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Night Stand
change the style with a cove
moulding top and pedestal base
By simply making a new top and
base, you can give the night stand a
more classic look. And then, adding
a few edge treatments to the base
and top will make them stand out to
complete the change. I finished both
assemblies the same as the case. By
the way, the knobs on the drawer
and door are also finished this way.
BUILT UP TOP . Instead of a single
top panel shown in the magazine, I
went with a built-up style by
adding a frame beneath it, as you
can see in the drawing below. The
frame is mitred at the front and
then has a 12.7mm-radius cove
routed into the front and sides, as

you can see in

detail a.
The new top
panel is the same
size as the original, but instead of
a crisp chamfer, I
routed a 6.35mm
roundover on the
bottom edges of the top (except the
back edge) to complement the cove
moulding below it. On the top
edges, simply ease the sharp edges
with some sandpaper.
When it comes time to attach the
new top to the case, youll have to
add an additional step. First, the

cove frame needs to be screwed to

the top panel. I drilled oversize
holes and used washers and
roundhead screws to allow the top
to expand and contract, as illustrated in detail a.
This assembly can then be
screwed to the case.

507

482
18

Drill and
countersink from
below for
8g x 32 c/s
woodscrews

TOP

222
476

400

FRAME
FILLER

90

90
315

25

16

25

a.

6.35

TOP
A

37

18
B

8g x 32 Rh
woodscrews
with washers
(through cove
frame into top)

8g x 32 c/s
woodscrews

COVE FRAME FRONT

(495 x 90)

6.35
roundover

B C

18

8g x 32 Rh
woodscrews with
washers (through case top
into cove frame)

8mm-dia. through
holes with
25mm-dia. x 6mm-deep
counterbore

COVE
FRAME
SIDE

NOTE: Cove frame sides,

cove frame front, and
frame filler are
18mm-thick hardwood

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12.7 cove
Case
top
8g x 32mm
Rh woodscrews
with washers

FRONT
SECTION
VIEW

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Drill and countersink

holes from bottom for
8g x 32 c/s woodscrews

Case
side
8g x 32 c/s
woodscrew

Case
bottom

6
1.5

50
445

18

BASE
PANEL
(18mm plywood)

50

453

6.35
roundover

FRONT
SECTION
VIEW

H
F

BASE
SIDE

b.

8g x 32 c/s
woodscrews

18
453
G

BASE
BACK

BASE
SIDE

18
109

6
G

18

Edge of
panel
is flush with
outside
face of back

BASE
SIDE

BASE
BACK

109

CORNER
GLUE
BLOCK

127

457

18
75

BASE
FRONT

BASE PANEL

TOP VIEW

477

18

BASE
SIDE

25

75

MITRED BASE. The base is pretty straight-

forward, as you can see in the drawing at

right. It consists of a mitred frame holding a plywood panel that is used to attach
the base to the case. There are just a few
details on the base that I should mention.
First, a roundover is routed along the
top edge of the front and sides to create a
moulded edge. I left a small shoulder, as
you can see in detail a above, to create a

45
NOTE: Base sides, front, and back
are18mm-thick hardwood

shadow line. Second, I cut an arch in the

front and sides to lighten up the base.
Finally, I wanted to beef up the frame
joints between the front (E), sides (F) and
back (G). So I added an 18mm-square
hardwood glue blocks to the inside of all
four of the corner joints.

Before gluing the base frame together, I

cut a rebate on the top inside edges of
each part (except the back) to hold the
18mm plywood panel, shown in detail b.
After drilling and countersinking some
mounting holes, the base can be glued
and screwed in place from below. W

Materials, Supplies, & Cutting Diagram

A
B
C
D
E
F

Top (1)
Cove Frame Front (1)
Cove Frame Sides (2)
Frame Filler (1)
Base Front (1)
Base Sides (2)

507 x 482 x 18
495 x 90 x 18
476 x 90 x 18
315 x 90 x 18
477 x 127 x 18
457 x 127 x 18

G
H
I

Base Back (1)

453 x 109 x 18
Corner Glue Blocks (4)
109 x 18 x 18
Base Panel (1)
453 x 445 x 18 - ply
(10) 8g x 32mm Rh Woodscrews w/Washers
(12) 8g x 32mm c/s Woodscrews

2400 x 150 x 25 Cherry

A

2400 x 125 x 25 Cherry

C

1500 x 150 x 25 Cherry

F

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ALSO NEEDED: One 600 x 600 sheet

of 18mm cherry plywood

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