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cArmoire
KID'S l-IIGHCHAIR
SHOP,MADE
MORTISING TABLE
ARC' lED MOLDINGS
MORTISE & SPLINE
JOINERY
No. 67
February, 1990
EDITOR'S
COLUMN
Savvdust
Editor
Donald B. Peschke
Om-id Kn,,},1i11i!
Col')' Chri_...ten~n
Red Su,uk""
Chrl.! Glowacki
UsaThotn~n
PrDj ec1SuPpll;>, t.c.U"Ann G<>-d.rluu1
Centrnller PIJul E. Gray
Coml)ulcrOJ)('nltions Ken !\fin('r
Jean Ulrey
Shop ~IJtollAi.t
Steve Curti~
Building..j\1aiDlcn:tnct'
i\.n::lli(' KnlUS(!
WOODSM1Tl-J STORES
Store MannSte",~
SLl.<luis, MO Jon Ildlrle
[krkell'Y. CA 1\1ichnrl DeHI'vl~n
Second CIus...I'(.. ~
and
~t"dditiollal
Wood6mith.Box491,MLMonis.n.610Sf.
SubSCriptionQu_o ....? C.I 800-435-0715
In. ""'idents: 1IIJCl..892-0753)7:30 AM to 8:30
PM. CST. WL"kddY'
Sampl. CoP)': W,willsend n fn:e sampl,:~opy
Qf 'V(JodJSl~I't}1 to onYQn\-".Just <:<nd us hirv'hrr
s soon
;15
ably noticed
some changes.
Wood.~liiJlnowcomeswrappcd in a bio-degradable poly-bag, TIICold protective cover
is gone_There's a ~Vo0d8mith Store calalog
included along with the issue. And the big
gestchuDJ(e 01all-s-we'veadded eiRhl more
pages to chis issue.
I want 10 talk a liule about all of these
changes. Twelve years ago, the very fin;!
issueof 1VOO(/l'Iltilirwasj)ublishcd with only
eight pages. Duriagfhe next thrccyears, we
gradually increased the si?.e to 24 pages. It'S
been at that sir", (~r the past eight years, ..
until now,
Asyou can imagine, rve been looking (orward tv these extra page~ fora long lim", II
meansthat we'refinallyable to present more
iuformation and get involved with bigger,
more complex projects.
In the past, we had tough decisions 10
make about large Pro.itocLS
like the Armoire
that's in Ihis issue, Shollid we design it with
all the nice details like an arched lOp and
raised-panel doors. even inl takcsup haiftht!
issue 10 show how 10 do it? Or, should we
simplify il so il can be put on fewer pages?
Even ifwe did show the full-blown version.
we certainly wouldn't have room 10 add II
companion article, like the one showing how
to make the arched molding for the topotthe
Armoire, Now we can get imo all these design details,
CONTENTS PAGE. Wilh the added pages,
We were able to make some other change s,
Woodsmith
No.6i
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LOOK
INSIDE
ntents
Ti s & Techn'
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A'II{jled legs dc'll '/ nec~ssal'iI i! '!teal'
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a co'tple.l' pl'oJect, S1?J'tpleJOUlel'Y
page 6
mortise is a suap.
r:
[141 AlothUbrid_joint
,til:,t doeen'! "equire a
of tedious jittlng,
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A graceful cUl'lIed top asui '!'aised
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Arm.oirej
project.
Arched Molding)
[261 haue
Making an,al'ched molding doe~)1'1
to bed'i/fic:u.lt,Here aredeuiiled
imtructi01!S for euent step oftlte job,
Table uiork.
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No, 67
the harduare
and s7'!'pp17es
needed/0)' all the p1'0jects in this issue.
page 26
3
FRO
WOODWORKERS
FELLOW
JIG
WORKPIECE-
TENON JIG
RTS OV(Jl flNCE
do was
CUl
a new
screwsareabcve the
rOll STOP
Dau.L
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pruboftlw blade.)
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HANOLE
My second idea HOU lH*OU()H ,
to.
involved. clamping JIG A,ND STOP
system to hold the
workpiece light againsllhe face and the back edge against the
o( the jig. If the piece isn't held stop. Then you only need oue
tiltht. it can till out (rom the jig hand on the jig 10 push it along
and creates a tapered cut on the the table saw renee,
One last tip, To make it -asler
end uf the len on.
The clamping system I came to tighten the clamp head, I
up wilh isjusta small pipe clamp glued. V,!"-dia.dowel over the
that fits overa \l4"I.D. pipe. (The end o( the clamp hand Ie.
Em mett fI"Ogo(l
nne Iused Is 3 Iorgenson Pony
clamp No. 54.)
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UNOlJtTABLt
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Woodsmith
No. 67
3D DOVETAIL LAYOUT
.AIler reading about dovetails
in II'QI>d.",itll No. 66, here's
another method for designing
and laying out "through"
doveclil joints,
One 01 the toughest jobs in
I"ying outdovetai Is is visual izins:
how they will look on the actual
workpieces. 1'01' example, to
httpvislllilize how Ole dovetails
.'lhnl'V!I,liel(/, j\Ii.}l,llfJ..~otn
PINS
TAILS
FOtO
CAJtOIiOARD
(
HI1GIiT OF SlOts
THICKNISS
O.SIOCK
\Voodsmilh .Vo.,~9.
DOwn
I
TttAH
v4l.vr
No.6?
SlIM
,"DIA. WOOD
DRlUHOLl
SAM[ S1Zf OR
SUGHTlY SMAWR
LAYOUT MAJtKS_
ro WQlUCPUCE
AND STAND UP TO
VIM POUllU JOiNt --
fRANS',.
