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Edi'or

Donald B.Peschke DesIgn Oirl'elOf Ted Ktallcek AssIs!aI\, E'diIors Steve KfOt\me1 Douglas L Hicks

Doug"'.

M.Lldsler TecIv10caIlllLISIAIIQrS David 1("'V11n9 MlkoHenry Jim Prill ~Manage< Sandy J.B.um Sub5crlpOonAssistants Christel Miner Vlc:l<yRobinson J&cldeStroud P.IKoob COO"4l<>ter Operations Ken Miner AdminislrabVeAssislants Chetyl S<i<Jt1 Kat. Bouma BuoIldWlg

Matntenanoe

An:hle Krause

\\'. were told. "The spindles In a cradle should be no farther apart than 2~.,","

1b

be on the we

side, we m.r1.

the",

a

little elos....r.Al the widest they're 2' apart, :tnd Rt

th~

narrcwest

they're

1"." apart,

n'he >I'acing

varies because

of the CUT\·t'<i ,hall(' of the spindles.)

And one lasl

thing

about the cradle, It "'ilUI""" some patterns to draw th(' curves ,," th,' frame and the uprights (for the

01111.11

We

didn't have enough

splice

for thl' Il.lttt'm"" in this issue. but we've gone «nc t..·,-,bi.:tLl'r.

rr

you want the!t,JI,s':f? 1..

uern .

lhey"'"

li'cO(!for tb. asking, Sec Soun-,$ ""page 24for how to 01'11er them.

,..,1

H(·t_".

II'e use the

Source.

pa!!" (or

'1IIIt\'

n

(t·\\ thlnp_

l1ostl~'

it's

a li:oliJl~of

w

tu~~ )'t~U can J..r(!olthe SUIJpljes and hartl-\\.Ire

,"-,\""1,,

..1tfJ

build

the

Pt'OJCCl~shown in nn l Ut

I'ut \\I ul~, use

it

to give a littl\' JOllj!cr ,0'1,1." .."lln" "~IUl some of the toolsnn(1 fiUI,),lu'1'\\ ,. U~· in our shop. In this issue, (ut "\"lflJllt'_ \\""\'" (Qunc.1a new source (01' th~·IJl1 we '\'~. b.:'t·nu~ing toCUtmortises,

°11" I Illl~...(rum

Sean; -

they're "111'1,1. nntl tltl'~"r(_' cheap, But thi'ngs.

"h:tn~'

'11"

y ...

,till ,imple. but they're rlf)ll~h\ .tl~.'n~' till,rt', S4tat"$

decided

1.0In{(!k· 3J!l' ttl., 111('\'hlll.· t)it .. \\;th

a

I1lther u..~eless 'l\(lrt

LI'It'

l'tll •]t

tn ",uk,·

:-;.quare

emls on the

mOr1'....·).At.ltlm. """,,1 the plice.

Fort ulI,n,·h.

Ik",g

Uwk, decided there "ught to

I~· n ""~

to I(el th. bit'

by

th,·m,,·I,,· ..

Af"'r

N·Yt·ml lelephone call. :10,1

\'"ith

tht· foul",,.,n 1)(

I

)a\'id lJl'3.VCS at

Iv""dcntn

SUPI,I), (In W"hunl. M.. "•. ). the hiL' (by th~m,d"'sl on' a\'ailablc

again.

NoeI)Oltl('S ....tl)1")· tin pa~\'2-1.

~"rOI(_";:lIlRl\S.

Abc-Jut

11'\moultl.' a~o. \Ve

oJWnt."(1 lht._·

fiN' \\'(It)1tIJflllill, Sfun.- in

St.

t."u;". MO. Th:!! >to,." j" nuw doiJ1!(

,·e

.

,·

well. Tltl>nthb I'''''t Call.another oJlI)(II~uni. IS aro....,.

T:..I Laird oWIII.,1a !!T0al little ,t"re for wI)(",work~n; called R"",wood Thol Suppb·.

in

lkt·kde)'. CA.

In

talking \\ithTad. h.

had

the same goal, we did.

In

It;.

wo,.tls.

he

\\·:mtecl. "a :-tore that's a tomplfle

rE::o'Ollrt'e fo,. woodworke..,;- tool$.

suPpU"".

wood. inforrru\tion. e\'e1,1hil1jt."

To lIllikca lon~.lOry $hol't. we decidedtil join fOrt't!S. So. now Tad i. nmninj{ tht'

11'l)(ld.,milll SII))'t!in llerkelp\:

Ifyou're inth. San FranciSco are•. stop in and,:ee ow'-""\\'" store. Tad \\ill 00 happy til ::ho\\' )'ou

al"Ouo<1.

Lt's ea...1·l()fin(l. Ju~t take the Unh·.,'SiI),

exit

orr1-llOin Hel'kelc~,The Store

is

at 1AA6FOUlthSL (We'... between a stained ).~ass.to,." and a hOI-tub lIllikcr.1

NEXTMAILINGT.he next i:;sue of I{ 'oud-.•",rlb

(No. ·19) "ill

Ix-

mailed the week

of

hI.."h ~th.

ABOIJ1'THISIS"UP~Wh'ch

l~'mCII

(itllt. th,·

project or the It·chni\1Ut·' f',lr l)Othproject .. shown in this issue, I'll

h.U\'I·".ltrlmlt

that

the technique was...l)rob.lt,ly 1ht· nUVI,rin

-spiration.

Although

we

started out h\ 1.lkln~ about

building

a cradle (it" ..uld I., " mco proje<:t, we thought.

'Ill<l 0'10

I hat we've

had u lot of reque:-.t~

(f,r).

Hut

tlM ~W'" II

that wasdeeided,

weqUlckl~.hll\ ..

IIIII,·, est to tile technique» of hew tl' UrllUlU\'

build it.

The key tomaking8 crtICJll·""i"~:.klll~ 1'1111 panels that taper so

the

<""dl.. I>

""I" ..,

the top and narrow at lhft bottom. N(J\\, that get. kind of inle'"t.."'linj{ Ifth,' (",I1I~' have raised panels mounted

IO-irl,·.

But. how do~'OUmake An :U1J(1\.--rl(r:,rllt.'t Especially if you

want

to 1I.«'

mort''''· 0",1

tenon jniner)'? Then how (10 you makl R raised panel

(witb

chamfe red borders) I" fit inside the frame'! And just LOm~keII II

little more

interesting,

ho"v do

Y(IU nmkl' this f1"ame

and panel combination "" th,

·

panel has an arched top?

These are the kinds of technique>

thnl

geLthe juices ilowing.

JOINER)'; The joinery on Ihe frame Wll~ one urthe first

eonsiderations.

\Ve·ve used

\'ariations Onan

angled

mortise

and

wnor,

in II few projects

in

the p:t.<t. But (\'0 alway, wHIIledtofigure out a ootter way to cut the nngl«l "houlder

on

the lenon.

Youhave to

make

aDgl~ cuI. on both sides of the workpil~.

lIllIkinjr surt'

th~ angle<

.re

exactly

tbe

>ame.

