a ll th e d iff er en t m a te ria ls 1 make a dock that
lo ok s lik e a s olid p ie ce o rw o o d? COu Jd n'l y ou ju sl m a ke
i lOU Io f a s ol id b lo ck?
You
could
a nd il ou ld p ro ba bly b e a m ore s tra ig ht·
forw -dJ'dw ay 1 make th e c lo ck . B u t a n a rc h- to pp ed c as e
m ad e from solid w ood ju S w ou ld n't be as attractive,
m ostly because there 'd be a lot of end grain exposed .
End g r ai n
mixed
with
g ra in loo ks lik e M o rs e c od e
- a series or lines in terru pted by a b un ch of d ots.
TECHMQUES Makin g th e c lo ck mo stly f ro m p lywoo d
p res ent s s eve r al cha ll enge s,
first.
¥ p lywood doesn 't
T he dou ble cu rve gives th is clock a cla ssic, g r ace fu l s hape .
Building
it
inv olve s a c ou ple of te ch niq ue s y ou rna ) not h av e u se d
before -
k f
b ending a nd r ou ting sh ap es w ith a templa te .
our Clock
WEEKEND PROJE T
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NOff:
CU T t MPtATt ROM •• . THICK MASONJTt 01 - Y WOOO
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@
TOP VENEER
TEMPLATE DIAGRAM
OVERAll DIMENSIONS:
8S16 H X 1814 W X 412 0
BASE
@
END
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No. 77
, PlICiS7'.-
·
OTl UlN
.... CTION
CASE
FRONT
CASf
BACK
A V. - t l ick le tl lp lult ·
j,
u se d 1 0$h3P< ' th e
I ro n ta nd b ac k 0 1 th e
dock.
s e e T e rup iMI '
[liamun
b < I o w .
SIRC~
h f o
c as e f ro n t a nd
bad<
ar c
T I l <
same
sIu- .
yo u c an u se
h
I~mpbte 10rul bolh
pi..,~,.
The only
dilkn:nce I>
theopcnUlg
In IMGa:;e back.
To rn a. th e t emp late , begin ..ith a
P I o f th in p ly wo o d o r M a< nn ite ~.
wide and 17V .' 1 0nl l U l;I .·a c ompe s to
d ra w th e
311 :
as
' hOWR.
To < 'Omp le t< lhe
' mp l. ,_ c ut o n
th ~
WI:, s id e o f t h e lil'
f o r the
arched
lO P
an d
fo r the
deer
ope»
i~h en sand or
fi~
ll ' a re s smoo th .
:'\ .....tou -e the t 'pIate.1ay it o n th e
pi) o od workpiece and d ra a line
around the edge of the template.II«
drawing below. '\11
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1)(l()ROPESING. On thepiece fo r tile back.
01>0rough cu t th e o p en in g fo r th e d o or . s ee
Fig.
1.
Then
use
t he t emp la te a nd f lu sh
trim
bit again to sm ooth th e o penin g to shape.
RABBE:rEDGES.1l1 nexisteplsto provide
a way
to m o un t th e c as e to p. ( Th e
case
lOpis
a piec e of \ 4 · thic kMa s onite that s covered
wi th v e ne er.)
I used a ra bb etin g b it o n th e r ou te r table
to cu t a V . -d eep rabbet alo ng the curv ed
edgco f
each piece.
see
F ig .3 . Th e on ly p rob
lem with this p ro ce du re is th t m ost ra bb et
in g bits cut a %.-deep rabbet . no t Vi .
YOUL..
o nb uy . s pe cial r ab be t b it th at has a
p il o t b ea ri ng < il .e d
10
cu i
3
V4 - & . B
Anach t he t emp la te
10
one o f the b lanks
usin g d ou ble-sid ed carp el tape. see F ig. L
Then m ount a nush trim bil
in
th e
ro uter
tab le. and
rout
aro und the
prom.
o f
the
shape. see Fig. la . 00 th is o n bo lh the case
front and c as e b ac k.
R U rr
NSf0'
cuaVfD
fOGfS ONLY
T
,
··Of P
RABBU
','
T o g et a s ta nd ard
~.-d( epabbeting
bi t
10
r;ut a V~ -< Ie epa bb et , lmad e a s i l l l l 1 e j igfor
th e
(Ou~r
able , The J i, gi s
j~lit
$ rip O f M a'
sonJte'Cut l'4 w i d e . '(ben 3
V l .. ia.
h ole is
drilled neareneend . see rIg. A. below.
Drill th e holv centered o n \h e idlh o flhe
strip, leaving 1 ; 1 < On each
side
ll f ih hole,
N.9w rv~ndolrth. en d ortlleMP so there'
ROUIING
4
n
1
hi s w hole dock is based on a double
cu rv ed shape (or th e fro m, b ack . an d lOJl.
And
that
shape
b eg in s w i lh
a templa te .
n: 'fPLATE.The idea isto make. template
as a l,'lIide
51,)
you c an u se a r o ut er 0cu t th e
(r on l a nd b ar k p ie ce s 1 0 ex ac t s ha pe .
