NO.

29

NOTES FROM THE SHOP

$2.50

TOY CHEST FOR KIDS

OLD-FASHIONED OAK FILE CABINET

Barrister's
Bookcase

Sawdust

Wmdsrnith
Sept'Oct, 1983

Number 29

Edilor
Donald B. Peschke

DesIgn Dlr8ClDr
Ted KnIIIceIt

AssosIanr E<l1lOrS
$1... 1_

M_P.Se4I1
G,apI>oc Oesogners
D.vld Kreyl1ng

Marela SImmon,

DUringthe fin-It wo Y('AJ'I; Il"ood.,mith was

published, I didn't have what you'd call u
plush office. In fact. All the projects were
built in my basemen; wo,k,hop. and the
writillj!!and artwo,k "ere done in a corner
Clf a .pare bedroom at home.
Then, tIIn!e ) ,-aI'S llrO, I m<Jvedinto a
"real office" In the INd-t nf the bu",le o(
"lltown Des ~Iotnes. Thls "cfflee" "'11.<
really 3500 "'I. It. of "3",OOu,e space with
(me (small) enelesed room. \\,h~n friend.
would come by ''In)' office," they would
shake their heads, And say, "Are you
craz.y? What in llw w(lrhl are you going to

do \\~th aU this sp:\,~'?"(l told them I was

going to OJX'"R '011(" tli"1 on the side.)
A couple of monlh. alt.r J moved in, Ted
Joined me, Not unl> did the artwork improve. the proJ""'" got better, and cir

SUbscnpIJon Manager
Sendy J. Baum
s..bocrlptJon _

Chrislel Niner
Ylcky_

rolation iJK'rea.'Ied.
Things "eresUnll1j: to roD. and Ibegan
Shirley Fellman
to )ret the f""ting thai II Oods,,,,tlt "auld
actually
make it \\', tan..d tunng more
Computer OperallOnS
people (no\\ thN" 31'\ I, of U:lJ and th.
Ken Miner
open space of thu \\ "f\hou.<, .l<lrt..o to IiU
Circulauon Manager
up "ith newl.,.!'uilt "ffil""',,, mail room, H
JeH Farris
computer room. II phntu .lutH". 9 lunch
room. and thl.n \I, a... vvr-n some space 1(1\
Admlnlstrativ& _
over in the bsack (c,r:. ,.h,., .
CherylSe4I1
Last \\inttr 1 ,1C<'1t.il.'fi that \1.-1" \\"tri"
Bo.olding _...,.,.,.
quickly runrung out of spaee. Ile!<ld"", I
Arch ... Kre....
had my eye ou a beaut fill bnck Colonial
ju.>t three blocks ... A) That'glhe kind of
WOODSMrTl1(ISSN OI~114'1S
pubbhed
bomotllnty (J.""aIy Marett. May July. s..p- bWldi.ng for lI'oo!U,mlh I be lit .'en ha a
beamed "",Img.
_
Nov_,
by Woodsmdh ~
~I> enthu.ia.m (or the buildin" wa,.
Co.2200 arand Ave Des Moonas. Iowa 503 I?
WOODSMITH 1$ a regiSl.. ed Iradem8r1c04 the greeled \lith mOf\' .hllking h.ad "Oon.
that building hAA 16.000 "1. 11. It, too big.
Woodsm,lh Publishing Co.
Copyright 1983 by Woodsm.lh Publishing Co. too cXJX'nsive. and no. it do""n't nave.
beamed ceiling. Yuu'd he ern?)' to buy it."
All RtgIIlS R...,rved
That', whe" Ikill'" it would be perf!'rt
s..blcrlpt,ono:
One year (6 ISSUe.)$10 Two
for
lVood$", th. \V~ hought it and have
yaer. (12 _)
$18. Songie copy pnce. 52 50
J.cIde Stroud

spent lh~'last (l.lX months ha'"lrIK It complet~ly l"(m"dtl,odInrludm!: tho' ..rldltion

nf n h,'am,~1 ceiling in lhe lobhy.
I
what I'm getling at lthi' i. lh~
leng-winded ..ersion) is ,.lUll" e "'," nave.
ne" home. \\,.>'re aU kind of proud "fitand If you....e'er in the neIghborhood. fl'<'1
,""' t(1 "'tOil In. tit's easy to rmd - we're
Jv.t two rI""". down from the Iv".IlO v
tmeor'. man."lon. C~""")
neighbcl~.)
~IICJI'.The best part about th ..
building I. the two-story bnck "'dmalt.'
house behind It. \\'e want to tfln\'l'H. it into
our new ""IIItim." woodworking "hop.
Unforlun8tel~. the carriage hou i. in
n.,'<1or extensive repair (il', in older and III
"'0""" ~hRJI" than I am). BUI Wt hope 10

gu''''''

'n'

ha\'f.'

n."

it square-d .\\3~
b)' next ~umm(r.

, .\\ "I>I>RF.",'. \\,itb the ",W building

rom.", a new mailing add",,~:

\\ oo<I-mith Publishing Co.
:!200 Grand Avenue
0..es Mol"",. Iowa 511312
Ir )Ou ju t mailed us somHhlng. don't
\lorr~ \I'" "ill continue to pirk up any mail
drhV(",1 to the 0111add't"'. (for onp year).

Anu ,,( course.

Post Office Box Ad,h"gjI (I' o. 110. ~16,is ,tIll valid.

OUT

,,, ... ".'

Al"('hi~ KralL'. hu. joined
our hl'J'I')' M't \l Al"t'hil' is ill charge of
builduljl maintenance - Includln!: the care
and fft'<!ms: of t .... hUit" old boiler ~"hich
nal'pt, lOb< .hrodly under my offire), H~
lIe,,"un me., ''I'l'thmg " under control.
\ljllI T TIJ" " .."t E. \\'ith all the
ment "I moving, "" ak;d rtlAllagOO to get
out thi~i~"ueor"OOII/.lt)'ff,)r.I\ ....\\antt."(1 to
build two ufthc projects (the flI(('.binel
.,,01 thv barn,lel"s hook<'.'~1 for n long
timv. Ti,ey both nave. good f('Pling about
lh,'m - little old-fJl.<hion'od. bUI 'table
and <ffU'" I h"pe you e!\ioy th.m.

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(c.n- and F",_ add $2 1* yea< ,

Change Of Address; Please be,.....",;"cJude

boll> ~
Old and ,_ __
lor c:tI8nge 01

....

MallO WOOdSr"'"th. 2200 G, and Ave

Des Mor_. Iowa 50312
Second cIA postage paid 81 Des

Moo_.

Iowa
Pos(maaLor;Send Change 01 add.... MOliee.
Form 3S79. 10WoodStnlIh PubliShing Co" 2200
Grand Ave. Des MoInes. Iowa 50312
BACK ISSUES

A 1st 01 the eontenlS 01 al ba<*

_
or> lila _
01 Ihos fSSU8 "the _
15
n--.g you can send lor a _
doscribrll9
the
and pnces or aI ba<* _

oonl_

- ......- .

SAMPLE COPIES

"you nave .Inend who would ~... to _ copy

of WOOdlmHh.luSlsend the name ond add......
and wo'ii Mnd 8 sample (al no cost).

"lEWAlll)R.;&~,\~Jlm:h

~bll'hin~ ('0 .. 221)0~;r.nd "'<nuc,1><', 'loin , 1 \

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\\'OOn,\1ITH

Ti_l~S&

__

.nug 81:111"-'\ the "de~ of the

rout~r table top.
rlnally, I rut lin mtl~xinl( pm to fit the
krrf In tho ann. and trimmed it flusb with
th~ bouom of lh., jig.
To U!\(' tl", rouu-r wble <lentil jig, buu
Ihe end of the piece being routed against
Ih~ indexlnl( pin, "ltd slide the jig over the
bit until th lir.1cut i.complete. Then slip
th~ Ii"t d.do over the indexing pin, and
makr ibo -eond CUi, To complete the dentil. thL,prtK"~' i. rq ...ated until the entire
JJif.>t.'\ is Mlt

Tobar:; "en'

ROUTING OINTlL

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

morti.~ (or "'lutmng the round comers ofa
sillt mllrti ). th.. workpiece often $lIp~ in
lhe jaws orlhc vise lISI'm chopping oulthe
w&>.t(>. And ('''''ll when the vise is tightened socttt'('ly, po~itioning the piece so it's
level anti .lightly IIb(1vethe top edge oflhe
\"se i. "R en a n.'lll headache.
To prc\"'nt the I)i",,,, {rom slipping, and
to keep it 1.,,';\iono,1 above the top edge of
the vise, I mad" J simple holding jig that
hanR> from tit{>top edl!(' of the vise, The
bl'auty o(thi~Jigi4 that it helps counter the
downward fo"",, of chopping out the waste
by <upporllng the bottom edge of the
,..or!q>, eec-, This ollen elurunate.. ha\'ing 10
lij1lll('n tbe vise to wilhin an inch ofit..~life
to keep the
from oIipplltg.
TM damlllnl( jIll is made fmm
plywood aNI two ."",11 .tri,,,, of hardwood.
On" of th,' stnp, ('Y,' x 'Y') i" attached to
the top (odgeof lh., plywood. Theil a seeond
strip, slightly Ihinn,'r than the thidrneo;..,of

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

on Ih~ tahl., ....w an,1dado blade method of
producing lil'ntil molding (shown in n'O()</
.",ilh No. ~;). 1:I,.,.jd~,preducing' a cleaner
oouumcd dado, my method also uses the
l\'ood~lIlIlh router table .. quite an advnntage in ilsl,!r.
The jill"ron.i.l" uf an arm (which holds
tho inoll'xinl( pin) "ith T-bar< attached on
bolh "nd~ Th. t"u T-ban< are po;itioned

s 0 lh(')' both bull UI' ught against the end"

of lho I't)ull'r tabl .. top.
'I'he Tbar. nol only l(Uidc the arm of the
jig .,,or th! bit, they ah-f'keell the spacing
1,,'1ween lh" indexinl( pin and the bit
~,actl>th, ""me for each cut.
To mM. th, jig. I used a scrap piece of

pi"".

Technigu_e_s__

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

(rrrlf'"'~

Ja,,,-s D4I:Yff
(',dtoqr

GnJI.~.,\1'nplt.~a

ORILLING ON A SHOPSMITH

\\ henever I'm drilling 1ll'1lJ' the edge of 8

board on m) ~h"l',ml\h llark \', il seems
that tht_a;a"IJu"l crl'alt .. t bv the bit alw...\'~
(oils bel "c,'n tho boan] wui the fence. AiKt
then" hen .1 ('Om,s ume to drill the next
piece, 'hiM "U"'clusl k4:ep~the workpiece
(,,,m buttinl1 UI' ttllhl 81(3111" Ihe fenee.

'1'.

l'_' MAAfC Y

RHCl

'Y,'pl~,,0001fur the ann. and a piece 0(2" I

for Ih. Tb.n< on both ,nd,.
eut the
vI~"oOO:r wide, and a.' long as the router
table is ,,;d., ... pi"" an e~lr1l:r 10rover
. 0I/U>lI.I'G
Mfllt GAUGt SI.O'
the t"" I ""I,' T boono. Then np the :/,4
into two II\:"
10" kon!!.
Ihe WOrkl,i.......i.altackd 10 tbe oppo..ite
()nl' (J( th~'kl'Y l)('Jlnl'" In ("Ultin1i!:rlentil i:."ll,,&1;~"BY l(1 elilrunatc tb..i$. problE.'m i.
face on lh" nlher l'IKI of the plywood a., ttl ha\'l~ tht '11(1"xln~pin th\' AAme\\;rlth &:; to po11ll(ln th4." (t'nt't un the- tabr~ so il
tht.- klr( .. 1n lhl' tltlllil. Thc (a....jt~:>:lW3\-lu o\'erhanlo!" all but "bout ~"of Ihe miter
..ho\\'T1.
bt- ~ll1,\thf.\"n.lIlt> :--um{.':o.ilA.'is to cutPlhe
tl3ugr <lot Th.'n I atlj,"t Ihe table unlil Ih.
Bl"'C8UftC I\~
linl~ JS "'pent ft,J!ol..qing
with
lhe vise, I'VQ found thal cutting mortises i, J(l'<"'v(' for th., pin and th, kQrf for th~ drill hit is in I"'"r~'''I"":ttinn lu drill the
Ilre nlnrkl,<J hl.lt,!'i.
Ie",> of a ha.. I~.
Thl' I'nd rc.u1t i. that I'm demil wllh II... IIIlIne bit
Tn
.In
Ih!.,
fi,..
1
I
glued
and
.er~wed
the
If Ih, wdll~t 11I,,,lurpd by the bit (all.
much mm'I' lik,I,\'ItII:lk. the lime required
to "do it rif(hl".
ril!hl Thar al 'i~ht an!!le tu the ann of bt-tw...." llll' 1x".,,1 tmd the fence, it "ill
Ihe ji):. Then to cut the gt'oo\"e for the d"'l) Inlo th,' mi"'r gnU):l' slQI nnd OUtof
}~rJ..ot/,
SI'glyo,n(1
irl(lcxinKIlin in tht. ("Ilm:~t po~ilion. I use(1 lhl "K)'
R,c/,Ii g. Calijurllia 'pae,r bluck I".him IIttT-haraway from
1\,,'" L. .lIlli, r
the' ',I~"of th. r"UU'r \.able. The width of
CONSISTENT CORNERS
(;'(,1 dol......\n:nna
Ih~ .I ..... r bluck ~ equal lit{>"Idth 0[ the
I\',. noticed that 011 a lot of" A>dworkinl!: clenlll blocks. )'Iuo Ihe d,ameter (,( the bit.
SlND IN YOU. IDAS
projecu. Ihe rome!">'are oR..n rounded 10
In m>' cas\'. I "",10U~iriga y.- bit to cul , __
Ihe kerf. and w'lJllo'(l t he block., 10 be : r
nadii varying from about \, on up.
In an effurl 10 k....'p thinKSoonsi;tetlt. I \\;,1( ~ I tl focIa .- "'1(ie ~paeer(~- bil "you d like 10lllar. a woodwo<Iong bP _ """'.
made simpl" teml'lat( out of tempered plu, ~" .1... lIIg,1 10 .hlm the T-bar ," reade.. ot WOOdJm,rh. und your Ida. to
2200 Grand
~lI.iOnit" \\lth all four cornel" cut to a en.m the "Ige of the table top. Then I Wood$morh. T>P6& Tech_.
Ave.
Des
_.
towa
50312
diff.... nt radiu . l\oVo.wh'''''''"r I round a .... ",,1 It ,..- d",p cut throul!h the ann,
Wepay. """""""" of $10 to< bpS, and $15 0<
I'Orn"r, I d"n'l ha,~ to , ....rcl> the .h,,,, to prudueml! a y," wi.I., kerf (or the indl!.xing
"""" to< special ttoehnoq ... (Illat are lICC8j>Ied
find a mak.,hlll l~ml'late.
pm.
publlcabOn). Please orve a complete oXpIona
An"r cutlinle the kelf for the inde"ing !of
..on of your Idea II a ,ketch is needed. sefid n
~";lfla))1 HrothersnJ' pill. I rcnlO\lt:ct th~ ~J)8C(lr, and attached
Cilloogo, lIlillOis Ihe ..... ond Tbar on Ih,- ann o;t) lhat bolh along; ...eUdraw a new one.