In

the

1)'1.<l.

I

u<ed penoil marks

and did a 101of test fitting to mak(' sure thl' shoulder CU~

on

lh~ ten(Ul\\'pre thCsanl~

:tnJ!le.

J~Ut

there had to

It<'

IIlx:tter way.

How aboul a ".tol'· of !10m,·

:tOrt?

W.II. tha!

sort

of work,. bulthe", an' problem; \\ilh •.. ,vail a minuLC. 1'h(?'l)rot)I~ln", ttl'\-' .olved iryoujUSl(.~'t lhelln ..~. on the und or a block and use

thl'

blockallan "id to....,t up

the mitel'gaUI\t'.

This-

i:t

jUFt Oll~o( the' (I('Ulils th:'t mJ({ti..' this project so intere.lillg. And \\hen w~ got into the raised panel \\ ith Ihe ... hed

top.

well. that's the kind of

challenJ(e

[like. CRADLE PATTERN.

I

"houle! nl<'lllion II couple other things aboulthe cradle. fjrilt. olle of the re3l'Qns we ha"en't run

lhi. plan

befor"

is lhat it

require.tul11ed

."indles. l( )'ou don't ba,·. Itlathe. you're out of luck. But we found. source for pl·...tu..

ned

$pin-dle$. SOtbo\'$ not a problem Qn~'mo...

And

speaking

of spindle,;. "" we were

working

on the initial de.ign

"r

the cradle. we

called

the Compliance Dept. of the U.S. Consumer Product Safetv Commis.ion to che<:k on the safety a.~t.; of the spacing ofthe

spindle>.

Sa

wdust

December. 1986 Numbef48

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WOODSMITH

Hy,xid like10

Shal.

a woodwooong liPWIthother

readers of Woodsmlth. send yo-ur idea to.

Woodsmlth, lIPS & TecIlniques. 2200 Grand

Ave.. Des MOIl18S.Iowa 50312.

Wepay.m4nlmumof $10 for bps.and S15Of more fo, spedal

techniques

(that

ale

accop4ed

fo<publication). !'jesse

g've.completeexplana-tion 01 your idea II a skelch is needed. send il along; we'lldraw a new one.

SlND IN YOU. IDEAS

JOI<.phJ(1'0l/ .Uodeslo. Catitomi«

Editors .'lote:

Letter,

Il1IJ)lb('r. and metric '1Z~11t;.•1drill bit.,

"rtQ,'Oilable lCJ<:ally/"",.

;Ud~I$(liul

eq'l.ip))~r-,'t

a"d

8UIJj)J.y houses.

-U",t"",;:e" (-J ·6~"fh(ll:,. .01:;6") alid

·OL"'I'-,;.,,-( +

JlfiJ")

brod

{Xlilll

bil$

all'

",,,ilaille

frotn lI'oadll",mer:' SII/lply

II/N,''''

.If,

· ,·ir

o

.

':;';O~ Alameda .VE? AI1)/'qJI{'rt[,tc. ]\/,\1

/1711.1. Tel. ~.}-'9l92.

DRILLING DOWEL HOLES

A reeent projed ...illed (or several

'I

.

dowel

,,11\."

.

But w hen I

ptn..

hased some •

'

. dowel.

th"y

were

all

very slightly

diffel'Cnt

diame-WI.,..

Mo.t

fit too

lightly into the

II.

holes (

drilled.

R.th~r

than make the dowels

.rnallcl' by sanding. I dodded to make the

holes la'l(er.

The next size fractlcnal drill bil (171)1

'')

was too

largl.'.

<0

l

purchased

a

-letle}'" size

tw ist

drill bit. LeUer bit<: nrc used by

maehinists anti are made in smaller gradua·

tions than fractional bits.

All

"F"

(.2.';1")

or

"0- (.261')

bit works fine

for most

\

"

(.250")

dowels, A -V- (.377") or

-\\'" (.386")

bit works line for most

%'" (.315')

dowels,

Of. C II'

su«

(·tlld~f'Ot(',.,I\/itltif/(f/'

Attach the arm

to

tbe block with a caniagt'

bolt. washer, and \\ing nut. and the stop

block

is

rcatly to use

.

NOre

IlOCJC IURf UP _/ fltOM THREE _" P,kl$ Of'STOCIC

The wo

r

kpiece butts up al(3insllhe Oip-up

ann

thaI\;

shaped like a backwards

-1>."

Alter

the

.ide

is square \\ith the wle. drill

two holes in the side of the body casting for

machine SCl"e\\'S.. \\'ashei'S,

and

nllts. rrhen

locate and drill oorr-esponding holes in

ti,.

Masonite fe_ so

th.",·s a

V.,"

gap belween

Ihe plane "",I. and Ihe lOp edge of the lower

piece of ~13JSQnite.

The gal' allows the plane

iron

to

p

l'

Ilject s1ightl~' from the sole and

make the cuI.

I

decided

to

make my own version of the

plane b~ aclding a

removable

fence to the

side of a block plane

SA)

the

f~"""

Pl'ojcets

below Ihe bottom of

the

plane. The

fell~

is

actually

two

pieces of

'I.

:.lal'Onite glu,~1

logethe): The second piece is jlluro onto the

first

to lake up the space between the 'ide of

the plane and the corner oi

th..

plane iron

(_

dl'3\\il1l( below).

When I acIcIed the fence

10

Ihe plane I

discovered

that

all plane sides are

,.,1

per-pendicular (9Q") 10

the

soles. 1'0

obtain

a 9Ir

angle u.<ingthis attachment,

the

.ine

with

the fence

m!1$1

be perpendieutar

to

the sole.

So

I

started by filing one sicle carefully and

checking it until

il

was square.

EOGETRIMMING PLANE

At one time Stanley made a No.

9.;

edge

trimming block plane

that \\'(1$

a beauty

I

t

would .moolh the edge or end of" board and

leave the edge at a righl angle

10

the face.

But Stanley stopped manufacluring the

1\0.

95 in

1958.

There have been some excellent

remakesofthisplane ~l1tly.but the

p

ri

ces

start at $62.;,0.

,wJC1UA.l't FtNeE

FliP-UP STOP BLIXIC

I

buill this little stop block to help when

CUlting

wood

to

II

specific length on the table

saw. II

hook.0\''''

the lOI)of my miter glluge

auxiliary feocc and includes a stop arm that

llips up out

(If

the way when

it',

nol needed.

I find

the

stop

block

handy

in a couple of

$itlJ8ti(jn$., ~·irsl. it':.;

al\\fa~

'

~

there.

hooked

liver my auxiliary

fence.

J don't

have

to

look

around the shop for a suitable wooden block

and

('-clamp. \\'hen I

want

to US" it. Ijust

Oil)the rum down and )'X1>ilion

il for lh(·

CUI.

When

it',

not need"d. the ann can he

!iflro out of the \\'a~,:

~lf(rrli",<:((IJltll HailciI" flu rim:

1I';"-QIIR

i

>l

Second,

ii's

handy when cutting mullillie

pieces

to

the same length

.