J b eg an ma ki ng th e
t emplat e
by d r av . ing
th e c urv ed shape on a piece of V. - th ick M. .
sonite , (l
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CASt IS INsn AN (OU l
DISTA-He'ON 'JON' ANO 10(
Non:
lIAS( AHO CASl
UI 'lUSH ATlACk
0It1U ......
....OfHOU
OGEE
,00T IS'NSIT~..- 'ItOM
fR ON T A ND SlOt: O f' lAS( -
f).lll J 1 .
C O UH T tR S U NK
SKAHKHOUS
GlUl'OOT
f lU S H A T IA C t(
ROMAN
00
7
'.
LOCK
BASE ./ ......
fa : _
s'.-
~m .
raoMlNDSOJ
_YUllJ.
J; ~
iRST: GlUfON
om. ....
AJOOlYlWO
T H IN ( O A T$
OFCC)NTACT
ct~(NTO
BOTH
SUI'''CIS
SANO
M,ASONm
ANDPlYWOOO
'LUSH
5
SECONJ),
GlUlON
TOPWNEU
6
RWII
ILOCIC
C U T
SHOUlD lIAvt 1CIRf$
ARt
11....
. a , . O('(P
4
CASETOP
o l _
l '< .77
The d..ubk....U ed
ca.....
j muunledloa~,·
t hi ck hdnd eo d b.1 '. 111CreW, - d10
Ih,' , - a , In, , the bottom, for the best I> '
pt'ardn,'(' 1trit'd to match the color 01the
b as t' In
Ih,'
col or . .
I h t' c as e f rom ,
111·1 'C) '1ZE.T o m ake the duck ba se (G )
flr-t
c ui a , .i , , c 01s o li d wood t o f in is he d s iz e
..;,0 it '~ II' Ic)ngcr and
Y .
w ide r tha n the
bot
tom of
Illt
, (' hx ' k
c . a S o t .
s e e l -; jg 7 .
HOIJU)(.II· . :- :
e
,1. 10ll; e the
clock
a more
lilli,hl'ilapl ~ ; trunf .-e.1m uted a Romanog~
a ro und II , lru nl a nd e nds (bul nO I
the
back)
,,(th,' d ,.k
ba.,..:
'lh. ~' RumanogCt.' bit.
'-'t.·I'I~. t
f~l.hecl ..ck ba.se
rt '5l~onapairof(ee l
(II). ',. FiR I< CilueIhe,.. in pIact- 10 th,·
butl m oltt., 1 > ; , . . . . . in...Uing them \ tl rom
Ih..
d ...
nd
fnml
bU I fiunl
pi
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No. 77
NOTE;
a c t U H J IOAJ tO
KHPS H lNGlS fW SH
TO
04J1 H)(
FACE
Of DOOR
IfNCHVlSI
14
000It
@
UASS WOOO C llW
·.1 u.us,
lNaI
•
\
.
CASt AR
,
I ;)
10
INC)Tt: US ClAMP
T O S 1 tA . OY t
WHILE DRIWNG
sid t
-s
and to p on th e in side face
of th e door. se e Fig. lO a. N ote:
D ril l
Yrabbet
th e bouo m e dg e.
RQL N DOVEREDGES .
To soften t h e ou t si de
edges of the do or . I s an de d a s li s.~ ll ro u nd
ove r a round m e s id es a nd lO p. se e F ig . lO a.
Note:
D o (
ro un d over
till
b otto m e dg e. o r
any o f th e in sid e edges.
DOOR c. \TCIL
Now. to kee p the door (rom
dro pping open. r Installed a bull et catch at
th e top ohhedoor . First,dr il l a ho le in to th e
to p o f t he d oo r. c en te re d a cro ss tb e w idth of
the door, se e rig. I), Then la p the bullet
c atc h in to th e h ole.
ACCESS DOOR
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QUESnON: f / k ' f be l ldmg
if { s a MSy
II'h 1
U Y u l
a YO l l t·
81eam bCI (/ t tick $trlps or
Iaminat»
U i l
$fnp~
hum idity B ut on a kerf.benl
piece.the ribs support t he t hi n
n er w o od a nd p re ve nt w a rp in g.
se e J-ig,
2.
N ote : A k er fe d
piece
ca n b e f ra gi le u n ti l it's g lu ed in
place. Don
I
giv~
in
10th e
temp
tation 1 0see how f ar it will bend,
( l'v e d one t ha I a n d b rok enmo re
t ha n o ne k e rf ed p le c e .)
OlU vtNtfR
OR lAM NATt
TOKlRftD 5)01 --
QllESTION: But , 1
if
Iii,
rkpiece
/ 'mk . r f b e l l d i l l l l
i$ll'l n/la('hrdlo~tI Jlype
of .uppurt?
I.
iuere ally
all I
rnll
s I '
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MASON:IT£DOESN T HAW
A O OMlN AN T GRA JN ..
