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THEARTOFWOODWORKING
HOMEWORI$HOP
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SAFETYIPS
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THEARTOFWOODWORKING
CABINETS
ANDBOOKCASES
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CABINETS
THEARTOFWOODWORKING
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fon Arno is a consultant,cabinetmakerand freelancewriter who lives n Tioy,Michigan. He alsconducts eminars n wood dentification ndearlyAmerican urniture design.
Kam Ghaffari s a freelance riter and editor.He hashis own businessn Rhode slanddesigning nd building one-of-a-kindand im-itedproduction urniture. Kam'sbackgroundalso ncludesworking professionallyn furniture reproductionand fine carpentry, ndstudyingwith furniture patriarchsWendellCastle fthe U.S.and FredBaierofEngland.
GilesMiller-Mead taught advanced abinet-
making at Montreal echnical chools or morethanten years.A nativeofNew Zealand, ehaworked asa restorer f antique urniture.
fosephTruini is SeniorEditor of HozeMechanixmagazine. formerShopand ToolsEditor of PopularMechanics, e hasworked ascabinetmaker,ome mprovementcontractorand carpenter.
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CONTENTS
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6 INTRODUCTION
CABINETMAKING BASICSWoodmovementSelecting nd ordering umberLumber defectsPreparing tockCabinetmakingoinery
BOOKCASEAnatomy of a bookcase
Bookcase ccessoriesAdjustable helvingFixedshelvesEdge reatment or shelvesFace ramesBases nd feet
ARMOIREAnatomvof an armoire
Pilasters'CornicemoldingsDoors
BLANKET CHESTAnatomy of a blanketchestTopsBases ndfeetHardwareInlays
106 HIGHBOY108 Anatomy of a highboy
110 Assemblinghe upperchestLlz Cabriole egs116 Assemblinghe owerchest118 CockbeadingI20 DrawersL24 CrownmoldingsL28 Rosettes130 FinialsI34 Quartercolumns
136 Applied sculptures
I4O GLOSSARY
I42 INDEX
T44 ACKNO\{LEDGMENTS
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INTRODUCTION
Nain Morcelandhis
LIBRARYI.]NIT
he ibrary unit shownhere,madeout of Hondurasmahogany, asoneof my
I first big commissions.t wasbuilt in the shop co-ownwith Frdddric oeven,
a fine cabinetmaker. ehadbuilt a ot of singlepiecesn thepast,but thiswasour
first opportunity o experiment ith theplanningandconstruction f a arge,nte-
gratedwall unit.Our first stepwas o takeaccurate easurementsf the oom hat heunit would
occupy. hishad o bedone erycarefidly,incewallsarenot always traight. hedif-
ference anbeasmuch as% nch. Sowe measuredetweenhewallsat the corners
of theroom andagaineveryew nches ut.Weonlywantedo cut our stockonce!
With measurementsn hand,wedesignedhepiecen theshop.Our clientwanted
a traditionalEnglish-libraryook,whichwaswhy we chose darkmahogany.he
French oorsalsocontributedo the classicalppearancefthe unit.
Themostcriticaldesign onsideration as o make ure hebookcasesould be
wellproportionedor thesize f the oom.The elationshipetweenheheight, epth
andwidth of the unit had o beright. Toprovideourselvesith avisual eferences
we cut and assembledhecomponentsf thestructure,we drewa full-scale lanof
the oomon he looroftheshop. hisenableds o keep rackofall hepiecesndposition hem n theirproper ocations swewentalong.
We usedmahogany-veneerediberboardor thebasic tructure nd oined he
pieces ith biscuits.Mostof theshelvesreadjustable;heysit onbrass helfsupports
whicharescrewednto sleevesn theside anels.Weadded olidmahoganybanding
twice he hickness f the shelfstock, o the front edges f the shelveso give hem
more igidity.The backpanels it n rabbets ut nto thebackedges f the unit.We
made hepaneled oorsout of solidmahoganysingmortise-and-tenonointswith
a ine ntegrated olding. hecornicemoldings made p of three eparateieces
of wood ndividually haped ndglued ogether eforebeingapplied o the unit.
We inished hebookcasesith a darkred mahogany tain ollowedby severaloats
of cellulose-basedacquer,henwipedon aglazing tain o accentuatehemolding
andgive hepiece naged ppearance,
Alain Morcel operates esRialisationsLoeven-Morcel,a
cabinetryshop n Montrdal, Qutbec,along with hispart-
ner,Fr,lddricLoeven.The shopspecializesn architectural
woodworkand reproductionsof antiquefurniture.
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INTRODUCTION
abouthem.All containnelementf mystery,ustwaitingo beexplored.ho canresistpeningsmall oorwitha iny urned nob nd pinner,i liftinghe idof
adovetailedeepsakeox? skPandora.To hecabinetmaker,ase ieces reapleasure,swellasa challengeobuild.Thepossibleay'out ombinationsreendless:oors,drawers,helves,ull-out rays,dividers, igeonholes,ndoneof my favorite omponents,ecret bmpartmenls.Nothing hrillsa customermore han o be old hat heirnewacquisition,as hiddencompartment. nd nothingadds o the anticipationmore han o say t is up tothem o find t.
Woodworkerspecializingn individuallybuilt ieceshriveon variety.concentrateon caseshat arenot availableommercially,uchasa special-sizeieceo fit a specificspot,a l5-drawer ameraabinet, display aseor a watch oll-ction, r a inwarecupboardike heoneshown n thephotograph.t was nspired y a shaker riginalI saw t heRenwick allery f theSmithsoniannstitutionn 1973.Theupboard
is oneof themostversatile iecesbuild,equally uitablen a hallway,edroom, ath,kitchen, r living oom-anlnvhere paces at apremium.
Each iece make nvolveshe ntegiation f functionanddesign.he eal hallengecomesn thebuildingprocess.ood expandsuringsummer'sumidityandshrinksduringwinter's ryness. boardmoves crosstswidth,while ts ength emains ir-tuallyconstant. nyconstrainthat physicallyimits his movementlnvitesisaster.Moldings annot eglued crosscabinet ide;nsteadhey ideon dovetails.oorframes recut rom relativelyarrowquartersawnood o minimizemovement,hilethewidepanels re ree o float n their grooves. he rames etween rawersmusttelescopen andout of theirmortise-and-tenonoints o follow hemovement f thecase ides. acks,ikedoors, onsist f quartersawnrames nd loating anels, or-tisedand enonedo providestrength nd resist acking,Evenhe gapiabove ach
drawermustbe figuredpreciselyo keep hem rom swelling hut.when theelementsf design, ood,and oinerycome ogithercorrectly,hecase
will survive o hat uturegenerationsill becomentriguedenougho want o turntheknob,open hedoor,andsearchor thesecretompartment.
ChrisBecksvoortescribeshe
CHALLENGESFCABINETMAKING
ase ieces---<upboards,ureaus,ookcases,hests,ideboards,ndotherassort-edcabinets-are t bestmerely lorified oxes. et here ssomethingpecial
ChrisBecksvoort uildsfine urniture at his workshopin New Gloucester,Maine. He is shownherewithhis tinware cupboard n theMeetingHouseat the
Shaker ommunityof Sabbathday ake,Maine.
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INTRODUCTION
l 1
MarioRodriguLeztalksboutbuildinghis
CORNERCUPBOARD
1 A f henmywifeand started ouse-huntingn thecountrywe ooked tnewcon-
V V temporary omes, ewhousesuilt n traditional tyles,ndol dhouses
Naturally, econsideredhingsike ayout, eating ystems,nddependablelumbing.
Butwewere tilldrawn o oldhouses.orme, herewas heknowledgehatan old
house as uiltbyhand-from thehand-dugoundationightup to thehand-splitshingleoof.Oldhouses ere uiltwithsheertren$h uided yexperiencendskill.
Weended pbuying noldhouse.
Walkinghrbugh ur place ousee urfaceshatundulate nd ipple rom hand
planeshaipasedoverhemnearly 00 ears go. here re hestnuteams ith shirn-
mering, ateted urfacesut by an adzeand hick,pine loorboards tudded
with hind-wrought ails.Nl thedoor-ways,antels, ndpaneling ere roduced ith
handplanesromchoiceHudsonValley ine.No flakeboardr finger-jointedase
moldine ere.I waited obuilda specialpieceor thedining oom.With tsmassiretoneireplace
it is heheart f thehouJe.n the 8th Centuryife evolvedroundhis oom. decided
to build hecorner upboardhownn thephotoandplacet oppositehe ireplace
It's ikely hatasimilar iece ccupiedhesame potmany ears go.I built hecupboardrom igermaple;muchof t wasmade sing ntique and ools.
I shapedhemoldingwithplanes ndscrapers,ome fwhich mademyself. hehard
mapie urfaceserJhand laned, ot sanded,ndup close oucansee.mallbits f
tearout-justas.you ould indoncupboardsrom he BthCentury.he nterior f
thecasesfairly traightforward,sideroma ewangles.t ismade fpineandoined
withdadoesnd ab6etoints ecuredith srnall utnails. mortised nd enonedhe
cabinetrames nd ined hesash ith oid,seededlass.even sed dark,less-refine
shellaco give hewoodawarmhoney olor. hen t was ubbedwith amlxtureof
pumice nldinseed ilto achievenantique-likeatin inish. made hecabinet s
it wouldhave een uilt200 ears go.When t was ompletedndplacedn thecorner
thecupboard nd heroom cameo life.Togetherhey ake ou back o the lBth
Centurv.t'saperfectmatch.Likeapainting, piece f furnitureneedsheproper ettingo createhe ightmood
andatmoiphere.ot only s heproper eriod nvironmentmportant,utso sscale
color, nd ighting. hese re onsiderationshatwillheightenhe mpact f hepiece
andcontributeolts success.wouldenjoymy cupboard lanted q'where utwithout
a doubt enjoyt ntoreinthe ining oomof my beautiful ldhorne.
MnrioRodriguezeochesoodworkingt WarwickCotuttryWorkjnps rt
Warwick,NewYork, ndat theFttshionnstitute fTechnologyn NewYork
City.He s also contributirtgditor f FineWoodworking tngctzine.
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CABNETKG
BASICS
hereare wokindsof skillinvolvedn constructing
finecabinetr bookcase:uttingtogetherhebasic keletonf thepiece nd henembellishingt.
The inials nd osettesf theQueen nnehighboyeaturedon page106mustbe turnedwith care na atheand henartfullvcarved:he distinctivepilastersf anarmoirepage 0)require arefirlttentionopro-duce n he outer. utalthoughthese istinctive dornmentsmay aptureviewer'sttention,theyalso eflect truism:Noamount fdecorationill con-
cealhedefectsf apoorlybuiltstructure.hischapterooksndetail t hebasic kills ouwillneedo selecttock, reparet
Panels reoftenmadeof boards dge-gluedogether.
Thepieceshould roduce pattern hat s visually
interestingwhile hegrain of all theboardshould unin thesame irection. marked rianglewill help
yourearrangehe boards orrectlyf theyaremoved
beforelueup.
on a sketchpage 8)will helpyoupurchasehe ight umberforyourproject.
With your stock n hand,youcanbeginhestep-by-ste
processf buildinga carcaseThis egins ithpreparingtock(page 0)andgluinguppanels
Qage a).A variety f cornerjoinery ptions,ncludingand-cutdovetailsndplateorbis-cuit)oints, re resentedegin-ningon page 6.Nextcomesinstallingback anelpagel)
and inalglue-upndassemblyThe rame-and-panelethod
ofbuilding cabinetsdescribe
startingnpage 2.This ech-nique spopular otonly or tsappearance,utbecauset allowsfor woodmovement.n manyframe-and-panelabinets,herofessionally,nd hen assem-
ble t into a sturdy oundation or yourcabinetor bookcase.
The basics f cabinetmakingbegin ith an understanding
ofwood.Thesections n dealingwith woodmovementpage
14),orderingwo od, page16),andpreparing cutting istbased
panels reraised"-that
is, heyhave evels ut around heir
edges. ot only do thebevelsenda decorativeouch,but they
alsoallow he wood o expand ndcontractwhilepreservinghe
worKs ntegrity.Raising anelss shownstartingon page 6.
A skew hisel emoveslivers f wasterom the
dovetailsn a drawer ide.Cutting he oint by
hand spainstakingbut t impartsa traditional
and distinctiveook o a Diecef furniture.
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WOODMOVEMENT
ood is a hygroscopic aterial,absorbingnd eleasing oisture
as he elative umidityof thesurround-ingair rises nd alls.And as hemois-
turecontent fa piece fwoodchanges,sodo its dimensions ndweight.Whenwood s assemblednto apiece f furni-ture, the changes an produceprob-lems-somegreat, ome mall. cabinetdoor hatshuts moothlyn Decembermay not close t all in lune;aperfectlysquare ookcasean iterally ull itselfapart t he ointsashumiditychangesthroughout the year.Knowing howmoistureaffectswood will help vouavoid hese roblems.
Thewater n wood s measuredsa percentagefits oven-dry, r water-freeweight. orexample,f a4O-poundpiece fwooddrops o 30pounds henoven-dried,he weightof the shedwater-10 pounds-divided by thewood's ry weight-30 pounds-is themoisture ontent f the originalpiece:in thiscase, 3percent.
Woodholdswaterboth asvapor-likemoisture alledreewatern its ell cav-itiesandasboundwatern thecellwalls.
Whenwood s cut and exposedo theair, t shedsts reewater irst. Whenallfreewater s expelled,he wood s saidto beat ts ibersaturationoint(FSP),
typically etween 3 and30 percentmoisture ontent. o hispoint here asbeen o changen thedimensionsf hepiece;t simplyweighsess. s wooddries urther,however, ater s shed romthe cellwalls,causinghem-and theboard-to shrink.
Undernormalcircumstances,oodnever egainsts freewater;a driedboard's el lcavities ill alwaysemainemptyof moisture. ut the amountofboundwater ontainedn thecellwallschanges ith shiftsn the humidity ntheair.At 100percentelative umid-ity,wood reachests FSP. t 0 percenthumidity,wood sdrained f all water,The elativemoisturen theatmospherenormally allsbetweenhese alues, ndthe moisture ontent f mostwoods
ranges etween and20percent. till,the fluctuation n relative umiditybetweenypicalNorth Americanwin-tersand summers ancause ubstan-
tialwoodmovement ver he courseof a year.
Youcancompensateor this n severalways.Usea humidifier n winterand adehumidifiern summer o keep heindoor evelof umidity sconstint s
possible. emembero makeallowfor woodmovementn theconstruof yourwork.Using rame-andjoineryfor example page 2)will
vide space or wood to expancontractwithoutaffectinghe ovcondition f thepiece. omewoodsto movemore hanothers; onslumberdealero find themostdimsionally table peciesor yourpro
Moistureontentbove 0% no hange)
Moisturdontent tFSP-26%nochange)
Moistureontentt 17% %" hrinkage)
Moistureontent t 13% %" hrinkage)
Moistureontent t 8o/o'1" hrinkage)
As hemoistureevel fa 2-by-10lain-sawnlank fsoftwoodumberdrops elowhe iber aturat ionointFSP),hewood hrinks.t 17per-cent,heboards% nchnarrowerhan t was t tsFSP;t loses nother% nch fwidth hen i ln-dr iedo8 percent.hr inkageependsart lyon hedensi tyf hewood;eneral ly,denserpecieshrinksnd wellsmorehan ighterne. apwoodlsoendso changensizemorequicklyhan eartwood.
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CABINETMAKING BASICS
WOODHRINKAGE
Tangentialnd adial hrinkageWood oes ot hrink niformly;sshown
by hedotteded inesn he l lustrat ion
at r ight,angentialhrinkage-tangento
th egrowthings-isaboutwice sgreat
as adial hrinkage,hich ccurscross
the ings. h is i f ferenceausesoards
andpanelsowarp s hey hrink rswel l
with hangesn re lat iveumidi ty.t can
also auseointso oosenr ightenro m
excess ressure,sdiscussedelow.
Shrinkagelonghe ength f a boards
usual lynsignif icant .2-by-10lankhat
shr inks nch crosstswidthmightose
lesshanXe nch long n8-footength.
WOOD RAINND OINERY
0ptimizingrain irectionThe ocationf he angentiallanesfmating oardsi l l igni fcant lyf fectjo int 's trengthnd tabi l i ty.n he de-
alsituation-ashownn he l lustrationof a mortise-and-tenonointat eft-the
tangentiallanesf oined iecesreparal le l .h is nsureshat heboards
wi l lexperienceimi lar oodmovement
in he ame irect ions heirmoisture
contenthanges.r ient ingoardshisway elps revent oint rom omingloose;t also reventshemating oardsfrom plitt inghenhey well ithhigh-
er evels f moisture.