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"I".t.t'('$.

\VOOOSMI1H

Toy Chest
HIDE-AWAY FOR KID'S KLUTIER
It ull 'Iart~d with a -impl, offlh,' cuff
('I',mmt'nl: "~la~'be we :;hlJulrl (It. 1J.'11H mcc
,-",IX (ur

ttl)

lht! next issue ..

(:eln.: iclc.nn)!'

th J>I.I~nu,..f ra-w par<-nb around h('r(>. 1

""" bc:'glnnm~ to f..,l the p re 'UI'( ~ r a
proJ<~t hkt> th ... But "hall "a._<n't prep"red ~ r " .. -e all the ",u~..,.t
thO!
'lul~kJy ~ 11."... 1.
":-;". the tid can't be hlll!'.d. It'll f.n un
ttw:r hl3CI!\. '~n. you can't 11Ul tht hall,lh"
llllr,,it'll pinch their fin~(l~.""Put It on
V,hl'(II"," "/\lIrl drawers." "It lln~I., ~tllrul
ul1 to IlI,,ing'standed' Oll
I tMt'Cl lflll\C't,rpr>T"dte all u(t)u,' t' KU,J.!'.

0""

mto tha..... frame :100 It4:IJK'] t<Jy chest,

The kt)' thlng \\'.._t_'" to make sun- it haft a
$1idin11~cI (rdther than ft hlD",.1 tid 1hat
eoald .bIn .10" nand burnp a ~QUnl(h,1id )
1 aL.... tried to make: il ,tunl~ too.1:h to
star"t UI~tn the most rambuneuou kid~.
\\'ht'll 1 ~')l down to the Ilratt1t111 ~ul\' {If
(KiJl"

ho\l, this box would be ('(lMlnu,tlocl. J

tu,n~. It
hnri 10 h, more than a simpl b",
II had
to "look nice' rulC'1at tbt' toam(llmt'hi' "'\0")-'
f)lIl'(

UgH))'. ~ll

no less for

\\Il.-.

~U).!~l..

With this in mincl. I .I",itle.llo

huilri Ih~ Iny cb(:<t u>.nl' fr.un. an.ll"uwl
10 build,"

~tMJ(tlC.n

510 fRAMES

TIlt

.id.

C1I'l'1 ,lei i, Iv bu .1 the t" ...tonl!

(ramPJ'. Eacb I)f th.... lr4ffit" ('On"l!t.e of
t \\ f) If,ng rail:- ! A) two end ~lilt~ II( l. 004'1a
Ih,id,'rnik (CI.

I ITM~ILSA.'[)STIL~'SFj",t. rip en..u"h

loIloc"kfor the two rail..::.and two !'Illlt,S to a
width of I .: Then the rails ..... I nnlll".1

I.. II",i.. final length of tn." (whi,'h in

('Iud!.'! an extra "'t" r(Jr lhr t\\() -)011
..tul, tt. .1On:-), The ...til~ a~ tnrnnt{'(llo a
finallonl:lh of U _ Fi,:. I.
( I-\ Tt R 1.1\ II,ER. The framt 0,. nt('("
dl\'wl,r
i, an e~trll,lIl .. that hoM_ lho;
1'1~'" 00<1 panel> in ,,13<'(' ancl .eI.l. 't~nJ(lh
to ,uPl'ort lbe lop (.f Iht I,,) ch,'><t ThE

.e,

or ..

the iaa' ,id('

<h pseee, and then mark to nit nnd mark the: pane ' """ hen th y're
tbe insld...edl1" h'Ih n' tilt 1(n>O\~ will be installed m the frdme,. Ihe j1I'aIn I",tt"'m
cut'. t ~(Itt>;()n the ('('nter dl\ ider, be s-ure ronlmUt"'$ rnlm OIW panel tu the f\1,t on
('i1l'h (ram,,.
10 mark and eut j(T'"" ..... n b"Ih edINS, _
Fig. :i.)
IlK \I'"~TR The Ia.-I ,top h.:fore Itlu
All of the gr"'''.' Itrl' centered 011 the 101("I' th, fra me, i. to CUI ntbl)(:t, on Ih..
thickne- of tit, .'lJl,'k nnd are '1'." deep, ~tilp~,1'I"'i.' Fig. 2. Th{'$C l'8.btl4.lS 0.'(0 UM(I(1
Although we..... howlng the width of the laltr It, join the side frames to thr r-nd
groo\~e:" ~ 14-, thll><illmt'lli'Jon :-hould bto
altenod..., It equals thl' .,'IUa! thickn." of
Ihe pl~'"""clyou'rI' U'lnl" flor lb .. pan;,J-.

(For

mort" informall(ln

on cenlerin2'

Jm)O\'e, ano! cutting tht." t"ntirl ~tub teoon

Joint .......f'='J::'" ti )
sn08 TE'C'\:-, 'sf'"t. cut ,.lub tenon., on
Ch\ldtt !"tilt:- ()n thE" tU) box "to hUllt tart' the end, o( the l'3il. and center divide", 10
1 \\(CI". BUI niler w" lim.h"llh.,'h,;t.
fit the fItTOOV,l:o\. Tht"'l! t~n"n....arc %long.
I thouj(hl th.,~ $tilc" "oulel I".,k 1>,'11".. if and cut ,.0 tht. thl"kn,,,p.t- {,f the tenol\.. ....
tht", Yol'N' \\'idcr.
equal, the width of tile' ~'1"OC)V('.
l;cI ri" them 2~.; \\Tid(_'(a..." \\'(O'r(' ~ho\\'lnio!
P\SEI , l'6W lh. fntm .." are compJow.
All thaI', n(',,<I,,1 " .... Ih., 1)lywood punel',
In Fil( 31. Then trim th.m LOa fin.1 "'nllth
~\"~

lit 12 (y,hlCh include!'>

.- (tlf tht' 1\\1)

t II!'. I.
(.K'M" t:.:5. 0""" all lhe I'It.'ttS ~ r lit.

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

tIT

t" 0 Nde (ramt"~an>cut to fillA". the n('~t

,tl"P l1lto cut J!'I'OO\"~on lh .., m. lrtl t"fl~l"5

or

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

Th.,,.., 1(rOO\l." not only hold Ihe plywood
"an,l .. in the rranles. the) al~1I ('r,'at<",nfu'ti!'lf'l'!" (or the ~tub t("llon:.;., M>f' t"'ig. 2.
L:,y out Ih. pieces for th~ trant., 1111.1 ntark

To get lit.. dinll'nllion' for the pan,,!>. dry

<bin" th~fram., to~"th(r ("itb thecenler
dividers in place) and me..........the ~id{
rumc"",'on, ort.oth o""nln~, Then add ,.
to b<.th dimen. ...lons t.) Allo\\ (t,r the depth Ilf

(rumt.....
, Th~ rabbcL-i are ..:ul ~fl lhr)"r'( If."

d..]'. an.1 a., wide ... th~ Ihickn;,." of lh~

,t~k u.... 1 for th" .. nd (ram .....
\!-......t.'IUU.

.\'1) Cl.t"E f"R\\IE

t 111311)
,

dr) daml' Ihe ,ioe {ram~IOl(dh<r

to

lire ('\I,!;'thing III' \\ h.n thc~

chl'Ck nUl. j1Iuclhe framE-;' tOj(. : hcrCgluinl1
th" panel, inlo the 1(rOO''''' An,'r hoth
~If't' (r.tlnt.'~ \\ ere oomplett 1 \\t.I,t to \\ clrk
mak,

t,

.n\ tht. t n~1rr:\m~.

END FRAME5
()Jl'~tl{ lh,

rra.m~

t.nci
i:> \"\'ry' flimilnr in
~)llstructJ(,n lu thl' ~idt' fr.tllltjoi
a Nt.'J(
(111m" \\ith a ply"ood pand But th,' olher
end frame h.a5 l\\O dra,,~J'6, f.O then:sno

J'31k'1 In..ad. the,>n!', a midd " rail ~F)

thaI",,","" as. dh....I,. btt" ,,,,,,the clra"

'ra. """

the groD\ ..,.

t Ig I
\\'hen cutting th~.oaI<plywood panel, to
t,I} 'I' I-k\".t.
rb... t:nfl (rame
size. r cut tht'111:0.0tht., Kraln \\'3!'- running
""h Ih. pand ha., t"" MulA(~:>,....1 two
\lith tht long d,m.'n.ion. """ fig. I. .0.60. '1111,. Ill. Th,' r1!i1. ;u-" <UI I
" ..I, anel
onE' nice tou(,h ~IOUrAn uct<lw this projec.-t i~ ).11<,"1'>111( The .til", an' npl~'cI .only I~.,

'."1-'

\\'IX)J)S\IlTH

,~.'
-

wide by U~"long. gee Fig. ~.

11fIGU1(1
De1<ill" Sote: I'd like to interrupt things
5100 .......
to make a
c:ommtnl about one o( the
...1'..
dt-sill" co"""leratiolll' used here. As men.-r:
tioned above, the .tile< on the end t'ramel;
1
&l'f' cut lV,..- ,,,KIt', which i:; ~l'" narrower
than th., .111""on the side frame;; (which
are 1o" wide), The reason for lhe different
"idlh.. ha.< to do witb tbe visual effeot
these two pi-eee c:reale after they are
joined together
When lookin~ al the corner where these
,
two frnmeb meet, you'll see the full width
(lV.") ofth~.tile on the side frame, refer to
a
F'Ill'..
STIll
In OI,)(or to make this comer visually
equal l'nlm buth directions. the stile on the
end fram,' IuIJo to he trimmed down 10 ) 11,."
wid". "''' ben th, ".'l'<Ige of the rabbE:t is
add,,() on. this .tile also looks like it's IV,"
\\;d~
n,.(;R()()\ K". :\ow back to building the
I- ,_
p!U'oel('<i~ncl frame. Alter the stiles and
rails U\.' cut to !'oi.z..e. a .--deep groove is cut
on th(' IO"de .'1111'" of each piece. Then
:y.",I.,n~"tub lenon< are c:utun both ",MI. o(
the rail, to iiI in the grooves.
ccr l'A't:!. To determine the size of tbe
panel. dry-clamp the frame together and
Infrul.UI....' thl' cli~tun('(' between the Inside
edges of th" rail. and stiles. Then add '1',
<,
to both dirntn,ion> (to aUow for the two
".'-d~eJl groove.). and cut th~ plywoOO
,,.
panel 10 .47k. >'('C Fig, 1,
I
,
fKA)lt;. The frame at the
other end ofthische.t has the same outside
1tCU
dimen..iuns as the paneled frame. (In fact.
the pleee for bulh "fthe"" frames can be
I'!o'o.... ..;
...
c:ut at Ih(' same lime to ensure they're
equal.)
Thi. drawer-end frame ha> twe stile(D). two ....'1s 0';). plus the extra rail IF) in
this frame whIch serv e. as a divider be,
tween Ih(' drawers. Onee again. the stiles
14"1
are ril'<<1 to 8 WIdth of I ,. and the raib
t.o a WIdth of I YO Then cut them to final
length,
FiR, I,
(;ROIII t~" Ev('n though there's no panel
in thi~ frR,"~. I used the same type of
joinery u...~1on allihe other frames. This

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and stub tenons on the ends of the rail. and

eenur divider,
A.'iSP.MQI.I.As with the other frames,
dry-damp the two end Irames and check
their fit before gluing them up, \Vhen a..,
sembling the dra"er",nd (rame. po>ition
Ihe din,ler raJl (r).o Ihere'. an opening o(
31,1,' between il and the top rail. Thi~
should 1"3". I 61.' "pening for the botlom
draw,r. Stot Fill" 1 and 7.
K-,HHt;Tt-UR I)(JITO)I P.'-\EL. Alter the
t",O .ide (ram,'! and both end frame;; are
a...""mbkod.thert.one final.tep. A rabbet
i,; cut on th~ in..ide bottom edge of all rour
("MImes.TII(~erabbel.b are used to join the
:Y'-plywoodba.e to the bottom edge$ of the
fmmes co Fig. 6.

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JOINt DETAIl

At thu. point the twa .,<1,. frames and two

end frames of lh,' tht'<l .,... complete and
they CAn be a>"ern"I,~1
tu form the basic
chest. However, I found it \\ .", a lot easier
to keep thi s,,'mhl~square if the
plywood bouom tT. b in J,II" while the
frames are \'k~inJ.!ciamlx'(i.
err 6<.nT<,'1. 1'0 get the fill-at dimensions
for the bottom, dri/clamp the frame .s
together, and me..'u", the distanee between the rabbets ,on th" bottom of the
frames), see Fig. 7, The" cut the
ply.
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bouom to size .