SO CAN IND 10TH WAYS
\V ()l hm 1
rh
S ·C :URVES
If K IR S
a.rr
C R oS S T HE G R IN
IN S (CONO P t. Y,
SECOND PLY WON'
a£
vEar ruXIIl£
S ECOND PLY
f a PLY
If Kl jtfS ARE
an
THESAMEDIUcnON
A GRA IN IN S (CONO
Pl.Y S COND PlY
WIll fUX fASlLY
ct Pl.Y K E E P S
S COND PiT
F R O
CRACKlNG
5 KERf ED PLYWOOD
F or s olid w o od s.th is m e an s
leaving
a
w eb
t ha t's a b out an I
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Xr. tc bm
it h
II
KERfS
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APAIIT
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_ _.:A SMOOTH CUlt..
L T ~
KERFS
~
APART
-flAT
HtAVY SANDING
~-.., (.AN CtIT 'OOUGH
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c .
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1
1
,
b. MAX. Sr-A(SNG FOR 1, .. ltA o.cuaV t
-.
,
,
J lik e t o a pp ly . l ighl coal of seater to the
kerf
bent
piece an d then examine th e su r
face
c l O S < ? l y .
T o d o th is. use a l ighl source
from behind the piece. This lets m e c hec k
the-workpiec e
one
m o re tim e lor
Oatsbefore
a ppl yi ng t he f in al c o at s.
Ialso recom m end a satin finish rather
than a high gloss.. The reason fo r t his is if
there are an y nat (even smal l ones).
th.y · 1I
show upmore
with
a glo ss fin ish th an w ith a
s at in o r m a n e fin is h~
plywood
ma l ' be
1t . 2 · lh icko r less,
ir s
very
easy
10
s an d r ig ht t hr ou gh th e fa ce v en eer .
se e fig.8. So sand c auti ousl y - cl tecking
r e l 'J la rl y t o s ee ifh e lIa ts h av e disappeared.
And
again.
d on 't u se p ow er sa nde rs . T he y
c an rem ove too m u ch wood.
100
quickly.
FtNlSKlHG
QUESTION: 1I7urlnhoutfinu. illgkeq.
~'nt pieces? A,. Uwrt allY trick»
10
that
N O T E :
fOR .tST JUSUt.TS.
SPAcr 1URf5
t
4 TO ,,
AlIT
I
usc a
h ar dw oo d s an din g b lo c k ( nu la p ow er
sander). Take smooth, gradual strokes iol
lo y n g th e c on tou r. and con,WlUy chock
th e
.urfareoflhe
w or k. S to p s an din g a . s oo n
as
all
Ihe fla t s d i;;a pp ea r- d on 't o prsann.lf
y ou d o. y ou m a y lo os e th eu nilo rm c u rv c th at
you've
w or ke d h ar d 10create.
And .
if yo u
o ve rsa nd , y ou c ou ld w ea ke n th e w eb o r e ve n
sand alltheway
thn>u,Rh
it.
'ben
S'lI1dillj(
plywood,
t he re 's a no th e r
prob lem.
Sinee race veneers
on
hardwood
SANDING
If you spa c e the kerfs 1)-
gether
closely,
yo u
m ay
s ti ll e x
perienee llats 10
some
degree -
even
if
y ou c an 't
5 :
t h em . But tht'}·
maybecomevis ib le
when
yo u
appl)'a
finish.
QUES1l0N: In,
at . the b,,1
Irll
10
80nd a y
1/
flat« Irqm n ...nrk}l'~(1~
14
In most cases, l
SJ)aCc.'
the kerfs about V , , ' 1 to
l'g' apart - even if Ute r ad iu s is la rg e. It
m i gh t s eem like alo t of
work
10cu t
kerfs
so
close
logetll~r (l j;pedaU)'
on a long
piece),
b u t
it'snot.
CUlling
kerfsis
fasl
work.
I t 's so r t
of a t r ade -o f f. Ifyo u spend a
l i t l l <
m o re tim e
k cr fin g u p
front.
you 'lI spend a
101
less
time
s an din g o ut Ila ts later .
As a gene r al
ru le. Ih e c lo ser th e k er fs ar c
lO l( elher.
th e
l i l(htcr
th e
radius
you can
bend . se e fi l1 . 7. ButmorC ' impor tan t . c lose ly
spaced
k er fs p ro vid e a
smooth
L WVe.
Fo r e xampte , I f ound t hat yo u c o uld b e nd
'lfl ·thkk
s tock
a ro un d a 1 2 r ad iu s b )'
using
y
Ilacing - b ut th ere w er e no tic eab le
fl ats , s e e
Fig.
8
Bychangingthcspacingto V, .I wa s
ab le
10
b end a sim ilar p iec e easier , so the
0.115
c ou ld h ar dl)' b e seen. and
easily
r emoved
wi th l ig hl s and ing.
N ote : U nle ss th e radius is ext reme ly
large. Iouldn 't space th e kerfsgreaterthan
~ . . A n y g re at er and you r isk creat ing Oats
t ha t y ou'l l n e ve r be
able
to r em o ve.
QUESTION: 11'llnt
i.•
~~ I Apnri l lg
In
U . l 5 e U I I E 1 1
kerf
b mld ill,g l A r th er«
(ll Y
g l n e ra l ' ' 1 , /& > 1
The spacing between
kerfs
(or th e w id th
of
th e
r ibs)
not onl wiD affe
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2
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WJDTHOf Plrwooo
UAvtTHIN
IAY fR : OF
CROSS·
BANDON
lACk OF
YENEtR
\
1
ide
of
th e
b lad e. s ee
rig. I
\VIlat you'relrying todo iscllt of f
th e la ce vene er p lu s a liule bit 0 1
th e ply ju st u nd ern ea th (c alled 8
c ro ss ba nd ) w hich giv es th e la ce
ve ne er s ome
support.