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SELECTING ND ORDERING UMBER
V ou canbuy he umber or yourI woodworking roject rom several
sources, achwith itsown advantagesand drawbacks. he ocal umberyard
is often he mostconvenient upplier,but the selectionmaybe imited o con-structionwoods uc haspine,spruce,and other softwoods. hough youmay ind theoccasionalache f hard-woodat a umberyard, ou will prob-
ably have o venture farther afield,consultingwoodworkingmagazinesto find dealers ho soecializen thehardwoods sedn cabinetry. ricesorgoodhardwoodumbercanbehigh,but as s often he case,ouwill gener-
allygetwhat you pay or.Sometimesou canbuy ocallycut
lumber rom a smallsawmill, ut the
woodwill oftenneed o be seasonedand urfaced.erycledoards re row-ing npopularity,result f hescarci-ty of certainwoods nd hegrowing
sensef environmentalesponsibilityfeltbv manvwoodworkers.hetherremovedromanoldbarnorapiece ftimewornurniture, uchwoodmay erelativelynexpensivend,becausetoftenoriginatesromoldgrowthimber,it canbevisually ndstructurallyupe-rior o thesmall illets f youngerum-beravailableoday.
Beforerderingourwood, onsideryour equirementsarefullynd eferothe ollowingips ohelp ougetwhat
youneed t areasonableost..Species:sk or hespecificood
species,ot a broad amily ame. or
example, rderWestern ed cedasimply edar. obeabsolutelyure,the botanical ameof thewoodwant and ask or it.
.Quantity:Letyour supplier whether ou areordering n boardor lineal eet.A lineal oot referboard'sength, egardlessf its wand hickness.heboard oot sa msureof thevolumeof woodt t isusIy necessaryo refer o board eeorderinghardwoods, hich areoavailablen randomsizes nly.
.Size:Wood ssold n nominal athanactual izes.omakeallowancthe difference henordering urf
lumber.A nominal 2-bv-4 s actl '/ i '-by-31"The hickness f wooftenexpressedsafraction n qua
CATCUTATINGOARDEET
0rderingumber y heboardootTheboardoot sa unitof measurementommonlysed hendealing it hhardwoodumber. sshown elow,hestandardboardoot sequivalento a piece fwood inch hick, 2inches ide, nd12 nchesong. ocalculatehenumberfboardeet n a particulariece fwood,multiplyts hree -,iy6:[,::;#f,
dimensions,hendividehe esult y 44 if thedimensions difterent,ize oardgare l l n nches.rbv12 f one f hedimensionss n eet.
1-by-3= 2 board feet iThe ormula ora standard oard:I " x 12" 12" I44 = I (or1" 12" 1 ' 12= I)So f youhada 6{ooflong -by-4,ouwould alculateheboardeetas ollows: "x 4" x $'+ 12= 2 (or2 boardeet).Other xamolesre hownn he llustration,ememberhatboardeetare alculatedn hebasis f nominalatherhanactual imensions.
l-D!-O = + OOarATeeT ',
1-by-12=Bboardfeet
1"x 12" 12"= 1eLandardboard oot
2-by-4=5%boardfeet
2-W-6 = B board feet i,
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CABINETMAKING BASICS
of an nch.A 2-inch-thick oard, or
example,s expresseds%; urfacing ill
reducet to 1%nches.Wth unsurfaced
or greenwood, he nominaland actual
dimensionsre hesame.. Grade: The primary difference
between igh and ow grades f hard-
wood umber s appearanceather han
strength. ecausehe grade fa board
isdeterminedy heproportions f clear
wood it contains,argehigh-grade
boards re ar moreexpensivehan ow-
er-gradeoards.f you needonly small-
er high-gradeieces ou cancut them
out ofa lower-gradeoard,atgreat av-
ings.Consultyour ocaldealeror a chart
ofthe differentgrades vailable.
primarydifferenceetweenhe tw o
is the moisture ontent MC) of the
wood.Kiln-driedwoodhasamoisture
contentof about8 percent;t will not
drv anv urtherwhenused or indoorfuiniture.Air-driedwood hasan MC
of 12 o 15percent. hiswood soften
chosen y carvers,r by woodworkers
whoprefero dry their ownwood..Surfacing: urfacingeferso how
wood sprepared t the mill beforet
comeso the umberyard.Hardwood
lumber susually urfacedn bothfaces(S2S).fyouhave planer ndajointer,
buying rough umber and surfacing
it yourself il l prove ess xpensive.
THE TAGESFCABINETRODUCTION
Likemost asks,hebui ld ing
of a oiece f urnitureanbeaccomplishedost moothly
andeff c ient lyf you akea
methodicalpproach. ostprojectsnvolvehestepsist-
ed below;hey houldecar-
ried ut n hesequencehown,
startingt hedrawing oard
and nding ith f inal nspec-
t ion.Formaximumff ic iency,lay ut ouroolsn heshop
so hatyourwoodol lows
relat ivelyirect outeromrough tocko nalassembly.Considerationsordeterminngyour eeds ndorderingoo d
are iscussedt eftandonpage
18 .Stock reparationnd oin-
erybegin npage 0.
rDesignnd lan iece. List nd rdermaterials. Preparetock.Joint ne ace nd dge
. Planetherace
. Rip owidthrGrosscuto ength. Cutoints.Sand eforessembly.Assembleomponents.Finishan doMake nd nstall oors
anddrawers'APPIYinish.Giveinal nspection
. Seasoning:umber s soldeither
kiln-dried KD)or air-dried AD).The
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CABINETMAKINGBASICS
CUTTINGISTS
Makingnd sing cuttingis tA cutt ingist ecordshe rnishedizesof umbereededora particulariece f
furni ture.f one snot ncludedi th heplans oupurchase,ouwillhaveo makeyour wn asedna sketchf hedesign.Usehe ormulahown npage 6 ototal henumberf boardee t oreachcomponentf heprolect;dd20 to 40percentdependingn hespecies)oaccountorwastenddefectsn hewood.Fo r hebookcasehown t right, hichtotalsoughly4boardeet, ou houldpurchase7 o 20 boardee t f% umberinaddi t iono heplywoodor heback fthecase. sshown elow,cutt ingistshouldnc ludehename f he ompo-nent,hequant i ty ,hedimensionsfeachpiece,nd hewood pecieselectedortheproject.or onvenience,ssignachpiece kev etteror ater eference,
CUTTINGlSTPiece
ATop
B Bottom
CSide
DFixedhelf
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LUMBERDEFECTS
T umberdefects ay educe board's
L.i strength r workability r mar ts
appearance.r, n thehandsof a cre-
ativewoodworker, omedefectsmay n
factbecome isual ssets,ransformingan ordinary iecento a work of art.
DEFECTSNWOOD
Mostdefects,owever,re ndimin-ishedrouble. lthoughomemayresultfromdamageo hestandingree r helumber ut rom t, hegreatestumber
ofdefectsre roducedy rregularry-ingof hewood.
The chartbelow llustrates omeof
themostcommondefects nd details
theway n whichmostcanbe correct-
ed;with diligentuseof theband saw
even hemostseriouslyupped oards
canbesalvagedpage 1).
CHARACTERISTICS
Appearssa whorl ncircledysoundissue. ormedsgirth f ree ncreases,raduallynvelopingranch.ivebranchesntegrateith urroundingood,esultingn
tight nots; ead tubs annotntegrateith urroundingtissue,ormingead r oosenots.
Anaccumulationn hesurfacef heboard r n pocketswithinheboard. suallyevelopshe n ree as uf -fered n njury, xposureo ire, r nsect ttack.
REMEDIES
Tight nots anbecutoutorused,asappearanceictates;ead rloose notsmustbe emovedbefore orking ithstock.
Dono tuse tockf a qualityf in ishs equired,sgumwil lbleedhrough os tinishes.
Crook
ffilJ---------/Twist
.-'-t-ZY--t'--Split
€
Lengthwiseupturesrseparationsn hewood, sually Ca n ecutoff '
causedy apid rying. ay ompromisetrengthndappearancefboard.
Anend-to-endurve longhe ace, suallyausedyimpropertoragef lumber.ntroducesnternal tresses
in hewoodha tmaket diff iculto cut.
Anedge-to-edgeurve crosshe ace.Commonntangentiallyutstock, rboardsutcloseo hepith,
if one ace f a board as ess ontact ith heair hantheother.
End-to-endurve longheedge, ausedy ncorrectseasoningrcuttingheboard loseo hepithof a ree.Weakenshewood,makingt unsuitableorweight-bearingpplications.
Unevenr rregulararpinghen ne orners notalignedith heothers. esultsrom nevenrying r
a cross-grainatternhat s notparallelo heedge.
Similarochecks,ppeartngsseparationslonghegrovuthings. lso nown s ing heck r ing hank.Resultsrom mproperryingfwood r elling amage.
Flatten owed oards n hejointer,rcut nto horterieces,
thenuse he ointer.Cuppedoardsanbesalvagedon heband aw page1)orflattenedn he ointer.
Board anbesalvagedy ointing
and ipping asterom heedges.Crookedoardsemainnstable,andmay otstain r inishwell.
Boardanbe lattenedn ointer,
orcut nto horteroards.
Boardanbeused, utsplitmaymar heappearancef hewood,becomingore oticeablehenstainsapplied.
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PREPARING TOCK
/l nce ouhave esignedproject nd\-rl purchasedhe umber, ou mustpreparehe stock,ointingandplaningit smoothandsquare,utting t to the
properdimensionsndsanding nysur-faceshat will be difficult o reachwhenthe work sassembled.
The proceduresou followdependon how he woodwassurfacedeforeyoubought t. For rough,unsurfacedIumber, irst smoothone aceon the
jointer, henoneedge, roducingwoadjoining urfaceshatareat 90o o eachother.Next,plane he other aceof the
board o make t parallel o the When he stocks quareandsmyouare eadyto ip it to widthandccut t to length.
ForS2Sumber,whichhasalrhadboth acesurfaced,ou needjoint oneedge crosshe ointer,
cut o width and engh.S4S tockall oursurfacesressed,anbe ripandcrosscutmmediately;nly surthatwill begluedogethermustbe oed.Before luingup anypart ofyproject, emembero sandanysurthatwillbehard o reach fter sse
A jointerproduces smooth,even
edgeon a hardwoodboard.For bes
results, eta cutting depthbetween
Vtaand t/einch.
SURFACINGUMBER
lointingboardSl idehe enceowardheguard,f necessary,o ensurethatnoportion f hecutter nives i l lbeexposeds heworkpieceassesverhem. ay heworkpieceace-downon he nfeedable few nchesrom heknives. ut t tsedge gainsthe ence,henplacewopush locksquarelyon ts ace, enteredetweenheedges.Use ush lockswithoffset andleso preventour andsromhi t t inghe
fence.) eedheboard lowlynd teadi lycrosshekni(above)pply ingownwardressuren heoutfeedidtheknives nd atera l ressuregainsthe ence.Whwork ing i th ong tock , r ing our e f thando hebaof heworkpiecehen our ight and assesheknivWhen ne ace sdone,o int heboard dge sshowntheohoto bove.
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PlaningtockSet hecut t ingeptho %onch. tand
toone ide f heplanernduse oth
handso eed hestock arefu l lynto
themachine.ncehe eedmechanism
gr ipsheboard ndbeg inso pu l l t
acrosshecutterhead,upporthe rail-
ing nd o keept f a ton he ab le
hbove). henmoveo the outfeed
side f heplanero supporthework-
prece ithboth ands ntil t clearshe
outfeedoller. opreventhestockrom
warpingnuse, void laningnly neface;nstead,lanehe ame mount
of woodrom oth ides
)HO? TI?galvaging upped toakon he bandeawYou anoalvageupped oardo einqNhe and aw, adia l rm eaw, r tableeaw o riVVinqNhehockinNoarrowerboarde.f youareueinqhe bandeaw
as ehown ere,neNallou rwideet'b ladeanda rip ence.The arrow-er Nhewidlhof cuI,I'he laNt'erhereeultin boarde. el Nhe oardconvexhiqh) ideupon he Iableand,bul5inq heboardaqainetthe fence,eed t eteadily nbothe blade, inishhe paeewiNhpueh tick.Kemoveny emaininqhiqhopoteon he ointer.
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DIMENSIONINGT(]CK
Rippingboardn he able awSet heblade eight bout% nch boveheworkpiece.osi-
tion he ip enceor hewidth f cut, hen us hhestockntotheblade, o ld ingt i rm ly gains the ence i th oure f thand nd eedingheboard it hbothhumbsabove).Iandsl ightlyoone ide f heworkpiecend traddlehe ence
with ouright and, akrngertainhat ei therands n wrthheblade. eep ushingheboard nti l heblade utthrought completely.okeep our ingersrom ominglothan inchesromheblade,se push ticko completpass.Caution:lade uard artiallyetractedorclarity.)
Crosscuttingtock
Wrthheworkpieceush gainsthemiter auge,l ignhecutt ing ark i ththeblade. osit ionhe ip ence el l wayfrom heend f hestocko preventhecut-of f ieceromamminggainsthebladend ickingackowardou.Hookthe humbs f both andsverhemitergaugeoholdhe tock rmly gainsthegaugend la ton he ab le ,hen eedtheboardnto hebladeright).Caution:Blade uard artiallyetractedorclarity.)
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llllllllll lllllllllllljl]lll lllll lt ll lll lll Il llllt1HO?TI?Making repeatcuts with thelable ea wTocut,severalboarde o NheeamelenqNhnNhe ablesaw,
6crewa boardLolhe milerqauqeae an extene ion,nour inqNhat oneende>lvendseYondhesawblade. ueh 'hemiberqauqe'o
cut,intol'heendof the e>l1ension.Turnffthe
eaw ndmark 'he enqlhof cut on he erteneion.
Using belt ander
Clamp stop locko awork urfaceokeephestockrommoving.nstall
sandingelt nd rapehepowerord
over ou r houldero keept outof he
way.With hesandingirectionarallel
to hewood rain,urnon he ool nd
slowlyowert onto hesurfaceabove
Some oodworkersreferoset he ool
f aton heworkpieceeforetartingt.
Ineither ase, ovehemachinelong
th egrain ith ong, verlappingtrokes
unt i l hesurfaces smooth.oavold
gouginghesurface,eephesanderf atandalways oving;onot et he
machineausen one pot.
Al iqn woodblockwi|h'hemarkand clamp N n p. lace
ae-aolop block. o ineup oachcul, bulN' lheendof
vheworkpieceqainet' he lock ndmakeNh e ut'
SANDING
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CABINETMAKINGOINERY
J. dardoineryechniquesommonto thebuilding f virtually nystyle fcgline1r bookcase.fyouare singol-
hissectionntroduces ome tan-
idumberoryourproject,ouwillmakeup hewide anelsor hecarcaser he
panel f a rame-and-panelssemblybygluing oardsogetherdge-to-edge,sshown elow. his echniquenablesyou o savemoney-wideboards reprohibitivelyxpensive-withoutacri-ficing trength;glued-upanels ustasstrong sasingle iece f umber.fyouareworkingwith plywood anels,hardwoodanding ill hideunsightlyedgespage 5).
Of hedozensfjoinery ptions,hethroughdovetailoint remainshebenchmarkf craftsmanship.heoint
The late, r biscuit,ointffirs a strongandsimplemethod f connectingar-case orners ith a minimumofset-up
time.Theslots recutwith a specialtoolknownasaplateoiner.Once lueisaddedo theslots,valbiscuitsf com-pressedeech re nserted.When hejoint isgluedand assembled,hebiscuitsswell, reating durable onnection.
canbecut ona variety fpowerools,but hehand-cuttingechniquehownstarting npage 6will give ou hedis-tinctiveookassociatedith ine urni-
ture.A plateoint,shown eginningnpage29, s a muchquicker ption.Althought lackshedovetail'ssthet-ic appeal,heplateoint is virtuallyasstrong nd sanexcellenthoicefyouareworkingwithp\nvood anels,which annot e oinedwithdovetails.Whicheverointyouchoose,ourcar-
case ill needa back.nstallation eareprovided npage 1.
Many ypes f cabinets,ncludinarmoireshownon page60, areb
around rame-and-panelssemrather hancrcrses.Twooineryoptfor buildingsucha cabinet represed: hemortise-and-tenonpage 3thecope-and-stickoint (page 5)panelsor a frame-and-panelabcan be raisedon either he table(page6) or router(page S).
GLUINGPA PANET
1
Applyingheglue
r Set wobar lamps na work urfacend ay heboardsn op.Adoasmclampss ou eedosupporthepiecest24- o 36-inchntervals.ropthe ramonnotchedood lockso keephemrom alling ver.Markheendgrain rientatofeach oard it h pencil,hen rrangehepiecesoenhanceheir ppearancesshownn hephoto npage 3.Tominimizearping,ake ureheend rain fadcentboardsunsn oppositeirections.nce ouhave satisfactoryrrangemealignhepiecesdgeto-edgendmark trianglen hestocko help ouassemblboardstglue p.Next, ut woprotectiveood ads t east s ong s heboarLeavinghe irstboardace own, tandheother iecesnedge it h healignmmarksacing wayrom ou . pply hinglue eado each oardabove),nen sa small, tiff-bristledrushospreadheadhesiveventv.