..ss.:~tIIt,\.A. tho fnur frame" are glued

and clamped wgeth",. place (don't glue)
the plywood bottom in the rabbets to help
hold the assemblv square,
CL'T D.AI)(). After this _mbly
is dry,
remove the bottom and cut a dado in it for
the center cabinet div,der, ~ Fig. 7. This
'{,"deep dado i. eut 16111" from the
"drawer" end of the plywood, see Fig. 8.
Aft.cr tha dado L<cut. the I,I~-woodbottom
can be glued and rlrunJX'II to the bouom of
the assembled chest.
ROt, EOCS. Finally, I rounded
the
[our corners of the chest (to eliminate an\'
sharp corners) u.,inl{ a ':' comer-round
bit, see Fi~.9.

GlUE AND Scaew ClEAT TO

fAlSE TOP AND END 'lAME

COUNTUSfHK SCREWS

THf FRAMES

orr

ClEAf

DIVIDER AND FALSt TOP

rAUl TOP
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G~UEANO

SC.tE.W C'~T
lO'10P AND

STOP BLOCK AND RUNNfRS

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"'lSE fOP

To ke~Jlall the little toy. fmm getting lost,

I installerl a dl~idl'r( UI tp ""j>3rtlt.e the tWO
halves uf the chest, Ami to support the
divider 101,;0added false top (VI over the
drawer-end of the chest, see f'ig. S.
THI: 1I1\1UER The divider IV) i. cut to
width so it fit$ between the tWO side
Iram es. The divider should be trimmed so
it..; tOP edge is 1",,-below the top edge of
the side frame. see Fig. 10. (This 1~"
space allows '1'. for the false top. .y,- for
the sliding top. and
Ior clearanee.)
FAlSE TOP.Next cut lbe false tOP (V) to
width so it fits between the two side
frames, and to length so it extends 2;:'"
beyond the divider, see Fig. 8.
A~SEMBLv, Next, I partiallv assembled
these tWO pieces befQl'e placing-them in the
chest. To do this, first measure the distance from the end frame to the dado on the
plywood bottom. (This ehould be 16".'.
Then position the top so It's the same distance 061'<") from t he end of the divider,
and glueand screw rhet \\'0 piece" together.
Next, glue and damp a cleat.to the end of
the false top, see Fig. 8. And finally, inst.all
this a......mbly inside the chest by gluing
the bottom edge orthe divider ill the dado,
and screwing the cleat to the drawer-end
frame, see Pig. 10.
The next phase L. to acid the .top blocks
and runners (J) for the ,tiding top.
S1'OP BLOCK:;. Glue tWO ;jll,.,.longblocks
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to lhe top ufLhe Ca6e top to '\01' th Iidmll

lid"" ie. opened. set' Fig. II. 0 glued (,-II

,b on the end of the blocks to reduce

Ill; the lid i.. opened.)
Rl ~'~RS.
Then to SUPIXlr! lh,' .I>ding
lid. install two runners (J). TIlt,, runners
arc \11' x
with the borturn ~tll!e
rounded. see rig. 12. To eutth,'"" rather
!foomaUitt rips. first round ever t \\')\<fIK(."!I;
2-*",'lcl." piece or s toek, Th ...n t run 8
~",d, strip ofT each MIr<' to fvnn the
runn ers, Finalls. eountenllnk h(O~ In th.,
runner, 8"d """''' (but don't glu<') them
tmc 1'1a.... <0 Ihey'l'e level wnh th, top o(
the fal", top. _ Fig. II.

banging

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ON [NO 01 SlO" 'lOCK

ClHIU HAHDlI2'
fROM FlOHT EDG(

SLIDING LID
The itUding lid is a piece l)r IY.- I)I~'\\!()C"I
with C8p~on both ends. CUt Ihc'IIIYWCM"ilo
width to nt between the twn .hlc' Irume-

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~OQINGMN(\

81Id l!f' long. see Fig. II.

t;l'U('AI'S. To mount the encl ,'III'S. 1used
l(I'O<"eand.pijne joinery. Cut a vt , Yo
gTOO\'. on both edg.. of. Z' \\ ,1.1"('('t of

",I

""k .bout 16' Ion!'. Then

h the samo
set-up on tbe saw, rut V,- x .- jCnlO\"'l' on
both end, "fthe plywood (The "i,Jth.,fthe
I(l'00\'., a<tWllly equals Ih. thlrkn,-g c,r
thp '1'I>n.,..) Now cut the ',.\\ iclten.1 calh
fl"flmeach MJ' of the .t\\id~
piece. lind
trim them to lit the width o f th(' top,
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To join the CUI" to th,' 1,ly

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ON E-ND CAft$

wootl. cut two v,""ide 1'1)'\\,( 1 'plinl" to

III Ih,' !!TOO\'''', Then glue and cl.ml' lth
en.1 <31" to the plywood. Finally. u,... a Y'-

ruunduc.;-o\'er bit to round the .d~,

-s "fth,'
end <31". ,...., rig. 13.
I,R_\V. Eit IOl u.. The bbl -tep ilJ tu Helrl a
handle to the sliding lid. w. ori~,1&lI> built
this ch.,t with a reeessed dr a'...r pull. But
when we "child tested" the lid. we found
thp n.'<!l.,.",-~Ipull was too difficult fur lillie
flnRc'''' to operate. So I'd suggest USUlRan
OHk " ...iwer handle. Cl'nlel,,1 2'1,,' f,'clmlh.
frunt ,,11(", see Sources on pair" i I.

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TOP AND IIASE fRAMES

more frame-, t(l t~ullflto
complete thi..chest: one for the tf'll anci one
for the ba-e, see Fig. 14,
TlK!re

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The rail, (r.) on both f....mes are

riPI.,1 2 .' wide and l" 100n!':"rthan the
lenllth of the assembled <ht,t (\\ hlch
means the rail. "ill overlul' , boycmdIh~
011<1
of each end rra me).
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(II)

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for lhe

eut ~tub It.'JI',n!'\ Ull thl'

~ntls of the stiles IAIfit th~ l(I'oo\'c,. and

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(ra.m~. Then

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ba~(.' frame. two stiles (H) for Ih. tOil

frllnw. anti one stile II) which i.tlw relll<'r
div ider. All u\'e ~iles an: 21.,.\\ jcl~'aJ)lJ cut
to len~'1.h>0 the width o( thp '" "',nbl"d
frame,..,. I' wider than In. che!.t (1'......1".
mg a y,' overhang on the from
back).
8.\.'~ R.U1L. At Lhi, I",inl, Ih., ba,,,,
frnm~ ran he a;sembled. CUII.,,,,d~ by
'IIo'-dt'<'p gro,we., in the 1\\'0 rail., for the

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I1lue And clamI) the ba;;e fram(' t0ItOlhcr.

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CUT TO FrT
SNUGGlY IN GROOV!
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rc.YWOOD SPUN!

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RAMI

ON OttfN Sl.!ION
M

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WITH SA,t. SAW

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ROUND OVH EDGES

USING ' __" COINEt
"OUNI> Itl

ClOSS SlCffON- SI:OE:VIEW

-- r'''o

Ct'T PA-';EI~1'<.determmo the size of the

plywood panel. center th... divider in the
top frame and dry-cL.rnJ' it 1.ajt('thcr. Then
measure the openinJ( ."d cut the pl)",'ood
to this size, see ~11t.J [
GROOVES. To mount Ih" panel. I used
groove and spline j()in~ry. First, mark the
face side ofthe plywood ",111(>1 and the five
pieces {or the top, Then set up the 58W to
cut v.-deep greoves to match the thickthe plywood. 011 the inside edge of the
two rails (G) and on only IWo of the stiles
(H). see Fig. 10. (Shop Note: Since plywood and hardwood are not always the
S<IJlIethickness, place the (ace side each
piece against the (enee when cutting the
grooves. This way the grooves will be in
the same posnion on all pieces. -egardless
of any variation in their thickness.)
\Vben aU the j(I'U<"e~01'(1 CUt. cut four
strips of V. plywood for the splines and
j!lue and clamp the top frame and panel
IOgether. see Fig. 15.
FII.I. GROO".:. There's only one small
problem with this method. The grooves on
the inside edges of th. ralls are exposed in
the open (toy compartment) end or the
Irame. So, .R.erU frame is assembled, fill
tm. groove with 8 filler strip. see Fig. 15.
When the inside edges or the top panel are
rounded ever and sanded, this nller strip
becomes virtually invisible.
1l0r:<1J('OIL"::R;:l.1'0 finish both frames,
Icut the four corners on each frame to a I"
radius, see ~ig. 16. Then 1 used the router
with a Vt"r ounding-cver bit (and pilot) 10
round over the top and bottom edges of
both frames, see Fij(. 17.

of

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ral.'" tup) oorore it can

nes. of the spline .

Cut these grooves on all four edges of

MURE 17
aOUND OVllt AU. EDGES

FfGUR 16
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ON STOCI(

The tOI' (r8m~ still n",~b 8 plywood

panel (to cover lh,'
be as.*mbled.

FIXED to,

OVE_KANG ON .ll SIO-ES

.,
"

.ROU.f 19

AT'l'.'CR BASEASD'roP.

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The base and top

frame. are mounted to the chest so there's

\10. overhang all around, see Fig.

lB. First, glue and clamp the 00se frame
to the ehest, Then add the sliding top and
ue the top frame in place.
8 unifonn

OiUll MOttS INSfO(

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OF puu. ON MASOflirfE
AOUIE 21

DRAWERS

I figured with all the use they'd get, the

drawers on this toy chest ought to be as
sturdy as possible - thus they're joined
with maehinc-cu; dovetails.
OR,\WERrRO~'1'$. I decided to use lipped
drawer fronts for both drawers, To get the
size of these drawer ITOllt.., measure the
openings and add '/:" to each dimension (to
yield a V," lip on all four edges).
After both of the fronts are CUt to final
size, cut a .y.. x .y, rabbet on the back side
of each piece, see Fig. 23.

SlJ)ESASIl

BAlK.~.

I used ~,. ..ak for the

sides and backs or the drawers. The sides

for both drawers are cut 16' long and to
height to match the rabbets on the drawer
front. The drawer backs are cut to the

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.~

same height as the sides, and to length to

matd! the distance between the rabbets on
the drawer front.
OO\.:TAJL.~.Alter all the pieces are cut
to size, the next step is to rout the dovetails. (POl' a complete, step-by-step explanation of how to make machine-cut
dovetails on a rabbeted drawer front, refer
to Il'ood.<",i,,, No. 22.)
BOTTOM.\\'hen the dovetails are complete. ;',,-deep groove. are cut in the
drawer's f,"Ont, sides, and back to hold
the
plywood bottom in place. ThC$C
grooves are cut v. (rom the bottom edge,
see Fig. 23. Then the drnwer's bouum is
cut to fit the grooves.
DRAwItI't'U ..s, Before assembly. 1 put

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AND HAND KIll OfTAfL

D'RAWta FltOHT

2'

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Cut ''- PlYWOOD

top OAAwtl
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V"

recessed dr awe r pulls in the drawe r

Fronts. (\Ve used these pulls bccause regular handles looked too much like steps ora
ladder-e-that eould be easily broken.)
To rout the recess for these drawer pulls
I used tempi ale and a '1,,, guide bu"hing
(mounted to the base of the route,').

1t)" tABlEt ON
AU BAa EDGESOf
'.

GlAWE.. FlOHT

ROUND OV1t
FRONT tOG! WITH

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, ." OU .... fER ROUND

Of PlYWOOD

(0 WIDTH

SCRew TO NOTCH jN OUWtR IIONT ItA.IET

C.ROSS SECT10H. GRAWE. GUDES

T.;~I1'I.ATf:.The template for routing the

recess is made by Oipping one of the oak

drawer pull" upside down and tracing the
outline (Jfits nange on a piece ofY.- Mascnite, See Fi~. 19. (The outside profile of the
pull provides ju~t the right amount of
'"fudge" to compensate for the slightly narrower cut made when the 'VII,"' bushing and
~- bit are combined to Cut the recess.)
Aftel' the outline is marked on the
)1Ju;onitc. drill two hole. inside the line s,
see Fig. 20. nnd use a ,",00" saw and me to
cut and smooth the opening. see Fig. 21.
ROtTR&{'~S-'.Before routing the front ....

I "?-adcseveral trial cuts on scrap, making

adjustments on the template where necessary. \\'hen it cheeks out. clomp the template to the drawer front ami roUt the recess
to adepth oflOt-,see Fig. 22.
ROl');O I)RAWER fRO:\TS. To complete

the drawer Fronts. use a Yo rounding-over

bit to round over the four outside edge" all
the perimeter of the drawer fronts. see
Fig. 23. Finally, I glued the drawer,
together. and glued the pulls in place,
I)RA"t.:RSI~111&."'.
To mount the drawer in
the chest. I inst.lled Aecuride centermounted dnawer slide hardware, see SourC~ on page 24. This hardware requir es
notches cut in th~ drawer front and back
for the channel piece. see Fig. 2-1. Then the
other half oftbe slide bard ware is mounted
10 the rails of the frame and tbe cabinet
divider, see cross-section vlew in ""ig. 21.
FINISH

The top of this chest of toys \\;U probably

gel lots or use. So to provide maximum
protectlon. I finished it with two coats of
)linwax Clear Satin Polyurethane, (11'~
be.<t to apply the finish to the $Iiding lid
before installing u.)
Finally, I mounted 2" plate-style casters
LO the bottom of the chest,

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ORAW1t QUDE lS
CENftRfo ON
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MATERIALS LIST

DIAGRAM

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

A Side frome rotl. (4)
'~I
1~ 40'/,
8 Sid. "ome $fil., (.,
I~/. 14'h
C 5id. (TOme ('r divider (2, '''f,." 2", . 12
D End (rom. .til...(4)
'.JI, IV,. 14',',

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E End from. roil. (4)

'VI' Ie 1% .. 1-4'"
f fnd from. ctr di"jder (1) "/1 1", 14'..,

G Top/ho, fra~ toil.(.)