To

\I$('

it. Istart

b~'llO>itiQningthe block so the arm is alth.

correct distance from the blade. Then flip

the arm up out of the way and square-up one

end of'thefirs; workpiece, Next. llip the arm

down and turn the workp

i

ece end (or end so

the squared

-

up cnd is against the a

rm,

I:\vw

cut the piece to length.

'!b get

the next piece

to

the exact same

IcnJl\h, llip up the ann and .Iart the ,

e-que" .. again. B~'

following this procedure

I'm 1e$S likely

10

get confused

,

I'm onls

working

with

one piece al a lime

.

bUIall

the

picxes end up the exact same lenj(th

.

1---

---1

To

build the

Stop

blotk. begin b)' gluingup

three I,ieces of Stock to fonn an upside down

I-

---

---~

-V-th.1 straddles the au..,iliaI'Yfence. Next

drill and hI a

thre.tlecl

in!'ert

all

the

w.~·

th",ul(h the

back

leg of the 'U" block

10

accept a thumb screw.

To lighten lhe bl""k onto th. auxiliarY

fent'C

jll<t $(;t

the block on the fence and

lum

th. thumb :;erew until il startS

10

dilt in.

(E\'entually

I

ne<~1a new auxiliary fenre.

hut

I

,I\\it.eh fences often any""y.)

"••SPACER

I

DIIU.IIJ~ HOlES INCASft~ FOR 13"¥4"~tNt

SCREWS

__

T

_

i~s

&

Technigu

_

e

_

s

__

1b use the plane, g

r

llb

it

in one hand and

plane the edge

(If (hp

workpiece

with

the

fence rubbing again.;t (Inc of the

f3('(.';;.

Rub-bing a tittle wax on the Masonire (e_

makesit

slide oo.ier.

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WOODSMJnt NOTE: AU,OloovtS C(NTQfD ON THICKNESS OfStOCll END VIEW IOfTOM

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$11l.£ FRAME AND PANEL

•

ur.

®

o

"

1Of'RAIl

"ide by 12V,long, See Fig. 2. CUT CHOO\'£S. After the stiles

are cut to

si7.

Pf rout a v."·\\'ide

groove centered on the inside

edge of th,· .Ii(~~. To do

this.

1

used.

'I

.

slot eutter on the route

r

table. (For

the

slot

cutting

tech-nique, see page Ill.)

K

ote:

Aft

e

r culting

tho

I(rtJOves

in

t

h

e stil

es

, leave

the router table set U) so identical

WOO"""

can

be

cut in the top and

bottomrails

late

r.

!..A)·OUTAIOS. Befor« going to

"urk on t

h

e

t

op

rail,

I

made two

1".I·uutaids: a block with a

1

0 '

."KI,·

cut on one end for scttingul'

the miter j!1lUj!(;;and a cardboard 1"IIlI'IlI11'

with

a

n are

with"

10"

r...hus. i~ page 16fOI' more on Ih('~·;u,)s.)

I "YO\'TTOP RAIl.

Now the top

,""I

IIlI"an

Ixo

laid out. 'fo

estab ..

l

i

'

h th.·

,,,,·r.lllcngth. begin by *1':lrkiI1~tl Jo.l1nul(ier--to..shoulder ,11,1"",,' "f ~ .' 'HI the bottcm edge of

the

\,c"'kr11"t'4', fI("t· 1'·lg. :1.

Th"n "".

.

lh,

'

an~l(odblock

to extend a hnt">~tl't (rUJn th.·!'ot' marks across the face

I,rthl' t01111lll.('rhWit>ure rheshoulderlines ur Ih .. U·nl>n.,,) To ,·,tabli,h the length of the lei Ion. draw a ~~"("t)ntl~("t('If lines V:"

Cromthe,houlrl

.

r l

i

n

e

s.

DRAW"ROnLE, ;0.;011the curved profiles

CUTTING DIAGRAM \ '2' \

.,

_,

...

.

SOUD PANEl

\

e

'

CNetallO'memion" t8V," h It12"'INIt 'l~."d

A Stiles(4) 'V,.x III,.12'1.

a

TopRoi1s(2) 1)1/,•• 31'•• 11roug.h

C 8ot1om Roils (2) IY..x I'II _6V..rough

o

E;ndPo~s (2)· ,,.,,.x 9'" ..11rough

e

Skit! ROlk (4J I~t.x I'J,.1~.

f Hondkt(t) 'Y,.x3' ..,·171/..rough

G Oivid.r(1) t¥,.xlV,. 16Ye

H BotfomPon.tl(l)- '''j',.x7-16¥4

• edge 91~ vnolJ.fp~ttS10form end panels

oMbottom.

1--,0'

....

~

\

o

'''*tADNS OHAU

""'.

CORNERS MAnRlAlS LIST FRAME CONSTltUCTION

The

ulternativ« to lht" ~Jlitl 1.)~tJll·l...~ u k.t more fun.

Th

e

,

.

Il(j,.

of the ruekcan

Ixo

nUII("

w

it

h Irame and pancl construction

, (

R.r.rl

o

the

articles

on IlOIj!l'S 16W 21

f

u

r

dc"lil- (In this t)11e of eonstruet lon.,

STII,.ES.Begin

work

on the frame

by

cutting

tlw

stiles IA) from.1 4 stock to 1'/.

"""H

'

\

'V.....3'~· 36"(,ao.uOS)

L. ,

"

,

"".

"

I

.:'

~

,

,,'!all

The best part of building this

mag-uzme raek is the chance to make a

I"ratne with an arched-top raised

p

anel.

AlI_t. that "'lIS

one of'the

main

reasons

Iwanted 10build Ihis

project.

HO\\'~I·~r.

it you don' want

10

use frame and panel eonstructio»,

there is an easier way. You could make

the

end panels

by

Itluing

up

solid stock,

A

nd

t

b

e"",

.

1 "" an

option

"ith

the spindles

on

the sides of the magazine rack. If you don' have a lathe. noproblem, Youcan buy th~

sp

i

ndle...

.

see

Sources. paj,'l,'

~

l.

SOLID PANELS

I

f you wanl

to

make

"'lid end

panels. glut> up

enough

4!~\' \',. actual thickness) stock to form blanks 13"

wide

by

Ii)

"

mlt.:;ee

Fig. 1.

Wh

e

n the glu e i

s

dl')

· . trim

t

he

end.

square. and mark a een..

terline on the bottom WI!"of the

blank.

Then mark a

point 4' I"

ea

e

h 'itl

p

"f

lhe

centerline.

and trim th

e

$itlp,;ofinIIO":1I

these

marks.

CUTTOSUA!'t-:. To complete the solid end

panels, transfer the curved pattern shown

in the .,."grid in Fig. 3. and cut the top to

shape

.

Then

rout.

profile on the

edges

(see Fig. 10) and drill tbe hoies to auach the

sid

e

rails

,

see

F

·i~.

t.1.

__

_

M

_

aga

zin

e Rack

A

PL

ACE

F

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shoulder. seeDetail in Fijr. 10.