TRIM OFF TItE
Yf.NtER.
Now
tu rn o n
th e
s aw and
s/ml l / ru n
Ih.· p lywood over the blade.
T he n flip the p iece end for en d
and make a second cuI 10 re
mow th P veneerand a th in layer
ol the cressband.
s
fiR.
I.
CtFAN OtT CROSSRAND.
The
next step is
[0
remove
the
crossband from th e bark . Y ou
need to do
th is for
IW O
reasons.
First.thethkknessofthcvenccr
haSIC)beconsisternsch wiUglue
d ow n sm oo th an d O al. A lso , yo u
don ' t
wanl an y
o lthe
crossband
10
s h ow a lo ng
the edge of th e
ve neer once
il'~S{lue( 1
down .
I removed Ih e erossband with
a
portable
It
san der . us ing a
120
grit
s .'1 n d ingh e ll s ec ~ I g. 2 .
16
• I
wanted
th e
wood
on tile lOP
and end , 01
the
Tambo ur C lo ck
on p ag e 6 to ma tc h th e v en ee r o f
Ihe
1)lywood I used fo r th e fr om
an d back
of
th e c lOCK .
So
I reo
sawed
the veneer off a p iece of
th e s am e s he et of plywood that I
used (o r th e front a nd h ac k.
PL)~VQOOU .ASM.Til do this,
start with a piece of plywcod
slightly
wider
and a l ill ie longer
th an th e fin is hed
size
you ' ll need
fo r y ou r p ro je ct. (F ilr th ,· C loc k
top and end strip s I used one
p iC('('4 wideal.t 25~ long.)
SAW SIlT· l'P . Thoug h th e
veneer co uld he re sa wn o rr th e
p lywood ,, ;th a band saw , this
l ime ( decided to use the
table
saw w ith a co m bin atio n b lad e.
Start by r ai sin g the blade so it's
slightly h igher than hall rhe
width of th e p lywood .
Now come s th e ~icky pan-
setting the ri p
renee so
3
thin
layer can be cut o ff
th e
waste
RESAWING VENEER FROM PLYWOOD
2
ST£P2
3
i
SEt HO Of
R:UlD.
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0
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W T PfN IL POM
DlST.,.,a ON UHf
ANDDaAW
... 1 AND 1 > in I1 C l
AAa
~ - d
to draw
3 partial ~1Jj .
All
it
takes is a pencil. 3p il Ceof
thin
wire and acouple nails.
lAY OFT. Start by drawing a
straight line as long.s lhe ICfIIlIh
of
th e
template
fo r th e tab le lo p
(33 ). se e F ig . 1 .11 1e n m a rk o ne
end 01 th e lin e A. an d
Ill
other
DRAWING A PARTIA L ELLIPSE
Shop Notes
S H 0 rURRO 1\1
IP S
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• w h e n routing. r ab be t a lo n g
th e comer o f a
piece
o f w oo d.
there s
alway, a
chance of
chipout
onglheolltsid face
o f
th e w o rk pie ce. se e F ig.
1.
( The re s h ou ldn t be any
chipout
along
th e
1 1 1 . < , r i ,
ef
tlw
rabbet
since the wood fibers behind
t ho s e be ing
cui
SUPl)Orthcm.)
Along
the
o utsid e face. the
6 ,. a re n t s uppor te d.
If
th e
grain direction o f th e wo rkp ie ce
TAW tOP
ence is
thai
et
we
router
table
fence
0
only Ills
Ilf
th e
bit was
exposed . se e
F ig . 2 .
T h t s
fif't
pass lig h tl y s k im s Ih~ace and
g re aOy r edu ce s
th e
chance o f
any chipo ut alo ng th
to p o UI·
s ide edge ofth~ rabbet.
Own .
10
complete
tile
rabbet,
reposition th e Icm .. to
CXPOSl'
~. 0 1 Ib e
bit
an d m ak e a c le an
full-depthcut al
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In w hat co uld a lm o st
be
c alle d a re ve rs e in la y tech
nique. ] wa st ed away t he
wood
f rom th e It'8IO le ave th e
inlay. Then.
lu ed th in s tr ip s o f t'O n tra $lin g wo o d
w he re the w o od b ad b ee n re mo ve d, lt's th at simple.
W O O ~. I used so lid cherry fo r the leg s, and cherry
p lyw o od fo r th e a pro ns a nd ta ble to p. A nd . (o r the c on
trasting
wood
trim . I c ho se
walnut
I also used so me
~ ·th ic k p )j'W o o dto b ui ld th e inner ease that the aprons
a re ben around .
01'110NS.Allhough I really lik e th e lo o k o f t he in la id
le gs a nd th e in ia l' th e to p o f th is ta ble . it c an b e b uill
withouuhis t rim . Atab le l ik e thi s, (made of so l id cher ry )
a pp ea re d in th e s hop r ec en tly and l o oked q uil ~ e legant .