H Top/bot frome .stile" (4)
I Top frame ctr di"ider (I)
J Sliding lid ","nen (2)
K Small drawer fron' (1)
l lo'S'drawe, front (1'
M Small drewer ,Id" (2)
N Small draw., back (1)
o lorge dre ......r .1d."(2)
P Lorge draw., bec. (1)
Q Sid. fro",. ponel. (4)
a End frame panel. (1)
5 Drow., bottom (2)

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T BottoM (I)

V..

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U Center divide, (I'

V Fatle top (I)
WSJiding top (I'
X FilCedtop ponel (1)

y:. " 1$~ l1V.

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IS't. 19.t1,
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48 , ....PUWOOD "S' ._

s% .. 13'.'1

Y... 12 19/,.
II. Ie 12 - 1,'.1
'I..(U' to fi..
lie

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2'/... 14'h

'h 20)1,
1)/, 4 .. '4'1.
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~ x 3v.. 16
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File Cabinet

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OLD-FASHIONED ORGANIZATION
I keep h~aJ;nlt all son. of wonderful thing,;
about computer:; - e.pecislly lho.-;en~\\'fangled typewriters

they call -'word pro-

cessers. -, \Vell we have som~ oftho..p"I('Ctronie marvel. here in the office. And I've
learned they can do a lut ef things.
But one thing they can't du is store 8U
the paper they produce. This IS painfully
clear whenever someone walks into my

office and takes a look at the mountains nf

paperwork on my desk,
The most common soluuo to this paper
crunch is 1(1 buy a metal fiI. cabinet and
store everything under nice little heading,;- But those metal lhing< just don't
have much personality.
The more I thought about it the more I
liked the idea of building' a wooden file
cabinet - an old-fashioned on. with three
big (legal size) drawers,
DESIGN CONSIDERATIONS

As I began to work out the dimensions of

the cabinet and the drawers, I realized I
had to (t(.~$jgnit from tile insiclc out. The
inside dimensions of the drawers have to
be determined first. Then the cabinet call
be sized to hold this. size drawer.
f'II,I:<G $\'STt:)I. On most fiI~
rabinel<llhe
folders are held in place with a .Uding
index. (This type of'lndex ran be purchased
from The Woodworkers' Store c..talo~. see
Sources on pIIj!e 24_)
Aut I decided to use another system. It's
metal rack with individual hangin!!, file
folders. Thr brand I pureh aserl is called
Pendaflex. and it's 3"ailable at most office
$UI)l)I~'store!;, This system requires a.
drawer wuh an inside width of I" (for

legal-.i ze f"ldt>r.
rf the in<ide width of the drawer i" Iii ',
then lh~ outside width will be 16"(for the
two ~"-thick drawer sides),
DRA\\'t:l! SLIDES. Next, I had to til "'ide

how to mount the drawer in th~ cabinet.

Here I decided to go first cia"" and use
Aceuride ball-hearing drawer slides. The
tn"-Iong drawer slide. I used require a
cabinet depth of at least 20", AI,.,. these
drawer slides add a total of 1"10 the inside
width of the cabinet. (This wlo". a U,
space between the sides of the drawer and
each side of the cabinet.)
..ISAI. III'IE:OSIOSS.When all these elimensions are taken into aeeount. lh~in$i(le
width of the eabiuet has to be 1 and th~
depth has to be at least ZO" (but I made it
21" to allow clearance for the reee ..sed
drawer front).
('O~'STRI("fIO".Onte these dimension.
were work~d out. I had to decide how to

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build this cabinet. Thi.deci.ioll w as easy_ I

wanted to build it the old-fashioned way:
with frame and panel construetion.
THE SIDE FRAMES
To build the file cabinet shown here. I
started construction with the side frames.
SII)F. .'R.UI .:s Ea('h side frame censists
of rwo stiles (A), and a total of four rails (Ill
- a top and bottom rail. and two divider
r"~i1I:t.

The firsl step i, to rip enough stock for

all or these pieces 2'1. wide. Then cut the
four stiles to a final length or 39". and eight
rails
long (which included an .,trd
J/t
fot the ;Y)o"41ong
stub tenons: on each
cnd!. s(!t' Fig. I.

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Ct'T GROO\E:;. After .lIth....., pi""", are

to s-ize. a V....-deep s..rroov{'is rut on the

inside edge of each piece. 'l'hi. Iff?(lV"
CUt

l"eall~' ~t'\e:-.l\"upurposes ... in4. it~

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I..huhl the plywood 1'3n"I" in the r....
me.
And second. it'.31"" used as 8 mortise fOI'
the stub tenon on the ruils, see fij(_ 2.
The II"JO\"e~or" cut t(l "idlh to match
the actual Ihi<kn""-' IIf th( plywood being'
11",:<1for the panels. >:hol' :S(,I. The actual
thseknes of v." plyw (.MJd i.....rnl'l!I~' v.... To
~ sure the width 1'( th~' J!l*UC"Vt. matches

the thiekne ... of th,' )lly" 0041. muke test

CUlt- and use lhl' plywood :l~ :t )lUi<'c rQt'
a<\iu,tin!!, the width or the j!TOove
Cut thl"'" %"-<1... '1' J!1'",n" 011 the ,nside
edl(Cs of all size Crame mcll'IJt.", "" they'n!
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centered on the thickness of the stock.

Note: The two center dividers have
grooves on both inside edges, see Fig. :l.
S'l'l B Tr.SOl<~. Next, cut }.Iong stub
tenons on both ends of the four rails to lit
the grooves in the stiles. Cutting the se
tenons should produce a shoulder-toshoulder measurement of Hr. see fig. 1.
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P..\~E[..s.To determine the siu'

of the plywood panels, dry-clamp lh" side

frdllles together. Then measure the width
and length of the frame openings, and add
." to both dimension. tfor the 'Yo -deep
grooves on boll, sid of the frame).
.SSt;)IBLr, Once the size of the Illywood
panel. is determined, cut them so the gram
runs parallel with the sriles (that is, up and
down the side of the cabinet). Then dry
clamp the side frame. with the plywood
panel> in place. If ~\'.rything hL' and thl'
assembly is square, ItO ahead and glue the
frames together, jlluing the plywood pancis into the frames.
WFJl f'R_WE GR(lO\ES. Both .ide fram~"
are almost finished. Tnt> only remaining
work has to do with how they're joined
with the web frames to fUI'mthe cabinet.
To join the side frames to the four web
frames. 1used a simple tongue and groove
joint. This joint requires cutting four
stopped I"OO\'(>:; on each frame.
The key to success with these grooves i.
cutei"1!' them in e:rncay the same position
on both side frames, Otherwise, it's impos$ible to keep the cabinet and the drawer
openings square, To make sure the
jIl'OOvesare positioned correctly. I routed
them in both pieces at the same time.
To do this, first claml' the two Ride
frames together, back edge tu back edge,
inside race up, see fill'. 7. Then clamp a
straightedge
fence positioned .0 the
router .UlS 8 groove in one of the four
positions shown in Fig. ~.
To keep this groove from showing on the
front edge of the side frames. be sure to
start it and stop it 1/. b'om the outside
edge of boll, frames, .00 fig. ;;.
Note: Since the frames are clamped
together to rout the grooves you have to
make a double-stopped
groove. This
means plunging the router to start the cut
lie" from the front edge. and Slopping it Iff
from the opposite edge, Roe fig. i. Ifound
that u.,ing a thick rence (a 2,,4) helf10leontrol the router as the bit is plunged into the
workpiece.
One more note about using this method.
After each groove is routed anc1the guide
fence is moved, try not to move the damps
that hold the frames together. This will
keep the frames from .hifting as each

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RABBET FOR BACK. finally, after all four

grooves are routed, unclamp the fl'ames

and cut a V,\\ide by ~'"-deep rabbet on
the inside back edge ofbolh frames for the
14 plywood back, see Fig. 6.
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After hoth "d .. (nUlI<" 101'e...mplete, the

next ~"" i.to build th., rour web frames.
Two or these web (ramp,; serve .$ drawer
dividers , and th other 1\\" beeeme Ihe top
mid bottom (If Ihl' cRbinvt.
JOI~ER' A)) rOllr ws-b f.,.m.~ are constructe"! \\;th the ",Iml.' stub tenon groove
joinery that was u;,d 10 rn:tlu> the side
frame"", ...... ~'ig.b.
D(_I~i_gnXote: It mny :Weln :_.tratl~'1!ttl use
3 paneh-d web frame (111 tor or the ca:;e".I1<.'C;all, when ,",lid wood top "ill be
added later. Normall),. tlli,. doubling up is
8v"idl>l1b~' u.;n~namJ\\ rails dovetailed
into th. tol' ,,,!~~,,(thl.abm~t8side.. But
for thi, cabinet, Ithour:ht It was easier to
use p:uwl<-d\HII (ram,' in"lead of the
dovetailed raik.
RAil..;;1St>~TII."". T~ build these four
,,"!lme s, rill e"ough steek I;> wide for 311
sixteen frame pioc,.,. Then cut the eight
O'Iiles to. fin:~lenl.,,-hof 18V, and the rails
17V," long. see Fill. 8.
\\Ihell all the individual pieces are
trimmed to siw, cut 1-."'....... (to match the
actual thickne>, or th,' plywood) on the
inside ed". uf oJI .isu:l'n pieees. And finally. cut '. -IQlIgstub U'"on> on both end,
of the stiles to fit lh" j(M>Ove".
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To dt-termme the::;i2,e

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of the Y'- plywood

1,. dry-a...emble
the web frames and m asure the inside
openings. Th e n add Yo- to those dimensions (\0 allow for th,'
IQ'OOves),
and cut the JlBnt'1> to ,.j7.t' .
ASSEll!lL). FinllUy. I1lu~1111(nur web
frames togetber (j!luing the 1,Iywood panels in place). Their a<,,'mble<1length (front
to back) should '-"lllal th ...di>lRn.~ from the
front edge of tho side rrunw, to th .. rabbet
on the back edlll'. If they're 100 long, trim
them to size ~D that thf')t don't protrude
into th e rabbet.
Ct:T TO"Gl'E. Thes" w~h frames are
joined to the sido frames by cutting
tongue-t.' on two (.tdg~6tn fit tht-~ gt'OO\'CS
alr"sdy cut in the tlid. rnun.",. To form this
V[ x V. tOllj!llc.cut ...rahbot on both edges
of each frame. (XOll.': Anclthctonguesare
cut. the shoulder-to-shoulder "illth should
be I j to prodllc> the corn-et size drawer
opening.) AI.o. trim the lonjlUe back Vifrom the (">I1t e-dg~o(th" frsmes te fit the
stOPped j(M>Ovesin the cabinet "'d.s. see
Fig. II.
TilE 8AC~_ Now. dry-a, ..<ernble all six
Crame. (the t wc sldes and four \I eb frames)
to make sure everything lit- pruperly.
T""" take m asuremoms fur the V. plywood back and cut it to size.
.\..""P.~IIlI,\.Ton....semble th, ease. the top
three web frames are 1~.jotjlIOllL",Jso lhe
tongue is 0" the bottom ,iell' ef the frame,
see "Back Comer Detail" in fig. I(). HQwever, the CI.....,.ut the bottom o( lh(' eabinel i. nipped so that tlw tonjlUc is on the
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top side of the frame, This is done to keep

tbe bouomside of the web frame flush with
the bottom edge of lhe Ride frames,
As all four web frames are glued into
pesiticn, insert (but don't glue) the plywood back to help keel) everything square
as lhe clamps are tightened,
CORSERBLOCKS.In order to strengthen
the tongue and groove join~, I cut long
triangular corner bl~k!< and glued them
under the top three web frames, These
blocks should be positioned IV: from Lhe
front edge of the ~inet, see "Front Corner Detail" in f'ig, 10,
('n..urt'ER EDGES,And finally, I chamfered the outside edge. of the cabinet to
protect the edges from t'hilliling,

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AFTER ASSEMIlY

THE BASE FRAMES

With aU of the activity up to now, the basic

cabinet is complete, The next step is to
build a base that consists of two separate
frames - a kickbonrd frame that resls on
the 0001',and another frame with a molded
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edge that sits 011 top of the kiekboard
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frame, sec Fig, ll.
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MOLDED I'I\.\'\IE. To build the frame with
ON fION'
the molded edge, rip four pieces uf stock
AND SlDES
21':" wide. and to rough length (about \11'
longer than the final dimensions shown in
Fig. 11.) Then before CUllingthese pieces
to final length. I made aU the molding CUIS
needed on three of these pieces (the front
and Iwo sides).
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)JOLD1N'G errs. Fjrst, eut a Y." x +'~
..
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groove. centered on the inside ecl~.s of
tUCtl,IOA._D
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each piece. Then cut a 1." X 'f. rabbet on
the bottom side of each piece, see crosssection view in Fig. II. And finally, rout a
v:'" comer-round profile, leaving 1'1 v~
shoulder.
~IITI;:RTO l.t:liGnl. After aU these cuts
are made, miter the front piece ti(,) it's 1~,~
longer than the width of the cabinet. Then
miter one end of the 1\\ 0 side pieces so the
total length is
longer than the cabinet is
deep, (\Vhen the frame is assembled these
measurements should provide a 'I",wide
DO NOT Rour IAc;.fC EDGE
shoulder on aU three sides of the cabinet,
see Fig. 12.)
B.I('R PI&('f.. Next. trim the back piece to
length. and CUi tenon. on both ends to tit in
GRAiN DllECTtoN
the grooves s in the side pieces.
AS.~E~IBI.\'.
To assemble this Irame, glue
j_
the front and nne of the side piece.
20'
together, Then add the other ~ide piece.
and finally. ~Iue the back piece in place.
for additional support, see Fig, 11.
t"RIGHT .'!LUrt:. To make the upright
ATrACUI:>G
THEBASE.At this point. this
two-base assembh is attached to the botbase frame. rip three pieces of stock toy.
wide and long enough to fit the rabbets in tom of the case- by screwing directly
through the molded frame. see Fig. 12.
the molded frame. Then mite .. the front
ends and CUlgrooves ror spline . The back
THE TOP
piece is ripped
wide and joined ta lhe
side. with a tongue and groove joint. S(.'<) To finish off this cabinet. I ndded a solid
wood lop. The first step is to glue together
Fig. 11.
JOI~ THE .'IUllt;S. ~'in.Uy.the upright
enough stock to form a panel with rough
frame is glued into the rabbet in the
dimensions of 21" x 22", sec Fig. 14. Then
molded Irame and corner blocks are added trim tho panel SO it overhangs both sides of

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the cabinet by .'.