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1HO?Tt?Addingedgemoldingto plywoodCoiceal he vie ib le dqee fplywood anelewilh eolid'woodmoldin7. oea I'ongue-and-grooveoint' o )oin hepieceo. UIa qroovenNolhe ed4eone-t'hird s Nhicka e N h e a n e l . Th e na wamatchi iq onyueon he edqe
of lhe hardwood oard hat'wi l lbe sed slhe edqemold-inq. lN s besl 'o make 'he
r) Tighteninghe lamps
L Setthe oardsace own,making
surehesides f he rianglelign. ight-
en hec lamps nderheboardsus t
enoughopresshem ogether.nstallthird lamp crosshe opof hestock,
centeringt betweenheothers.radual
tightenll heclampsabove)ntilhere
arenogaps etweenheboardsnd
a hinbead fglue queezesutof hejo ints. se Cclampo evel djacent
boardshatdonot ieperfectlyushwith
each ther. rotectingheboards itha
wood ad, enterheclamp n he otnt
nearheends nd ightent unt i l he
boardsre evel inset) ,hen emove
theclamp ndpad.Use putty nifeoremovesmuch f hesqueezed-ou
glue spossibleeforet dries. ncehe
adhesiveas ured,emoveheclamps
anduse patnt crapero removeny
gluehat emains.
lhe 7roove nd onLhe onque.gecurehe moldinqn7lacewilh
Nhree-waylampo.
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HAND.CUTOVETAILS
'l 0utl ininghepinsI Markheoutsideace f each oard itha bigX, hen eta cutt ingaugeo he hicknessf hestock nd cribe inearoundheends f he our anelsomarkhe houlderf hepins nd ai ls . he anelshatwil l ormhe opand ottomfthecarcasei l lbe hepinboards.ecureach ne n urn na vise nduse dovetailquareo ouflinehepins n heends
of heboardn hesequencehownbove.you an lso seslidingevelto ar khepins; etanangle f :6 forsoftwoodor1 :8 orhardwood.)Therere o i rm uidel inesor iz ingand pac inghepins f a doveta i lo in t .ngenera l ,hepins
r) CuttinghepinsZ- Securehe rstpinboardna v isewrth tsoutsideace owardou.Us edovetai laivo cutalongheedges fthepins, orkingrom ne ide f hepanelo theother right). ome ood-
workersind t easiero cutal l he ef t-hand dgesirst , nd henmove n othe ight-handdges.or ach ut,alignthesaw lade it h hewasteide f hecuttingine ndus e mooth,ven trokes,takingareo keepheblade erpendic-ularo hepanel ndasyou ut o heshoulderines. epeatheprocedurettheoppositendof heboardndatbothends f heother inboard.
shouldenowiderhanhe a i ls ; venlypacedins t eone{hirdhe ize f hewasteect ionsroundhemwil lmforanat t rac t ive,t rongoint .Beg in i thhal f -p inst eedge,makingertainhat henarrowides f hepins retheoutsideace f hepanel. utl inehewasteectionsesthehalf-pinsndmarkhecenterf hepanel nd.Oufl inpinat hecenter ark,henmarkhe emainingins aboright),ndicatingll hewaste ections it hXs.Use comnationquareo extendhemarks owno heshoulderinebothaces syou o.
thoulder
1
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CABINE,TMAKING ASICS
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9HO7Tt?Cuttin7awaywaolewith a aopingsawA copinq awworKea s w e l l s a ch ie e l
Q Chisel ingut hewaster-J Mostof thewastewoodbetweenhe
pins anbe emoved i tha coping aw,
asshownn heshop ip below,eaving
the nalpar ingora ch ise l . owever ,t
i s notmuchmore i f f cu l t o ch ise l ut
al l hewaste. hekey s o workpatient-
ly , emovinghin s l i vers f woodwith
each u t ,us i ng ch i se l ow i de rhan
the narrow id eof thewaste ection. et
thepinboard uts ide- facep ona work
sur facendclamp guide lock n op
with heedge l igned i th heshoulderl ine.Hold inghechise l evel -outgains
theguide lock ndperpendicu laro he
face f heworkpiece,t r i kehehandle
wi tha wooden al le to score %- inch-
deep ut (above,eft) .Then ut from he
endof the boardo shave ff a %-inch
layerof wasle above, rght).Continue
removinghewaste nt i l ouareabout
halfwayhroughhestock.Once ouhave
removedll hewastero monesideof
th eboard,urn t over,eposit ionheedge
of heguide lock i rect ly verheshoulder ine, nd emovehewasterom he
other ide.
for c lear ing wayNhebulkof the wast'ewoodbetweenNhepine.WiNh
Nhepaneleecuredupr i4h l na v iee, land fac inq he ouN-
s ide ace of NheVanel nd ol ide
th e saw blade nto t 'he kerl beeide
each pin, Kolale lh e frame wit 'houL
eNr ik ina heend of Lhe boardand cuNout '
ae muchwaet 'eao yoDcan whi lekeepinqhe
bladeaboul / ,a nchabove 'heshoulder ine.Cul
unNi lou each lheker t nLhe dqe f t 'he d lacentpin.Dse chieelo pareaway ny emaininqasLe.
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()utl iningnd uttinghe ailsMark hou lderines n he a i lboardssvou idon he
p inboards,e tone f he ai lboardsuts ide- faceown na work ur facend lamp gu ide lock longheexposedshou lderine. hen, s ing handscrewnd lamps,xonepinboard nendagainstheguide lock i th tsouts ideaceawayrom he ai lboard, ake ureheedges re l i gned,then ut l inehe ai ls above,e f f ) . epeatheprocedure
on heoppos i t endo f h eboa r d n don heo the ra i lpanel ,hen emovehe lampsnd se combinationquare
to ex tendhe ines nto heends f heboards .ark l lwasteect ionsithXs.Use dovetai lawo cut he ai lssame ay ou ut hepins step ). For ome oodwoanglinghe board above,ight) atherhan hesawmaforeas ieru t t i ng .ne i ther ase , aw mooth lyndevea l ongh eedge f eac ha i l , t opp i ngt h es hou l deiOnce l l hesaw utshave een adenbothai lpan
removehewaste ith chisel ra copingaw.
f, Gluingp he arcaser.,l Dry-assemblehecarcaseeforelue p o ensurehejointsit properly.ressach ornerogetheryhand s aras t wi l lgo,henap hepiecesnto inal osit ionith hemallet, rotectinghewood itha scrap oard.f a oint stoo rght,markhespotwheret binds,hen isassemore
thecarcasendpare xcessood t hemark. nce ouare atisfiedit h he it, ake are f heotherequirementsof hecarcase,uc h s nstallingback anelpagej) orprepar inghesidesorshelvingrdrawers.or lue p,makeourwood ads s ong s hewidth f hepanelsndcutsmallriangularotchesn hepads o hey nly onractthe ai ls . pread hin, venayer fglue nal l he on-tactingurfaces,hen ssemblehecarcasend nstallwobar lampscrosshepinboards.ightenheclampslittle ta ime ntil small mountfglue queezesutofthe oints rghf).
?in board
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ASSEMBLINGCARCASEITHPLATE()INTS
r) CuttingheslotsL m" setup hownbove i l la l lowou ocutal l he lotsor
one arcaseorner ithout ovinghepanels.eavingside
panel utside-faceown,et he oppieceutside-facepon
topof t .Of fsethe oppanel y he tockhickness,aking
surehematinglot ocat ionarksn he wopanelsre er-
fect ly l igned.lamphepiecesnp lacend e t suppor t
boardhesamehicknesss h estockn ront f hepanels.
Fol lowhemanufacturer'snstruct ionsor ett inghedepth f
1 Markinghe lotocations
I l d e n t i f yh eo u t s id ea ce f e a chpanel i th nX, henmarkocat ionines
for heslots neach f he our orners.Tostart, lace ne ide anel utside-fac
d o w n na w o rk u r f a cen dh o ld h e
toppanel ta 90' angleo t.Use pen-
c i l omarkines n head jo in ingane ls
abou|2nchesn rom ach orner; ake
a thirdmarkmidwaylongheedgeleft).
W id e ra n e l si l l e q u i r ed d i t i o n a li s -
cu i t s ; n g e n e ra l ,h e re h o u ldeo n e
b iscu i tve ry to 6 inches. epeathe
p r o c e d u r eo m a r k l o t o c a t i o n sn
the otherhree ornersf heca rcase
Add eferenceetterso help ou denti-fy hecorners.
cuton heplateoiner, esthe ool n h esupportoard,utt
its aceplategainstheen d f he oppanel,nd lignheguide
line n he aceplateitha slot ocation ark n hestock. he n
cuta slotat eachmark above,eft).Iocut hemating lotsn
the ide anel,utt he oiner 'sase late gainsthe oppan-
e land hen l ignhe enteru ide l inen h ep la te i th s lo t
location ark above,rght).
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Gluingp he arcase
F i t he opan dbo t tom ane ls nthes idepane l nd henapp ly dhes ivei n hes lo ts nda long he pane l nds ,insert ingiscui ts syougo.Add heoth-er s ide panel r ight) . urning he car-case n end,us e wo barclampso press
the op and bottom anelsogether ndt ightenheclamps xact ly syouwould
when lu ing p a ca rcase i thdove ta i l
lotnIs page 8),Ihis ime using tandardwoodpads o protecthe stock.
QInsertinghebiscuits
r-,1 Once ll the slotshave ee n ut,f i t thepanels ndcuta backpanel fis partof yourdesign page 1) ,or m
ready or she lves r d rawers . heonesidepanel uts ide-faceown nwork urface ndspread lue n thesandalonghe panel urface,nsert
brscui ts syougo ( lef) . o preven
wooden afersromexpanding efothepane ls reassemb led .rocee
s tep asqu ick l y sposs ib le .
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INSTALLINGBACK ANEL
r ) Squar inghecornels
L t lsea penci l nda st ra ightedgeo
m ar k qua r e o r ne r s t t he r ounded
ends f he abbets. s ing ' l - inchor
widerwood h ise l , t r i kehe oolwi th
a woodenmallel above).utting o the
deoth f he abbet . esure hechise l
beve laces he ns i de f heca r case .
' l Routingrabbetor hepanel
I Drv-assembleheoanelsnd et hecarcasena work ur-
facewith tsbackacing p;holdhepiecesogethersing
bar lamp i th uppor toards.nsta l l%- inchabbet ingi tw i th ba l l -bear ingi lo t nd d jus thedepth fcu t omake
a rabbetha tw i l lbe ' lonch eeperhanhe h icknessf he
back ane iouw i l lbe nsta l l ing .ta r t ingtone ornerf he
carcase,esthe outer'sase late n h esupportoard i th
thebit ust lear f heworkpiece.old inghe outerirmlyn
both ands,urn n he ool nd uidehebit ntohepanel.nce
thepilot earingeetshestock,ul l he outergainsthedirec-
t ion fbit otat ion,eepinghebase late at.When ou each
thecorner,urnoff he ool, eposit ionhesupportoard nd
cut abbetslongheedgesf he emain ingane lso l lowing
thesame rocedure/eft).
2 Instal l inghepanel
rJ Instal l inghepanel ur ing lueupof hecarcase i l lhe lp eep heassembly
square. uta piece f p lywoodo f i t snuglynto herabbets. lueup he carcase
and , t hesame i m e ,app l y th inbead f g l ue longhe abbe t sndon he on -
tact ing urfacesf he plywood.preadheglueevenly,et hepaneln posit ion,nd
use in ish ingai lsto ecuret at 4- to 6- inch ntervalsbove) , ou analso lueup
thecarcaseeparate ly ,et headhesivery,and hen nsta l lhepanel .
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FRAME.AND.PANEL(lNSTRUCTI()N
Frame-and-panelabinets ay arywidelyn heir etai ls,utal lshareev-
eral eatures:heassembliesre om-prised f rames aderom tiles ndrails, ndpanelshat it into roovesnthe rame. typicalront nd ide ec-tion sshown elow t right. oprovideaccesso he nside f hecabinet,hefront requentlyas frame utnopan-el.This ne eaturesmedianai lwithopeningsora door nda drawer.hetwomissingssembliesould esimi-lar o heside ssemblyhown;ach asa frame nda panel .n his ase,he
sides ould hare ti les i th he rontandback ssemblies,l lowinghe ai lsto it intobothheedgesnd aces fthest i les.
Bottomsre ypical ly t tachedothe rame y edger trips r et ntogroovesut n he nside dges f heframe. ops anbeattached ithwoodbuttonshat it in groovesn he rame,orwithmetalasteners,edgertrips, rpocket oles.
The womost ommonoints sedn
frame-and-panelonstructionre hemortise-and-tenonhownn he llustra-t ionand hecope-and-stick.hemor-tise-and-tenonrovidesrelativelyargegluing rea,makingt a very trongoint.
Two ariationsreemployedn he ypi-calcabinet: l indmortise-and-tenonsjoinmedianai ls nd t i les, hi lehehaunchedersions usedo i l l hegroovend, l iminatingheneedorstoppedrooves.he ope-and-sticksnotquite sstrong, utoffers naddi-
tional ecorativeouch. he outer itthatcuts hegroovesor hepanel lsocarves decorativeolding n heinside dges f he rame. tep-by-steptechniquesorproducingheseointsare hownn hissection:hemortise-and-tenonstartingnpage 3 and he
cope-and-sticknpage 5. Whateverthe oint , abinetmakerseneral lyui ld
framesrom tockhat sat east% nchthickand2 inches ide. argertockcan lso eusedosuit hedimensionsof a particularroject.
The anelshat i t nsidehe ramescanbemade ither fplywoodredge-glued oardspage 4).Toensurehata panel ill it snuglyn hegroovesfthe ai ls nd ti les, ut t i l lhave i t t leroomo move s hewood xoandsndcontracts,t ismade ubstant ial lyhin-
ner n heedgeshan n hemiddThe hape f such so-calledais
panelsachievedycutting wayhness t heedges.
There re everalays f makinraisedanel ,ependingn he iseffect oudesire. common ethshown eginningnpage 6, nvobevelingheedges f hepanel ittable aw r outer.
The tepsorgluing p ndividframe-and-panelssemblesandcanets re hown npage 9.
AI{ATOMYFA FRAME.AI{D.PANELABIT{ET
RailF ovideahorizontalaup-pori at top and bottomof cabinet
StileVerticalcompo-
nent of frami,e
PanelSolid woodpiecethat fits intoqroove-typically% nch deep-ininoideedqeaofframe; aan be flat
with edqeo abbet-ed or beveledonfour oifufn"raige"centerofthe panel
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(lRTISE.AND.TEN()NOINTS
O Cuttinghe enon houldersZ m" shouldersorboth l ind ndhaunchedenonsanbe
cuton he able aw. or hebl indenons,eavehecut t ing
width nchangednd et heheight f hedado eadoabout
Y, nch.With he ail ush gainsthe enc e nd hemitergauge,eed heworkpiecenedgento heblades.urn he
railover nd epeat n heother ideof he enon abovd.
Cut heshou lderst heopposi tendo f he a i l hesame
1 Cuttinghe enon heeksn he ails
I For oth l ind ndhaunchedenons,tart y
ins ta l l i ngdado ead nyourab le aw hat s
slightly iderhan he ength f he enons-often3/oinch.Then ttach nauxiliaryence nd aisehe
bladesocuta clearanceotchn t.Set hewidth
of cutequalo he enonength nd hecut t ingheighto one-thirdhestockhtckness.eedhe
workpieceace-down,utt ingheend gainsthe
fence nd heedge gainsthemiter auge.urn
the ailover nd eoeathecuton heother ide(left).TesIhe enonna scrap iece fwood ith
a mort isehesame idth s hoseo becut n he
stiles page 4) ;adJustheheight f hedado ead
and epeathecuts, f necessary.ut he emaining
tenon heekseforeroceeding.
way. or hehaunchedenons,se hesame utt ing eight
and u tone hou lders or heb l indenons,hen os i t ion
the enceo eave haunch qualn width o hedepth f
thepanel rooven heother houlder. i th hestock n
edge, se he enc e nd hemiter augeo eed t intc he
bladesinsef) . epeato cut hehaunch n heother nd
of heboard.
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RoutinghemortisesClamp ll hestilesogetherace o ace, nds l igned,nd
use ne f heblind enonsut n step tooutlinehemortiseson hesti les. ocuteachmortise,ecurene t i le n a v ise.
Install commercialdgeuide
naplunge
outer,hen crewa wood xtensionnto heguide. it he outer it ha straightbit hesame idth s hemortisend et hecutt ing epth.Centerhebi toverhemortiseut l inendbutt heextensionagainsthestile.Grippinghe outerirmly,urn t onandplungethebi t into hestock right).Movehe ool romoneendof hemortiseo heother,making smany assessnecessaryocompletehecut o he equiredepth. epeato routheothermortises,hen quareheends f hecavities itha chisel.