FlJll1SII T o fin is h th e
table. I wiped
all
O ne
coal
o f
General
Finishes
Se ala ce ll a nd tw o c oals o f t he ir S alin
Roy al F in is h t op co al.
8
h ere 's so m eth in g ab ou t th is C urv ed Fro m T ab le
that
b ri ng sou ll he cu rio s it yi nany cr ail .q nan. How
an' th e c urv ed aprons m ade? Is a thick piece used and
th en cu t in to a cu rv ed s ha pe ? O r is itb en t s omehow? An d
ho w
a bo u t th e
1(1(S.
1 1 0
su re some
k ind of ( ancy j ig
was
used
1
ge l
th e
inlays
so
tigbL
N o t at a D In (at't. both o f t he se : le em i ng ly compl ex
woodwork ing tasks have s imp l~ so lu ti ons .
CVRVEO APRONS .T he c urv ed a pro ns o f th e ta ble a rc
made fr om p ))'Wo o d.a nd h av e a s er ie s o f s aw ke rf s cut
in th e b ac k 1 0a llow the wo o d 1 0b en d. J{e ve i nc lu ded a
s ep ar at e t echn iq ue a rt ic le on k er f b end ing in th is i ssue,
see page 12.
TAPF.J lEOLEGS.
The inlaid legsareanoth(>rcxampie
fa s imp le s olu t ion t (lad if licu ltUlsk - ho w doyou inlay
tapere d strip s on a ll fo u r f ac es o f e ac h le g?
A
c u rve d a p ro n a n d ta p e red leg s w ith in la y s a re tw o o f th e c h a l.lenges
in b u ild in g th is c la ssic ta b le . B ut h o w y o u in la y th e leg s? T hey re no t
re a U y in la y s
b l t
a sim p le te ch niq ue to give
it
th e lo o k o f in la y .
urved
ro t
Table
PROJ T IRLOOM
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• legToPlnIov(16) >a,1 ,·co
C legBtmIl «lv(lCO) • ~·3
o legCorn.flnlov(16) .x .-30(1lgh)
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x • -
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Case
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N FronITrIm(l) x~. 5II Rgh)
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(lI)
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FOR TIGHT FIT
PLANE A S UGm
CHAMit tON
IN S ID E CORN fR
,
C,
f IP t Y C L M P S
WH£RE. TAP IR . STARTS
CUTlNlAY
to fIT CORNER
_MIn
6
hick as the rabbetsare d ee p (~ ). Thencut
th e p ie ce s 1 0 6 1 th e ra bb ete d a re as a nd g lu e
them
in
p la ce , se c F .g , 4 .
N ote: S ince yo u'll
be , 'utting
aw ay the
co rn ers o f
e a c h le g
this Inlay
d o e s n r
have
tocxtend a U theway10thecomers=- luslla
the shoulders of t he r abb et . see fig, Sa.
COR, ER L lAY. The n~Xl.srepis 10 ro ut a
II~ x
1 4
rabbeuhe
l en gth o f ea ch le g Io rth e
le g
comer
inlay 0 . se e Ag.Sa.1 did
t hi s b y
making
[WO
p asse s o n th e ro uter tab le, see
Fig ,
5 , (F or
m o re in fo nn atio n o n th is, sec
S ho p N o te s. p ag e 17 .1
Nowcntsixreen leg co m er inlays D 10
fit the rabbets.see
Figs,
6alld l ia Then.glue
the strips to th e legs a nd s an d th em flu sh ,
NOff:
t 'l iT M'rTU-GAUGE
soBO:trOM 0ISG
1 F L r Q lH sT R IP
flN i
DADO B LADr
LtG CORi
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l
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t
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TOPOF ltG C
CUt I t RAset S
ON (ORNUS Of LIO
so i t' s 3 (rom th e t ) lI , ,< idpe< l ' e of your dado
bla de.
se e
Fig , 3 ,
There s a potential p ro ble m h ere . Since
th e le g is now tapered, if l ou CU I th e b ot t om
rabbet
with
the mner gauge SCIat
j() ,
il
won 1
be
parall e l w ith the bottom ofthe leg .
\\ 'h at you need to do is tilt the miter gauge
so th e bottom cnd oCthe l eg I s flataj, 'llinsl th e
sideonhe
r ip f ence .
Then, cut
t he r abbe ts
as
y ou d id fo r th e ieg lOp in l ay ,
TO P AN I) BO'I 'TO~I1~IAY , \V it h ih e legs
rabbeted .
w a l n u t in L ~ y
pieces
c a n
be CUI 10
fil th ernbbers . Star t byeut tingenoughstock
(or si xteen pieces O f1 1 (tO p in la )' (M) a nd
six te en pieces of 1 1(bottom jnl~ ' (C ),
T o d o th is . first
rC'S3W
t stock
;
i t's a s
Before
slarting On
t hi s t ab le, yo u hav e
to d e c i d e if y ou w a m
to
a d d
inlays and
dec or at i v e
bl ading
10 the le gs . o r n et,
Tht
co ver o f th is
issue show s a labh '
being buill w l oul
these Iw l>;. lfyou don 't wan t
10
add them.
you ca n Sian o n th e leg,; by cutting four Ie((
cores A .