AJ.ONG C(N'f(AUNf
.Aiter
Wood&nllth
FEATURE
PROJECT
Highchair
How do you make a highchair chac' s easy coassemble today,
and easy to disassemble tommorow? Use mortise and sj)line joints to join
the legs, and hold the j)arts together with knock,down ConfitTnaL screws.
"'ii'
Another problem
joining the angled
rails to the legs of the hiJlhchnir. The solulI"n was a mortise and spllne joint. It's~implc
to make. especially If YOII lise the Mortising
Table shown on pages 12 and 13.
MATElUALSAND tlNISII. Ibuilt the highchair out of :V.-thick hanl maple. II'.very
light grained (not\lllint,,,,,) and willtake a 101
01abuse (holdsupwdl toteething), Then lor
added protecuon and dumbility I applied
three COOlSof polyuTCthanp.
ItARflWAAE.Fill:L1ly.a word about the troy
hnrdware and the saf~ty straps. I used a tray
catch Ihal allows Ih" tra>'to lift off (or deaningor bang 10one side !SO the kids can ea:.ily
be put in or taken OUI. 1also added a nylon
safely strap 10 hold them in once you 6naJly
manage 10gel them Into thechair, (Bolh thl;
hardware and the ,Mely 'trap are available
through ~Voodg,,,,tJ, l>rojl'C1Supplies. set'
page 31. You supply Ilw kid.)
WOO<.bmith
No. 67
EXPLODED VIEW
,"lADIUS ON
TRAY
TRAY RECESSTEMPLATE
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SEAT
UPPER
STEP
RAIL
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BACK
TOP COItNRS
SPUNE
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LOWER
STEP
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SPLINE DEtAIL
CONIIRMAT
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scuw
aO'nOM CORNERS'---
CONNECtOR DEtAIL
EDGING DEtAIL
40mm
I" RADIUS
ON CORNERS
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2'.'1"
MAtERIALS
WOOD
A Upper llo~S(2)
8 Seal RoilS (2)
C lpv/er IlOlI.(2)
No,67
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AND SUPPLIES
:VA x
'i)' SHANK
HOI.!
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ROUND-OVlI
elT
CUnlNG
DIAGRAM
SUPPUES
PARTS
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2111x 61\tr6
:VA X2", x 13a
o legs (4)
'lI..X 2~ x 32'
E Upper Step (1) :VA X3~ x 16
F lowe,Slep(l) ~'X3'I'lX 171~
G seot(l)
'!-.x IOhx 16'
H Bock(!)
:VAX 12b' X IS'
I Troy(1)
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PILOT HOLE
COHFIRMAT
~."thlC:kMosonlte IQrsplines
(lo)Conflrmorsclem
(2)
H'A'fhwoodscrem
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LEG RAILS
IVhile the angled
legs on this highchair make it very
sta ble, angles can
be confusing
to
werkwith. To lessen
the confusion,
I
worked with only
one angled part of
the highchair at a lime. I found it easiest to
start with the leg rails first.
Cl1I1lNG TIIERAlJ.S. To make the six rails,
startbyculling:Y4"-thickstockforth~upper
i'"l
MmR
NOn::
MAKf
F1RST
-lACHfND
1,.
.11_j_
":::\
NOn::
ALl$TOCK
~.-THICK
~'~'
'I
.5CRlW
AUXlUARY
'[NCE TO
MITI~GAUGf
srr MJ1tJl
GAUOt
TO r
0' MOIlTLSE
-L~~
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-~
STOP
MARK l()Cj\TION
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CUlWlntOUT
SlOP &lOCK
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LEG RAILS
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Here's where
things can get a lit~e confusing. 111e front
l..;\Y OUT Tltt:: OADOES.
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OPPOsm DIRECTION
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UGSONlY
IN"ONT
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lOTTOM
<ND
OF 110
WocxJsmirh
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MIIlRORlO SiT
d;!~
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7".!......J
Non::
CUfFRONT
CUT OAOOts
ON lNSIDE-
No. 67
FLUSH TOP
C(N11a All.
MOlt'T1.SES ON
THK:KN[SSQf
STOCK AND
BlTWt(N
MARKS
CONNECTORS
After tlw leg frames
assembled. I
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SHAHlCHOU
to AnACH
t-SHANK
JiOlS
FOJ: StAT.
HOU-~\"
fROM
12
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AN.D lOWlR mps .
5("10.12
b=
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1-RADIUS
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COUNTtR$INK
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STEP
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CUAr nuSH
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i
sneak up on the other end until it fits,
Now layoul the arcs (or thr hllnd hole and
al"O at the top and bOUC)IIl ends ()f the back.
sec Fig. 17. (A pattern for Inyingoul the arcs
is available. see pagt' 31.)
The back can bemounted between !hcit'll
frames by drilling pilot holl'S for the Confir
mal screws. see rig. IS. Then fasten the bot-
Of KAT tAIl
18
IS'
1-,01", HOt(
SlOt Wl'
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No. 67
TRAY
The 13$1 Lhing II)
19
ROVfER
a.
SUPPORT
PIE(!
TRIM
11,,'"
Of'--SUPPORT PIKE
expect - I started
by routing the
recess. then Icut out
f --I
NOTE:
UNGTHOF
BUSHING
NE[DS TO BE
1.($5 THAN
THICKNESS
OF TEMPLATE
.,
20
ROUT IN
Now
you're
'no
eORE.OX
ROUTER III
DfRECTION
GUlD<
BUSHING
OF ARROW
I
~-Y
'lPLAft
KtlP IIUSH',..O
nGKr AGAINST
SlOt OF l(MPLATr
ROUTtR
SUPPORT
l ,,,.
CORE
BOX
en
TRAY
a.
BLANK
REMOVE tRAY
21
TtMPlATt
AND
ROurER
SUPPO'"
see I~g.~O.