Cuttinghegrooves
On he ails nd ti les f eachrmarkhe ocationf hegrooveshahold hepanel. eavehestraight ingbit n he outer , ounthe oola table, ndadjusthecutting eptaboutYznch. enterheedge f a s
on hebitandbutt he ence gaithestock. lamp featherboardo ttableo hold heworkpiecegainsfence nd eedhestock ithboth amakingureopresshestile lush gthe ence /eff). ompletehepassa push tick. ocu tgroovesn hesfaces, eephe encen hesametion,but eposi t ionhe eatherbonecessary.ext, ou an utand athepanelspage 6).
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A COPE.AND.STICKABINET
r) Cuttinghegrooves
Z Replacehecoping itwitha pilotedticking it-also
known sa stile utter. oset hecutting epth, utt heend
of hecompletedai lagainsthebit ,and djusthebitunti l
oneof itsgroove-cuttingeeth s evelwith he ai l ongue(above,eft).Alignhe encewith heedge f hepilotbearing.
Usewo eatherboardsosecureheworkpieceuringhecut:
1 Cuttinghe onguesn he ailsI Begin onstructingcope-and-stickframe ycuttingonguesn heends f all
the ails.After hat, outgroovesor hepanelslonghe nside dges f he ramepieces;hegroovesn hestiles illaccom-modatehe ai l onguest hesameime.Tocut he ongues,nstall pilotedopingbit-the railcutter-inyour outer ndmount
the ool n a table. et hecutting epth y
buttingheen dof a railagainsthebi tan dadjustinghe outer'septh etti ng o hatthe opof heuppermostuttersslightlyaboveheworkpiece.ositionhe ence ar-
allel o hemiter augelotand n inewith
th eedge f hebitpilot.Fit hemiter augewithanextensionnd ay heoutsideaceof hestocklaton he able; eepheendsof heworkpiecendextensionutted gainsthe ence hroughoutach ut(left).
Clamp ne o he ou terable ppositehe bit andsecurehe
other n he nfeed ide f he ence.ln his llustration,he
secondeatherboardasbeen emovedorclarity,) ake ach
cutwith hestock utside-faceown, ressingheworkpiece
againsthe ence above,ight).Usea push tick o complete
thepass. epeathegrooveutonall he ails nd tiles.
Miter qaugeextension
i /- \
\//' - .-
Rail
Copin4bit
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RAISINGPANEIWITH TABLEAW
r) Cuttingit h hegrain
1 Set hepanel nedge nd eed tin to heblade,hen urn hepane l verto cut he emainingdge nghf) . oguide locksneededor hese uts, uttake areo keephebacklush gainstthe ence. uttingntoheend rarn f hepanel rst-bevel inghe opandbottombeforehesides-helpseduceearout.
1 Cuttingheend rainI Test-f i the ai ls nd t i les ndmsure heopeningetweenhem.AdY, nch o each imens ion; ncheach anelidewil l i t nto hegrooin he rame. hen ut hepaneloson he able aw. odetermineheblangleor aisinghepanel ,raw %squaret hebottomorner,henmaa l ine rom he rontace f hepanthroughhe nsideornerf hesquto a point n hebottom dge% ncfrom hebackace inset). old hepelagainstnauxi l iaryoodence
adjustheblade ngle nt i l t al ignsthemarkedine. djustheheightf cut t ingdge nt i lheouts iderpofotooth xtendseyondhe ace f hepel , hen lamp guide locko hewpieceo r ide longhe opof he enFeedhepanelntoheblade,eepit lush gainsthe ence hi le ushforward ith heguide lock lef\.f ef i t hecutend n a groove.f lessh% nc h f hepanel ntershegroovethe ence i t t le losero heblade
make notherass. epeathecutatother nd f heoanel .
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CABINETMAKING BASICS
A JIGFOR UTTINGAISEDANETS
The igshown t r igh t i l lenab leyou o raise panel n he able aw
without avingo i l t hesaw lade.
Refero he llustrationorsuggest-
eddimensions.Screwhe ipalonghebottom
edge f heangledence,making
certaino positionhescrews here
theywi l lnotbestruck y heblade
whenhe ig sused. ea nheangled
fence gainstheauxi l iaryence t
thesame ngle s hecut t ingtne
markedn hepanelpage 6l (Use
a sliding evelo ransferheangle.)
Cut riangularupportso it between
the wo ences nd astenhem n
olace ithscrews.Tn rsehe ip set t on hesaw
tablewith heseam etweenhe ip
and heangledence verheblade;
checko besurehescrewsrewell
c lear f he able pening.osi t ionthe ip ence gainstheauxi l iaryfence,hen crewhe wo ogether.Turn n hesaw nd rank p heblade lowlynto he ig o cuta kerfthroughhe ip.Turn ff hesaw, eatthepaneln he igandadjustheblade eight nt i l heoutsideipofone ooth xtendseyondhe rontface f heoanel. ake est utona scrap oardhesamehicknessstheoanel.hen est- f i thecutendin agroove.epositionheblade rfence,f necessary.hen, lacehepaneln he igandmakehecuts,bevelingheen dgrainirst /eff).
An4ledfence
12" 30"
Auxrliaryfence
9" x 30"
LIP1 1 " x 3 0 "
N
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MAKINGRAISEDANEL ITH ROUTER
1 Settingp he outerI Instal l panel-raisingit nyourout-er
andmounthe ool na able. oensurethat hecutt ing epths uniform,osi-tion he ence arallelo hemiter auges lot nd n inewi th hebi tp i lo t .Wi ththe outerurned ff,adjusthe ence yplacingscrap oard longhe ence ndacrosshebit.Thebit pilot houldurnasthe boardouchest (right). tartwitha %-inch-deeputso hat ouwil l eachyourinaldepthn woor more asses.
r) Raisinghepanel
L Lowerheguard ve rhebit and uon he outer .ominimizeearout,theendgrain f hepanel rst.Worcarefl ly; panel-raisingit sonethemore angerousouter i tsbeca
of he arge mount f stockhat t removes i theach ass. eephepanf laton he able uts ide- faceownf lush gainsthe ence syou eed tacrosshe biI (left).Repeathe cutat other ndandalong oth ides. urnthe outer nd est-ft one nd na fragroove.f thepanelies esshan% ndeepn hegroove,ncreasehecuttindepth l ight lyndmake notherasal laround.ont inuen hismannernthepanelitsproperly.
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FRAME.AND-PANELABINET
1 Gluingpa singlessembly
I Test-assemblehe rame-and-panelabove,eft). l a
lo in t s oo igh t , isassemblehep iecesnd se ch ise l
to pare way ome ood. nce ouare at isf iedi th he it ,
sand ny ur faceshatw i l lbed i f f i cu l to reach henhe
f rame as een lued p,and preadlue na l l hecontact -
ing ur facesf he o in ts . onotapp ly ny dhes iven he
panel rooves;hepanelmust e ree o move i th inhe
frame. eassemblehe rame nd et t face o wn n wo
bar lamps,l ign inghebars i th he a i l s , okeephe
clamps om a l l ing ver , rophem p n notchedlocks .
Usrnglampinglockso pro tecthestock,igh tenach
clampn urnun t i l h inbead fg lue queezesuto f he
loinIsabove,ight).Checkhat hecornersreat 90oas
you o .Onceheadhesiveas r ied ,emoveny r ied lue
remain ingn hewood i th pa in t c raper ,nd andhe
outsideurfaces.
r) Gluingp he abinetZ- Test- ft hecabinet,d just ny l l - ft -
ting oints, nd an dhe nsideurfacesf
a l l hep ieces .pp ly lueo he o in ts-
excepthegrooveshatholdhepanels-
and ssemblehe abinet.hen, ith he
cabinetpr ight ,nsta l lour ar lamps
runningrom rontoback verhe ai ls,
using ood adso protecthestock.
Tightenheclamps venly/eft) nt i l
a hinbead fglue
queezesutof he
jo ints. heckhat hecabinetssquare
bymeasur inghed is tanceetween
diagonalorners;he womeasurement
shoulde he ame.f not,nsta l lnextra
bar lamp crosshe ongerf he wo
diagonals,ettingheclamp1awsn hose
alreadynplace. ightenhe lamp nti l
thed iagona lsre qua l . nceheg lue
has ured,emovehe lampsnd crape
awav nv r ied dhesive.
Notchedwood black
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hethertis asimplelywoodstructurer a custom-made
wall unit craftedromfinehard-wood, bookcaseerveswo unc-tions at once: t is an efficient
storageystem,ccommodatingbooksandother tems hataccu-mulaten mosthomes, nda finepiece f furnituren its own ight,ashandsomes he reestandingunitat eft.
Thebasic ookcasellustratednpage 2can eadaptedo storeust
aboutanything,romboundvol-umesochina, rystal,oys,ecords,compact iscs, ndvideocassettes.
BOOKCASE,
A lengthof molding s shaped na router able.
Fixed o thebase r the op ofthecarcase,
moldingprovides classicouch o a bookcase.
size ndweight f the tems t isintendedo hold.Shelves,or exam-ple,must eongenougho do heirjob,but not so ong hat heywillsagn use.Shelvesanbe ixedn
place r adjustable.ach astsownadvantages.djustablehelving
Qage 5)permitsamore lexibleorganizationfabookcase'snteri-orspace,ut ixed helvespage 0)lendabookcasetructuraligidity.
Youhave onsiderablehoice fbuildingmaterials,oinerymeth-ods,and ornamentation henbuilding bookcase.hechaptethat ollows etailsheconstructionof abasic nit.Youmaywish oaddWith headdition f some pecial-
izedhardwarepage4),a imple ookcaseanbe ransformedinto ahomeenteitainmententerohouse elevisionndVCR, tereoomponentsndcomputerear. hisutilitarianversatilitymakeshebookcaseneof thewoodshop'sostpopular rojects.
Althoughheappearancef abookcaseay ary romone
unit o another,heprinciples f tsdesignemain onstant.Everybookcaseuststrike balanceetweentssize nd he
Becauseooks omen manyshapesnd sizes, ookcasesith
adjustablehelvesetain heirJlexibility ongafter heyare built.
Withall butoneof itsshelves ovable,hebookcaset left can
accommodatehe changing emands f agrowingcollection.
a acerameo strenghenhepiece ndsoftents ines page54).Molded asesnd eet page 6)can llow bookcaseo
harmonize ithotherpiecesf furniturehatwill surroundit. See age 9 or a simplemethod f stringing series fbookcasesogethernto awallunit.
Byputting our magination,kill,andpatienceo work,youwill beableoreaphe ewardsfbuilding inepiece fusefulurniture.
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ANATOMYOF A BOOKCASE
|-\ espiteefinementsuch scrownIul and. asemolding,a face rameand urned eet,hebookcaset rightis basicallya carcase ith shelves.
Theprocedureor buildinga carcasecanbe oundbeginning npage24.Mostof theotherdetails f thebook-case,rom theshelveso the eet,arediscussedn thischapter. hecrownmoldingssimilaro the ype nstalledon hearmoire npage 6.
Design bookcaseo suit he temsit will store.Standardookshelves,orexample,reat east ncheseep nd9inches part;allowanadditional or 4inches f depthandheightoroversize
bools.Recordlbumseed13nchesnbothdepth ndheight. elevisions,ideorecorders,ndstereo quipmentmayrequire pto24inchesf depth.
Afteryouhavesettledon dimen-sions,decidewhich ypeof shelvingbestsuits ourneeds. hebookcasion thispageeatureshreeadjustable,or floating, helvesndone ixedshelf.Although he fixedshelfcannotbemovedncenstalled,t helpso snength-en hepiece nds essikelytosaghan
adjustablehelves.heoad heshelveswill haveobearshouldbeconsideredwhenchoosing aterialspage 3).Thethicker he umber, hestrongerheshelf.While -by-10pineor fir iseco-nomical,% hardwoodwill supportgreateroads.
Also ememberhata shelfweakensas t increasesn length.Shelveshataretoo,long renot ikelytobrealg ut heywill almostalwaysag.fyou areplan-ningabookcaseider han36 nches,considernsallingcleatsnderthemid-dleoftheshelvest heback r averti-calpartitionbetweenhem.
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BOOKCASE
COMMONHETF ATERIATS
u/oHardwood Temperedhardboard
LJsedor heavier Conipooite, i7htwei7htshelf for
loadoand ahelf medium-to-heavyoadaand shelf
epaneup to epaneup to 36 inchea;eatures
4B inchba two layere of temperedhard-boardoandwichinqPiecee f 2-by-2 etock. Front edgecan berounded or decorativeeFfeot
ReinforcedoAhardwood %'inchplywoodL)aedor liqht-to-medium FormeAiumoadsand ahelf
loade.gpan for ahelveeein- ePane P o 32 inchee; p to
forced with 1-by-2 ipe can 42 incheo, f reinforcedwith
be up to 42 inches:without lipa.For enhanced PPear-
reinforcement,epan ahould ance, ront edqe ahouldbe
not exceed32 iiches concealedwith bandin4
AD'USTABIEHETFUPPORTS
Hidden adjuat'able euPPottWoodatripe with dowela hat fit in holea
drilled in eidepanele;etripe are concealedin blind rabbets routed in theunderside f the ahelf ?laetic
aupportowel
ffi--WWThreaded \fl,JS,
Adjuatable auppotteFlaced n drilled holea n aidea of bookcaEe;holedepth ia one-half he lenqthof aupport
r-_ri F-'s-$wr-1Pa))tc-an)-
WL*,*t.il-:j
e,eeve6uPPot-,Two- iecemetal-plateda uPPo t; sl eeveaare ineerfed nto holeadrilled n eidepan-eleand paddlee re elippednto aleeves
euppot+Two-piece djuetableeupport; threaded partis inaerted into holeadrilled n eidepaneloand6UPpOrt6 re qcrewed
in to hold up ohelf
at eachahelf ocation
to hold ehelvinqrnPEce
Zffi_'
ffiStandards and alipaTrack ehelvin4eyetem that featurea slotted verDi-cal etripo Lhat 6it in groovee outed in eidepanel;clipa ock nto alote at ahelf ocatione
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BOOKCASECCESSORIES
ff ooksarenot theonly tems om-I) monlystoredn a bookcase. it hthecommercialccessorieshown elow,youcaneasily rganizeecord lbums,
compact iscs, udio apes, ndvideo-cassettes.fyou intendyourbookcaseto house stereo ystem,elevision r
VCR,wireclipsandcord-hole lugs antame he angle f wiresandconnectorsthataccompanyhem.
Specialtytems ike runnerset you
slide helvesn andoutof thecarcase,providingeasy ccesso thecontents,whileswivel ttachmentsanbe nstalled
on a sliding helf r thebookcaseoa elevisionet,
Youcaneven lluminatehe nsiyourbookcase ith a cabinetigh
hideandprotecthecontents etintedglass r acrylic oors eldclby magneticatches.
Glaaa door hinge
)wivelinqhingeauaed or glaoadooroup to % nch hick;ocrewapreee eafetyplate aqainetqlaoeto hold t in place.
A SAMPLING)FSHETF ARDWARE
Cabinei lightUauallymountedout ofaight inaidecarcaoe;moaetehown a uaed o dieplav hi-na and qlaeewareaia iea-
Lureea 25-watt bulb
Wireclip9 elf- dheatve lipemount-ed inaidebookcaaeo holdwireaout of eiqht
Compact diac holderConaiateof two trackswith adheaivebacking ormounting o carcaee;modelahowncan holdupto 24 diace.)imilar hold-era for videocasaetteaandaudio tapea are available
f#*,ffite eniqly-in hole n book-
caae back;holdeand feedewireoout of carcaae
Magnetic door Iatch -a nd-plateUaedwithacrylicor 4laaad'ooraup o %a nch thick. Latch plateattachea to door and maqneticlatch ia mounted neidebook-case: atch holdoplate ma4netically,keepinq oor cloeed
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ADJUSTABLEHELVING
I lthough djustablehelvesonotcontributeo the strength f a
heydogive t greaterlexi-ou o adapto changing
organizepacemosteffi-iently.t isunwiseomake bookcaseproviding t east ne ixed helf
or structuraligidity.Adjustablehelvesrecommonly
eld nplace ithwood, lastic,r met-al shelfsupportspage 3) hat it inholes rilledn thecarcaseides.hetrick s o make ertainhat he ows fholes reperfectlyligned. se com-mercial helf-drillingig (below)r ashop-madeig (page 6) o bore he
holes. ther ptionsnclude djustableshelf tandards,hicharemountedngroovesn theside anels,r shop-madecorner tripspage8).These redadoed
andattachedo the nterior orners fthebookcaseo holdup heshelving.
Madeof solidbrass,hesewo-piecehelf
supportsddan elegantouch o a book-
case. hesupports anbescrewednto
anyof the hreaded leeveslong he
side anels, ermitting heshelveso be
mounted t any heightn thebookcase.