At tills poim, the frame is complete,

No\\'

th.. paneltanbemade, Glue up 4'1 stock to a rough size of9Y,"by II". see Fig. 8. When

the

glue

is dl');

cut

the

panel to

fit

inside the

angled frame.

(See

page 20 for tips on CUi·

ting the panel to size.)

CUTCHAMFER.AftN' the panel i.CUtto size. the edges are chamfered to "raise "the

field in the center.

1'b

chamfer the edge.,

fl,'$( make the jig for the table saw as described on page2Q.

Note: The procedure for cutling the

chamfered edge on this paoel is lh. same as the procedure on the cradle described on pages 20 and 21. except the blade is tilted at 10' (instead of

7"

as on the cradte), and the

total

width

or

the chamfered border is only 1",

sec

Fig. 9.

AS.~£MllLE f"RAAt£.Now the

Irame

can

be assembled with the panel inside. (Don't glue the panel into the grooves. it should be

able to expand and eontract.)

\\'hen the glue

is

dry, trim the bottom end. of'the stiles flush

with

the bottom rail,

see

Fig.

10,

Then round the

comers

1.0a ~."

radius. And .finall~;!"Outthe outside edge.

\\ith a

y,.

round-over bit. leaving a Y,,,,.

can be drawn on the top and bottom edj..-e$ RGUUj

of the rail. Use the arch template (with the

1 0"

ra

dius)

1.0

draw

the

curve on

the beuem

edj!e ofthe rail. Then make another

rem-plate tshown in the

v

.

grid in

Fij!

.

3) to draw the shape on the top edge.

CUT!L\ILS 1'0 I£NGTIL AIti'r the

pro-files arc

drawn. the tOP

rail can

be cut to

length.

Set

the miter gauge to III (u$illl! the angle block) and cut offbnth end. at the outside (tenon) line•• """ f'il!.

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II0TT0M RAIL. Befort' ('lilting

the

top

rail to the arched shape, I made the bottom

•-aiI

(C) • This rail is I". wide by about 7

long with one end trimmed off at 1()".see Fig.. 1. (It's CUl to final lenJrlh later to fit between the sules.)

JOINING 'OlEFRAME

After theraiL,are cut to length, stub tenons are CUL on the ends, (Stub tenons fit the

grooves on

th(>

iru,i

d

e

edge of

thp

frame,

refer to rig .•• rather than litting in a full mortiseason

the

eradleshewn in this

i...

sue.) When cutling lhe stub tenons. Icut both

ends of

the

top

l'ail

but

ollly

cne

end of

the

bottom rail. To cut the tenon on

the

other end of the bottom rail. clamp the rest of the frame together. >IoC<! rig. 6.

Then lay the bottom

rail

in

piace.

mro'k

where

itrneets

the

opposi

t

e stile, and cut

th~ tenon on

this

end ofthe rail. (Refer to paj!e

19for more onthis proeedure.)

cer-ro

SlIAPt:.Aller Lh~tenons

are

cut, the top railtanbe bandsawn and sanded to shape, Then rout the \I,',\\;de groove for the panel onthe inside edges of the top and bottom rails. ReC

Fij(. 7.

THE PANEL

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WOODSMlTH

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THE SIDES

Aftel·the frame and panel ends are a.sse m-bled.

t

he

sides of the magazine rack can be

made, Each side consists of six 9"-long

turned spindlesmounted between atopand

bouom

nul. Begin by ripping the top and bottom siderails (EHI'om 4'4 stock to Iy".

by

II

Wr,

see

Fig.

11 .

SPINDL£ HOW;S.Aftel' the rails

ar

c

cut

to

s

i

ze.

y,'holes forth

e

s

p

i

n

d

l

es a

r

e

drilled

' .. deep on the inside edges of the rail •. To

po_ition the spindles. begin b)' drilling

holes

2 ~·

from

ea

ch

end,

Then

d

rill t

h

e

""mnining holes

2 V,"

apart. see

tlR,

11,

RAII.~IO\l~TL'IGHOLES,The next step is

clrillinj( pilot holes for the screws tha;

f,..t.n the side rails to the end Immes.

11~~~11

1»'

marking the centerpoint on the

~",If

"r

ea.h rail, see Fig. 12. Then drill a

'1'..

",,11,,1

hole I·deep.

~hc'JI~nt(a:10 make sure the rail ends

" r, cll1&\\n ~ll.!htagainst the end frames,

th,~·

1.11111

hqle$ have to be absolutely

1"·.,.·,.III·ul.r. Isecured the rail ina bench

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12),

.

and

used

a

Portalign to

rtrin

th, h.h·~.

Tnr

II

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Th

e

las

t

s

tep en

the

!tolcl('ontll

." fl.)I'm,n

g

a

bullnose profil«

o

n

Ih.-

url",r

.·,I~,'

"I'the loprails,

J

did

this by

u In~'. • ro lIl.l over bit set only'll•• hiJdl

In til.' "''''1\( r

tJ,l.l,·.

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:In fin"h••

1.

Ih'I' eounterbored holes are

drin.,.1

on Ih~ • nd

r

ram' ....see Fig. 14. The four 111.1t, in th. lI\ul(1\ an!

ro

r

the SCI'e"'tI

lhall'l·(Uf\'lJ't· l'll(1fr.lml·,s tothe side rails.

The h"II' IJI Ih.· lUll rail j,(or the handle.

Tht~f04.·hol{~

"n~ ben-d

in \.\\10

st

a

ges.

il<.-wnby OOrlll~ Ih,· 'I':

-<1(,<,1'

counte

r

bo

r

es

"'llh l\ " br.ulll('JUll)it. Then (trill the rest

oftlwwa) thrnugh with • V"," bit,

"s.~t\Jau; ~IVt-;.t; Thenext step is

3..".

S<imblinlllh,' n.il, ;md 'l>indll'" to form the

oid.,. SiO<\·IIte 'l.in.lIe> aren't glued

into

the ht)II~.th ..

01"11

re...ui....~three hand

«

.

(I

~11'II1)1"''<I

Ih. 'Id~"

ll'j.!ether

w

ith

rubber

band. 'L'V l'ij(, 15.)

\\'ilh til\' rubber 1"'00$holding the sides

101(,'lh,·,·. Ih.

,,:\il. can be screwed to the

"II<I franl~" Begin by

attaching the top

rails, Then aliI.""the bottom holes with the

bou, ..n rail &ndserew

t

he

parts together,

THEHANDLE

Afu,r "",,'rnbllng the pieces 10 form the

ba.,kN. 1

made

a

cnrrying handle

w

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h

an

elungal.'(! holefOI'a!!rip,

CUTTOSLZE.BeginbytutU!!!\,the handle

\\orkpi('('(' from 414 stock 31',· \\~de and

about I longer than the inside dimension

of the assembled basket. see Pig. 16.

HANDL& "NOS.

To

prevent the handle

from pivoting, shoulders are cut on the

ends of the handle, These shoulders fit

under the top

rail

of the end frame. and are

flush against the chamfered border of the

panel. see Cross Section, Fig. 19.