ROIJ!'OIJ!'TRECTh'TER.After the perirneter groove ls routed, remove the template
and the center support piece. Then remove
the guide bushing and replace Ihe core box
bil with a straight bit. see Fig. 2lJ1. (lused 3
:V."straight bil.)
Now to rout OUI the waste inside the perImeter of the groove, set the billO make a
V."decp CUI. Rout from side-to-side while
supporting tbe rouleron the center (un-cut)
portion of the recess. see Fig. 21.
tlJ!'TO SHAPE. The last step is to CuI the
trny to its finished shape. I used a compass.
to scribe a border J" from the edge of the
groove, see Fig. 22. Then cut along the
scribed lin" with a saber saw. Complete the
tray by rouling the same bullnose profile as
00 all the other piec.. s. see Fig. 2?...a.
FINISH.All that's leit is 10 apply finish and
mount thc tray 10)the Ictr.iwith special hardware, sec Sources, page 31.
No. 67
BLANK
REMOVE BUS'HING
AND~UNr
a.
STRAHlHT BTl
22
a.
COMPASS
POI.NT AT
fOOl Of
RECESS
WArn
CUfTO UNf
THEN ROUT
SUUHOSE
AROUHD
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II
SHOP
PROJECT
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the jig wilh IWo pla...
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13
JOINERY
TECHNIQUE
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YI)iC(lIlY,when I have 10
build. trume, the joinl I
would choose fiNI is " mortise
and tenon. Allhtlugh mortise
and WIIOII joinl>l "0/(/'/ be used
lor tlw Irllmt'" 011 both the High
chnir and Ih~ Anno ire shown in
art> a
couple 01 advantage 10 u~ing
this joinl instead 01 a mortise and tenon c'PC'CialJyon the two 11r0j('ct.~in this issue.
First. since the (c:g$ on the Highchair are
angled, an angled tenon would be required.
This is 1101 only diffic"lIlo cut, bUI irs also
dilficult to flt,
Second, <'1ll1ingn tenon 011 the end 01 a
InfRI' l,i"t'I' like the arched lOP rail 01 the
Armoire i~ not only awkward, it can be
danUl'rous on a lable saw,
QI~~"'ONS.
Okay, once I decided 10 use"
mnrti,., and 'pli,1<' jolnt, there were some
question 10ask. How 13J'Reshould the mortise be? And whal', Ihe t>e,;1 material to use
ror'illinl.".
SlLEO~\IotmsE.Asa rule olthumb. mol"
Ii""" arc usually one third the thickness of
the <tock 10 be joined. For example, when
working ",th ~,"Ihkk "IOC<' I cull,!,-wide
mor1i"-t,
~IU'~"". A, (or the splines. I use either
~'i"lhick plywood or Masonite. Both or
these ll1all'ri.l~ are ideal because they are
'/'ylll/IIIl"s than 1t,".lhick -which means
they fillllll", mortises easily, with room for
a good 111111'
,"rrUfl'.
My "rc't.'rpllc~ I., 10 use Masonue, IIcuts
14
BISCUIT JOINT
Woudsmlch
'0
No. 67
B Y
S T E P
."OR11S.TIle last step before rnutmgis to USl'Q square to mark the limits ohlle
mortise across the j(lintline. see Step 4.
DIRP.cnONOFFE!'J'. Before you start cutling mortises there are n few IhinJr.' 10keep
in mind.The Iirst thing yeu have to bC3WllJ'C
MARK
STEP
ENO ~10RT1SES.
To CUl f~/ldmortises, I U~
ofls I hedlrectionoffeed,J3,'CaUSC therouter
is mounted horizoutally, the stock must be a miter gauge to support the workpiece. see
fed from lert to right This is opposilRthe Stei 5. Finn, make full-depth plunge CUISto
direction you reed on a router table.
locale the ends of the mortise, To waste Out
This is a little awkward to lIel used to ;It the center, make several Hllalln ... passes,
first. It helped me to mount the MortiSing moving Uteworkpiece from I~fi to right Into
Tablealthe{~jl end Ofthe bench. see Step I. the bit. see-Step 6.
EDGE MORTlSl!S.
ClAMP MORtiSING
TOlltKH
'Of'
Spirul end mill bits u'<ll'k beJ)t.Adjust
,",,/1.,1 2
1 To Ita"f sul oJ t/,p1(/ 1110/1'1711
I/w llit
.11(1I1i"i"U
tlte Ple;x;iglu~
3
Ii/itl. ~oit' lightly (.aoll' tit.
piece.0111180 1/18sCI'ilH!d llne tile pia.tf
aC(I!'lH
(fi'fd)
T<tbl!'
CIIlIlll'i1 (0 tilt' "'[I rf)f'fl~rvJOI< III'/Icli. I,,
.Il"1!t1Hh(III~I'(tr II,IIRe7/((J
IJIC~
PANn
_J
TABlf S[CUR[LY
edge of a workpiece. J make a series of shallow cuts (left to right) between the layout
lines. pulling Ihe piece away from the bit be-
tt, sid.
(I) I,md
Tiglttl'" dOl/III
fllla,,{
I!'ork
j>l
'IRSD
cur FUll. DfPIlI
OIV A$SEMel.(
ANDMAJlK
MORli51-I.OCAnON
ON 60TH PltcES
lHDOf_
O"ide
Ottt'ge.