THREADEDHELFUPPORTS
1 Drillingolesor he leeves
I Thismountingystemequireswoparallelows fholeso
bedrilledn heside anelsf hebookcase.he ommercialig
shown bovel lowsou o bore oles t 1- inchntervalsnd
ensuresha tcorrespondingoles ill beperfectlyligned. et
theside anelsnside-face-upna work urfacend lamphejig o heedgesfone anel;heholesanbeany istancerom
thepanel dges,utabout inchesn would ebest or hepanelshown. ityour lectricrillwith bit hesame iameter
as hesleevesnd nstall stop ollaro markhedrill ing epth
equalo hesleeveength. tartingt etther ndof one f hej ig 's ai ls, laceheappropriateushingn he irst o le f he
bushingarrier.Th e ushingeepshebitperfectlyquareo
theworkpiece.)oldinghedrilland arrier,orehehole. ore
a seriesfevenlypacedoles long oth ails. emovehe ig
and epeator heother ide anel,arefullyositioninghe ig
so hat heholes illbealignedith hosen he irstpanel.
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BOOKCASE
r) Mountinghe leevesnd upportsl to instal lhreadedleevesi thoutdamaginghem, se s le eve-set t ing
punch. lacesleeven h eend f hepunch ndpusht rmlynto ne f heholesna s ide anelabove).nser tsleevento ach ole ou ri l led. nceyou avenstal ledl l he leeves,crewshel f upportsnto hesleevesteachshelf ocationinseil.
iluiI]lllllt iltjllllt illll lIj iltllllt ll ll1lt ll1HO?TI?A shop-madeahelt drilling igTheI-ehapediqehown erewillallowyou o borea rowof even-ly epaced olee s accu-ral,ely s a commercialig .Make he ig from1-by-Z bock,beinq areful o ecrewhe fence
and arm Noqelher Na pertecN 0"angle.Marka l ine own hecenlerotNhe rmandbore olee tr2- inch nler-valoalonq t,wiLhhe eamebil youwould /,-use or threaded leevee.ouse he iq ,clamp t to a eidepanel i th he fencelamQ iT.oa etaepanelwt ln tne rcnce )bu| Ied aqaineN i lher end of the panelandthe marked enNerl ineincheen rom to edge.FiN ourdrill bit wiLh stop collar, oreNhe olee,and repoeiLionhe i7 fo r eachnew ow.
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BOOKCASE
HIDDEN HELF UPPORTS
r) Preparingnd nstallinghe helvesI to concealheshelf upports,ut
b l ind abbetsneach helf .Mark ut herabbetsyposit ioningheshelf n he
supportsnd ut l in ingheir ocationsntheundersidef heshelf. ut he ab-
bets sing router ttedwitha rabbeting
bitand quareheends i th chisel nda wooden allet. he abbetshould easdeep s he hicknessf heshelf up-ports. nce ll he abbetsave een ut,test-fitheshelfn he bookcaseright).
Use chiselo adjusthe abbets,f nec-essary,o ensure perfectit thatcom-pletelyideshesupports.
1 Makingnd nstallingI theshelf upportsUse ig o bore olesor heshelf up-
porls page 5). lfake wosupports ershelf. ach ne sa hinwood trip bout1 inch ongerhan hegap etweenherows f holes; akehestripwide noughtohold dowel t each nd. %-inchow-el sare arge noughoraverageoads.)Tohelp ouposit ionhedowelsn hesupports,nsert dowel enternto achof woparalleloles ndpresshestripagainsthepoints. se he ndentationsfrom hecenterssstart ingointsordr i l l ingheholes. akeheholesn he
shelf upportshesame epth s heholesn he ide anels.lue owelsntotheshelf upportsnd, nceheadhe-s ive as r ied ,nsta l lhem n he idepanelst heheighthat ouwant heshelf o resl left).
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BOOKCASE
STANDARDSNDCTIPS
CORNERTRIPS
1 Makinghe ornertrips
I Dadoedornertriosnstalledn eachinsideornerllow ookcasehelveso beadjusted.ou anmakeour tr ipsroma s ingle - inch-wideoardhat s ongenoughoextendrom op o bottom f heinter ior.nstal ldado ead nyourablesaw nd et hewidth oualo he hick-ness f heshelf upportsouplan ouse.Determinehedesiredpacingf henotchesnd ut wodadoeshatdistanceapartna miter augextensionoard.Line p he eft-handado i th heblade
and crewheextensionoyour auge.0nedado hould eoffseto he ight;cuta 2-inch iece fshelf upporttockandpresst in io hat ado, heret wi l lserve san ndexingey.Buttone ndoftheworkpiecegainsthekey nd utyour irstdado. ut hesecondnd ubse-quent adoesymovinghepieceo heright nd ittinghe ast ado verhekey(r ight). henhedadoesre l lcut, iptheboardnto our - inchornertr ios.
Install inghe tandardsMetaltandardsnd l ips re monsimplestccessorieso nstal lormoingadjustablehelvesna bookcasslottedtandards,r racks, re asteto he nsideaces f he ide anel
shelf-supportl ips re nsertedn hesat hedesiredeight. atherhan oing heshelveso accommodatehesdards,ecesshe racksngroovesutheside anels.nstal l dado ladyourable aw nd u t woparallelroineach anel .he rooveshould ewide ndasdeep s hestandardsowidth fpanelhown,osition
hegr
about inchesn rom ach dge.Witpanelsnside-face-upna work urset hestandardsn hegroovesndthem nplace,r ivingcrewshrougpredrilledolesn he racksleft).Atclipso he tandardsteach helfoc
CIip
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BOOKCASE
iltt l1llriltli llilll ll1lll ll llrllllll lll lltlll lll lll1HO? '?Jig for routinq evenlyopaceddadoestILachNheigehownh e re t o N h e b a se ?."'
VlaNe l your ..-rouler fo cui
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l he dadoes n he
corner trripe f a ehelfeupVort yoNem.ThieNech'nique analeobe ueed o roul
r) Installinghe ornerttipsI and helf upportsPositionach tripna cornerf hebook-case, akingurehat hedadoesace
the nter ior,nd crewhestr ipso hesides t opandbottom, lace nextrafastenern hemiddle na al lbookcaseFor heshelf upports,easurehedis-tance etweenhe ront ndback f hebookcasendcut hesupportso f i t .
Make urehat hesuppor tsrewideenougho hold heshelvesroperly;est-f t hem o ensurehat hey t snuglynthedadoes/eft).
Preparinghe helvesAll our ornersfeach helfmust
benotchedo i t a roundhecornerstr ips. f termeasuringndmarking
each helfsecuret in a vise nd utout hecornersitha backsawbove),
a'doeeor fixeder,elreo.)iie tne baee----- -\--.from'/"-inchlywoodnd'thee?acerrom olid
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wood. UN bit clearance ole hroughhe basean decrewI to the roufer.Make he widlh of Ihe o?acerg,quu,l,
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NoNhe iameter f the ot raiqhN iL ou willuseLo cul the dadoee.1crewhe opacer o Nhe oNlom f Lhe iq baeeeoNhe isf,ance e-tween l andNhe iI equaleNhe pacinq ouwanN eNweenhe dadoes.Cut, he firet,dadowilh he 6?acer idinq lonq 'heendof the work'
Viece. akeeubeequentuts wibhNhe Vacern 'heiuot'-cut' ado.
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FIXEDSHELVES
f, ixedshelvesolster hestrucI ' integr i ty f a bookcase,ut they cannotbe movedonce heinstalled,you need to give ca
thought to their location.Youmount fixedshelves uite simpscrewinghem o cleatshatare asto thebackandside anels. ourbcasewill be strongerand more ative,however,f theshelvesreattato theside anels sing neof theery methods hownbelow.
Ifyou do not intend o addaframe oyourbookcase,emembsome f theseointswill concealhmaden thesidepanel or theshe
Cuning hroughdadoesn theside anelssoneof thequickest ays o oinafixedshelf o a bookcase.n thephotoabove,heside anels reclampedtogether ith theirendslush,allowingwoperfectly ligned adoeso becut at thesame ime.A straightedgeig guideshe outer hroughhecut.
JOINERYPTIONSORIXEDHELVING
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BOOKCASE
MAKING HALF-SLIDINGOVETAIL
1 Preparinghe ide anels
I The alf -dovetai ladoesn heside anelsre outedn
two teps:i rstwith st ra ighti t ,and henwith dovetaili t .Install straightitof hedesirediameternyourouter. lamp
theside anelsdge-to-edgend nside-face-upo a work ur-
face;make ureheir nds re l i gned.lamp board gains
the tock t heend f he utt ingine opreventearout.lso
clamp nedge uide crosshepanels,ffsetoproperlyocate
theedge f he outer ase late nd hebit .Start ingtone
edge f hepanels,eed he outer crosshestock, ressing
th ebase late gainstheedge uidehroughouthecuI above
Completehedado ymakinghesecondutwith dovetail
bi I (inset),hift ingheedge uide wa yrom he irsicut by
one-halfhedovetai li tdiameter.
r' ) Preparinghe helfL fo creale at ing a l f -dovetai longuesn heends f he
shelves,eavehedovetaili t n he outerndmounthe ool
ina able. osi t ionhe enceora shallowut.Feedheshelf
onend nto hebit,keepingt lush gainsthe ence i thone
hand hi le ushingt forwardi th heother and /eff). est-
f i t hecutend n a half-dovetailado. dtusthe it , f neces-
sary, ymovinghe enceluinch wayrom hebi tandmaking
anotherass. eoeathecutat heother nd f heshelf .
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EDGETREMMENTSFORSHELVES
E dg. treatmentsre tr ips f sol idI--i wood, eneer,r commercialand-ing appliedo thevisibleedges f ply-woodshelves;heyconcealhepanels'
plies, reatinghe llusion hat heshelv-ing s made f solidwood.Commercialedge anding s availabley the oll ina widevariety f wood ypes, olors,and widths.To nstall,simplycut offthe ength ouneed, et t in place, ndheat t with a householdron to melt
the adhesivehatbonds t to the eof theshelf.
Although ittlemorepainstto apply, hop-made oodstripso
several dvantagesverstore-bobanding. heyareoften ess ostlyyou can inishyour shelfedgesany avai lable ood species,uwhateverhicknessou desire. vetyof sol idwoodedge reatmeshownbelow.
If your shelves re made of solid wood,you can rout adecorative esign n their edges. orplywoodshelvesou
will need o attachwood stripsor veneer o cover heplies.
ASETECTIONFEDGEREATMENTS
V-groove Woodatrip
Molded wood atrip
Tongue-and-groove Reinforaededge
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REINFORCINGSHELF
tlll llJltlltl ll11lrllllll llJl11lll iltlll lll lll lllllllllRabbetingheedge iece
A piece f hardwoodanbegluedo heedge f a shelfo strengthent.To out
the abbetn heedge iece,nstall %-inch traightit nyour outer ndmount
the ool n a table. et he enceorawidth fcuteoualo he hicknessf heshelf. osecureheworkpiecehrough-out hecut, crew featherboardo ash im nd lampheassemblyo hetab le . he h imwi l l a isehe eather-boardoapply ressureo hemiddle ftheworkpiece.lsonstalleatherboar
to he ence nboth ides f heb i t .(Forhesake f clarity,he eatherboar
on heoutfeedide f he ence as eenremovedn he l lust ra t ion . )onot
attempto rout he abbetnon€pass;
instead, ake seriesfpasses,ncreasing hedepth fcuteachime abovd.
Repeatn t i l he he l fi t s lushn herabbetinset). ou an ound rshape
theedge ieceoyourik ing.
9HO7 t?Springboard lampfor edgeglu ingFor hickedge rreal-menls,you iqh|need hreeor four clamVoto hold he piecenplacewhi le he lue r iee.
oinqle lampwill orhe ob ueN s well fyouueea oprinq-board.TomakeLhedevice, u t
a 4enLlecurve-'/o-inch-deepaLiLscenLer-along needge f a 2- inch-wideoardhe eamelen7th nd hickness s lhe panel. enNerhe Vanel nNoV f Nhe arclamp ndeet.Nheoncavedqe f lhe oVringboardgaineNNhedgematerial.Uoinq woodpad ,o?roLecthe otheredqeof lhe panel,Ni hten th e clamp unt l Ih e ep inqboard fl aLt ene againot th e edqe,
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FACEFRAMES
|f ecauseheycompletelyoveIJ edgesf sidepanels,ace raaredeallyuitedorplywoodookconstruction.ade romacontra
wood,heycanalso rovide dectivedetail.Cutting ndassemblingframedemandsrecision;he omustbe ightand he rame quaris o fit properly ndprovide trenUseheassembledarcasesa referto measurehe ails nd tiles. aceraareeither luednplace r attachedbiscuitointsasshown elow.
Aface ramestrengthenscArcasewhilehidingpaneledges.t alsoprovidesambsfor doorhinges.
INSTALLINGFACERAME
1 Guttinglotsn heI carcasend ace rameMeasureour arcasend ut he wo ails
and ti les f he acerameo ength;lsocu tmedianailsocover ny ixed helves.The rame houldest lushwith heout-side f hecarcase.oin he ails nd tileswithdowels,iscuits,r mortise-and-tenonjoints,hen lue p he ace rame ssem-bly,ensuringhat t issquare. nceheadhesivesdry, andt andplacet on opof hebookcase.arkhe ocationsf hebiscuitoints n bothhecarcasend heface rame-typicallyvery to 6 inches.Set heplateoineror hebiscuit ou
areusing ndcut heslotsn hecarcase(right), ligningheguidelinen he aceplatewitheach enci lmark. hen utmating lotsn he rame.
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Installinghe acerame
Apply lueo he lo tsn he ar -
case nd acerame nd longhemat-ingsurfaces.nserthebiscuitsn hecarcAqelots.hen et he ace rame
inplace bove). ork uicklyinceheg luewi l l auseheb iscu i t soexpand
almostmmediately.
ClampingheassemblyClamphe ace rame o thecarcase
about very 2 nches.oapply ressure
to hecenter f hemediana i l , sepiece f stock lampedo hecarcaset
either ndwith shimn hemiddle/efil.
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BASES ND FEET
$.)"asemoldingsoften ddedo a bS-Jcaseo
"anchor"thepiece ndc
plementny rowrr roldingnstathe op.There re wobasicwayso b
a base. he irst s o rnaker rabmiteredrameof molded ieces
stock tandingnedgeseabcloframewrapsaround hebase fbookcaseikea skirtandhidesheeryat hebottomofthecarcase.heondn-rethodnvolvesuildine mitfraure f hor izontalnoldedtocprovides flat surfaceor attacturned eet page B).Bothrnetallow orwoodexpansionndcanbeadaptedo fit modular ookca
bookcasesoined ogether.asentoldingandJbetadd nfirishing touch o a bookcase. hennlding cnnberouted o rnatclt lrc crownrrrolditrg r thestn'roundingrint in the room.
INSTALLINGRABBETEDASEM()LDING
' lAssemblinghe rame
I The rame hown bovesmade rom hree ieces f moldedstock, back, nd ourcorner races. rabbetscutalongheins ide d g e f h e mo lded ieces ,o rm ing l ip h a t hebook-casewi l l s i t on.To make he basemolding,i rstpreparehreepieces f sol id tock nd outa decorat iveoldinsn heec lse
of each. hen nstal l straight i tandcuta rabbetn heops i te ace f each iece. u t hemoldingo length i thmiteboth ront orners,hencut a piece f stockor heback njo in t to hesides i thbiscui ts. lue he ront o thes idesscrew orner racesn place o securehe oint (above).
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BOOKCASE
lnstallinghebasemolding
Once ouhavein ishedssembl inghe
frame, ttachheunit o hebottom f he
bookcase.o einforcehe oint, crewwo
angle rackets idwaylonghe nsideframe f hebasemolding.preadlue n
the abbet n he rontpiece f he rame
and n he i rs t nch f he ide ieces.
(Th is i l lcause nywoodmovemento
takeplaceowardheback f hecarcase,preventrnghemiteroints t he ront rom
breaking.)hen et he ramenplace n
thebookcase,nd crewhebracketso
thebottom f hecarcase.
lnstallingbottomrace
lf your ookshelfeaturesobasemoldingnda f xed helfs ocatedearhebot-
to mof hepiecen place f a carcaseottom,ou an nstall bottom raceo
hide hespace elowheshelf above,eff).Simply ut hebraceosize ndglue
ornail t inplacerom heends nd he opof hebottomhelf. ou an lso uta
decorativeatternn he bracedottedines). basemoldingabove,enter) lued
orscrewedo he ront nd idesrom nsidehecarcasesanotherptton.oumight
also hooseoattach gee racketedleerabove,ight)' seepage97ormorenfor-
mationn heir onstruct ionnd nstal lat ion.)