Next . 'OUIthe front edge and both side
edges with a 1/;:10' corner-round bit. and
round the bottom edge with a
roundover bit. see Details in Fig. 14,
Finally, place the top on the cabinet and
trim the back edge so the front edge overhangs the front of the cabinet by 0/.
A1'rACII TOP.The top is screwed to the
cabinet by drilling eversized pilot holes in
rhe top web frame (to allow for movement
in the solid wood lop).

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THE DRAWER fRONTS

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Ruddmg ,1M- 11"" drawers for thll cabinet

IS,ome .. hat of a rha
I:" A, "",ntlOne<!
at the beginning of th artIcle. the open.
Ing>lln tlu.. <lib,,,,,t ha" ,,, be 17" wide to
acromnuxbite the drawer ~lid,
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dno,.. r ,!&ell, and the m<tal bra"""t for the

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lhe\\'idth
al'MIIt''nJnh tl"'~n II" f)( the drawers are
v.'c)rk('(ll,ul. I had te) .Ieeictfon thvir height.
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(rame members, Th- n nJl stub tenons on

the (,,,,I. the
to ""'Irt. the groG\'e;>,
~'cun)~r c-Itltlll m .11-': I':'
TIII,I"'""
IUlnak thl'nu...~dpanel$,
glue up .nou~h AO Id stork to p....duce 10" x
I,,' panels (" tit the gratn ",linIng Uu> IS

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direction), 'lnm th, I, nt:th and width of

the panel ISO
narT'O" er than the
groo,-.:~ ., d,m,
of the frame.
1Ir.II.U.II ",If.1 To l,r,.lUC(! Ihe raised
field, I used the woon JIg (described in
n'OOtI."~lh !':o, 21) to cut a 11'0" ide. 10'
bevel on the .. 11(1.'"
"r. 'h 1and. see Fig,
17. Thi~ cut ,lululrlll,t\ t!:t ..,.. shoulder for
the field, .",1" ,.' Ihick uut .. d~ edge. see
rig, 16
IUDIlET, AII,'r m.klll~ the angled cuts,

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shown in Fij(. 18 Then cut a ~."ide

rabbet on th,' b ...:k t,I~,'"r tbe penels so the

remaimnl1 ....1)(1 fiu the I{T'IM.,..tl' in the
frames ee lit I~
\",1 .. 81.\ inall~. I he frame.,are glued
t~th"r
with the raised pIU1('ts m position.
But for this ftlun<,. do I0OIgill(! the panel
mto the fnnne (,\ lOIj,l "0011.".,1 must
~ free to mo\'l'" L'!o It e~pand....
~,ntrarts

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TIlt: k,".
Tht- frames for the faL",
rronu aN bu It
.. id, r and ~. hiler
than tIK ,I .. ,., r I...."".;> to produce a v,.
o\~r"'p on nU our cd!:
To bUl 01the fmm' finol np enough
,toci< 2" "101,,(or the .tiles (1.1 and the rails
(~Il,
Tlwn Ih, luh"lite nil In final length
of 121'0 Rnd th. nOll. l" " l~nJ(th of 14Ya ,
see Fig, I;'.
Next, cut Ji ,"" ,til I,~'o/t" -deep greove
eenl~"o(l on lllt" III llJC lOfIi(t of all twelve

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

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profile" dn" en! OUI I

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and used
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have to be "" hlj:h U III(' r:lbinet opening,

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l, ..hamf,r th, front edges,

and cut a ... x , rut-Ix t on the bad< edge
l'O the (rum,.. ""'rlal' the .iol(~
of the ease.
see Fig, 19, (:-IotV' '1hI' lram"s overlap the
cabin('t by 1',., hilt th,' I",hblou are'll." Il;de
to allow ~ little, dl'lIranr,.)
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THE REAL DRAWERS

The "real" our-sided) drawers are construeted from ~ "LOCk and joined with

machine-cut dovetails.

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sides.

Ironts, and backs

(twelve pieces in all) to size. see Fig, 20.

(The dimensions given here allow for I,'
f'P3CCS for the drawer slide system.)
Next, set up the router dovetail fixture
and rout half-blind dovetails on all four
comers of each drawer, (for a detailed

explanation of how to rout machine cut

dovetails. sec IVoodltlllitl, No_ 22_)
DRAWER 801T1)~1. Before the drawers
are glued together, CUI I. 'I. l(TOove'".'
from the bottom edge of each drawer

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member. see Pig. 20. Then dry-assemble

Ihe drawers and CUI a 'It plywood bouom
to filth. groO\'e in each drawer,
MOI').TlxG UOI.F,S_Before gluing up the
drawer, position the false front over the
"real" front, SO it's centered side-to-side,
and overhangs the bottom edge by 'I"'.
(This \4' allows for the 'I. overlal> of the
false front, plus 'I.' clearance between the
"real" drawer and the web frame, set'
Mounting Detail in ~'ig. 21.) \\'hen the
false front is positioned, attach il by
countersinking pilot holes through to the

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real drawer (."Ont.

ItOLES "'OR Hi\~'tOLE.~.
No", remove

The only thing left to do is to mount the

slide systems to the drawer. l used a .el of
20'-lonll' Accuride ball-hearing drawer
slide. that are designed to handle up to
110 lb. load per drawer. (see Sources),
Pesition the drawer iJide. so they rest

lOP edge of the divider rail on the inside of

the cabinet to prevent the edA'~from ~plitling as the screws are driven home.)
Th~ ath.r half of the "Iide~ are attached
to th... ilk", of tho drawer ,,,, the hoi lire
a'l;,{ from the boll om edge, see Fig. :?:!_
After the drawers are mounted and adjusted, I instnlled the Pendaflex minI( >Y.-

directly un the web frame anti :lo~"from the

front of the cabinet, sec Fig_ 22. (Shop
Note; 1 also had to glue a filler stnp to the

tern allcll"ied to figure 'Jut what headings

to put on aU those fold" rs that are now
neatly stored away.

th~

"false" f."Ont and drill pilot holes fo. the

drawer handle screws. To make these

screws accessible. drill ",_.. access holes

through the real drawer front. see Fig. 20.
ASS)lIIL\. finally. the four sides of Ihe
"real" drawers can be glued together.
PINISIIISC. Before iMtalling the drawers, I stained the cabinet with Minwax
Special Walnut stain. and then applied two
eeate of "linwa~ Antique OiL

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DRAWER SLIDES

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MATERIALS liST
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A Sid. StU.. (4)
8 Sid. Roll. (8)
C Wob Fr htfllc ta)
o Web Fr SIde, (8)
E Molded 8o.u Frt (1)
F Mold.d ioU! Side. (2)

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H KicJ.:bootd Frt (1)
f kickboard 8o<k (1)

J Kic:~boardSid" (2)
Ie Top (1)
1. Orow.r Frt S'iI (6)
M OtOw" frt Roll.. (6)

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Barrister's Bookcase

A CLEAR CASE FOR THE BOOKS

This is tbe kind of pn ~ec\that ~panlt>,
woodworkers from -oonnal" people, ll""t
pe<'pl. would walk up to thi:, bookca.,,,
open the <tiding door, take out 8 book and
su down to read it.
A woodworker. on lb., the other hand.
would walk up 1.0 this b<.,kc"..... epen the
.Iidinl( door. and tak.. nUl alllh( book,;"0 hl' she could ~ iru.llii to find out 00'\4'
Iht sliding door works, an<1ho\\ to build it
The whole thin" "orb ",Ib dowels
There's one dowel in th., ,'fig<> oC the door
frame that slides in a """,,'" plate. and
another dowel in lh( .ide of the cabinet
thut ,uppnrts the oI",,,' frame lI>- it .lid~~
back. It', not what you would call "high
teehnology." but il "ork, - and when
everything fi4' jU>1ri~"'I. if,. dclightju.,t
to "I",n Ibe.~ doors
Rut in order 1.0 ha, e aUlhl, run. fin;! you
have to build the cab""'t th.1t hold> the
,100'" (and th. books, of course), The ori!!
ina] version of thi, type of beokease hi,d
individual eases thaI_tucked on lop of each
other. But I decided to "lmpHf." the eon-irueuon by buildinl( n tall case \\;th th""e
.hel\,,;

nn SIDI F_AtoIIS
I ~l.iU'ted con. trucuon with the two side
frame". The mil""'; ."n'lSl of two long
"Iile> and four rail (two ofwhicb are "divider" rails).
err TO SIZE. Fir"t. rip enough gwek 2"

widt for fOUTstil (AI. lind 2'~! "ide for

~iltht rails (BI. Then cut the -ules 10 a final
I"nllth of4 T', and eu t the rail. to a length of
, ,', -ee fig. I. (Til lengtb for the rail,

,11\i.llr Olil~ actually have \(1 bt.- ~h.it\..ed a

htlle because of the amount of space the
1nt'lurl~ an extra ~. (or the 8-1ongstub shelv es take up.
1l''''''1$ on each end.)
The divider rails are po<itioned so Ih,
CHOO\'ES Next, ~..~d(ll) grooves art'
top and bottom opening nrc 11"," high eut on Ibe inside edge or each piece. (The which leaves lZY. for the <enter opening.
<Ii> ider rails have grC>O\'e.on both edges.)
1'1.1WOOl) r'ASEI.s. Onc,' the rails are in
B.fore cutting the gr""""'$ on the frame place. add . 1.0 both dimensions of thl'
~'Jt.('e"lI made .llnal ('1Jlon a preev of :>crap o!",ninl(' to get tht" .iZl for the plywood
110 I could j(et the Il"lO'" .. ntered on th,> l",n('I s. Then CUI Ih. pand. and insert
thick"," of the pi ec", andju,l wwe enough them in lhe frame; to make .UN ther tit
10 """"pI the pl~wood panel.
Prol~r1~.
(l'ote: It \\ ill look best ii the
~-nB TE"O':.'>. -\ft(>rtht, poo\',-,,~are cut.
pan"ls are cut and mark(.1 "" when they'l'\'
.Iong ,tub tenon. 31'\' l~lt on botb end.. ,n,talled the grain pattern continUe>! from
(If all .i~1 rails. The Ihi.kn ... of th on" panel to tbe neM on ,,(leh frame.)
teno". $hould mateh th~ width of the
t'1~AI.ASSEM8LIB.for .. final assembly,
IIroo\ ... And. arter they're eUI. Ih.
.and the inside ed!:" of aU ihe fram.
.houlderto-shoulder di>tllntt' betw('('n Ih.
mC'mbe", and aL"O Mnd the plywood pan.
el. IThe ... areas are d,fficult to gtt 1.0 after
t.nOll> .hould be 9 ..... "'10': I.
I'R\ \"~E1I8LE. To make- ..Un? t'\cr)<.. :w<-mbly ) Then gn ah.-a.! and gjU(' an<1
thing fi", properly. tlry.a,semble
th~ damp the (nun.. logtthcr (l1Iumgthe pan.
(ram('~. Ho\\~e\.er..... th.. frame:; are 3,...... el~ In the groo"es)_
.. 'mbled. tbe two di,idl'r rail. are '>01
GROOVES FO_ SHflV(S
equal di,tance:, apart. In ord.r to make
eaeh .helfcomparlment th. same size. the An"r the glu. i.dry, WOO,.,," are cut on

16

th .. IMide face of clK"h r....me to h<>1d the

II-Mi\{"!C.. TfJ rut these !\ Jl1"'OO,"es. I
u~1 a router \\11ha IlUtit' nee clamped to
Ih. f",me,
However, to m:.k,.urllht,I(rOC.)\es line
up on both side fram. . rhulll' the frames

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t",wther. back e<il!' I., buck lodge. (This

~ml' technique i..u ..t .. l Ior tht, "ide frames
Oflh, File Cabinet " .....t"g i l,n rage 11.1
Then damp the llUI<k f,.,.", (a 1_ of

V'
f<1'IIp ply"ood \\ "rklI ". UIto the frame., to
guIIl e the router
The position of 1111"1" ~\t ~reqlliTes a
hltlc planning ahe:,,1 Th" 1,,1' WOOve is
pOsitioned ,0 th. hutll,'" edJ,W of the
gt"fH)Vl' i~
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fJO\\n rrnnl th( tOll edge or
the fram(.IThi, "Pl'<'"~I.n"~"l'" because

tht' frame th1t\ ('C,nn('('t,across lh( top i~

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The bottom w.... ,.' I cut 150 the bottom
t-dg,' o( the !!;TOO'" is \ from the bottom
...I~e of the SIde Crame (in thIS ca.", the
,hc1fthlll ""nneet, .<,r.."" Ih. butlom of the
cabin" \\;11 havl' a mu1>hnf{ Inp that reo
quar." n
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The remaining two grooves are easy,

They're centered on the width of the dividing rails, $C. Fig. L
aAlIOf;T BACK. After the groove. are cut,