To complete the wuwtise. make
To 11/(1,1<1/,. limi4roJbotl! 1/10,1;.,..,
6
4
5
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(Ife"d ofu>O'I'lipiecci.(loI'gled. allg/e
(al dgM a 'Wi" to raeh oilier),
miter ua"9~.) Then make two j"ll-<itJpll. lit.1''OI'kpiecejrortllcjl. 10noitt.uud plll/illg
luorkpii'CC 11,('(1,Iniier
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BURNISHING A MITER
.As I was buildillJ! the Armoire,
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ANDMAKl
ONE SMOOtH
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ClOSI GAP
joinL
in
mOtel DOWN
010St
situations.
corn e"
u$ually
end "I)
slighlly rounded
after they're sanded.
Mitered
EACH 'Act
HOLO
SC.lWOItIV'1t
"fSUOH'
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partthargetsdinged
up anyway.
WORKPIICI
tlu1ilH.,-, ''''Jdh.-r,
positioned over the top o( th... line on lOP of Ihe rub arm. see
raised panel bit, see Fig. I.
~lg,l. Theil, 10maintain a coobearing.
To make the nib ann. CUI a sist<'11 width on Ole profile. move
Tousethis bit, YOIIh8\'('IOu8<' point on 00(' end o( a piece of I,f," illC wurkpit'Ce so the edge is pera fence or a nib ann. For Ihe plywood or Masonite, Theil pendieular 10 thnl line, sec FIg. 2.
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FLOATING PANELS
When nasl'mbling a solid
wood panel Into " frame, the
panel must bt' fre" toexpand and
COlIIl'8cl with ,.asonal changes
In humidity. That's why you
shouldn't IIlue a solid wood
panel inlo the groovcsofa frame.
Okay, bUIuthe panel isfrec LO
move around, what keeps il
centered in the Irame? The
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HEIRLOOM
PRO
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Armoire
The graceful arched cop and the raised-panel doors
of this cherry armoire make it a classIc, It's sure to become a family
heirloom to be handed down iroln generation to generation,
give it an anicll'
SUPPLIES
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No,67
MATERIALS
EXPLODED VIEW
OVERAll DIMENSIONS:
84" H x S l'/t2.'W x 22'1 0
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CASE
A SIdes(2)
B OMder(l)
C TOp(l)
o Bollom(l)
E Bock(l)
F 51119.(2)
G BotiomRoII(I)
H A,ch(!dTopRo 1(1)
I DividerCop (I)
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J Ogee Fn.MOld. (I) .y. x 2% . 49
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Bose(SlcIe$)(2)
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SHELVESAND ROD
W
X
Y
Z
Shaives(n
Sheil edging (7)
Clomes Rod (1)
RQdSupport$(2)
DOORS
AA I(\~de$jij9$ (2)
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BB OUtside St~9$(2)
x 3 64rgh
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PLYWOOD
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No. 67
CASE ASSEMBLY
MeraU the tongues arc fonned, thccasecan
be assembled. see rig. S, Sian by sian ding
the divider (B) on its (TC)Ot edge (with the
tongue (8cin~ down) nnd screwing it between the top (C) and the bottom (0).
N~.~
add the side pieces W. Glue the
tongue on the bottom (D) into the dado in
~,esides (A). see I-Ig. 5a. Then screw the
side pieces into the top (Cl, (These screws
will be covered later by a motding strip.)
IlAC)( P&'<EL. To square up the case, I cut
a plywood back (E) to fit between the rabbets and flush with the top and bottom ends
o( the side pieces, and screwed it in place.
a.
OWrONGut
ON8onOM
INTO DADO
IN SIDE
fACE
TONGUES
DOWN
FACE FRAME
ones in thestiles.1ben brush glue into all the face of ~IC cap to 61 over the tongue On the
mortises and fit the top rail between the divider (B), sec Fig. 7.
stiles. Filially, slide splines into the mortises
(rom the open lop end, see Figs. 6 and 8,
Once the glue dries. extend the curve
(rom the lop mil onto the stiles with a pencil,
and then cut il with a sabre saw, see Fig, &,.
l)MPER Ci\P. The 10$tfacing piece ls the
dividercap (I). lt'scut to a width of 1V.I~and
10 length 10 fit tight between the top and bot10m rails. Thea cut a grC)ove on the inside
No,67
divider cap
Is glued in place, you can trim the stiles (f')
flush with the out.ide o[ the side pieces lA)
and the bottom rail (C) flush WiU, the toll of
the bottom piece (0), To do Ibis I used a
router and flush trim bit. (Note: On the (01)
o( the bottom rail, the router bit won't cut
square all the wayinto the inside comers. So
I had to clean these up with a chisel.)
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STILES
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21
BASE
After adding the face (22") than the depth of the plywood case.
frame to the case, r
Before gluing the bullnose pieces tobegan work on me gethcr, I drilled a series of countersunk
base. The base is a screw holes through them. see Cross Seebullnose frame glued lion in Fig. 10. 111CSC screws are used to
on top of a kickboard mount the bullnose frame down to the kickboard frame and up to the bottom of the ply.
frame. see rill.9.
TOP PRAME. To wood cabinet, see Fig. I Ia.
make the bullnose
Nnw glue the miters together to form me
frame, rip afront (N) and two sides (0) to a three-sided frame. (Hold the pieces on a Ilat
width of24". see Fig. 9. Then rough cut the surface until the glue sets.)
fronl53" long and the sides 23" long.