BOTTOMRACES,ASE OLDINGS,ND EET
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BOOKCASE
INSTATTINGBASEWITH EET
1 Turninghe eet
I Cutb lanksor he ee t rom heappropr ia teize tock. o urneachblank, eterminetscenter , ountheblock na aceplate,nd ttachhe ace-plateo he athe. ositionhe ool estin inewi th he enterf heblank ndascloseo hestock spossibleithouttouchingt, hen se round-endcraperto shapehe oot above).lways orkon he down"side f he pinninglocktopreventickback.eriodical lyhecktheprofleof he ootwitha pair f out-side alipersrnset).nce ouare atis-fiedwith tsprofi le,andhe ooton helathe it hprogressivelyiner andpaper.
llillfl ltllltll t]lllll ltl]l1]lllll ll]llj ltllt lllltl5HO?TI?Rout n6 deaorativedetailslf youare building bookcaee
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Lhatfeaturee othbaseandcrownmoldinq,youAVcan uoe hese adorn-
or otrher etail in i]Nheeideeofrhefacelf r am ee , l ne ta l l l ipilobed ecoralive it liinyourrouIer.WiNhthe bi| clearof lhework, ull the t ool'e aeeVlahe qainsl he crownmoldinq. urnonNhe oulerandease he bit, nto he work,Continueuttinaunli l he baoeVlat ouchesNhemoldinq t lhe opposite nd-.
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BOOKCASE
filtlll llllll jlllll ll lll lll llllll llllll ]llijlll lll lll1HO?TI?Anchorin1bookaasesto the wallOnce lackedwiLhbooks,maqazineo,ndof,h r iLeme, ookc eescanbedanqerouelyop-heavy.Larq , reeeI'and'ingbookcaeesrebeet '
anchoredo the wa l l ,preterablyo a eIud. l fyourbookcaees a l lenouqh,n angle racketonNopw.ill e nvi.sible.ryoucan ocate ne anqleb ackel un e neaI'h h ehiqheot,ixedshelfandecrewt,Nhrou4hhe ackpanel nd nto he wal l .
r) Installinghe ee t
L Once ouhaveurned l l he eet,
screwhem o hebottom f hebase
molding.nl ikehe erttcalase old ing
shownnpage 6, hebasellustratedtleft s horizontal,ithawide abbetout-
ed n he ace f each ieceha taccepts
thebottom f hebookcase;moldings
cuton he rame's uter dge page 6)
After ssemblinghebase, r i l la coun-
tersunkolehree-quartersf heway
throughhecenterfeachoot,hen ore
a pilot olehe est f heway hroughhe
wood. crewhe eet o hebase/eft).
ATTACHING()()KCASES(IGETHE
Usinghreadedonnectorsl f you re ui ld ing orehan ne ook-
case ra modulara l l n i t , ons ider
attachingdjacentookcasesogether
for tabi l i ty.quick nd f fc ient ayo
do he ob s o use hreadedonnector
to oinadjacentides above). ith hetwobookcaseside yside ndprop-
er ly l ignedith ach ther,ore hole
throughhe wo ide ane ls .nsta l l
threadedonnector;orstabi l i ty,se
four osix onnectorslonghe ength
of hes ide ane ls .f your ookcases
haveace rames,ou an nstal lnter-
mediatet i leso hide hegapbetween
the wobookcases.
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he armoire came nto favor dur-ing the late 15thand early16th
Centurieso meethegrowingeedorstoragepace y Renaissanceurope'swealthy ndacquisitiveity dwellers.
Thearmoire rovided prightstorageof finegoods; efore, elongingsereusually ackedn large hests.
From hebeginning,hearmoirewasasprizedor tsdecorativettributessfor itspracticality. hepiecesessen-tiallya reestandingloseteaturing neor two doors, roviding paceo hangclothes,ndoccasionallyrawers ndshelvingo furnishadditional torage.Thedesigneachedpinnaclen thelate17thCenturywhenParisianabi-
netmaker ndrd-Charlesoulle ro-duced everalor hecourtoflouisXIV.Thoughhis pieces ereundeniablyBaroquen theirelaboraternamenta-tion, hey tillserve soosemodelsorthearmoiresf today.
InAmerica,he ermarmoires ofteninterchangedith itsEnglish quiva-lent,wardrobe.ywhateverame,he
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This glass urio,or display, abinetwas
constructedn much hesamewayas
thearmoire n theacingpage,xcept
that hewooden helvesnd hesideand
doorpanelswere eplaced ith glass.
cupboardndadothes losettonenter-tainmententer.
Whateverts use, hemodern r-moire s usually uilt n the radition-al,or period, tyle. ike tsancestors
today'srmoire egins ith anupright,rectangularabinet,ypically 4 o 80inchesalland36 o48 nches ide. oruseasa wardrobe,hepiece hould edeep nougho house clothes ang-er-about 22 nches.
Thebasic abinet hown npage 0was ut ogether ith rame-and-panel oinery@age2)toachievecombi-nationof attractivenessndstrength.Dovetailspage 6) andplate oints(page9)areequallyturdy lternatives
Thischapterhows ow o add headornmentsf an armoireo a basiccabinet ilasterspage4), ornice ndbasemoldings page 6),and rame-and-panel oors page 2).Theele-ments f hearmoire re ighlightedntheanatomy npage 2.
Despitetselaborateppearance,hearmoires a reasonablerojector a
woodworkerf averagekills.Build hevarious iecesarefi.rllyand he esult ill beanattractive,ersatileiece f urniture.
Thearmoire t leftdisplays muted
Baroque esignypicalof manymod-
ernAmericanwardrob s.
piece asproveno bepopular n NorthAmerica incehelate18thCenturyandnow t servesseverythingroma ood
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ANATOMYOFAN ARMOIRE,
Layered
cornice molding
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/\ ,,'\ --','-' Top panel
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ANASSORTMENT)FARMOIREARDWARE
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Double-ball atch9mall catch wiLh wo eprinq-loaded alleecrewed omullionor rail. Dallaonap n placeovera keepermount-ed to door; catch can ehter'keeperrom front or srdee.
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Cloak-aaee ingeTivotson a pin,whichallowadoor to be ifLed off
Adjuatable leveleraUaedLo evel pieceoffurnrture;threaded bolt withplaatic baaeaecuredn threadedT nut
LaaehingeFull-len7th inqewith finialeat top and bottom;htnqe e bolted o cabrnetand mortiaed nto door
Rat-tail hingeFtvotaon pin wtLh ecorativeLailnatled o armoire: ike (clock- aeehin e,al lowedoor to be eaailyremoved
Straight cupboard loakEack-mounted oor lock wrthathrough bolt extendtngefLorriqht, ao required; eychambercentered n lockcase
Caeementbolt lockEolta exLend he fulllen7thof Lhedoorand are aecured nbrackete aetened tothe top and bottomratlaof Lhearmoire
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PILASTE,RS
Pilastersare narrow boardsfastenedto th efront stilesof an armoireand
Jluted with two or threeblind grooves
for decoration.
MAKINGNDNSTATLINGITASTERS
1 Cuttinghegrooves
I Cut hepi las teriecesos ize,ak ingnto ccounthewidth f he t i lesal lowingnoughpace etweenhedoor nd hepi lasteror hehingesou lause. hen,nstall core ox it nyourouter ndmounthe ool na able. djuscutt ingeightora semicircularove. arkhe ocat ionf hegroovesn heentheboard nd ddmarks n he ac endicat ingherehecutshouldtar t ndeAIignhe ront uttinginewith hebit, hen sehe eadingnd f hepieceo mareferenceine n heoutfeedence, epeatheprocedurei th heback utt ingandmake similareferenceine n he nfeedence. djusthe enceor he groove,hen nstal l featherboardn he able o hold hepi lasterirmly gathe ence. ound verhe opedge f he eatherboardo preventhestockrcatchinghent spivotedownnto he ut.Tomakehe uts, l ignhe eadinof hepi lasteri th he eferenceine n heoutfeedence nd owerheboardonto hebiI (above,opl.Hold heworkpiecelaton he able syoumakepass. henheback nd f hepiece l igns i th he eferenceine n he nfence, ivot hestock ff the able above,ottom). epeathecut on heotp i las ter ,hen d jus the enceo cu t he emain ingrooves.
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llll lltlll ll1lll ill]l1illllllll lil]llllllll lll illlll lllgHO?TI?thaping pilaetero nthetable eaw
WilhLhehelpof a oimple hop-builliq,youcanuseNhe ove-cut't in4Nechniquehown n ?aqe69 ro ehapeVilaohere.or he iiq, cul a
wedqe-haped aeepiece l Nhe ppropriahen7le or he cove ou
neeA nd ecrew l t d two tencee: ' ow encealongone onqeideand
a hi4her neon he adlacenleide,lhen crewhe iq t' o he eaw rip
fence.IomakeNhe ule, l ineup 'hemiddle f the leadinq ndof a
IesI boardwithNhe lade ndadjueL he ip ence nt i l he anqled
r') Installinghepilasters
Z. Pi lastersanbesecuredith lue
alone, ut oraddedtrength,se ome
wel-concealedcrews.irst, etermne
the ocatronf hepi lastersn hest i le .
They re ypicallyenteredetweents
edges. ext, preadthin,even oat f
glue n hebackace f hepilaster,
etit inplace,nd lampt, using ood ads
toprotecthestock. rill i lot olesnto
thepi lasterrom nsidehe abinetnd
drive screwnto he opandbottom f
thepilasterabovd. epeatheprocess
to mounthesecondi laster.
4uidebuLIoaqainot he pilaet'er,lurnn 'heea wand eed he board
inlo the blade o shown; djuot 'h ecultinq heiqhluntilyoucreaNethe VVropriaNeroove.Markqrooveocalion inee ndfronN nd back ulLinq inesonNheworkpiece6youdid n oNeV
1onpaqe 4,then eaw heqrooveg. seexlremecarein owerinqndraie inqEhework-
?tec,eT,,
eacnenaof the
troove.
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CORNICEMOLDINGS
Createdby the threeseparate outer
bits shown below, he three ayersofmolding that make up the typical cor-
nice at right appearas onesinglepiece
when heyare nstalled n an armoire.
Besides roviding a visualframework
for the armoire, he moldingserves
secondestheticfunction, leading the
eye nto the centerof thepieceand
keeping t focused here.
MAKING ORNICEOLDING
TAYERED(|RNICEOTDING
Covebit
1 RoutinghemoldingI Cut hree oardsongerndwideyouwillneedor he hreeayersfming above).nstall panel-raisiniyourouterndmounthe ool na aAl ignhebi tbear ingith he enceadjusthecutter eighto eave flanomorehan% nchhick n heedthestock bovehemolding. ounfeatherboardsn he ence nd ne ntableo securehestockhroughou
cuts.ln his l lustration,he eatheron heoutfeedence as een emoforclarity.)urn n he oo land eestock left). ocompletehepass,mto heoutfeedide f he able ndothestockhroughheendof hecut.Make everalasses,ncreasinghewof cu t% nch fstock t a ime.Formsecondoard it h hecove itandthird iece i th heRomangee i t
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r) Miteringhemolding
L Wnen ouhavemadehe hreemold-
ing trips,ipeachowidththe irst,nner-
most iecehould e hewidestnd he
thirdhenarrowest).hen utstrips light-
ly ongerhan ouwil lneedor he ront
and ides f heworkoiece.heends f
themoldingtr ips remiteredt45' togoaroundhecornersndpilasters.heprocedureoreachayers h esame: old
the idemoldingnposit ion,tsback nd
f lush i th heback f he abinet. ark
the ront ornerf hecabinetn hestrip.(Forhesecondnd hird trips, arkhe
front orner f hepreviousayer f mold-
ing . )nadd i t ion ,arkhed i rect ione-quiredor hemiter ut.Tilt he able aw
bladeo 45"an d eed hestock singhe
miter auge/eff).Caution:lade uard
removedorclatity.) epeathecuton he
secondide iece.hen, ark nd ut
th eends f he ront ieces.
2 Installinghe irst ayer fmolding
r-J Eachayer f moldings astenedo
th earmoiren wo teps: he ongertrips
for heside nd ront reattachedirst ,
followedy hesmalleriecesroundhepilasters.pread hin ayer fglue n he
backace f he irst ide iece,he n et
it inplace gainsthearmoireith ts op
level ithorslightlybovehe opof hecabinet. se cut-off rad sshown npage 23 o he lp os i t ionhemold ing
whi le ou lamp nd crewt nplace t
either nd f hestr ip.f you re sing
carcaseatherhan rame-and-panelon -
structionobuildhearmoire,se sliding
dovetailoholdhe idemoldingsnplace(page27).Repeatheprocedureo attach
theother idemolding,henmounthef r an l n i oeo ( r i oh f l, , v , , (
P ' v v v
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ApplyinghemoldingroundhepilastersOnce hesides ndmain rontpiece f he i rst ayer f
moldingre nstal led,he mall iecesroundhepi lastersmust e ut osize ndmountednplace.ourmall ieces
needo be i t ted roundach i laster; i ter l l hepiecesat45'at both nds. oldhemiterednd fa str ip f hef rstmoldinglush gainsthemrterednd f hemainrontpiece,henmarkhe ront ornerf hepi lastern heedgeof hemold ing. ake 45"mi ter u ta t h is o in t . hen ,holdhemoldingnplacend epeatheprocedureomarkand u t henex t iece. on t inuen h ismannern t i lhefour iecesre ut osurroundach i laster.ry-assemblethepieceso ensurenaccurateit , hen preadlue n hepiecesnd i t hem n place. ecurehe ront iece nthepi las teri th screw. sein ish ingai lsor he mal l -erpieces,r ivingheheadselowhe urfacei th nai l et
(r ight). he econdayer f moldingannow eattachedthesame ay s he irs1.
f, Clampingheoutsideayer fmoldingnplace. - ,1Srnceheouts ideayer f mold ingi l lbeent i re lyis ib lef rom he ront f hearmoi re,t should esecuredi th n lyg lue . sbefore ,pplyhes ides ndmajn ront iecei rs t ,then dd he mal l t r ips roundhepi las ters .hennsta l l -ing he ront iece,preadlue n t and l i gnts opedgewi th he opof h e i rs t wo ayersf mold ing.nsta l l threebar lampscrosshearmoi reo securehepiecen place,t r gh ten r nghe l am psr adua l l yn u r n n t i l h i n e a d f
glue queezesut rom he oint ; sewood adso protethestock above).f necessary,se ut-off radspage 2to ho ldhemold ingnpos i t ionhi le ou pplyhe lamRepeatheprocedureor he wo ide ieces.o in ishhmold ing,lue pand nsta l lhepiecesroundhepi lasClamphe mal lront i eces i thbar lamps.or he idse t hepiecesnp lace nd nsta l lonelamp crossnepi lastero securehemboth tonce.
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1 Settinghewidth ndmarkingheguidelines
I Fashionornice old ingith hehelp f he ove-cutt ing
guide hownbove.he igwi l lenableou ocuta covemold-ing ,wh ich an hen e ippedn ha l f o producewo orn ice
moldings.oconstructhe1ig,astenwo18-inch-long-by-2s
to wo9-inch- long-by-2s ith arriageolts ndwing uts,
formingwo ets fparallelrms. djusthe igso hedistance
betweenhe nsidedgesf he wo ong rms qualswicehe
width f he ovedart fmoldingouwil l nsta l l .et hebladeheight t hedesiredepth f cut,Lay heguide crossheblade
and otatet unti lheblade,urnedyhand,ust oucheshe n-
side dgesf hearms.henun penci llonghe nsidedges
of he ong rmso race uidelinesn he ablensertabove).
r) Cuttinghecove
Z- Removehe suideand owerhe blade
benea t hhe ab i e .O u t l i nehe des i r ed
cove ro f i l e n he ead i ng ndof the
workpiece,henset he stock n he saw
table, l ign inghemarkedut l ine i th he
guidel inesn he able nser t . u t tgu ide
boards gainsthe edges f theworkpiece
andclamphemparal le lo heguidel ines
useboardsong nougho span he saw
table.Drawines incheso e i ther ide f
theblade n heguide oards,e l ineat ing
a dange r one ha tyou rhands hou l d
avo id . r ankheb l ade% nch bovehe
tab le . o m ake he rs tpass ,eed he
workpieceteadi lynto heblade i th our
le f t hand ,w h i l eho l d i nghew or kp i ece
aga i ns the ab l ew i thyou r igh thand
(/ef f ) . in ishhecut us ing pushblock.
Make s many assess necessary,a is-
ing heblade% nchat a t ime.For deep
cove,acka backup oardo the opof
theworkpreceo preventp l i t t ing. ora
smooth nish, a isehe b lade ery l ight-
ly or he astpass nd eed heworkpiece
slowlynto t .When hecut s completed
r ip he stock n hal f o fashionhe mold-
ing, hensand hepteces.
CUTTINGOLDING)NTHETABLEAW
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MITERIGThis impleigwil la l lowou o mitertheends f moldingnyour adialarm awwith hebladen henormal90'crosscuttingosition.efero heillustrationorsuggestedimensions.
Tobui ldhe ig,bevelheends ftheguidest 45".Next, ut hebaseand ence nd crewhe wopiecestogether,eavingnoughf he enceextendingelowhebaseo sit n he
slot etweenhe ront uxi l iaryableand hespacer.hen, emovehesaw'sence ndpositionhebase fthe igon he awable, eat inghefencen he able lot . et hebladein he90'crosscutt ingosit ionndadjusthecutt ing eptho make%-inch-deeperf n hebase. ncethecut s made,emovehe igand
screw neof heguides dge-downon hebase ith tsbevelednd lush
againsthe ence nd tspointus ttouchinghekerf n hebase. osi-tion hebeveledndof hesecondguidelush longhekerfn hebase.Use carpenter'squareo ensuretheseconduidessquareo hefirstone,hen crewt in place.(Therehouldeenoughpace e-tweenhe woguidesor hestockyouwil lbecutt ing.)