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Fanning these shoulders calls for some prectse cuts. Begin by markinp; the in.-ide dimension between the top rail' of the assembled basket Oil the

workpiece

(16%"). Then to make sure the shoulder» lit tight against the panels, add ~~.(two

tim..-v,") to this measurement for afinal length of 11V. and CUt the handle to tinaJ length, see fig. 16.

Now, measure down 3'<. (rom the top of the handle to mar

k

the top edge of the support shoulder. Then notch out the shoulder

by

<Ul.nding the

wo

r

kpiece

on edge

and

cutting

a

II;'-wide notch

to

the

marked line, see Fie. Ii.

CtrrSHOULD£R"'''OLE. Next. the end of

this shoulder has to be trimmed off to

match the chamfer angle on the panel. To

do

thL"setthc

miter

gauge at IOOftomau:h the chamfer angle) and trim orf the end 110

the distance to the longpoint of the

shoul-der equals the distance from the face of the rail to the (lice of tbe chamfered border 011

the panel,

see

Dewl in Fig. 19.

GRIP UOLE.After the shoulders are fonned. agrip hole is cut

in

the workpiece, Begin

by

marking ucenterline on the

work-piece. Then drill two I'holes centered

11'1'

down fromthe topedge and

2"

out from the centerline, SC(' Fig. 16. Now cut out the

waste

bet

ween these holes and contour the inside edges with a

1<;

round-ever bit.

Finally

.

cut the curved

profile on

the top edge of the handle (0shape, see F·Ig. Ifi.

THE BOTTOM

An.. I finished the handle, [ made the

bottom panel

(H). This panel (which can

be

pl~'woodor glued up stock) isn't fastened to

the basket. Instead, it rests on dowels glued into holes on the

bottom

rails of

the

end

fram

es. see Fig. 20.

cer PANEL Begill by cutting the panel

to length so it'. slightly less than the length of the side rails. Then cut the panel to

width so it fits loosely between the

bonom

rails (to allow forseasonal expansicn). But meas'"Jinl! the width is difficult because

the side rails are at. 10' angle.

To

deal with the angle. begin hy ;;ettinl!

the saw blade to 10". Then trim the edges and test

fit

the panel between the

ra

ils.

Keep trimming until the panel rests on the dowels wtth about \'oz' clearance on either side ... Pig.21.

DIVIDER. The last step is making a

divid-er

to keep the magazines from slumping to the bottom of the basket. Th make thi$ divider, cut a piece

or

,11'1stock 1""

by

1 6V,.

Then bullnose the lop and the ends and fasten it with screws through the bottom panel, see Pig. 22.

FlNlSH.1used the same Minwax finish as on the cradle. see Sources, page 2-1. But .

before applying the finish, I disassembled the sides, handle. and bottom panel. Then I was able to wipe on and rub out the finish

with no runs or built-up spots.

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4'4 ('VI.-) STOC1C

W

OOD

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MI

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(For-an "n

making

a frame and a:n:Jlt·ci..

t'

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1"('t' ragt."tJ 16--21.)

'RAMES

E

ach

end rlllI1'4,." ""OI~i.'41i

of

two identical

stile..(c,'rhcull" ... ,.. lliCit ,...j<)ined LOatop

rail

a

,

"

t

a

IJfltt',I,1

t1l11 ,\ ilh

mOI1.L~

and tenon

jOlnl•• fll'jnn I>y ,'UtLullC

the

stiles (A) from

1,1stock tn " fini,h<<(jwmth of I

V,

and

l

engt

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u

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1 .

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II!'

2.

IO",DS

TWO

CUnlNG DIAGRAM

.i?.e pattern

for the prulilcs in

Ihi. P''Ojcct.

see pa~ 24.)Once the top profile is CUL to

shape. drill counterbored

holes

10screw

the

end panels to the basket sides and

also

drill a

". -dia, hanging

hole

nCRI'

the

top.see

Fig

.

G. Finally, round the corners and I'OUIthe

bullnose ed!(e profile, see Pig

.

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FRAME AND PANEL.

If

you decide 10

make the frame and

Illme

l

ends. there's

m

o

re work. but it's

rcwru,ling in

the en,l.

8

• Edg. 'i1w piOCfl to fwm pan'_b and bottom.

....B\n1d up from two ptows of 4/4 srock.

'i.V,.:t 1~•• 1.pu 'V..xSlh~2.rough

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Jl"2 • ,4 rough lY.•• 20~15 I~. lit1.)/4, 31'h 'lJi. x10/'... 121Ji.

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r,.

noticed

a couple lhing~ about cradle.,

grandfathers, and babies, First, mell"" are

usually built by grandfathers for

their

first

grandchild. Second, babies grow up1<>0

fast

.

'ThcIay.grandpa oft~n lives across

the

country

from

hi, first grandchild and

ship-ping a cradle like the one shown he

r

e would

be a c:halJenge.

So

we've

mad.

this cradle a

kneck-down vers

i

on,

And from what

I

remember, babi~, out

-gtO\I

a cradle quicker

than

tw

o

shake;

o

f a

lamb's

tail.

The cradle onen

SIX!1l4t.

mu

ch

of

its

l

ife in the attic woUlingf

o

r th

e

bil1.ho

f a

little brother

o

r

sister

.

Once

again,

th

e

knock-down feature makes it "<I$Yt

o s

tore.

There',

one other thing

I sh

o

uld m

e

nt

lo

n

about the

ersdle,

Villi

don't

have In lath...

turn

all

the spindles (unless you want to). On page 24

is

asource

for

beautiful pre-turned

sp

i

nd]es

in birch, oak,

and ch

e

rry.

END FRAMES

I

started work on

the

cradl

e

b

y

buildin

g

the

end frames. There

are a

couple

o

f

0 pli

o

,.,

when

making

these

fram

es

.

IOU

can build

a

f,..<\me

with a solid raised

panel

(

as 1did

).

Or

you cansimpli~' it

by

making

Ihcpancl

out

or

plywood (Ilat, without the chamf..,'I<rl

bor-der). Or. to make it even simpler, you can make the entireend piece out of solid

wood

(

no frarne at all

)

.

SOL1l)WOODENDS.To makesolid

wood

ends. start

by

edge-gluing enough 4/4

stock

("II

• •'

actual thickness)

to form

blanks

that

are 22"

wide

and

19'lonll,

:;('e

Fig.

1.

A

fter

the glue dri es , plane the blanks

nat

and cut the panels

.0

the

sides

arc

angled

at

1

5 '

and

the

base

is

13

11.

wide.

Then

trace and cut nut

th

e

top profile.

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Note

:

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send you a free full

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, r

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1,0,'"-\\1de In(,yti~

on the inside ed"e or each stile

.

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,..c:at ... th,,

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mortises If,' from the Lap end ,md

v,,'

from the

bottom end, .ee Fig. 2.