IOCKHOARD:lbe rest of the base consists
Before cutting the pieces to Jioallengtb.
of a kiekboard front, back. and twosides, Rip
rout bullnose edge on the pieces. First. thesepieces to a width of 4~". see Fig. 9.
rout a W' round-over on the top edge. see
Then miter both ends of the kickboard
Step 1 in Fig. 10. Then. to rout the bottom front and back (P) so the length of each
edge, switch In a 'I," round-over. see Slep 2. piece is 1" shorter than the bullnose frame
After me pieces are routed, miter both (:;Ql<'l'').Next. miter both ends ofeach kickends 01the front piece (N) 4" longer (51I<'i~ board side (Q) so Ihe length is 1-1!" shorter
than the width of the plywood case. Then than the bullnose frame sides (21W).
miter the front end of each side piece (0)
KERf ANDSPUNE. To help keep the miters
and cut the back end squareso it's2" longer aligned.cut.a kerf in each miter, see rill, 9a,
10
STRIP
fENce
FILLER
BULl.NOSE
StDE
,.- .orrOM'AC[
KICKBOARD
BACK
CHtCK
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BULLNOSE
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ANIl ""ON
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MOLDING
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SIDleROWN
MOLDING
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SHELVES
After all 011,molding> were attached. J made
the~1I plywoodshelvc$ C'V).see Fig. 14.
CUTlO SIZE. To determine the size of the
shelves, measure the inside of the case. To
allow for edging, J CUIthe shelves to width
1-2" less than the depth of my case. Then CUI
the shelves W less than the distance between the divider and the cabinet side.
TONGUES.Mtcrcuttioglhesltelvesiosize.
the next step is 10rout tongues on the from
for the edj,~ng strips. see F~. L,1.(For more
on ~'<IgingplywoOd.see Wood",>!W, No, 62.)
EDGING. Now cui the J"wide shelf oog.
ing (X) from !V1"-thickstock. Next cut <)ffcenter grooves In each Slril) to Iit over the
tongues on the shelves. And then glue the
edging;n place.
SlIt'I'OAT ROLS. To hold the shelves, 1
used brass !lin supports. Orillll," holes (or
pin supports in the cabinet sides (A) and the
divider (8). To position the holes. I CUl a
No. 67
drilling template to 6l between the bottom wid.. and 19" long. Ne.xt.drill I" holes. Qllly
and top of the cabinet as shown in Fig. 13.
deep centered on each piece. Theil rout
curmes ROO,If you want to use the ar- an "escape" area for the rod 10 be removed
moire to hang clothes, you will have to add a above one of the holes, see Fig. lSa.
clothes rod (Y), see fig. 15.1supported the
Now drill holes and mount V," dowel pins
rod wilh two rod supports 00. The SUI)' on the backside ofeach supponto align with
ports in tum arc held in place with two pins the holes in the cabinet. Finally. fit tile supthal iii lnto the ~helfsupporl holes.
ports into lhecabinetand cut a I"o()ia.dowel
CUi the supports (rom ~"-thick stock 2" 10lengtil so il wedges between thesupports.
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15
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CLOT~ESROD
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23
DOOR FRAMES
The last step in
@
building the armoire 16
TOP (ARCH I RAIL
is to makeand inslall
0
the doors. I started
with Ihe frames.
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srnzs, Since the
doors have an
arched top, the in14\""
,
side stiles (M) will
beloo.gcr than Ihe outside stiles (BB), see
All RAIlS AND
mlfS ~ THlCK
Fig.
Begin by cUlting all the stiles 10 a
width of3" and the twooutsidestiles (BB)to
@
@
a rough length of 64", (The top ends will be
OUTSIDE
INSIDE
trimmed down after the arched rail is CII!.)
STILE
STILE
To determine the length of the inside
stiles (AA),measure the height of the door
'-..
openings al their highest point (67W' in my 64case).Then, since thedoorsoverlapihecase
<W
68'1W"
ROUOH
by V4", add l'llO this measurement.
MIDOLf RAIL
MUS. Next, I cut the rails. Firs!. glue-up
IWO :V.'lthick blanks (or the lop rails (CC)
[
and rip them 9" wide, we FiJ.!. l7. rille arch
shapewhl be cutlater.) Then ripthe middle
mils (~O) '1\1!" wide and the bottom mils
(EE) 3" wide, see Fig.lS,
NOTE: Cut 5PlINIS
The lormula lor the length ofthe rails is to
TO FIT MORTISES
measure across the door opening (20111')
TRAN$rot Me,",S(
and subtract the combined width of the two
261."
19
FROM RAILS
stiles (6"),Then add Vi' for the overlap.
TOsnW
MQRTtSIlS. The frames are assembled
@
withmortise and splinejoints, Start bylaying
BOTTOM RAIL
out the locations or the mortises OD all the
rails, see Figll.17and 18.
ijo
J
To transferthe locationsofthe mortises 10
the stiles (see Fig. 19l, I laid all of the pieces
~ "'I
down exacOy as tlley will appear in the assembled door, see Fig. 16.Then. mark and
cut the mortises in both the stiles and rails.
(Nole: The V4"widemortises arc offset 011 20
21
the thickness to align with grooves cut later
(orthe raised panels. see Figs, 17and 18,)
TRANsna
SHAPE OFNow.curspllnes to fit the mertisesand dry
DOOR OPENING
assemble the door frames.
ONTO lOP DOOR
CAIID'
(;Lm1NG TIlEARclI.111e next step is 10 cut 10.\00
RAIL AND snus
Ole lOPdoor rails (CC) 10theirarched shape. mo.PlATII
To lay OUI this shape, I made a template by
tracingthearched dooropenlng ontoa piece
TtMPLA'fE AND TOP IND
of cardboard, see Fig. 20, Then cut the temOf INSIDE STlLl MUST Ie RUSH
plate to shape and transfer il 10the lOP door
rail (CC)and outside stile (BB).see Fig. 21.
Afttr cutting tile lOPedge of the rails and
2 o.
topend ofthe outside stiles to shape, cutthe
bottom edge of the arched rails using the
bandsawanddrumsandcrtechniqucshown
,
DON'T ROllT
on page 28.