Instal lhe igon he able. oldingthest r ip f mold ingi rmly gains toneof heguides,utt heendofthestock gainsthe ence. urn nthesaw ndpull he okehroughhecuI (left), ocut hematingmiter,securehesecondiece gainstheoppositeuide,henpul l hesawthroughhe ut.
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ENTILOLDING
able awold ingsa c lass icrnamenta l
ons is t ingfsma l l ectangu larrdent i ls, i th pacesetween
t ismaderom hin tock,ypical-
ybetween and% nchh ick , nd slacedither irect lygainsthe abinet
o ld ingn op, rsand-
etweenwomoldingsinset) .
First ,ip hestocko hedesired idth.
hennstall dado ead swide s he
spaceouwant etweenhedent i ls,nd
adjustheblade eighto set he ength
of heblocks. crew nextensionoard
to hemrter auge,hen eedt into hedado eadocu ta notch. oveheexten-
siono he ight y h ewidth f heden-
t i l , hen uta secondotch. ake smal l
woodeney o t snuglyn henotches;
s l idet in to he i rs t o tch nt i l t p ro-
trudes bout inch. ut t heend f he
stock gainsthekey ndhold t f rmly
againsthemiter augeo cut he rst
dent i l . o r henext u t ,p lacehe i r s t
notch verheke yan d epeatheproce-
dure . ont inuen h ismannernt i lhe
length f moldings cuI right).
LEVELINGHE RMOIRE
Installingdjustableevelers
Tocompensateoranunevenloor,nstall
adjustableevelersn hebase fyour
armorre.hehardwareonsistsf a T nut
anda threadedodwitha plast icoot.
Insta l lhe evelersyboringolesor he
T nutsn hebottomf he eet.Drillhem
slightlyongerhan he hreadedods. ap
thenutsnto heholes i th mallet,hen
screwn he evelers/eff). djusthe eet
to evelhecabinet.
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DOORS
he frame-and-paneloorsoarmoirearebuilt n much hes
wayas hesideassembliesf a fraand-panel abinet page32).How
there redifferences.oth he nsidoutside dgesf thestiles nd ailscamoldedor added ecoration.n ation, hemortise-and-tenonointusconnecthe rame iecesncorpormiteredmolding, hown n pagefinal differencenvolveshestockuto builddoors.Becauseheyswingdoorshavea tendencyo deformcounteracthis,doorsareoftenmfrom heavier tock.To avoidan exsively eavy ppearance,hebacko
door framecanbe rabbetedo alloportionof thedoor o remainnsidarmoirewhen t isclosed. he esulip along heoutside dge feachdrests n a verticalmullion dividinscabinet pening r on a falsemulTwhich sa stripofwoodattachedoedge fthe eft-hand oor.
Theglassoorshown npageessentiallyrame-and-paneloorwglassanels.heglassitsn rabbealonghe nside dgesf he rameisheldnplace ystrips f moldin
Thedoors f thearmoireabove armonize ith the rame-and-panel onstructionf thepiece.Their ip-rabbeted ount-ingpartly recesseshedoorsnto thecabinet,making hemappearhin and delicate espiteheirsturdy onstruction.
TWO OOR-MOUNTII{GETHODS
FIueh-mounted
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et
Lip-rabbeted
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TW()D()()RNATOMIES
9Li le
Median
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GLASSOOR
9I;ile
\ Kabbet
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MAKING FRAME-AND.PANEL()()R
' l Cuttinghe enonsI Make our rmoire'srame-and-paneloorsbycuttrngl indenonst heends fal l he ai ls,as hownere,nd hen hapinghe nsidedgesofa l l he rame omponents ,s l lus t ratednsteps through. F inal ly ,r i l lmor t isesn hestilessfep ) andprepareac hrameora pan-el (step ).Tocu t he enonsnyourable aw,instal l dado ead l ight ly iderhanhe enonlength.nstal l nauxi l iaryoodence nd otchit by aisinghedado eadnto t.Set hewidtho fcu tequa lo he enonengthnd djusthecutt ingeightoabout ne- thi rdhe hicknessof he tock. o ld inghe a i l lush gainsthemiter augend he ence,eed hestockace-
downnto heb ladeso cu tone enon heek .Turn heboard ver ndmakehesame utontheother ide. heckor t ina tes tmor t ise,then epeatheprocessn heother nd f heboard ndon heother ai ls bovd. o ut hetenonhoulders,et hecutt ingeighttaboutI tnch. hen, i th he ai l ace ush gainsthemiter augend heendbuttedgainsthe ence,feedheworkpiecento heblades.urnhe ai lover nd epeathecuton heolher ide right),
Cu t he est f he enon houldershesame av.
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) Shapinghe ails nd tiles
to fashionntegratedold ingn he
insrde dges f hedoorrame, t your
outer ith piloted oldingitandmount
na able. lignhe ence ith hebearingn hebit, hen djusthecutting
deptho shapehebottom ortionf he
board. or ach ass,ee dhestockgood-face-downnto hebit,pressingt
f rml y ga insthe ence; d justhecut -
t ingheight ,f necessary.hapenlyhe
interiordgesf he ails nd tiles round
thedoor's er imeter.or medianai l ,
l ike heone t ight, hapeoth dges.
Q Preparinghe ailsorglue P
r.J The ornersf he enon houlders
must emiteredo mate roper lyi th
th estiles. emoveheauxiliaryencerom
the able awence nd nstal l crosscu
orcombinationlade. et hebladengle
to 45', make test ut n a scrap oard,
and heckhecutwi th combinat ionsquare.d justhe ence osit ionnd
blade eighto hat hecut sexactlys
wide nd eep s hewidth f heedge
molding.The ladeeeth houldus tpro-
trude eyondhe enon houlder.)omake
the uts, old hepiecelush gainsthe
miter augend he ence syou ee d t
edge-downnto heblade. epeathecuts
on heends feachmoldeddge f he
remainingails left).
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Notchinghe tilesLeavehe able awblade neled t
45o,measurehewidth f eachai l , ndmark ine n hemoldeddge f hemat-ing t i le cor respondingis tanceromtheend.Cut nto hemoldeddge t hel ine,makingertainhat hecutwil lnotmar he a ce f hesti le. or t i lesmat-rngwithmedianai ls,ou eedo maketwo pposing5"cuts nd l ice wayhewaste etweenhem.Slice ff most fthestr ip f moldingetweenhe45"cutand ach nd f he ti lewith band aw(above).moothhecutedge singhetable aw. eavinghe ip encenplace,holdhe tilelush gainsthemiter augeand lidehestock ack nd orth crosstheblade right). epeatheprocessora l l he t i les .
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1i Preparingheramesorpanels
\J Cut hepanel roovesn he rame dges ith our outer
and hree-winglo t t ingut ter . ry -assemb lehe a i ls nd
st i les feach oor nd lamphe rameace-downna work
tab le , s ing ood adso pro tecthestock. d justhe u t -
t ingdepth fyour outero cuta groove idwayetweenhe
bot tomf he rame nd heedge f hemold ing. i th i rm
gripon he outer,owerhebase late nto hesurfacend
suidehebit nto he tock ear ne ornerf he rame. nce
the b i t p i lo tbut tsagainstheedge f thestock, ont inuehe
cut in a clockwise irect ion above). epeathe processor he
o t he r ane l pen i ngs . ake r a i sed ane lo reach pen i ng
(page 6) andglueup he doorasyouwouldany rame-and-
panel ssembly.ou annow outa decorat iveold ing round
theouts ide dges f hedoors nda rabbet roundheirback
faces; esure o leave nough tockbetweenhe wo o instal l
i h p h i n o p c l n a o p 7 Q )\ F e b e ' ' / '
f , Cutt ing ort isesn hesti les
r-,f Useoneof the enons oucut in step
i asa guideo out l in inghemor t isesn
theedges f thest i les, o make he ob
easier , lamp l lhestr lesogetherace-
to - face i t h he i r nds l i gned .ns ta l l
mor t is ingt tachmentnyour r i l lpress
andclamp ne t i le o he ence, enter ing
themor t i seu t l i ne nde rhech i se l nd
b i t ,M akehedr i l l i ng ep th i nchmore
than he enon ength; ake cutat each
endof he mort ise efore or ing ut he
waste n between/eff).Repeathe proce-
dure o cut he remain ing or t ises.
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ARMOIRE,
BUILDINGGLASS OOR
r ) Makinghemoldingnd
L gluinguphe door
Shapebothedges f a board page 6)
that s ong nougho producehe ength
o f mo ld ingouneed . h e n i p hemo ld -
ing rom hestock na table aw.Cut he
mo ld ingo eng th . i t e r ingheends t45' . Cutand t onepiece t a t ime. nce
t hemo ld ings ready , e ta d rop f c lea rg laz tngompoundveryew nchesopreventheglass rom att l ing. ay hemo ld ingn p lace nd , ta r t i ng inches
from he corners, orepi lotholes t 6-inch n te rva lsh roughhemo ld ing n drn to he rame. ac k own hemo ld ing
withbrads, sing piece f cardboardoprotecthe glass rom he hammer right).
' lCutting rabbeto hold tass
I Glass anelsie n abbetsathegroovesndareheld n p lace y h in
o f mo ld ing . lampheg lued-uprama work urface, s ing woodpad o
tectyour tock. hen nstal l %-inc
bet ing i t n a router ndset hedep
cut o hecombinedhicknessf he
and hemoldrng. old he ool rml
bothhands hi le est inghebase la
the rame ear ne orner,henguid
bi t nto he nside dge f hedoor.M
the router lockwise long he edgesieft)until he cut scompleted. qua
corners i tha ch ise l nda wooden(neareft).Make he cutsacrosshe g
f rs t o avoid pl i t t inghe rame.
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ARMOIRE
HANGINGHED00RSNTHE RM0IRE:ACE INGES
1 Installinghehingesn hedoors
I The ype f hinge hown ere ttacheso hedoor itha
leaf teach nd; o l tsastenheassemblyo hearmoire.he
leaves ust emort isednto hedoor dge. egin ysecur-
ing hedoor dge-upn a vise. osi t ionhehinge n heedge
andmarkhe ocat ionf he eaves.teach u t l ine ,se
ch ise lo cu ta recessn hecheek f he abbetroundhe
back f hedoor qua ln deptho he eaf h ickness;top
the uta t he abbethou lder .heni t ane lect r icr i l lw i th
a w is t i tequa lnd iametero he h icknessf he eaf nd
bore series f overlappingoleso extendhe ecessesown
into heshoulderabove,ef f ) . er iodical lyest- f i the eaves
in hemort ises,app inghem nwith mal le t ;t op r i l l i ng
oncehehingeestslush n heedge f hedoorwith he
leavesn he i rmor t i ses .emoveheh inge om hedoor ,
lay hedoorla tona work ur facendposi t tonheh inge
on heedge,eavinghe eavesutsidehemort ises.ark
screw oles n hebackace f hedoor t i le ndbore
countersunko le teachmark. l ideheh ingeeavesack
into hemort ises,nddr ivehescrewso securehehinge
to thedoor above,ight).
r) InstallinghedoorL to mounthehinpe oltso hearmoire,et hepiecJontsback.Workingith helper,f necessaryhold hedoornposit ionndmark
thebolt ocatronsn he ront tile f
thearmoire.ore clearanceole t
eachmark.hen eposit ionhedoor
on hepiece,l ippingheboltsnto
theholesleft). ix hedoorn place
with henuts rovided.
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ARMOIRE
HANGINGHED00RS:L0CK-GASEINcES
1 PositioninghehingesI Set hearmoiren tsback. or achdoor,ixstrips f maskingape crosshe
cornersf heopening.lacemall and-paperhims esidehepiecesf ape opreventhedoorrom nadvertentlyhift-ingasyouwork . et hedoorn place,center ingt overheopening. easurefromboth ideso make ertainhedoorisparal lelo hesti les. nce ou re at-isfedwi th heposi t ioning,arkhecor-ners f hedoor n he ape i th penci l .Next, utt hehingesgainstheedge fthedoor; se apemeasureo make urethat hey re qual lypacedromhe opandbottom f the door right).Holdingtheupper alf f hehingenplace,l ipoff hebottomal f nd hehinge inanduse penci lo markhescrew oles nthe dooredgebelow).
( ( t ( t t
Dottom half
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r) Mountinghehingesn hedoorL Securetheoor dge-upna worK
surface.henbore i lot oles t eachmarkedoint. oldhe ophalf feach
hinge quareo hedoor dge nd crewit in place/eff).
HanginghedoorPlacehedoor ack n hearmoire
and eassemblehehinges.heckhat
thecornersf hedoor re l igned i th
themarksn hemaskingape. race
aroundhebottom f hehinges i thpenci l ,emovehedoor , i sassemble
thehinges,nd eposrt ionhebottomhalvesn hearmoire. arkhescrewholes n he abinet,ore ilot oles,ndscrewhebottom alfof each ingeo
thearmoirebelow). emoveheshims
and ape t r ips ,nser thep in n hebottom alf f hehinge,ndplacehe
door n hearmoire.
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ARMOIRE
HANGINGHED00RS:RAT-TAII INGES
r) MountinghedoorZ. Posit ionhedoorn tsopeningn hearmoi rend ssembleheh inge,l id ingthe at{ai l in ntoheholen he eafFasten ingheh ingeo hearmoi resatwo-steppera t ion ,eg inn ingi th hebracket.racetsoutl inen h earmoire,removehebracketndoin. hen oreclearanceole or hebracketolt up-
p l ied i th heh ingehroughhecentero f heout l ine .hreadhebo l t n to hebracket ,l ip hebo l t n to hec learanceho le , nduse henut upp l iedo astenthebracketo hearmoire.hen l idehepin nto hebracket,heckinghat he at-ta i l ies la ton he ab ine t ;endhe a i lina vise,f necessary,o maket si t lat.Reassembleheh ingene na l ime nduse in ish ingai l o astenhe a t - ta i lto Ihearmoireright).
' lMountinghehinges n hedoor
I Measurehe distance etweenh
edge f he hingeeaf nd hescrew
in he ea ftheho les i l lbeh idden
the eaf s readyo be astenedo the
Make mortiseor eachhinge eafas
would or acehinges page 9).Wit
door dge-upn a vise, l ide he eaf
i tsmort ise. hen l ip he rat- ta i l in
its bracket ndset hebracket n he
edgewith he ail pointingowardhe
tomof hedoor.Holdinghe pi nandb
et n posi t ion,ap he eaf eepernt
door dge nt i l hehole n he eaf l
with he pi n (left).Measurerom he
of the eaf o mark tsscrew oles
door ndbore ountersunkoles.Dri
screwso f x he eaf o the door.
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ARMOIRE
INSTALLINGL()CK
1Cutt inghekeyhole
I To mark he kevholeocat ion n he
door ,measurehe d is tance etweenhe
outs ide dge f the ock nd hecenter f
the key hamber n he ns ide f he ock.
(The ockbeingnsta l ledere s l lust rat -
ed on page 3.)Then ransferourmea-
suremento thedoor ,measur ingrom he
rabbet heek n he door's ack ace.Yo u
need o dr i l l woho l eso r he key : ne
for he shaf tanda nar rowerne or he
keybi t ,which s hest r ip f meta l e low
the forward nd of the shaf t ,Bore he
wider ole i rst ,us ing n elect r ic r i l l t -
t edw i tha tw i s tb i t s l i gh t l ya r ge rhan
the key haf t .fhenf t thedr i l lwi tha bi t
s l i gh t l ya r ge rhan he h i cknessf he
keybi t andbore second ole e lowhe
shafthole right);ocale he hole o suit
the key.Hold hedoor teady syoudr i l l
t he ho les . sea smal l l eo ra r i f f e r o
jo in he w o ho l es ndc r ea t e cav i t y
through hich he key i tseasi ly .
r) Mountinghe ock ndL makingtheoltmortise
Posit ionhe ock n heback f hedoor,
sl idinghekey hambern heholen he
door, nd it hekey nto he ock.With
thekey n p lace, o ld he ock teady
whileasteningt to hedoor /eff).Make
sure hat he ock ssquareo heedgeof hedoor syoudrivehescrews.o
locatehemortiseor hebolt, urn hekey o extendhebolt nduse penci l
to coatheend f heboltwith raphite
Retracthebolt nd losehedoor. xtend
thebolt gainstheedge f hemull ion
to markts ocationndusehedri l l nda ch ise lo cuta mor t i seenterednthepenci l a rk .f des i red,nsta l l n
escutcheonroundhekevhole.
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Abiscuitoinercuts slot n themitered nd
of the blanket hest'smoldedbase. hebases
rabbetedo accepthecarcase f thechest nd
the bracketeetare henscrewedo the base.