I t square an d
2 9 1 00 8. (1
u S < < I
cherr y (o r th e legs.) Then
skip to
t he sect ion
~l(,w
TA f E R L EG CORES . .. . and
then con
linuew ith buikliolrthecascon p a g e
22 .
[1\IA\'S. J f y ou want th e i n la i~ look (o r th e
legs. IrO ah ea d and CUI th e leg co res (/\) .
/\J U l o u g b
tbeinlaid 1ej , 'S(shown in thepho to
on page
18 )
appcar 10
b e
made (r om waln ut
wi th c herr y in lays. 1think i t's ea s ier 10start
with c herry co res and inlay w a ln ut in to th e
comers
a nd th e
lOP
a nd b ottom o f th e le gs .
T O P R A l lB E T Aftercutting
th e
cores.
c u t
a
wide. shallow rabbet around th e top of each
leg forthe leg lopinlays (B)._ Fig.
I.
Posi
tio n the t ab le s aw ri p fe nce so it's 6 away
from the
JIII.iil,
edge of a d ad o b la de . see
Ag. 1a. Then adjusl Ihe b lad e to cut to a
depth of
Vg
N c w c u t a s h o u l d o r o n e a c h fare
o f th e leg.
usi ng the rip fence 3S3 SlOPa n d
thc
m it e r
gauge to k eep th e w orkpi ec e s qu a re . When
the should . are cui waste away Ih~ re
maining stock 10 the end ofihe leg.
TAPER I£ C C ORES , Afle r th e
lop
rabbets
are cu t
o n all (o ur legs. the next s t e p is to
ta pe r t he lc g .. r ef er to 111( ' e g-D et ai l o n p age
19.I
did
this
o n the table sa w
using
a ta pe ,
jig se t [0b eg in th e tap er at the shoulder o f
th e rabbet, se e rig 2 , (F o r m o re on taper
jigs.
se e 1V0001 ,illl : > : . 61. )
8 JT1 lM I WIRF. T, O nce a taper is cu t 00
Ihelegs.
th e r abb et ca n becut fo r
the
bonom
inlay . To do this, f ir st p o sition th e rip fe nc e
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AHGUO_
FOU ltTH :
--
Om. lHlN
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11 BEADING
( )
4 KII'
fOlUW
., .
•
rutting miter-. on
:ernull
tn t
rctI
t3. , ,, - p i t iJ fjf1u nn~h
If 'N Ill/ i ,n i ,.fJ .r. Th I f Ork .
Iliff tJ
l,P Id h l
, ,.R in g It in to
ClqrrHll't tlll tt ih p
tap
Of t J r t
Ilt lr o o , .
T J t
tlld
o tJie
~;t
1 ,,,
U1 ~It
II
all~IIgitsoi, e
b e
II..djllrfilial lrimming.
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a r r
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STIJP
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t ..·.ou.p DADO
fOIIlIL IIING
13
2
CIfT~5'()N
1 l ' 1 ) .
Y ou c an
al ,
tr im m i te rs w ith this miter box,
Todothis .cuts4S·
an gle
01 1one
end. se e
Fig.
13. 'I11cn
positlon
th e woricpiece so it ex tend , 0111
the angled end and chi...'I. fil . . . : (_ C Fig .
11. I cut these
)lj'''-I'' 4111t ...
Jllfll1 h ( ) I ) o O O i ll miter box.
.;,('f>
box be low
I cu t the '.'( •. , one at a tim e and glued
them in
pix,.
l11i , , > Ioul d wo ric on one
K .' lI., Ih, ,hnl( on ~noth,.,.J t o g w as dry.
inR ( nte' Ill.'
he ad inj l
should
fi t
tight
..ithnul ,· Jm '. bUI i f they're kJ05t'. tape
them in
plat:,.
until the lllue dnes.)
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se e
Fig, 16 .
The no tches fo r t he back le gs a rc a titUe
diffe re nt. T he y're
narrow er than
th e leg
so
the legs slick out beyond the bock of the
case pi ec es, (T his a llow s fo r tile c .. se b ack
that'sadded late r. ) S o c ut th es e n o tc he s -II
narrower than ih e leg s, se e
r ig ,
16 .
CL\.\lP DOLES.
Since the
case
to p
and bot-
10m
a rc u se d to s up po rt th e c urv ed aprons.
I drilled
a
seriesofholes
in
bo th p iec es to
be
able toc lampthe
apro nsinplace .
To do this ,
layout and drill twe lve holes, see Fig. 16. I
used. I
V , -dia
bit. buuhiscanvarydepend-
ingo fth e
size
ofc1amps
y ou u se )
SUPl OlO BLOCKS.Once
th e
damp holes
ar e driJled. w ork can
begin
o n W e support
blocks
(G),
These blocks act as spacersbe
tw e en th e case top an d bo tt om . a nd a lso as
screw b lo ck s fo r the legs. refer to figs. 1 9
and 20 on the oppo site
pa ge.