<, BEYOND
snu
1',\.'1EI.CROOV1!S.111e laststep on the door
'NO
frames is 10 rout grooves Around the inside
or the stiles and rails lor the raised panels,
see Fig. 22. I CUI the grooves with a ~" slot
cutter on the router table.
.OUT GROOVlS ON tJOTH./
(DOS 01 MIDOLE RAIL
To do this, raise the bil umil lt's aligned
with the mortises, Then. rout the grooves
along !lIe inside edges or the rails. On the
inside edges of the stiles. don't rout beyond
the mortises. sec Fig. 22a,
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STill 'NO
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MEASUJ[M1NTS
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No.67
DOOR PANELS
After the grooves were routed in the frame
pieces. J dry assembled theframes so I could
rout stopped chamfers around the inside of
the frames and take the measurements for
the panels. see Fig. 26.
CIIAMFF.RS.To rouubechamfers, mount a
chamfering bit in the router and lower i;:Ia"
below the base. see Fig. 24a, Then. il yOIl
place a W."wide block in each comer. the
bearing will hit the block and Slop the
cbamfcr fill" (rom the inside comer.
PANElS. After routing the chamfers. work
can begin on the raised panels. Start byedgegluing enough ."-thick stock 10 make two
top panel (FF) blanks roughly 16" x 36".
Then !rlue up the bottom panel (CC)
blanks to a rough size of 16x 26".
cur TO SIZE. To determine the finished
size of the panels. measure the openings in
the frames and add %" 10the height and
width. This allows for a "'Is'-Iong longue on
thepanels to filinto thcgrooves. see Fig. 27.
After you know the size of the panels. cut
the bottom panels to size. But the arched top
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TECHNIQUE
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TRADITIONAL Tt:CIINIQOES.
CUnlNG
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27
ARCHED MOLDING
The process (or cutting the top
edge of each piece is exactly the same as on
the top rail. Iused the same template as with
the top rail and marked and Cui the lOPedge
slightly oversize, refer back 10 Fig. 2. Next
screw the template to the blank (Fill. 3) and
trim the piece nush with the router (fig. 4).
(lO'rroM DG. To cut the bottom edge,
you could use the same process ason the top
rail. (Mark with a s,:ribing stick as shown in
Fig. 5 and then cut with a sabre saw.) But I
tried something a litde different here. Since
both pieces are narrower. I used the band
saw to get a more uniform CuL
To do this. clamp a pointed guide block to
On the Armoire, the arched top rail (explained on the previous page) serves as a
foundation Ior the actual arched molding.
'(be molding itself is made from two pieces
glued together - a base piece (S) with a
Roman agee routed along the bottom edge
and a trimpiece (U) with a round-overon Lhe
bottom edge.
CtrrFROM ONE BlANK. aoth pieces can be
laid OOl and cui from one blank. see l'ig. 6.
For the Armoire, I started by edge-gluing a
blank 12" wide and 51 YIi" long.
After the glue dries, plane the blank flat
and draw vertical line centered on the
length. sec Fig. 6.
ARCHED
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COMMENTS
AND
QUESTIONS
Talking Shop
MORTISING: ROUTERS AND BITS
shank. 'The thicker shank gives sistance and burning.
PRA11JRES. These bits are
specifically designed 10 do one the bit extra stability.
As an alternarive to high
Ihing-nll mortises, They have
and using a machine is speed.
However. there is one draw- speed steel bits. several mail
In the past, I've cut mortises tile plunng ability of a drill bit back. Thecutter length ona V." order companies offer solid carwith a drill press. This involves cornblned with a spiral cutting diameter bit with a l1!\1 shank is bide spiral end mill bits. see
drilling a series of holes, and edge that cuts side-to-side like a only I" long. see bit on Ille left in Sources on the next page.
then cleaning litem out with a router bit,
thephoto. Soyou can'tcuta morThe main difference between
chisel. (For more on this techTIle spiral on these bits have tise deeper than I" with this bit, solid carbide bits and high speed
nique, see ~Vood8mitl,Nc>.64.) an "UIXUI"design. Upcutrefers
Larger diameter bits have steel bits is the same as the
'Vhnethis mcthod works fine. 10 direction of the spiral, and longer cutter length. 10 make difference between standard
saw blades and carbide-tipped
an even Caslermethod is to rout means thai the chips are pulled deeper mortises.
MATIlRIAI.. Once you've deter- blades. Carbide stays sharp for a
OUI the mortise with a router, upeutofthe mortise to eliminate
build-up
and
clogging.
mined
the size of bils you need. long time. This means you can
But. to rout mortises you need
Okay, bUIwhy can't l just use you still bave achoiceonhe type cutalot ofclean mortises.
three things: a router. the cora
carbide-lipped
straight bil? of materialthe bit is made [rom,
CONCUlSION. So what kind of
rect bit, andsome means of at'CU'
The spiral bhs most readily bits should you have? ''Veil, ir I
rately aligning the cuts,
You call, but it's not the best
choice.
Straight
router
bits
have
available
are made (rom high really needed to make large
TIle Mc>rtising Table shown
on pages 12 and 13isaneasyway
mortises. and I had a router that
one or two 8t''aigitt cutting' speed steel.
10 align mortises and cut them edges which run in-line with the
Wail a minute. my first router accepted bits with a lIi' shank,
wiih a router. But ... what kind shank. Because the cullers are blts were high speed steel and I'd buy high speed steel spiral
of router is best 10 use on this nOI designed to plunge (drill) , they started burning the first end mill bits.