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unclamp the side frames and cut a V.":<~"

rabbet on the inside back edge of both

frames. sec Fig. 2. This rabbet will hold
the V,' plywood backs in place,
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the two strips for the side frames,)

CL"T RAnU!;T. Next, cut a rabbet so it
leaves a 14" thickness on the front of the
strip (see Step J in Fig. 4). and is wide
enougb (IlY,.; to cover the front edge orthe
side frame. (see Step 2 in Fig. 4),
GROOVE ",'1nCflAMFr.R. Befo.'e cutting
the V-groove and chamfer on each piece,
it's best to finish sand the face of each
moldingstrip, (The sanding is done new so
the crisp edges of the V-grooveand chamfers aren't knocked off.)
Then, cut a VawideV-groovedown the
center of eachstrip, see Step 3 in Fig. ~. (1
did this on the router table with a V-greove
bit.) And finally, chamfer off the two outside edges - again on the router table
using a 45"chamfer bit. see Step .1.
ATl'ACn 1'0 FR,\lr&S. When the moldinp;
strips are complete. glue and damp them
to the front edge of each side frame.
Note: These strips .. 'e attached to t.he
side frames now because it's 8 IOleasier to
align the shelves (as they're joined to the
sides of the cabinet) if the molding strips
are already glued onto the front edge ofthe

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make several cuts on a relatively small

stick of wood,
Cl'T1'O11'11)1'11 The fi,.,,-t step is to cut tWO
strips (one for each side frame) to a ,,;dth
of J v"., and about 2:' longer than the length
of the side frame. (This same kind of strip
will be used later to cover the front edges
of the shelves. So. go ahead and cut four
more strips to a rough length of 35". Then

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After the side frames are complete, the

next step normally would be to make the
shelves. But things an! done a little out of
sequence on this cabinet because of the
moldingstrips that go on the front edges of
the side frames.
These molding strips arc more than
"just for looks." They actually serve three
purposes. refer to Fig, 3.
Fin;t. they cover the grooves that were
routed for the shelves, Second, they're cut
so they wrap around the corner of the side
frame and extend along the inside face of
the frame. This extension serves as a stop
for the door when it's pulled forwanl and
elosed. And finally. the strips an! an extra
y,." wide to cover the ends of the grooved
plates (that ,,~11be added later to support
the doors as lhey slide back).
err ~tOI.I)(NG.Making these molding
strips get s a bit tricky because you have to

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tht .. batilt" ~.tl)lJI~l.there

ar~ Ihr('(' shelves and a tUI' web fl'llllle. I
started by building th, tup frame.
TC)I' "-R.\..'IE .FiIn't. nt. (j" t: .lltC,_-l.~
ofstock
Iv." ".de (or Ilw t" 0 I'll J.oo lUI and three
>lil~IE). Then <Ilt the
to a final
I~nll'th of 35~", and all Ih""" -tiles 9'
IClng, -ee Fig. 5.
!'Iole. These dim.".,,,n.
"ill yield a
f",me 12v,. wide, wh"'h ~h"uld match the
di.lance on the ~idv fnune hctween the
frent molding strip
Ih. .houlder of the
rabbel for the plywood back, _. Fig. 9.
(;RClO\ I::.S _"1) Tt:'4" .... 1e, Joan the five
frame members, rut V.\.,d~by~-deep
JIT'OOve!lon
the m,.-i<l. ocIgeotb"th rails, see
Fi",. 6. ,"",D('Ut ,tubt.nu"" on lhe enc!:,of
the stil to fit the I!'I'''O'('II, .",1 glue and
clamp the frame tUII~lhlr.
TIl~Sllt:I.l'ES.Thllh .... , .helves are '1'\"
oak-veneer plywood "ith molding strips
on both the front ."1<1 back .odges. The
lenj,'thof these ,h,...... h..uld ~h
the
I""glh of the ........-mbled I.." frame 135'
long). Then the -.heIH'S ""' lnmmed 10
width so they're " .."less than th.. width oi
the top frame to 81 ," for Ih,' "ark molding
"Irip. see Fig. 9.
(ITTUNGI'ES. Th. thl'\'(' "hl".' and the
I()Pweb frame are jilin"" In Ihl' side trames
with longues th04t fit if I t hv groO\'eS
alnoadr rut I. To f"m, th~ I"",""",. cut a
rabbet on Lb. top ed~,or ....,h pieee, see
Fig>. i and 1'.
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rahin ..t eon be as........
mbl~1 t;lue and clamp
th(..helves and top
II. tbe grooves cf
the side frames. A, th. damp" are tight
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be sure th~ fronl '~IIt" caeh shelfi.
butted against the mlll<hng ...rip. on the
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.""If The strip on th,' front "Ij!e is similar
to thl)l'l4,.'used on lht- "1CI~frnnll'~.
('IT IUHBET. As menlill.",d lin page 17.
these strips are rut I"," "i,I,' gnd to rough
I~nll'th of 3<)" Then rUI " h -deep by
If'ttll--"id~ rabbt?t on one PIt"('(' &0 It fits the
f"',"1 edze of the lOp frame (!!(,l' tIlt. 101,
and a ~"wide rabhtl on Ih,' other three
pieee-, I lit the fl'.-,n, .. k, or rhe plywood
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chamfer on the back ,~II:"or Ihn.....o[these
.trip., see Fig. 11), Th... hanlfer allow.
clearance for the door a. II ," inp open.
\.(;ROO\ \.~D('II'\1H.R
Futally. OUta
\. -groove down tht' 'nl<", of (our .trip;,.
and chamfer the .. It\'lI. (:\01, The top
edge of lhe I<>l'<trip" ill I", lalCal,,-,t the
-.....al.. top. <0 it', not rhamf. .. '<! And the
bottnm ""J(e of the bottom ,trip is not
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BACK MOLDING STRIPS

The molding strips on the back edge of thl!

shelves are rabbeted to hold the plywood
backs in place. (TheS<' strips also act as
stops - so when books are pushed back on
the shelf lhey hit this moldi'lg strip before
slamming' into the plywood back. J
To make the_. molding strips, rip three
pieces of stock I II. wide and long enough
to fit between the rabbets on the side
frames. see Fig. 12. Then cut a ,wide
dado down the center to fit over the back of
the plywood shelf, see Figs, 10 and 12.
Next. cut y," x +;'" rabbets 011 the back of
the strips. (Note: Rabbets are needed on
both edges of the Ships for the two middle
shelves, but on only the LOpedge of the
strip for the bottom shelf.) And finally.
rabbet both ends of these strips to fit the
rabbets in the sides frames. see Fig. 12.
'\SSEMB~I',Now both the front and back
molding strips can be glued and clamped to
the shelves s,

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THE DOORS

Al last. we get to the door frames (the fun

part). I built these door frame;; with fullfledged mortise and tenon joinery. (Slub
lenonlgroov~ joinery won't work here because a rabbet is needed on the back of the
(1"me for the glass.)
CL'T R.,\ ILS,I,lm STIU:S. All of the rails and
.tiles are ripped to a width of I~"'. Then
these pieces are cut to length $0 the finished frame is V"-smaller in both directions
than the openings ill the cabinet,
To do this. cut the .tile6 to length 1/,. less
than the height of the openings. To gel the
final length of the rails. measure the inside
width of the opening. subtract Yo" (fur
clearance), subtract the width of both
stiles (31/.). and add 2" for the two I'-Iong

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tenons,

Aftel" these pieces are cut to size. cut

mortises in the stiles and then cut tenons
on the rails to fit. the mortises. see Fig. l-I.
(lVoolhmitll No. 26 has step-by-step directions on mortise and tenon [oinery.)
)lOLUEI)Ell(;~:.Alter the joint.' are cut.
glue and clamp the frames together, makingsure they're square. Then to add "little
interest to these frames, r CUt a doublestopped molded edge on the inside edge of
each frame.
To make this cut, place the frame on a
workbench and clamp 2.4 stop blocks at
each end. see t'ig. 15. Then rout the inside
edges with a V. comer-round bit deep
enough

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to leave a Y.". shoulder. As you're

routing, the 2x4's will stop the base of the

router so the molded edge ends about I"
from the corner of the frame. see Fig. 17.)
R.,;H8ET. Pinally, cut o/rJ"x~ .. rabbets on
the back side of each frame, I cut these
rabbets on the route" table with a rabbet
bit and pilot, and chopped the corners
square with a chisel, see Fig. 16.
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Wi11t ~," SHOUlDER

,to

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rot GlASS

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IUAW GUIOiS YO

oowarncn

OUt ."

__ w. ...._

THtClCNW

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S.HO, lACK

ST""

GUIDE 5T5TlM

Once the don .... are assembled, lh~y're

mounted to th~ .abinet with a "mpl~ guid~
sy.tem that allow. them t<l SWlnl(up and
slide back into the cabinet. ThiMoy.tem
eon.lsts or grooved plate that guides
doweu. in the door fnune. Then another set
or dowels i~ mounted ju.t behind the door
to support it when it's open.
I)()\\LI> I' 00011.To make allthi. work,
fir>.t dnU v." hole> on the top edge o( each
door frame, _ Fig. 1". Then I_rt (but
don't glue) two V." dowels in the hoi"", 10
the)' ,.tlck out ti.-.
GRon't." "LATE. The...... dov,e~ ride in
grooved plat es. To make these plates, rip
six pieee~ of stock 1 wide, and cut them
to length 110 they fit between the molding
strip, on the shelves, see Fig. 19.
Aha, re.. w each plate to a thickne~ of
',,,' to match the thickness o( the side
moldinlt. IR ........ ;ng in thL, .,..,se i.Juot
matter of nppml': on edge,)
(TT GRoo\ E, Xcw cut a "v,lde
by
~.."-deep j[I'OOveon each plate ThUsi> the
tricky part. In order U> IfI:t the j[I'OOv""
pG.,itione<i properly. you have to alloy, (or
the distanee between the top edge or the
door and the dowel. (nn., should be ~'''.)
Plus, the distance between the tOP o( each
shel( and the bottom edge or the molding
strip on the front of the ~clr, (ThiAshould
be Y'.) And finally, add on h' for clearance between the door and thi' moldml(
strip, see Fiji'. 20.
Addin,
all tbe me urement s
Iogdbtr ohouId ~ield~..",Tlu.t'. h.."
down the j[I'OOveshould be from the u>p
edge or the plate, _ Fig. 19
PI\'OT '1011 EL. Afterth. groov~.,
3J't' cut,
drill 1-: holes for the pivot dowel" These
holes are centered 0/,. down from the
groo\'C and 'I,," from the rront edl((:or each
plate. 0> t'ig. 19,
AllSt;'tOI.E. Finally. the plates can be
mounted to the cabinet by drilling pilot
hoi and screwing them to the side
frame- Then insert 1'long pivot dowel.
TRUI IHlOK tR.OlES. After lh., plat ... are
mounted, ..tidt' the door.; into th .abiMt
(rrom the back). and $lowl} pivot them
down t<l see if the LOpedge or the door
bind. on the molding stnp. If it does,
chamr.r off the top front edge or the door
(just a tad) and test the fil .,,'1Iin,

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THi 8A5 fRAMES

Th. bookcase rests on a doubl('orrame ba.se

that ron.",," 0( a moldecHdg~ (rame and a
kirkboard rrame, see Fig. 21. The molded
edge (ram. i,identicaiLOth. rram.'u..-d on
the top orthe.abinet, so I madl' bothet the
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20

same ume.
\lOI.')EI).f)IJG

fR.UI'ES To make the.e

P'''''''' to width
and to rough length, see Figtl. 21 and 24.
yt't..wide b)"
two fram.", cut the eight

cut

,IJ"..deep
~l"J'C)Ove8
on
\VOODS~tlrn

the iMIdet~I~.

\lITER TO 1,t:'GTlJ :-:exl. miter bolh

....

I'tGUI( ,.

r---------~,+---------~,--------------------~, "'",.,

~nd,ohhe (ronl p,,~.IO length so they're

"Ionnr lhan Ilk width ef the a.ss embled
cabinet, 'flK-JI miter the (ront end. of the
t\TO ,jrl., PI(,(,(:'. and tnm off the back end,
!O Ihe totatlength \to the up ofthe miter) is
'K," longer than the depth of the cabinet.
1I,\l'" l'lt:! t:s Fin.II), CUI the back

STUI

.. It,

3-)',

....

o
2

TOPMN(~ U

11' I

P'l'(C< to I~nl!th with "'....-long' stub tenon.

to fit lht' $0'00\"(.':4 in the side pieces. see

t',g_ 26.

8A.QEt"R\ lit:. To complete the pieces for

,he mol<ll'd-(~lg" oo.e frame. CUI a v"," x

I
rabbet (Inthe bottom edge ofthe (l'Ont
:tnd ,id(' IlIlW8, lind rout the top edge,

l\1lh

it

\i" eerner-reund,

leaving a

r.,

ohould,'r. ~~, I),tail in Fill_ 21.

t inally, ""S{'mbk! Ihe frame by gluing
tnangular "
of plywood into the front
com..-r'>'and damlllnj1 the <tub tenons of
the ~k pieee InIO the JZT'OOVb
..Il UI(J\RII tK.Ull Th;" molded-edge
fr:ome ~ moumed I..a ki<kboard frame. To
make it. mlt,'r the front and two ..ide
pICCt'S, and juin them with splines, Then
t he back pi,"'e is j..lned tl>the sides mill a

"

L'....

t()nglltl rlndclJoint. :"It,, f~ig.22.

Afler lh.,e Joint. are CUI, glue and
clamp Ihem to""'lher. And then glue and
clamp Ih., R'~l'mblcd kickboard frame ill
lh. rabl't't~ in lhl' molded-edge frame. see
Fig. 2:1.
THI TOP FRAMI

17'
ROUlt ,.

MUlE 2'

-I, ...

l COINI.

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IOlIN.

2
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Off toGl WYTMv, COINI.