Mak e the suppo rt blocks by rippi ng a
p ie ce o fs ta nd ar d 2 1
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The las t s tep is to
add the ta ble t op . I
m ad th e to p out o f
cherry
p l ywood . a n d
co ve red the p ly ·
wo od edges w ith
strips
o f w aln ut. F or
an accent,
also
a dded a n in la y s trip
o f w a ln u t a lo n g t he p e ri m et er OrlllC t o p .
TOP III,\NK.
S la rt w o rk
00
Ih eto >
(K). by
cutting a b la nk o f ¥ .I - th ic k p lywood , see
F ig . 2 6.
This
bla nk is cut in to
a
ha l f -ova l
shape SO
t . .. .U
overhanz
th e
case by1W.
Todo
th i s . you cou ldmakeanew temp l a te
th at 's 1\ri ' larger t h an th e on e used (o r
makiog
t he c a se ,
But
there 's
an eas ier
way
- jus t
enlarge
th e s ize o f th e o ri gi na lte m ·
p la te o n to t he p ly wo o d b la n k b y u si ng a c om
p a ss , w e F IJI·2 6. N ow ro ug h c ut th e to p
W'
o ut sid e o f th e
pencil
l ine.
That 's
grea l
{ or g elt in g th e lO P to ro uK h
shape. B ut h ow do yo u us e a r ou te r 1 0 (rim
th e
to p to f in a l
shape
wi thout
a ne w
ten . .
p la l~ ? Sim p k:. U se a p ilo l s uip to p os itio n
th e bi t th ~ co rrec t d is ta nC< ( rom t h e (( 01,
p la te , s ee
Fig.
200.
(For
m o re o n th ls , sec
Sh op N otes . p ag e 1 7.)
CllT GROOVE f OR INLAV. Once
you've
trim m ed the to p, th e n ext s tep is 10 C UIa
g ro o ve f or a to p in lay s trip
L).
s ec F ig . 2 7 .
T o d o th is . I cla m p ed th e te m p la te 10 t he lo p
3 J , 1 l i n .
BUl th i s
l i m e
moun t
a ~ . ..
g ui de b us n
i n ga n d a V s s tr ai gh t bi l i n lh e ro u le n o ro u t
a gro ove in th e to p, s ee Fig. 2 70. (Fo r m o re
o n g uid e b us hin gs . s ec p ag e 31 .)
INlA ·.
A fler ro ut in g t he g ro o ve, a n i nla y
s trip o f w a ln ut c an be c ur to
f it , At
(h e sam e
l ime, I c ut th e s trip s (o r h e ba ck trim
(M)
a nd from trim
(N)
s i nce they 're a llth e sam e
th i ckness (l;i; ).
R ip
th e lO P in la y 1 0 V ,'·w ide an d glue il
i nlO th e g ro o ve , s ee S tep 1 i n
F'g.
28 . (No te :
To m ake it ea sier
10
g lu e t he i nla y
in
p lace ,
y o u m a ) 'w a nlt o p la n e_ sl ig h t
bcvelon
each
f ac e o f t he i nla y. ) \\ hen t he g lu e d ri es , t ri m
th e in la y f lus h w ith th e to p, (s ee b ox a t bo t
to m rig hl (o r m o re o n
this).
TIUM.
Th e n ext s tep is
10
glue o n th e b ac k
trim
(M).
see Step 2 in Fig . 28. (I u sed tap e
10
h o ld th e s tri p
ill
p la ce.) W h e n t he g lu e
is
dry.
cu t
th e
trim
f lu sh w ilh
th e e n ds
o f th e
top.Then.glue
on
the front trim N).
AITACHT()P.N ow th e to p c an be a tta ch ed
10
th e c ase. S in ce bo th th e to p a nd th e c ase
a rc m ade fro m p lywo od (w hich
WOO ' I
ex
p a nd o r c o n tra ct w it h c ha ng es in h um i dit y).
im p ly glued th e to p 1 0th e c as e
T o d o t hi s, p o sit io n th e lO Pf lu sh w ith t he
ba ck . an d so il o verh an gs a n equ al a m oun t
o n b o th en ds, s ec Fig . 29 .
fThlSH.
A ft er a tt ac h in g t he l OP , ( s an d ed
th e en ti re ta ble a nd th en w ip ed o n o ne c oa t
o fG e n era l F in ls h es ' S ea la c el l a n d two c o at s
o f t he ir s at in R oy al F in is h lo p c oa t,
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S TORAGE 1 IO . E S.
Fo r
short
pieces of w ood. you m lgh l
try
sto ring them O n e nd in • box.
T h is ta ke s u p le ss
space
a nd yo u
c an te ll a t a g la nc e h ow lo ng
th e
individual
pieces
are.
T hen you
won t
hoyt to $(11\
th ro ugh th e
p ile t o f in d o ne
th ~
r igh t l eng th .
~ TORiNGPLYWOOD.Plywood
usually gelS s ta ck ed o n edge -
it
lakes up a lo t less space th ai
way, I try t o m a ke s ta nd u p as
close
to ve rt ic al a s
po ssib le ( and
o( the floor, too) . Toomuch lean
ean bend it. especially
if
o ther
shee tsa re s tacked with
it.