BUI,if 1 were to buy jusl one
table, and what kind of bit?
you have 10 force the workpiece time Iused them. Won'uhesedo
into the biLAnd there isn't a pro- the same thing?
bit, it would be a V'''-dia. solid
ROUTER
vision for pulling Ule chips up
NOl necessarily. Because of carbide end mill. (Note: Ill"
I've been using a Porter-Cable out of the mortise. which can the spiral design. only a small shank solid carbide bits are
N690 router, It bas a couple of cause overheatlngand chatter,
portion of lhe cutting edge available. butexpensive.) I think
features Illat work well with the
arrsizs.Ancr Jdecided louse rnakesccmaciwith the material. the smoothness of cut and its
design ofthc MorUsingTablc.
spiral end mill bits, I still had to This reduces the amount of re- longlifearewonh thecxtracost,
Note.The Porter Cable router decide the bit size. .--------------------------i
has certain advantages for the
DlI~'ffiTElI. Spiral
STATEMENTOFO\VNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT AND CIRCll1.A110N
Mortising Table. but you 0011 't end mill blrs are
(,llequiredby39U$.C, 3685)
.Ieed thisspecific router. It's nice available in a variety
I. TiLW of PublicOlliou~ Woocl'!l.tnlUl la. eu,bliClalion No.: 0164-41111, :to Olle of f11tnsr. ScplC.1flbtr
10 have a router with these fea- of sizes. To deterXI, t_1
r requtmey ofi-..sut!:Bimonthly. 3.:1.-I\u,oti.v.ue51JIlbll-liht'd In,hllLlly:G(.o,'be). 3~. AnnUAl
tures, but.almost any router \\ill mine the size of bit
~btcriplion pri': $12.!J5. 4, COI'llp4cU:~
nl.liliftjl:IId~~ ofknown ofti()t'iQl publicalionl,22()OCrand
A\'en\k', Des ~ioint"t. (Polk- County). Juwa SOOI2-4306. S. COntp~'1r mrulillg-l.ddn"lt....of IlW!
you need, first dework.
ht."ldq\lartm\CH~crnJ butlm(:8.t.o((ic:t:!;
orlh, p,lbUVler.Z200CnmdA\'rouc, D~ ~1,"nC'$.I()\\'a
ROllTER FEA11JRES. One fea- tennine the thick,
5031U3Oti. 6. 'Fullnnnllti and compit'tt'lIwling-addtetSof 1!\lblishc:r,lili10f'.and mltJlngill,gf!dimr.
ture l likenbout the Porter Cable ness of stock you
PubUd.t:r Md Editor: DCIMldR~,Pdcllke. 22'00 Gnnd A\7tftuC'.Oct ~1(llnt:t.loWli500J 2; ~illln~
router is that Ute collet can be mortise most often,
i:ng Editc;>r:l>n4~1l1.. Ifi(u.2200GrMd A\'en~ l)(!It.~loill(".t4WD 5tl312.7. C)"'ller. \VoodlO1\lh
COrpOraMu. ZZOOGnuld A\i\'~nllc.Des ~io1n~t loWl! 50012: Donald 8. Peeehkt', 2200 (.i.n.od
lowered flush with the base. U In my case. that's
Avtf!u....,IA.~
Molnl"!l,JtPWJt:;OO l2.8. Known bcnldholMJ'!.. ~I!o
..and blhtr~ritY
hol,den
the collet SlOpS higher. il can usually
!i4"olhick
oWlling Ipereem or JfJ4reof totallln,(I(lUlofbond'- mo~or
Olliff .securities: Nene. g, (~
limit the depth of cut since some stock.
not IlPPIy.) 10. F..xJrfll ""d nature ()(i.ircuut.,n::
of Ule bit's cutting edge will $UII
Since. the width
Adualno,QlP~
."'~
no, copic..c; o. Jinglelssub
be above the router base.
of the mortise is
tlCh issut durln.g
pubi$hed Jle-Me!It
Another feature that makes typically one third
l)t'(!C~pg 12month.
10 filing d:itt'
litis router easy to work with is lite thickness of the
A. Totnl no. ('C)pid printed (Det pn!SI rul;)
m.974
295,800
thatthemotcrcan becompletety stock, Iuse a V~'- B. Pa\d andl or ~UCSlt:d drrubtiQn:
{,6,';4
1, Silks through d('lIIlt.f'!.~el
\endO,...w.d COWII~r~
".4J"
removed (rom tbe base. This din. bit mosl often.
2.
Mail
",bscriptlo
(paOJ
and/or
requ
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13
25-1,334
means you can mount the Two other bits I use
:!Stj,\lt!8
C, Total pnld Md/orn.:qutsttd
cirouin!ian ...
,
270.-427
router's base 10 Ule Moni$iDg occasionally are !Ii"
O. Free di1lributJon by' nwl. COUTkrat olht!r rneani!:,!cWnple1l.
Table but still remove the motor and !fi'diameter.
complilMntuy ....ld ulherfrttQ)pk~ . , .~..
,.. 124
o
E. To",1 di$tribullon ..
.. Z1Q,S.'H
258.9&1
to change bils easily.
SIIANK, All of
F. c:o~"'"""I djlliJibulcd
these bit sizes are
1.OfQce u.&e. td't oVtr, wa.;Iccounttd. llpoiledw..printlli8 . 17.095
SPIRAL END MIU BITS
available with a l1!"
2. Rc:Cums.(rotn n('Ws '''Renl' y, ,',...
.328
A1Ulougbtherearescveral types shank. In most sitr..TQblI ,," ., ....
.
287.974
of bits that can cut mortises. I uations, I prefer a
prefer spiral end mill bils,
1'2" shank over a V4"
The only real difference IJ<)tween culling mortises by hand
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SUPPLIES
PROJECT
Sources
r:
eludes JUSI the hardware. (You Supplies (or from some of the
provide the plywood.)
catalogs llsted below).