I.OlIND lIT

edges for the longues , Finally. cut rabbets

on the "dgc' of the plywood. leaving
tongu~. to lit the groove.s in the (rame,
,\S$.:'IUI.t~T"OI' rR
10 assemble the
tOP frame, dry-elamp the fronl and back
t1-nme pieces in 1,lact' IIJ'Idglue the side
piec.~ to the tongu.~ on the panel. Then
glue "nd clamp th~ front/back piece. in

"~'to

place.

To eomplete Ihe 10" frame, it need, a

ROt'THK,F_, Afh'r the glue is dry. use a
pl)"wood l>and. Frrst, CUI Y." x "" -deep 1>" comer-round bit 10rout the (ront and
on the In,ioe ed~e of the four .,dc,'<lll"" IbUInol th~ back I. lea,-mlt a~'
fram. pl<~ Then cut a ..... plywood panel ~hould('r, ill",- ~1J,!,2.,), AlstJ, round over the
to flu, ;tllo"in,:: an t"xtrd. ~. on alJ (our bottom l"ttf::e \\lth :. y,- round-over bit.
CunlNG

oY.roll 0.",." ...... 31' ..._., 51J,4 ...... 14 d

.. S.d. 'rom. St"H (4'
'1.1 x 2 47
Sid. ffom.ltoU. CI)
'~!.lC21!J. 9.1"
C SId. Molding
(2) 1~1
...
1'/.... 47

o.u

P\Y'WOOO

4r .....

Top'rom. aoif.. (2)

E Top'rome sin" (3)
F Sh.lf Molding $'rip. (4)
G Sh.lf 1o(1t Sin,. (3)

Ii

1\,. 3S'~

'0/,. x 1'/
':V,. a

1V

34'1\
35,L,

H 10M Frome 'ront (I,

'+,. "

10.. 'toMe Sid" (2)

J 10.. 'to"... 1o<1rt (I'
I( Kidtboorcl Fronl (1)
l Ktdtboorcf S.d.. (2)
M IGckboorcl ~
(1'
N lop mme f109nf (1'
o lop FrotM S.... (2)
, ~ .....",. Iodr (I)
o Or.ot Ftomot Sf,," (6)
Door flOmot 10,1" (6)

'~'"" 2 137;,
'~I'
x I';" - 34~.
'~1'
x 2"" - 31' ..
I~t
2',. - 14
'If,. x 2.... - 37
'",\. x 2.317,.
I~. x 2 13'.
'I. x 1'" ..34~.
"'t I~ ..137
......
,. xl".. 32")of

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2 37'-iI

Door CAltC&e. (6l

,
U
V
W
X

She'v" (3,
11'" 3SI~
TopFI'Gn\tPon.1 (1)
V 11't. - 34"*'
Side 'on,I, Top/11m(4) 'I. III 9... 12.'1
Sid. 'on,., Mlcfdl,(2) v. III 9V.. - 13'h
lock. (3)
(\It to fit

\VOOOSMITH

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....... s,,-. 96~

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,

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9"A.

i~h, Then th('r(' art' a few remaining deI.&iIR:I) cut three ""'<t" or I('lfuC' 10size to
fit the door fr llmt:s and mount them; 2)
apply a coal of wax 10 th~ lm>4"'ed plat es;
3) CUI It plyw","1 for Ill. back. and screw

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To fini.h th,' bookcase, I applied two coats

of Min",..., ElIrl)" American stain, followed
by two <'OlItH of ~linwllx Antique Oil Fin-

rdon't ",'ut') th(m III ,,13<'(';11mount b""",

knobs 011 tht tllM)""': S \ rfon't rJUI an~'books
on Lhl~:t<ht-I\ III 8() you ~-an~ho\\' eyeF')'oJ\t.he\\ the door'>'work.

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IillATIIUALSLIST

ffNISHING

24 .....

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21

FraOle & Panel JoineIT_

STUB TENON AND GROOVE JOINERY
All three projectS shown in lhis issue are
made with solid-weed frames and Vt oakveneer plywood panels. The nice thing
about this lYpe of construction is that when
plywood (rather than solid wood) panels
are used, the joinery forth. Irsmes ean be
simplified, yet the finished frame is actually stronger.
Since plywood is dinlen!iionally stable,
the panels can be glued directly into a
groove in the frame - which means the
panels help hold the frame together. Then,
short "stub" tenons can ~ used to join the
Crame (rather than full-fledged mortise
and tenon joints).
Making this type of frame and panel
assembly is fairly ea.,,)', but there are a few
little tricks to make the whole proce go
3$ smoothly as possible.
Note: No a sample for the construction
procedure, I decided to build a frame that
willhave finished outside dimensions of IT
wide by 15' high.

in each of the frame members.

These

:V.-deep grooves serve two purposes: they

serve as "open" mortises for the stub tenons. and or course, they hold the plywood
panels in the frames.
The width of these grooves must equal
the actual thickness of the plywood panels.
(Y.' plywood. especially hardwood veneer
plywood, is rarely I'" thick - it's usually
less.)
W10lM Of O.OOVE EQUALS
llH(tCNlS5 OF
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,~

STU. TtHON
CENTt.REDON

<All

THICKNESS

OF IAll

so..
'. ",vwooo PANEl

CUTTING TO SIZE

The first step is to cut the four frame

members to size. Cut enough stock for tbe
two stiles (vertical pieces) and the two rail.
(horizontal pieces) [0 rough length (about
~. longer than needed).
RIP TO wioru, Then rip the rails and
stile. to final width. (For the sample
frame, all four pieces are ripped to a width
of2".) Next. each of the pieces is cut to tinal
length.
C\,"STI\,ES. Since the stiles run the full
height of the frame, they can be CUtto final
length (15' long).
CL'TRAlI,s. No for the rails, their final
length has lOaccount for the width of both
stiles, plus an allowance for the stub tenons on each end.
To get the final length for the rails,
subtract the width of both stiles (4; from
the outside width of the frame (12'"- 4' 8"l. This gives you the "shoulder-toshoulder" length of the rails.
Then add the length of the stub tenons
on both ends of the rails. (The tenons will
be 0/,,' long, SOadd a total of :VI'to yield a
final length of !w.'.)
MAllKFAce SLOE.Ailer the stile!' and
rails are cut to size, lay them out the way
they'll be assembled, and mark the face
side and the inside edge of each piece with
an "X". This will help keep things straight
later on.
CUT THE GItOOVES

The length for the tenons (0/,,; is actually

determined by the depth of the grooves en

22

\Vhen cUlting these grooves. the best

approach iSIOcenter them 011the thickness
of the rails and stiles. Why? If the grooves
are otr-(-enter. then the tenens have to be
offeente.' by the same amount - and
that's diffcult to control. But if the grooves

are centered.

it's much easier to cut

centered tenons to match.

Sf:T llP C~'T.To set up the saw for the
grooves, raise lhe blade to a height of %".
(1 use carbide-tipped rip blade lhat produces a nat bottomed kerf.) Then adjust
the fence so lhe blade cuts somewhere near
the middle of the stock. (Use a trial piece to
get up the eut.)
TRIAL Ct:TS.Make one cut with the "X"
side against the fence. Then nip it around
(so the "X" side is away from the fence) and
make another cut, This will produce a
groove lhal's exactly centered on [he
thickness of the stock.
CIIECK\\ 11.lTlJ.Now check the width of
the groove on the plywood panel. The
groove, at this point. should be too narrow
to fit over tbe panel. That's good. because
you want to gradually sneak up on the
width of the groove.
Re-adjust the fence (moving it 8\\'ay
from the blade just 8 lad), and make two
more euts the same way. Then check the
groove on the plywood again. Repeat this
procedure until the groove has a loose friction fil on the plywood.
When the groove on the trial piece fits
[he plywood, go ahead and cut the grooves
on the rails and stiles.

STUB TENONS

To complete the joinery, "stub" tenons are

cut on the ends of the rails.
S!:T UPSAil To set up the SU" for these
cuts. adjust [he fence so it's Yo' from the
outside of the blade. Then set the height of
the blade (depth of cut) so it skims along
the bottom edge of the groove. (Once
again. use a trial piece to set lip the cut.)
TRIAL (,[lTS. Push the rail up against the
fence and use the miter gauge to guide it
through the blade, making multiple passes
until one side is cut. Then tum the rail over
and make multiple passes on the other
side. (This method ensures that the tenons
will be centered on the thickness of the
stock, jusl as the grooves were.)
CHECK TIIICKl'It:$S. It's best if these initial cuts are made so the tenon is too thick
to fit in the groove, Then gradually raise
the blade, sneaking' up on the lit of the
tenon in the groove.
DR" ASSE)IlII.E. After the tenons are cut
on both ends of the rail dry-assemble the
frame and check the lit of the tenons in the
grooves, again. (If they're Mill too tight,
pare them dO"1\ with a sharp chisel.)
THE PLYWOOD PANRS

To get the size for the plywood panels,

measure the v.idth and h.ight of the open.
ing in the frame, and .dd
to both di
mensions (for the -deep gro()\'e.' on both
sides). Then CUlthe panels 10 this size.
AJ\er the panch; are eut to size, sand a
slight chamfer on the c'<lgesso they don't
hang up in the corners of lhe grooves.
Then, once again. dry-clamp lhe frame
together, this time with the panels in
place. to make sure e\,erything fits.

v.

FINAL ASSEMBLY

All of the dry-clamping and test fitting

ensures that when you'"" ready to glue up
you won't run into any last-second prob
terns, But before aclually gluing up the
frames, it's best [0 sand the inside edges or
the frames, and both faces of the panels.
(These areas are difficult 10get to after the
frames are assembled.)
ASShIBLE. Now spread some !Cluein the
grooves of one rail and one stile, adding a
titlle to the stub tenon. Then join the rail
and stile (to form" eerner), and insert the
plywood panel. Spread glue in [he grooves
of the other stile and rail. and fit them on
the panel.
Finally. clamp the frrune together. As
[he clamps are lightened, check to make
sure the frame is square.

\\'OOOSMITH

___

Ta_lk_in_gShop

AN OPEN FORUM FOR QUESTIONS AND COMMENTS

A DIFFERENT ANGLE

s. ",...1 ortirles in Woodsmith IIave mCIIt mlto([ lite d1fferrn, mit .... gOI'ge seifi'llys

'''1'
S-ar8 o.ui Rockwell tabl sall'8. 8111
"'lit her iWl't you,
mentioned tit-" !Jct~
t't'n"

tI,.

twqs'or tne (JIII~brtJlId~018aus. 1m.

~~OI)8mil"
.\lark V. /1,,/1' do IIIPY
pel rc!

('fJ "I

J. f' . .I1011het!8
II'IIill;er. C(I/i/orll.-"

or oil the different table saws on the market , the only significant difference be\\\t't.!'nthe miter gauges is the "'S}' the)"'l"e
dihraLCd.On some saws. Lb~miter gauge
,,~(I,
if,.,hen it's set at a right angle to the
10001.,whereas on other saws, this S('tting
lah.led 9()
1 h" miter gauge s<:tting.listed in \~'ood'm"h are fora Sears type miter gauge that
If when it', set at right 311gl""tu the
h~Idt,
If you're using a Rockwell or Powerm uie table saw, or the Shop..-mithMark V.
th. angles we give won't be correct. To
cun"ert the Sear. sy~tem to match the
,.lIbralion on olher style miter j(1luge$.
Imilly subtract the figure listed from 90"
~;xample: To convert from a 22"',' setung for n Sears miter gauge to the correct
N>ttJng for a Rockwell style miter gauge,
~'mply subtract the 2210>from 90', The
nsu lt. 671\:, is the correct se tting for the
lIo(k\\'ell miter j(1luge.

't

".111.

Note: the talibrat iUJ1S on an)' miter

ll1'ugeare only very rough estimates of the
hne. To set miter gauge accurately,
.h,'ck the angle produced on the end of a
plL'CCof scrap ralher than relying on the
""lrle indicated by the miter gauge it..",lf.
JUST PLANE FLAT

Buying a new hand plane can be quite a

lo:atning expel'ienee, Not only do you need
10 ~h.rpen, set up. and .(lju~l it before it's
ready t~be used, usually the "ole of the
plane needs to be flattened, too. In facl.
"meurnes the only reason a plane won't
('Ilt correctly is because the sole isn't flat.
Unfol'tUl1alely, simply "pending more
muncy for a higher quality plane isn't
fM~~l)r the ans\\'cr. E"en somi: of the
hlghOlStquality (and high .. t priced) steel
1,I:Inc. come from the manufacture;- with
1I01l!.. thaI aren't perfectly flat. Sometime$

tht'~"renote,'enclo~.
!.u.kit}-, most plane><can be Oattened at
h"me using abrasives on a nat surface, a
hille skill. and a lot of time and effort. But
\VOODSMITH

there are time. when honinl{ the sole of a

plane truly nat seems almos; impossible.
Just recently we found what may be a
good solution to this problem. \Ve received
a copy of the Wi8CaJl$ill Woodworker, a
"ewRietter about the current events at the
Punkin Hollow Wood and Tool store in
Pewaukee, 'ViSCQnsUl.
In the newsletter, they describe how
they ' -o- machine the soles on new Record
planes to obtain a much higher level of
accuracy than eve:n lhe factory can provide. According to Punkin Hollow. they
can machine their new Reconl plane. to
within .0002" of absolute natn('ss on their
soles, and perfectly square sides. The finish produced is close to a 12O-grit sandpaper finish.
One of the nicest aspects of this OStteniag service is that they'll Ilauen used
Record planes (as well as ()thpl' hrands) to
the same tolerances. But because the trueness is guaranteed, they also reserve the
right to return any plane they fecI cannot
be Ilattened within these tolerances.
Costs for this service range from $16.50
for. 04~ Record plane (10" long) to S22.5O
for a 07 Record jointer plane (22" long).
For mOI'('speeiflc information on packaging, prices, and shippillj! information,
contact Punkin Hollow \Vood and Tool.