(

Thr-y're

loeated farther from the

bo

ttom end so

radii can be cut on the coml

.l

clt-<l

f"dOl

e

,

)

TOP BAU.S. After

the

mortises

nrc

com-plete,

cut the

top nul

(81from ~ j'"\tK'k

to

a

'"<lughwidth of

fiVe'

and length of:!-I

.

Th~D

layout

the

1 "

·longt.non,ar.d

the prville of

the

top on the hlAnk$

.

Once the

l

ayout

i..

ce

mplei e. cut

too

top

.-ail to length with the angled teonn .. on

each

end

.

(A~in. see 1'''1:0 16

for

more

details an

tht<.J

Finallv. cut and sand

th~

top

profile

to final

shape.

BOTI'OJII RAIr..q.

The

bottom

J1lils(Cl

31'e

cut from ,., ,lock t~ a "idth

of 2"

and a rough

length

of IT. $0<1

Fig.

2. To deter-mine

the

shoulder-to-shoulder

lenjrth of

the

bottom

rail,

temporarily

clamp

the

top

rail

between

the

stiles and measure.

Then rut tbe bottom rail with angled

tenons for.

tight fit between

the

stile s,

Finnlly

lnm the

tenons to fit the mortises

ROUT GROOVES.

Once

all the

frame

pieces

fit

together.

use a

slot cutter to rout

a

't

oo-wide

l!I"OO"e centered

on

the inside

edges of all

the

pieees .• ee Fip;».:1and

I

.

PANEL

With

theframe

complete,

werk

e

an

begin on

the

panel As mentioned above, the panel

could ,imply be a piece Qf

V. 1>I)'woo<l

But I

.

decided to build •

• -aised panel.

J began by

edge-gjuinlt

enough ~I·lstock

to make blank. fo

r

end panels IDl

"ith

a

rough "idtho

f

2O" and length of

1

5 '

. see ~

-

ig

.

~. To

determine

the

finished size arLhepanel,

temporarily clamp the Irame lOj('(·therand

measure the opening, sl'<' Fig. :~

.

Then add

'4

to

the

opening measurements

(

so

the

panel ",11fit

v..-

into

the ....·-deep

g

1'

OO"""

on

each side), and cut the

p

anel

to size.

BORDER.

cham-f.""d

border on

each side

of

the

panel. To

cut

the

arched

-

top edge, you will have

to

use a special t

a

ble saw fence.

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211.

ASSF.~ml:':

Once the

chamfered

borden-are

Cut,

glue the fr

a

me

togeth('r

with the

panel

in

place. (Note:

I

t'. a good idea to

stain and finish the

chamfered

borders

bt~fo"

""-"",,,hly. You

can't

getlo the l'(lgeR

of

lhe

border after

i

t', mounted

in

the frnm('.

Also

.

to

aik)\\"

for expansionreomraeticn.

d<>n'tglue

the panel to the frame.)

DRiLLHOLES.

Once the frame is rlr~; dril

l

three counterbored shank holes

in

each

stile (or

the

screw' that hold the end frame

to the basket

.id~$....

e

Fi~.

5 and 6. Then

drill a ~•

• -dia, hole

in

the ta

l

' rail

to

hang

the basket from the stand. see Fig. 6.

Now set

the miter gauge

to

15

and

trim

off the bouom

"eal'l;,"

see Fig

.

7. f'Ulally.

r

adius

the corners and

rout

a buUnooe

profile

on the edges. see

Fig,

8. (Note: The inside routed corners can

be

cleaned up

w

ith

a

chisel. see

Shop Nol('s. IlaJ:e15.)

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10 ,.

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SIDE FRAMES

p,

l

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®

;1

_Afte_r _{the end frames were complete.} _I

be-l

_

gan work on the two side frames. Elich side

NOTEAIlMOItTl~, Y.

t

Fl

• WID(IY }' ,..·OI:lP MO«nS£'

"p

frame ool15ist. of sules joined to rails with

I ClHTtUO ON liNCN PETAIL _mo_r_{tise and tenon join!.' and eleven spindle,}

_51

/

(»STOCK / held between the

miJ$.

IAIl

'

h:-

C1.iTTO SIZE. Start by tutting the two

I";"·

®

• _{_t_} rail»(E) and two

stiles

IF) needed for each

I' " frame from 4_14stock

La

a width of 1".','e(>

to

·

• STIlf

!!)

,

S11tE

.

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w

/

'.

--t

,'.

;

~.

f'ilt. 9. Then trim tho rails to a length of

a'l' _"

lind the stil.s toa length of 12v"j.

~

nu

l

r

"ORTISE AND TE:NONS.

Aile.'

Ihl!

mib

,.nd ,tiles are ufmmed 10 length. cut

mer-"

I- •

,

.._.

u-os on the inside edge of each rai], see

--"

"".

r+-

ill

Mort~..,!TenonDetail. Fig. 9. Then cut I

k,"~ t"noIL~on the end" of the Miles to

I

AAll®

~ I

In.trlr th" mortises.

Sote:

After

tuu;ng the tenon. there

1

4

32'h·

-

_ooul.1

_be

_{10' ,,'}

_be_t_{ween t}_h_e _shou_l_ders _at

" .d, "KI. ;l't' Fig. 9. Thi. 10",." di.tante

liGUlE 10

Sfll:illlli

I:IQlf

~

I!ETAl

I

" .... d, to·nmn,'" by the length of the

spin-..L

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t...

~R9$S

5fCTI

sm

_ItO<N

t

-l,AVOUlHtOM <"'h",,.1 ... hR' II. Thi.make;; the tenon

_j_

_{t;J '.,}

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C

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t

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HOLE-'.

E

S"

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spindles

T

'~2"

01

AIlrt r,rl \ .'nt nn)' bowing of'therails, lmade

~~$

tht'

houl\h'J tn

oI.nI)11Id ...

·r distance on the

-

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ClAMP ONt £ND toOSItY AHO ADO 1I00.tI'l 011~...."I)I.l:S. Next, lav out and

NOTE, __ SffNOlESWOI,lQf'tO.fOYfAtD

<inll ,

·d•.• he,ll'"I centered on the inside

ROU, SIUoYfDfM.

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.,f

tl.. 111i1, tc M_I,t the spindles,

IlUUNOS.

.

~

t •

llto-r

the

ro....

1 hul.·onlhe length and then

fItOAU$IEFOU

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100

GlU!HG ~ ~

-

...

,

13)'out thl "f'Ollllll'"j: holes \\~orking from

Ar ' ,

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ItOUl

ON IOnOM RAA. ROUl IUUHOSI dJil1c."(1rout 8

1,"111141::,>\

f,Jrofi1euhe same as

"" fOI' en t)l\.' end (n'IU,'1')on th ..• top

edges

ofthe

,... - OCJTSlDt!mG£0NtY

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t~'JJ

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but

'.I,I~·

lht- (JUlifid(;

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of

the

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t

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aclcftO(lon tlu· in:--id,,·edge.)

~

J. AN-t:&IIIU':

Tllf: fIIAMF;S.