Morti,;ing Table Hardware
Solid C'rbide End Mill
767225 MortisingTablc
.767250 V," Mortising Bil,
Hardware Package ........$3<1.95
SoUdCarbide. 'lf4" Cutting
(I) 7'lr4" x tn,," Phenolic PlasLength, V," Shank. ........$ L9.95
tic Router Base
(I) Transparent Orangi'Safely
High Speed Steel End Millo
Guard
278658 V4" BiL :y,1"
Cutting
(4) 1V."Dla. Knob, with 'lf4"
Length. I-'l' Shonk .........$12.95
Long, V4'"ZOThreads
278664 :VH" Bit. 1 V," CUI
(4) V." I.D.'nlrcaded lnserts
ling Length, V.!" Shank. $1<1.115
(4) lV4" 0.0 .V." I.D."'ashers
278-007 1-'2"Bil. I 'I.!" Colling
(8) 111.1"
I'll Drywall Screw"
Length, 1-2"Shank ........$15.95
MORTISING TABLE,
ARMOIRE
COMPLETE KIT
A package of the hard ware
There is also a complete ready- needed for the Armoire is availato-assemble kil that includes
ble from \Voodsmith Project
everything listed above plus the Supplies (or from some of the
pre-cutplywood,
catalogs listed below).
TIle plywood is Baluc Birch
Annoi..., Hardware
(13 ply. lY\s"!bick) w~UI the 767-300 Armoire Hardware
threaded inserts already inPackage ....................._. $34.95
stalled. AU you have to do is cut
(3pr.) $" Brass Plated Hinges
a slot (or l/olLr miter gauge and
(2) Pierced Cast Brass Plales
an optional hole to fit yo",. shop(2) Solid Brass Knobs
vac hose. Then glue and screw
(2) 13mss 13.11Door Catches
the pans logelher and mount
(28) Pin TypcShelfSullJX)rts
lhe reuter 10 the phenolic base,
RAISED PANEL BIT
Ready-To-Assemble
MortisingTablc .Kit
The raised panel bit (V4" shank)
767.200 Complete Mortisneeded 10 make the dooraon the
MORTISING TABLE:
firmat Knock-Down Screws
ingTable Kii .................. $14.95 Arnloir.., is available from
HARDWAH
(2) Tray Latches with Mount
Woodsmith Project Supplies
MORTISING
BITS
lng Screws and Catch Rods
AUtile hardware needed for the
(or from the Scars catalog).
(7) #8 x 'W' Pan Head Screws
Mortising Table i~
available as a The spiral end millruuterbitsfer
Raised Panel Bit
(3) Finish Washers
pack'lJlI!from \Voodsmith Pro- the Mortising Table are availa- 767325 RlIiscd Panel
(2) I Vi" Drywall Serews
[ect Supplies, This package in ble from Woodsmith Project
Carbide-TIpped llit .......S22.95
HIGHCHAIR. PAtTERN
Full-size pauerns for the high
chairs seal back and for a ternplate 10 rout the [ray recess are
available from \Yoodbmith
Pmject Supplie. s, Note: These
parterns are Indl! for the seat
back and tray. They do not Indude the IeI!'!ornuy etber 1=.
Hill/lcbair Patterns
767-125 Highchair Seal
BacKrrray Pauems ........$3.50
HIGHCHAIR:
HARDWARE PACKAGE
A hardware package for the
Highchair is also available. The
package includes nil hardware
needed 10 build the highchair.
plus 3 thre ...piece safety strap.
andthe hardware used to mount
the tray (springlonded latches
that swivel tile tray out of the
way. see the photo on page 32).
Highcbair Hardware
767-100 Highcbair Hard
ware Package .....$19.95
(I) FuU-5ize Palll!ms of Ihe
seat back and template for
rouung the tray recess
(1) Nylon $a(etyStrdp
(10) lVi'-I.ong (40mml Con-
ROUTER BITS
The carbide-tipped router bits
needed LO rout out the highchair's tray are available (rom
\Yoodlimith PmjectSupplies.
(See olhcrStlllplicrs below.)
Router Bits
271-7211;',1, Corebox Bit
(with VI" shank) ...........$21.95
271-7301-2" Corcbox Bit
(with Vi' shank) ...........$25.95
764-2001-2" Roundover Bil
(wilh V," shank) ...........$26.95
764-2501-2" Roundover Bil
(with 1-2"shank) ..,........ $28.95
.7671404(0" Slraight Bil
(with \!.til shank) ........... $14.95
767150 :y,," Straighl Bit
(with V2" shank) ...........$16.95
,;1tlOl fJltSlllNG. WIlen routing tile tray recess. you will need
a guide bushing (or template
)!uide) to fil Ille base of your
router. A1mosl all roU[('" manufacturers offer a guide bushing
as an accessory. Check with
your local dealer.
A universal base plate and
guide bushingsct thai will fil any
router is also available from
some of UtCcatalogs below.
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ay MAIL
Tn order by mail, use the term
nclosed with 0 current issue
or write your order on a pil'<"e
IIr paper, and -end it with your
clw\"l( ormoney order. (l~ea'e
lnclude $3.50 handlinz and
~hipllinl! charlie with each
erder.) lA residents add 4--.
sales tax, Scn~ order til:
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For faSll'r ~crviC1:II~uur"llll
Free order lin..:.l'hollC erders
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New York. NY 10013
[{()I,(e" Bit. JI101ti8illg Bits
Woodcraft Supply
P.O. Box 1686
Parkersburg. \VV26102
Rout", Bits, .1/<lI1iifi1t1lBi/$
WooJsmirh
Woodworker's Supply
5604 Alameda, N E
Albuquerque. NM 871J3
Router Bits. Mhltisillg
Bits
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LAS
LOOK
Final Details
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completely Q>'OUlIt/
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tipped (Wor,
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