important is because it defines when the

rule applies - only for through cuts. And
usually if there's any confusion about how
and when the rule applies, it's because the
last half has been fO''f!otl....
TIUlOlGIl errs. The problem with using
the fenee and miter gauge together to
make a through cut is that it produces a
eut-eff (waste) piece that fall. between the
fence and the blade, 'With the vibration of
the saw. the cut-off piece immediately rotate' catty-cornered jw,t enough to bind
with the blade. Then it's violently thrown
back toward lhe operator.
One method that's cemmonly suggested
as safe for through cut. is to use a stop
block attacbed to the fence ahead of the
blade. \\'e feel this method gives a false
sense of safety. Although it provides a
small space between the cut-off and the
fence, thi:.:. space is usually too narrow to
prevent the cut-off from rotating diagon9U, and binding between the fence and the
blade, resulting in a nasty kickback.
There's another method thaI [ f~..,1is
more accurate (and safer) to make through
cuts. The method I lise incorporates using
.(01) block at the end of the workpiece
"ppoS1l~ of the blade. This is nccomplished
by attaching the stop block to either all
auxiliary fence on t he miter gauge (as
1..soo-55ll-8665.
shown in Tips and Techniques, Wood,mil"
No. 21!). or on a panel cuttingjig(shown in
SAFE CUT"()FFS
\1',mdsmifJr No. 22).
I'm u'rili}10 i" reference /0 the or/it'll?
The advantage of this method is that
"J(Jill"'7J: Half lAP" ill \Voodsmith ,\'11. constant pressure can be applied nj(1linst
stop block (and away from the blade!, pre.t7. /" flultt't' Itumlif!T 4 yOt, sll()ll' lilt SOU'
tence (l)ld nnter !/(luge be;IIU "sed ;11(()II~ ventIng the blade from pulling the piece
into or away from the cut. This method also
jill/clio" 10 r/I'OIl ofTlh, /I'CIsle/ora hailiap
j(J;/tt. I 1'((I't Itto,."(!(l.(roi,, sero! "Itut- allows the fence tu be moved C01111)letely
ified iU8frr'ior8, tIS It'ell 08 j()l()~(i'!lI'(({/t
out of the way so there's no chanee of the
cutoff bindinjl and beins: kicked back.
'('()O(/If'orkcns Ilral II tob! Su,,' [enee "lid
"tiit'fgtJIlgt 3},Olt/C/
I'~f,.~rbt"'.'ffd to!lrt"~r
('1"1'$.Using the miter gauge
Til is ("()nrbiltoli(llt pr(tselrts a Sl'riul(s1'Ja,lciy
and fence to make partial cutS (that is.
when the depth of cut is reduced SOthe
""'(Ird.
lllalead. II,, proper ledUtiq,,~ ",ould II< blade i.nt cUllinjl completely through
10 all,'cit a block 10 III< J~lIce al",ad ~I I},~ the piect') only produces a lot of sa"bllrdc a/cd lt.lfl" lIla' to go ugt flO"'" ,,'otk.
dust. rather than a cutoff piece. This is the
Theil. It'h," the molt-I'ial meet. ti.. bladr. type of tUl we \hie when making tenOIl$0"
half 131)5,
Ihe elld 011/" work "",,,Id b. sct ""'(IV fro",
lilt Irllc~ by tlrt ,ddt/, ullhe sparrr b/o..k
And 3$ long as the cutdoesn't produce.
cUl-off piece lhat CAn''OLate and bind bt"
Han'lI Hlld(1;lis tween he fence and the blade. there', no
\'illa P(JI'k, ('ali/I),"i
pr'Oblern u,ing the fence (as a stop) and the
miter glluge (3$ II guide) at th~ ~ame time.
\\'e agree 100% ... as long a.the last half
On partial cuts, the ad"3nl8j!e of u.ing
of the "lie is induded. In its entirety. the the fence as" stop. rather than a stop block
rule ""ould be "never",e the fence and the damped to the fl!l1ce,is that the fence actio
rnilc:r gauge at the same tim~... II'}tt'1' as a sW'e gauge aU the way through theeut.
II(II,:il(9 u tltrougll cut ..,
This keeps the cut straight by preventing
'!'he )-ea.On the last half of the rule is $0 it from being pulled by lhe blade.

"AUT"".

23

Sources
HARDWARE SOURCES
\V~used Acc:uride hardware to mount the
drawers in the filing cabinet and the toy
chest, The lay chest required two 16'

center mount slides. and the file cabinet

required three !lets of 20" full extension
slides.
Both ly",", uf hardware are available
from:
Punkin Hollow Wood alld Tool
.vJ4II'J~O~
I Capito; Drive

to the hanging me system) are available

from The Woodworker's Stu"" Is.,., ad
dress above). The pan numher is DOO70.
and they eost $10. i5 each.
CANADIAN CATALOGS

From lime to lime, we hear from Canadian

subscribers that tbey've bad a relatively
difficulllime ordering materials from t' .S.
suppliers, "Where can we order the same
sorts of lhings on Canada?" lhey ask.
Obviously, we're not too familiar with
Pewaukc, """j .~J()7:t
Canadian woodworking suppliers (and
Sa/jo/lot IrATS. iUJ(Ir.5~~I;r..S
we'd be happy to hear about some morel,
but we have received an attractive cataloa
I"~\\'ist(J$J~" ~1~'jnJ-9!.IJ
and
from Let' Valley Tools. although we have
not ordered from them.
TIl! \I"ud"''',.ker Store
llX/JlllldllslrintnQ,tI"'ard
Lee Vallev bas showroom!' in Ottawa
and
Toronto'. and if you'd like a copy of
RCJ!It 1"$, .\1l+'t /iJ017 ~
t; I ;2.$.2$.-$ J(} I
their general tool catalog. write to them al
2680
Queen.,,,ie,, Drive. Ottawa. Omario
To order from Punkin Hollow. the part
numbers and prices are as follows (plu$ K2B - &19. The tool catalog costs $2.00.
UPS charges: cull fOI' deWls):
Canadian.
Lee I'alley has also published an unusual
J(1' Full er1"1';01' - 1f411.17tQ~4II.~!ilset
J(j" \ftttf!r moun!- #IOl9-lfi
S~.89 antique hardware catalog that fe8lW"
To order fi'umTh(>\Voodworke,.,,StOI'('. oliginal hardware (lOi'k" handles. etc.)
the part numbers ancl prices are as follows gleaned from the dU8t~ bins of manutplus $1.50 .hipping and handling):
facturers and distributors.
This "Antique Hardware" catalog;' also
.!tr f~ullt'.rltrr$"if)Il - #D7iiilJ ~".!!'.95lHet
lli' Center JIlLJlt,rt- #IJl.5.!l
$6.15 available (although in limited supply) for
$1.00. Canadian.
DRAWER PUllS

The rece ..sed oak drawer pulls used on the

to), chest are available from The Woodworkers' Store (see address above) by ordering part number;
B J6();1
Oak I~: ., :lll,'
$l.Wracit
The solid oak pull we recommend for the
,liding lid on lhe toy chest i. pal1 numbe ..:

D 56;..J()J

,"ba",,g

,* diu/tll'fer

$1.9::; ('orl,

Thc solid oak pulL-;used on the ille cabi

net are lIvailable by ordeling part number:
'0'1 -, .I.' 1
9- fur II
D :J~..J
~ '1 .~."
0

BRASS KNOBS

The solid brass knob. used on the front of

the barrister'& bookcase wel'e ordered
from The IVoodworker', Slon: (<ee ud
dre$' abo,e). The .tyle we u!llXiis EII36
(I- diameter: lI': projection). They cost
$.1.30each.
DRAWER FRAMES

The file cabinet drawer" are built to ac

cummodate Pcndallex legal .i"" (!\'I:t K
i.1 ) drawer frames which hold hanging file
folder<. The frames are generally a"anable
at office supply stores for about SI:I.OO.
and
lhe hanl.riog folden usually COSlabout
Si6.00 for a SCI of 2S.
SUDING INDEIl

Letter size index followers (an alternative

24

WOODWORK'NG

CLUBS

The list of woodworking cluh. continue, to

JIl"Ow.Here are the latest additions.
(f::-<T&'XII'OOlJ('RAf'T GUlLO. This group
of wruttlers. wood carvel'>'.c8rpenten; and
furniture make ... of professional qualit~ i,
about 15 months old. Sut. mo.t members
are woodworking hobbyis!.<. The guild ;;,
planning a show-andlell display at a 10l-aJ
.hopping mall. New member> are wei
come. For nlore information. \\'rite Don
Murphy. ~fRoute 5, Bo,,:l70. Temple. TX
76501.
ORANGE COt:NTY WOOOWORKf:RS
SOCIATION. This !':roup \\'3S formed

.'S

in
Placentia, California for the educ'ation.
l)rOmotion and appreciation of the arts and
skill,; of the pJ'ofeSl'ionalwoodworker. The
group meets monthly and publish 8
monthly newsletter.
Mectin~ are held Ihe first IVt'<ln~sday
of the month at a local lumber company.
I-~ormore information, \\'rite to Greg ~t,-u-
tin. Prt.'Sident. OC\VA, 1'0 Box 2. Pia
centia. CA 92670.
)IIIlWEST WOODWORKERS Al\SOCIATII)S

t'httoci 10 anv (al .. -t (,r",O()(t'Al)rkillg. Annual

dill" are $10 IMI whIch Inll"d,, RaubKril)tinn to the as.socallou& rl(",'lOl(.tter.
For Jnur\.' In(~'rnu'lHIlI. \\ ntc to Gerald

~'Id",..

Jon, ... """,,,I"nt,

t \\ oodworke rs
.~,,,.,illlioll.
:111 I 'um""r~u"l RGad. Col
umbia, MO 1,,2111
("fATTI\ 'O{)t.A \Hi::\

"()\Il'" (.RIiERS.

This j!lVUpuf -61; ",1<1 11""" on.r"meets the

In.,t "on,IAv ..f v,lch m,mth to h"ar expert
speakers antf ~ arch C'll'm,)n",Lrntions of
various \,'ulul\\ orkillg techniques pre'" nted by 1111'1111.. ",.
For mor1 in(,.rtnaLlon, contact And~'
\\'it\~\'1f1r(-'lltltllt.('hRtluhooga Area
\'~O<J1J\\'('rkt'r:i. :1313 1,'U:k""'(J.,d Drive,
ChllllanoulI.', "1';1: .17~15. er call 615
S75...~
1~TY.K:o.\Tl'''A1. \\(~III nll.l.f:t'TORS soC1LT\. Wl' lI'C>.,,.. 1 3 brochure from the

I\\'CS reee nlly. 1m"l)t"nlt;luon dedieated

to tht, 4,"C111,ct.1'In aIHlllt~'mln;.(tjQnor in ..
formation about \\ "",I
"II kintls or wood.
\\1111(, thl'l'll .Irl~ "\' rnJ ptlrpo.::loeS the
orgllniut inl\ ~""n "'i'. c'u,- IIr lh .., mf':11"\?
inter~ting i..Its rol,' as an ( xthangt.' for memben; w ho collect aJIIItr.:t(1~\\'0(1(1specimens
from around th,' world
Th~ fir,t Y"ar'~ nllll1btr.l1ip flte duel'
amount to $1:1 Sit IIn,1 Inrlu,lt a sub-

scripuon to th .. IIrt:tlJU1Jltlclfl'S publication.

Ir"rld of II', ..!.
for " brochure al.1 infunl1htion about
joining lh~ I\I'I'S. "nh' to Carlton M.
Herman. President, IW(,S. 2l\(lIllinrnplon
Drive, Hendersonvill.-, Nonh ,arolino
ilMi3ll.
\\ ST":R~ ('1110 \\.()()',\, Okl\l 'G CI...
L'U,

Jack Fi,her. 1'1'(."I,nt<If 11'(1\\ N'Y' the

cluh fini<h.-dit- 1i.... 1~,... uf """n,liGn "ith
260 paid mem,",,,, (\\,,"!I. Th{dub meets
fOllr ljme~ 8. ,'("81"nntl fl'wturts ~mina:rs

""'It h r.r~)fc~";(,nal",,'c.,H:1\\'nrkt.r:s:. \"0'\\'

publish," 8 .. ,,~I.ller Olldhu., II number of
I"'OUp'pur'<
.",.n~, 1II('nl'.
"'or in(lrmatipn. \\'n1t' Lo Js('k ~~i~her.
Pre.ld,nt. W'b!<m Ohln \\ uoo""rking
Club. 2711Ihlll "1' I\r,,,. IInylon. OH
.1;;'115,IIr call him kl 51:h't\Gi611

"""'111(

kl~,\P

C,'f)l~l"

\\(l()IM"K\ t~tt"',~"S(X.'I

\TII)~ Th,. group,"

Iln,ntnuII. \I'a>;h
inj(t"" ., .bout 1<'11 >",.,,,.. ohl .Juhn Ros.".

I're,..-idcnt, ~)'~ lhl'

u.._~""h('iu\In" \\'3.'"

fonned

to "l'I'''''l'Ve tb~ art of " ....xlcar'lIIj! aM to

hti11)member:; Cno\\ ;,bolll 50, improve
,heir work. The ),'I'OUPmht. the Ii"';t Sat
urday of ~"ery month "'M~'r)t July) and
each Ill('ctlllg featurt'~

:t "!'ihf)\\.-

tlnd LeU"

lVoodworke.rs in Central Mi:ssouri rec<'ntl~' S"~OJlplut'>a l)F'fJW'ftln al)()Ut ('arving.

fonned an a.<sociationto exchange informa
for more inf~nn.tlun. \\'nl" to John R.
lion. improve their knowledge. and pro- Ro
President. Kit>'l'I' County \\food
carve Associ;Iuon. :107Ea.l ~h Street,
mote awareness of woodworking.
~Iembership is open to anyone inter Bremerton. Y,'A !I!I:!lO.
WOODSfl.flTH