After

routing'

~ 13,",)." Ih.,

"rom.,•.

glUt' up the frames, The

....~u.,.t \\

;1>

to ru;",l'mbIL'a frame

is

to start

RGUItE- 1'2

_ENI!VlEW

AG_

..

..._

-?,'"

ff

by )!IU;IIKth.,.liI,"_{i"""1 Ih.· .pllldioh}It>the bottom rail. Then

Inthe bouom rail. (I

t

(SlDfflAMf.

1

'ClEWlOt' __,

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the .,.mdl." an' too thick to fit in the holes,

~ _RAI_{l [NlO} _F\ACt _\ _h _IN'

_~hol)

_{~llt'·:1. J~lfI!'e-}_I_S.)

,'

(_::

:2

ser

II01TOM \ \

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_X"'t.

_1••

_{,<.'ly clamp t}_h_e _t_{OJ)rail in place}

.1_

~, OF_SAM< "

(

let one "Il'I. Then .play out th~ olhe,' end

OISTANCEfROM

VI~

'IJ

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fDGE-ASTOf,

V.l]

hn.1 .1""'1, work tlown the frame Adding

",;

./ ClIIITtR ","OT C1.AMIIN P\ACt on.' .plIld'. "' ft time, see Fig. U. (Not.:

PILOTttOlES ". _HOllS""

t,

t

1\'. nol

m'~""''U'Y

to glue the spindles in

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fHtckNfSS Of S1'

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pl:.c, I (')uIlfIit <lasierto appl~' the fini.J, i(

£

the, t'OUld'1'1Il.)

ATI'ACIIENDS 1'0 SIDES. Once the .ide

[I'

ill AGU

....

Of 15

_s

... !IDE

tn."','>...

ru;sembled t

•

he"_•can be &'rewed SflU _{to Ih., .nd frnmes. (}_N_o_t_e: _{I d}_idn_'_{, glue them}

...

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..

I '0 th~ wh..l~ cntdlc could be "knocked DO""'" ~

,

do"'n" nat.) f'S\,OTHOlES ..._"),. ~

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-I

$tort by drilling a pilDthole in Ihe end of

llIitOOGH END...,"'- _: _{the top ;;ide rail, see fig.} _l₂_. _{:-low hold the}

_SAND L

'5..:_

,

~

,_ 1·.,

end frame up to lhe side frnme and ~rl'ew In

'NlOSICES ./ "" ",.

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'j

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.

AlI

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in the end frame).

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CfNTtR ....WIDE OAOOON fOOlllANI( AGUH l'

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IOfTOM toGEOf SlOEfU.Mf

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8ASK£1' 8OTTOM

PANR

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ClWDETAiL WOODSMITH

FEET

\Vilh the baske; complete, work can begin on the stand. The !'tann

consists

of upright>

that are joined to feet (J) with mortise and tenon joints.

Each foot

is

made from

two

pit",es of -1.14

steek laminated together, $C..., Fig. ll:i.To get

the two reet

needed,

cut four pieees to I

'

ollgh

dimensions o(

3V....

wide b)' 2

1 " long and Iny

out a centerline on each piece.

cur

DADOES.

Mer

cutting

the stock to

rough size, cut twu -l"·\\"ide (Jarl~$

CCI1-tered 011the length of

all

four pieces, see

Fig. 18. These dadoes form the mortises

wtien

the two

halves are

glued together,

Shop NOl.: To eut dadoes that are een-tered on the length of the stock. lay them out and cut one end of the dado using the

rip

fence as a

StOp.

Then tum

the

work-pieee end forend and cut the other end, see Step 1in Fig. 19. Finally clean out the rest of the dado by making repeated pass ..~ over the dado blade, Step 2.

Cl.~ UP.Next glue the foot pieces to-gelh~using a temporary alillTlment key to keep the dadoes tined up, see Fig. Ill. Once the glue dries. trim the blank

to

3"

";de.

U\' Ot.'TPATr£R.N. No\\' u~inJ.!the

pat-tern, lay out the foot profile with the centerline on the blank as a guide. !;Cet·lg. 20. Then drill ceunterbcred shank

hole.

in each foot for

screws

that hold the upright

to the foot, see 1"11;.21. finally, cut ann sand th~ feet to shape.

lance !'romtho edge as the lop, see fig, 13. Clamp lhe frame!< together and drill Iwo

pilot holes through the end (mme. and into the side frame. see fig. 1<1.

finally. use thi. same procedure with all the other screws. (Note: Once the project was finished,

1

covered the >«'l'('W, WIth

"mushroom·.erew hole plugs .s ee t·k. 10.)

8ASK£1'BOn'OM

When the end and ",de fraltl(>!.al'\' sssem-bled. the

basket bottom pani'IIH)

<an

made.

This panel

ia~glu('<l

from

I Istock

that's

been resawn to ":" thick (or

u..'" ~.

stock),

Glue up a panel that's roughly 13"wide and 34"loDg,

see

fil!;. 16.

CI.£ATS.The bottom ",-'l.' on two

\1:",

thick cleats (Il. Tip lhe 1>lI\\ bind. 1015·(to match the angle. oHhe side frames) and rip two "'''·wide elests, see Fig. 16.Then trim each 10length 10 match the side frame s,

Now serew and

glue each cleat UI the

bottom inside edgt' of the side frame, see

Detail

in t·ig. 17.

cor

BOTl'OM TO SIZE.

To

comilletl: th ..

bottcrn

panel, keep

the

saw blade

aIlS· (to

match the side frames) and rip the bottom panel ~. less in width than the opening, see fig.

17.

Then trim the panel t(l length to fil between the end frames. To allow for wood movement (expansion'eontractionj, the bottom panel isn't glued down but [ust

rests

on the

cleats.

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WOOOSMITH UPRIGHTS

Aft<>rthe

(''''1 AI'I'

"'>ml~'

1<>.

"ark <1Inix'!(ln

onlhel"oupri!!ht8jK).

~Ian b) cutUl1j(t"u

blanks from

-4 "~l(K'k 10rou~h rlun( ruI(I'~n(

7 4- ~ b)' 3-1 Ion)!, -,(_l(' )' 19. :!:!..

To belj. IIi.1 <oUt the hol'-'S. n.'rtis<. anel

U'OOCI

needed on

tbe UI.ri¢!UI.

<Ira" a

een-terline

the (l1li

kn~'th on

th,'

In>

,I,· !h¥k

fare)

of

Ihe blank.

Th<>J1

u...

II,,·

I" ...

l.<m

III

lJRUi·mto

d"""

too

"I.n!!hl

P"

ru~.

1lA.'GL'GHOu:., :-;,,\\Ia) out L'l<!,Inll •

• bole (or a dowel thai holds Ihe

Imn~~ng

Wket,_F,,,.2::

t:\ule \\ithlh,do"d

pbre,

the tol' of

the

urn"ht "",1$ •

be... the

top of the

l... ~"' ... hj(. :!:l.l

1tt('''''G HOLf., '1'0l'l('k

the

~k"1

"hen you don't" ant II to swing,

t h<-"

'8 a

Ioc-k!ng

mlochani.'mon ...h

end.