And
If
it s le n th ai w ay lo ng e no ug h.
it
l I IaynOIG anen outaga in ,
Of co urse, y ou can sto re p ly
wood
Oa t ,
bu t
it
docs take up
mo r e spa ce . T o a v oi d d is to rt io n .
be su re i t s we ll -suppo r ted ,
MARK S IZ Jo ;S .
O ne oth er sug-
gestion.
I
makes
point
ofwr i t ing
th e type and size on the en d
g ra in o r e a ch p ie ce
o f w o od a nd
p lyw oo d. T h i s s av es a lo t o h im e
w he n s earcltin g fo r a p ie ce t o fit
a
pa rt icu la r need .
store
w oo d. B ut y ou m ig ht
have
a problem if
th e
a tt ic is . lo t d ri er
th an your shop, h en you take
th e
w oo d do wn and
start
to
us e
it,
it ca n ex pan d a s it a dju se .,.
10
th e
extra moisture
in its
new.
m ore hum id
environment,
T h is is m u ch lik e
th e
problem
o f b rin gin g w oo d h om e fro m th e
tumbervardandstart inztowcrk
with
il righl
away. Sometimes
conditions
in
th e lumb er yard
ar e very different fro m yo ur
shop. No matter where you ge t
y ou r lum be r, it s a lw ay s
best
to
le t
it
a dju st t o t he c on dit io ns
of
your shop fo r several
days
before
working
with
it,
LllMBIiR RACKS. II
you re
going
10
bu ild a
wal l
rack thai
s to res lumb er h ori2 0n tally . o r
sW k lum ber
b lo ck s o n
th e
flo or, be
sure
th e boards are
welt-supported
alo ng th eir
le ng th . T o p re ve nt b oa rd s fro m
d is to rt in g (ro m
th e
w eigh t o f
wood piled on top , I d reeom
m en d th at y ou
space brackets
Or
s up po rt sn o m o re
u,an32
apart.
c re te b as emen o r g ara ge flo or .
I Im a y lo o k Oa la nd dry, but con-
c re te is m ois t and p oro us , M o is
ture
can pass t h ro ugh c o nc re te
and w i ck i nto
your l umbe r.
Under damp or wet
condi
t io n s . wood canwarp.
And
ifldt
lo og enough . dam p wood can
rot.
So
I
always
m ake a po in t o f
S laC kin gw oo d h ig h en ou gh o ff
th e
Ooo r 10
allow
ai r
to m ove
Creelyundemealh.
T here s no need to sticker
th ese sm all am ou nts as is d on e
w hen air dry in g o r k iln dry in g
woo d. ( S t ic ke ri ng i s t h e t erm
used fo r stacking lum ber
with
sl icksorstr ipsofwoodcareful ly
spaced
betw een e ac h board.)
S tickerin g increases th e air
m o v em e nt a ro un d t he b oa rd s
a g oo d Ihing fo r green
wood ,
but
no t
necessary
once it s been
dried. Besides. it s a lo t o f
trouble
10
do it righ t w ith sm all
s cra ps o f lum be r, a nd s uc ke re d
wood
t ak es u p 0 lo t mo re
space.
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from
eighL2x4's.
se e Fig.· 1.11,.
cart is designed so large sheets
lean a jla in st t he anld.'< outsid«
braces, whilethe ..nallerpieces
f il bel ween
th e
braces,
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into
th e
mortises. or
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PL.YW ) » )) C A K r. To s to re ply'
wood.
a ro llin B c art I s bu ilt 10 fil
b eh in d t he p oS Is,
c ho pp in g o ut m o rt is es . it 's ea.
s
ier to C UI matching dadoes in
pa ir s o l2x f s far t he p os ts .
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Fig,2 . T he n I llu e
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oi 2x4 's
together to
c re at e t he
mortises
torthe brackets,
W
hen the lips starred
c om in g in ( or o ur w o od
s to ra ge c on te st . it w as obvious
rn a almost
C \ e Y
woodworker
h as d iffe rin g s to ra ge n ee ds -
usually
dependent
on IheiT
interests and the size
01
their
shops .
jm r n a l
in mind. w e
looked (or ideas that were
adaptable 10 ny situations,
rwo.r-mr S ·STE~f. O ur
faVOrit( WH~the-design sent in b ) '
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Maim-.
It s.
two-pan system
that stores boards 00 shell
brackets
suspende d
Irnm
th e
c ei li ng , a nd a rol ling cart (or p ly ·
wood
lhalpark~behind the-shelf
posts, se c
Fig.
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unit is b uilt fro m p airs o f 2 x4 '5
(o r t he p os ts ,
and
brackets C U I
f ro m 2x6· s .
T he sh ell b ra ck et s a re
cut
10
length first with the
bottom
brackets
27111 long. and all
others 2 31 1 .
T hen the bouom
e dg e o ( each bracke t i s t ape red
t o a t riangu la r s hape , s ee
~ig.
.
The brackets are mounted to
the posts by cuuing tenons
on
th e h ac k e dg t', U ust cut a shal
low rabbet
on
bo th sid es o r
th e
bracke ts . s ee Fig. 3 .)
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the po sts, H o w eve r, inste ad of
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