I h~ rneeh

m fiu Into" eounn rho",' hole.

~ make the cocnterbored h"Io', r.",1

dril ...

-dia

hale ftl"t.~fIen

thl'

"'Mul,

fa(, oft'ad! bpnght. -ee St<l' 1 '"

f',~.

21,

'JlM>n dr1ll a

hole the n"'l of Ih,·

"ay

thnllli:h """ St, p:!

illtllIlI~1: \Iter the hole, aI'\'drill"cI.

I"y

out aId nit lh~

I -wide mortise

((,r

llu,l

Oir.ld.,'r II. rtnl"nod on the hlank IIilh

tht hc,ltl til ...Igt ., ••up rrom the bouom,

'( "1M. ~

ItNt'"

t\.

xl,1 t"tll\'nt)n~ en lh.·bottom

of 'h,- hlunks If. "I.tt('h th(· MOrtl~(''' in th('

f.t t 'Il' ("ul tln- l( '11111& tu ('flm"CtIt.·ns,rth•

It llht nl' (, h '(;!' ."")'

I

rn

m th(·

(Jutsi(/f

(Ill

t

,t~(11Jl:uI,

,Jl.I"t J'IK

'25.

(...tl h""'" U'l'

eut

1<>Ih,·

eom'<'l

kong!h and It. d"K'M. trtm "a<h l","", t«

", Ilh '"

II!Ill<

til< "10

rt... "('

ri~

rs,

26 '"1<1

.:r

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nit I"" U]nght3ln

finahhal",

M"ll It•• I·,t(l' II' 'In\

n',

Ol.e Olht·J

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n

the urn]..'1,~ be(n,,' I

h,'y

can

lit·

mou

ted

to

th (.. I Hool a ,. roundo\

0"

",lh •

kl,

r on

the 0I.uui.

(II«

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uprIdJt

-e fII! :l>o \\ tille Iwookl II I

aI!o

rout.<d

u...-

IWI1t profile

on

1>1"-'

1"1'

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the

feeot _

t

11 29 •

..;t,.'1ll. n I I,-" l rRIG.iT'S

~o'"

put

an

upri¢>t

to

a for.t no

Ill",·)

and drill ,,,"'I

ho ( ... ~lOnIn."'!r. _'9 n,~n

IIO't"A

u,.,

(00\ to the upri!rhl.

Sf.nCHER

n...

uprlj:hla are 4,,1 tOl:Nh{'r II Ilh a

"""Idler L) I(IDIJI'1L"-'Ifnd le""n JOUlU

and

"edge

pIllS. , """k the .1",1""", lik('

the

(..,t <lit .L~ '"1110 pi""""

or ~

I

I!Iock

and

Uw n lammale the PIE't-e5to.:.1!h<'r

tf) (unn the morti ..cs, :-.("-'" lit

a.).

Start h) nlttil'lg

both

:;.In·tcllt>rpl('(""("s :! 'A1tI\" Itfl

match tl. moru.~ '" Iht· "pn!!hl) and to a

J'O(l~h!t.·nllthof 10•

STR~"CHERL£NOTII,'1\.

,h',~nnll'"

Ih~

fini,hed

It·ollth of lh~ .lr<'leh,"·,

m,·["u,

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Ih~0\ ...11lenj(th

of

lh,'

bll,kt'l. Now "dtl

\401"((c)r two y," f;pace~)til till!' In(_·n:-.ur(J·

menl and

a1.,oadd

,I'.

tfor

lh,· IWI)

2Yo·.

long tenon" on Ihe end. I. In m)' .usc Ihi"

came out to

a

101.31orall'/,

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WEDGE PIN RNGflftA1 ~ '

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MC)flJSi wtOTH RGUU-34 AGUR'3S CONN EO lAYOUT ... WlIK

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WOQDSMITH

Before cutting the stretcher pieces to

final le"!Ith •• omething should hi' said

about the dadoes that form the mortise. To

hold

the

angled wedge pins,

the

dadoes in

each half of the stretcher are rut at a :1' angle. $CC

fig.

30.

Orienting tho dad .. angles in both pieces

can get confusing.

so J

cut matching

3'

anglC$ on the

."d"

of

the

stretcher

first.

Th

en the

/,,11

end of

the

stretcher

will run

against

the rip

feM<' when the

dndu

is eut.

see

Fig. 31. (:.Iote: Cut

the

3' angle on the

en

d

of

the stretcher pieces so

the

fi

nis

h

ed

length L<

Zgv.·

from long point to longpoint. _Fig.~.)

OAOOt:S.

To

cut

the

dadoes. set

the dado

blade ~,.

hig

h a

nd set

the till fence

1'.

from the inside of the dado blad e. Then

angle the miter gauge to :r and push the

angled endofthe

stretcher

up tight "f(3inst

the rip fence. Now cut. dado at one c"d of eachpieee. sec Fig. 31.

Next. turn the pieces end-for-end. angle the miter gauge:r in the

opposite

direction, and cut the remaining dadoes.

A[ter the dadoes are cut,glue the

stretch-e

r

pieces

logelher

with

temporary

align-ment keys in tbe

dadoes. see F,it. 30

,

TENONS.Once the glue dries, cut tenon.'

on eaeh end of the stretcher to DllItch the

mortises in

the

uprights ••

ee

Fig.

32.

(Note.:

The

should en> of these tenons are notangled at

:3".

They're 90 to the edges of the streteher.) Now round over the en"~of the

tenons

to

a

V. ra

dius, see

Fig.

32 .

BOTIOM PROFILt;. Next, using the pal·

tern, layout and cut the prnlil~

on

the bottom edge of the stretcher. seef'ig. 33,

stllF.1'CIIER CAP.

Aft

e

r t

he

profile is eut,

a deeorauve stretcher cal> 1M) i. added.

Cu

t

the cap tram .JJ4 stock

10 len~h to

match

the

shoulder-to-shoulder len~h of

the stretcher (34~,,), see Fig, 33.

Now

rout 8 I(,"-de<:p groove

in

the

bot-tom

of

the

cap wide

enough

to fit

O"N'the

st

r

etcher, see

Step

1 in f'ig. 3:1,Then

rout the

p

t

'OliIe

011 the top edges. see

Step

2,

Finally,gluethe

ea~

on

the stretcher;

WEDG£PtNS

The stretche

r

is

held tight

between

the uprighl:>with wedge pins IN).

To

make the wedgepin"

start

by

rell3wing. blank oft 1

stock to match the morti.".H·'. thick),

Th,'n

cut the blankj.y," wideand 5"lonl(.

Next push the stretcher tenon through the marti se in the upright until

it',

tight agaiJlstthe shoulder", Then hold the

w,odgc

pin blank

behind

the tenon and make pencil

marks whet"

the wedge pin

w

ill

enter and teave the moruse, see Fig, 34.

Now eo~ the

pen

d)

marks ruld<titout

l

h

e wedge

shape $li

gh

tl~·

oversize, $CC

Fi

g,

$,After it's rut to shape, hand plane the front of the pin .neaklng up on the iinaJ