Blanket hestsreall relativelysimilar,eginning itha rectangularcarcasendahingedop.Dimen-sionsarybut asageneraluidelineconsider ength f40 o 45 nch-
es, widthof i8 to20 nches,ndaheight fabout 5 nches. hecar-cases made rompanels f edge-glued oards ndassembledithdovetailr frame-and-paneloin-
ery.The op eaturesoutedwoodstripshatare ttachedithslidingdovetailoints(page1 or amold-ingcanbe cut nto ts edgepage
92).To reventhe op romwarp-ing,andasa decorativeouch,wood
battensanbe astenedorstiffeningpage2).The op can
beattachedithapiano ingepage8)orbuttbngespage9).The echniquesor making asemolding ndbracketeet
forablankethestre iscussedtartingnpage3.Youmightchoosensteado nstall gee racketeet;hese ake ittingbaseorbookcasesndarmoiresswell. nstallinglanketoxhardwaresshown tartingnpage 00. hesetems rovidethe inaldecorativeouchandshould echosenarefullyocomplementheparticularesign fyourproject.
This raditionaldovetailedhest, ith itspatternedfeetand moldedopand bottom,s based n a designmport-
ed o Americarom eastern uropen the 18thCentury.
B CHE,ST
hechests oneof theearliesttypes f urniture, ithalong
utilitarianradition.During heMiddleAges, hestserved s heprimary eceptaclesf household
goods ndvaluables.heywerelsocalled ponoperform ouble utyasa seatinglace, t a imewhenchairs ere uxuryformost eople.
Althoughearlychest esignswereprimitive,medieval rtisansoftenadornedhemwithcarvedarches ndelaboratehivalric ndbattle cenes.uring heRenais-sance ndBaroque eriods,hepiece eganoassumeome ftheelementshatare tillusedoday,ncludingrame-and-panel
joinery,molded opsandbases,ndpatternedracketeet.Overheyears, ttractiveardware asadded,uch sbrasslocks, andles,ndescutcheons.
In ColonialAmerica,hechestwasusually laced t thefootof a bed o store lankets,uilts, nd inens-hencehename lanket hest. oday,hepieces usedo store very-thing rom oysandclothingo books.Many hestsre uiltwith drawersoradditionaltoraqe.
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ANATOMYOF A BLANKTTCHE,ST
Batten(pa1e92) --
ToP
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Piano hin4e
(paqe 88)
?ix;:i-,=-..--
"t7
/Cheotlock -/ \(pale 1OO)
\i
Eacutaheon(paqe101)
P\__Flap etay
)creweC to tnaof cheel:aiCealid: can be adjuslto suiL wide ra
of l id wetqhLe
cloetn4epeede
fttlly open poeit
co l la r enaps inretdcap to ho
ltd oPen
/
' F lush hand lel n ; n e t t ] t 7 t\ r u l L
t v u t
Baee -----.'
( i ) . , 1E.C)
Dovetailed carcase(pa7e 26)
Bracket. foot.(tttqe 93.) ---\-_____
_,___-,/
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BLANKET CHEST
Traditional blanket chestswere often ur-nishedwith oneor moredrawers o store
anythingfrom papersandpens o sewing
needles nd thread. The top and bottom
panels f rhedrawerassembly re mount-
ed n stoppedgrooves n thefront and
backpanelsof the chest,with a divider to
separatehe openingor the drawers.
ENVENTORYFBLANKETHESTARDWARE
Eutt hinge)ta nda d rectangular braoeor eLeelhin4eeet fluah wtthaurfaceof cheaL: in cannotbe removed o hingemuetbe unscrewedo rernoveop
DecorativeesautaheonaA aelectionof fittin4a ineLaltedon the front panelaroundkey-hole o preventdamageby key
Cheat ahainLtnk hainuaedae a lid eLay
ThreadedeacutcheonKey-ehaped fixtu re fitaonugly n elightlyoveretzedkevhol ,proiecti ael ahtlv
fim cf,'eei roni
ReaeesedhandleFeatureareceeefor finTera;handleetopoat 90"
Elanketaheat hinge Colonial hest handlea
TraditionalAmerican)trap-otyle cheethtn4ewith forqed finieh cheet handlea La ge cheot- lifti ng handlea
Handlewith 90" atop
for lrfttnq eavy heeta
for anLtque ppearance;
availablen 9- to 14-inchenqtha
Campai6n ahest cornerCorn'erittinqe ortqinallyueedfor protectronon cheote car'ried on mtlrtarycampaiqne,nowuged o decorate
Marquetry bandinglnlayetrip conaietin4 faeveral eneerg aaembledinto an attractive deaiqn
varioua cheat type6
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TOPS
Sincemoldingstripsare as-tened round tsedges ithslidingdovetailsoaccommo-datewoodmovement,hechest opshownat leftdoesnot require attensokeept
flat, though wohavebeenaddedor decorative ffect.The id stayholds he opopenand allows t to close lowlyto avoiddamaginghepiece.
ATTACHINGHE OPWITH PIANOINGE
InstallinghehingeThe inge hou ld eequa lo ors l igh t -lyshorterhan he ength f hechest.Clamphe op o a work urfacesingwood adso protecthestock.Holdhehingen posit ion,l igninghecenter fthepinwith heback dge f he op,and
tracetsoutl ine. ext,nstal l straightbit na router nd et hecutting epthto he hicknessf hehingeeaf.Take
care djustinghedepth;f the abbetstoodeep t wi l lcausehehingeo bindwhenhe id sclosed.)l ignhebitoverthe nside dge f heoutline,hen astenanedge uide utted gainsthe outerbase late. outhe nside dge f herabbet,eepinghebase late ressed
againstheedge uide.Makeepeatuts,adjustingheedge uide achime, nti l
the abbets completed.hen, et heh ingen he abbetndmarkhe oca-tionof hescrew oles.f you re ddingmoldingpage 1)orbattenspage 2) ,dosonow. hen ore i lot oles t hemarks,ut hehinge ack n posit ion(right), nddrivehescrews. et he opon hechest, ith he reehingeeaf laton he opedge f heblankethest's ackpanel. arkhe ocationor hescrews,bore i lot oles,nddriven hescrews.
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BLANKETCHEST
ATTACHINGHE ()PWITHBUTT INGES
r) Chiselingut hewaste
L ' l se a ch ise loscorehehinge u t l inend u t t o he
thicknessf hehinge.hen, oldinghe hisel evel p,pare
thewasterom hemortiseabovd. epeatheprocedureoclear
out he emaintngort ises.e arefulocut hemortiseso
deeperhan he hicknessf hehingeeavesopreventinding.
1 Tracinghe ingeutl ines
I Insteadfa piano inge,ou an se
two r hree utthingeso attachhe op o
theblankethest. he ingesremortised
into oth he opandback anel f he
chest .obegin,lamphe opgood-side
down na work urfacendplacehe rst
hingenposit ion ew nchesn rom ne
end, osit ioninghepin ust f f heback
edge f he op.Use penci lo racehe
outline f hehinge left).tAarkheoth-
erhingesn he op n he ame annerposit ioningne earheother nd nd nei n t h o e e n t e r i f n p e p c s : r, , ------ .
2 lnstallinghehinges
.J Set hehingesn heirmort isesn he op, ri l l i lot oles
and crewhem n placeabove).ext, et he opon hechest
markhe ocationor he orrespondinginge ort isesn he
topedge f heback anel,hen hiselhem ut ol lowtnghe
procedureescribednstep , Noway hechest n t sback n
a work urfacend et he opgood-faceown ehindt. Place
awood pacerl ightlyhickerhan he opunderheback f
th eblankethesto ine-uphe ree in geeavesith heirmor-
t ises. ore i lot olesnd crewhehingesnplace.
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BLANKETCHEST
HINGEORTISIl{GIGA routersan dealool o cut mor-tises oryour lankethest's ut thinges,utdonot ry o do he ob
freehand. ig ike heone hownat rightwillguaranteeast,accurateresults.ouwillneedoequip ourrouter it ha straight itanda tem-plate uideo makehecuts.
Makehe emplateroma piece
of %-inch lywood ideenougho
supporthe outer. utlinehehingeleaf n he emplate,eing ureocompensateor he emplateuide
and he hicknessf he ence, hichis alsomaderom%-inch lywood.
Cu tout he emplate,henattachthe ence it hcountersunkcrews.
Touse he ig ,securehe opofthechest dge-upna vise.Markthehinge utl ine n heworkpieceandclamphe emplaten position,aligninghecutout ith heoutline
on heedge ndbuttinghe enceagainsthe nnerace f he op.Makethecut below),movinghe routerinsmall lockwiseirclesnti l hebottom f he ecessssmooth,hen
squarehecornersitha chisel.Whenyouareusinghe ig o cutmortisesin he opedge f heblankethest,besureo securehecarcaseo ore-vent t frommoving.
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BLANKET CHEST
OLDINGO HE ()P
1 MakinghemoldingI lnstal l moldinpit na routernd
he ool na able. outhemold-ng rom tockhtckerhan he opso
whenhe id sshut hemold ing
overhangheside nd ront anelsThe tock houldlso ewider
nd ongerhan ouneed o hatYouan ipand rosscuthemoldingosize
later.) l ignhe ence i th hebearing
nd eedheboardnto hebit o carve
hedesignnone alf fanedge. ount
featherboardneither ide f hebit
osecurehepiece ur inghe ut . ln
he l lustrat ion,he ront eatherboardhas eenemovedorclari ty.) l ip he
piece ver nd out heother alf, reat-
inga mirror utof he trst right). hen
r ipand rosscuthemoldingo he tze
you eeo.
r' ) Installinghemolding
L You an ecurehemold ingo he
edge i th l idingovetai lsrglue lone.
ln his ase,he id emoldingsre ttached
with toppedl idrngovetatlsoal lowor
cross-grainoodmovement;he ront
mold ing,h ich i l l shr inknd wel l a r -
a l le lo he oppanel ,sa t tachedi th
glue.Make toppedovetailsn heends
of he op ;cutstoppedovetailnortises
in hesidemoldingssee age 27).After ou ave adehedovetai loints,
miterheends f hemoldingt45".Then
placehe opgood-faceponwood hims.
Spread hin ayer fglue n he ast wo
inchesf heslidingovetailnd hedove-
tai l lot,hen l idehemoldingnto osi-
tion.Next,ay ome aperowel n he op
to preventcratchesnd nstall ar lamps
withprotectiveood adso securehe
moldingn placeleft).
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BLANKETCHEST
R()UTINGOLDINGN THET()P
' lRoutingheedge
I Instead f at tachingeparatetr
molding,oucan outa decorat ivehin he op tsel f . ecurehe opgood
up on a work ur face r th t sedgejec t ing f f h esur face .ns ta l l p r l
round ing -overi t o r ano ther o ld in
in your outer,henset hecutt ing e
to mold he oppartof heedge. ur
the oolandguide he bi t nto hesto
movinghe oolagainsthe direct io
bi t rotat ion ndkeepinghepi lo tbea
buttedagainst he stock /eft).Once
top ha l fo f heedge s mo lded , i p
workpiecever nd out hebottomcal ledorbyyour esign.
r) AddingattensL Wnen oldingsattachedith l idingdovetai ls,t servesosti ffenhe op, l im-inatingheneedorbattens;oldinghatissimplyoutedn heedge f he opdoesnotofferhisadvantage.n his ase,opreventarpingrom hangingumiditylevels,astenwoor hree attenscrosstheundersrdef he op.Cut he tr ipsfwoodromhesame tock s he op,mak-ing hem boulY, nches ide nd inch-es horterhan hewidth f he op.Forvisualppeal,ound
ne nd feach at-ten n heband aw.Next , e t he opgood-faceown na work urfacendho ld he i rs t a t tenn p lace boutinchesrom ne nd f he op.Drrvehreescrewso astent inplaceright).Io allowthebattenoexpandnd ontract,nlargethe ounterboredolest heends f hewood tripsnto vals;hecentercrewsth eo n l y n e h a t h o u l ded r i ve nntight.) epeatheprocesso mountheother attens.
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BASES ND FEET
TIrc tottottr tssurt l tls,.l 't lrc lorr-
kct clrcst on,si-sr-sl 'brackct. lbctt t tot t r t tct lv l r / r scrc tvso a rob-
Itctcd tasc rroldirtgltat srtpprtrts
t lrc cttrcasc.l tc trockct. lcclorc
joitrcdn,i th tt l . f blirtddttvctai ls.
MAKINGRACKETEET
1 Markinshe in oardt -
I The eet f heblankethest remade
f rom wo dent ica l oardsutwi tha dec-
orat ivecro l l at tern nd oined rthhal f -
b l i nd ove ta i l l o i n t s ,akehe o i ne r yu ts
f i rs t , hen aw ut hepat ternsndassem-
b l e hen i eces ones i n .u tb l ankso he
size f he eet , henmark hehal f -bl tnd
doveta i ls .nd icateheoutsrdeace f each
boa r d i t l r n X .T hen d l us t cu t t i ngpar r seo t he h i cknessf thes t ock nd
scr ibe l ineacrosshe ns ideaceof he
p inboa r do m ar k heshou l de rr ne . ex t ,
secu r eheboa r d nd - up n a v i se , e t
t h ec r r l l r n pa r p e o a h o u t n e - t h i r dn e
stock 'sh ickness,ndmark l ineacross
theendc l ose ro tsou t s i deace .U sea
d o v e t a i l s q u a r eo m a r k h ep i n s n h e
endof the board. or he s izeof board
show n , ha l f - p in t each dge nd wo
even l vna .ed i ns n he tween i l lm ake^ ^ f , + r - ^ ^ r i , , ^r r n t .I n d r c a t eh e> L r u i l B d i l u d L L r d L L r v c J L
waste ect ions i thXs, henusea combi -
nat ion quareo extendhe ines own he
ins ideace o heshoulderine /ef f ) . e-
pea them ar ks na l l hep inboa r ds .
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r) Cuttinghepins
Z- Secure pinboardna visewioutsideace owardou,hen utdalongheedgesf hepinswitha do
saw,workingromoneedge f hebto heother. or ach ut,al ignhebladeus t o hewaste ide f heculines left).Use mooth,ven troketinuinghe utso he houlderineclampheboard utside-faceownwork urfacend se chisel ndmto pare wayhewaste ood: coreabout% nch eep longhe houldand hen haveffa thin ayer f wwith hechisel eld orizontal lynde l -up . epeatheprocedureocu
remaininginboards.
Q Guttinghe ailsr., l Seta cutt ing augeo he hicknessof hep ins,henmarkhe hou lderineonall he ai lboards.lacehe irst ai lboard utside-faceown n hework ur-face.Ho ld p inboard nd-downi thits nsideace l igned i th heshoulderl ine f he ai lboard, akingertainheedgesf heboardsre lush. utl inehetailswitha pencil,hen se rysquareoextendhe ines nto heend f heboard.Mark l l hewasteectionsithXs. hen
usea dovetailaw o cut helails right).Angl ingheboard,atherhan hesaw,makesoreasierutt ing.hen ecureheboard dge-upn hev ise nd u t hewasteesidehe wooutsideails.Removethewaste etweenhe ailswrth chiselus inghe ameechn iqueescr ibednstep . When ouhave hiseleduthalfthewaste,l ip hepiece nd nishhe ob
from heother ide.Repeatheprocess
tocut heotherai lboards.
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Test-fittinghe oint
M ake templa te i t h hedes i r ed
pat ternor he eetand race heshape
on one aceof eachboard. hen, est - f i t
the half-bl ind ovetai loinl (r ight).
Marka n y p o t sh a tb i n dw i t ha p e n c i l n d
caref l l ypare omewoodaway t each
markunt i l he t i s sat is factory.
CUTTINGHEPATTERN
Usingheband aw
Cut he pat ternn eachof the eet ree-
handon he band aw. o keep he b lade
f romb i nd i ngn heker f t he i gh tpa r t
of the curve,makea ser ies f s t ra ight
re lease uts rom he edgeof the work-
p ieceo the markedine.Then, l ign he
bladeust o thewaste ide f thecut t ing
l ineand eed heworkoiecento heblade
wi thboth ands, ak ing ure e i ther and
is in l inewith he cutt ingedge left).
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MAKING HEBASEMOLDING
r) Gluingp hebaseL Sawhemoldingieceso ength,utt ing i ters t bothends f he ront iece nd t one nd f hesrdes.he ronicornersf hebase re ssembledithmiteroints; utt oints
are ufficientor heback. he onnectionshould e einforcedwithwood iscuits,se plateoinerocutslots,hen preadgluen heslots,nsert iscuitsn he ront ndback ieces,
andpresshecornersogetherabove)nd lamphem.
'l Makinghebase ieces
I The our ieceshatmake p hbasemold ingre hapednd abbind iv idua l ly .o rk ingi th tockonthan ou eed,out ne dge f he and ide ieceshe ame ay ouwoshape ornice oldingpage 6).Nuse ourab le awo cu t abbetsnfourpieces.he abbetsre awnnpasses,i th heshouldersrst,ol loby hecheeks.djustheblade eigthe heeksi l lbewide noughosupthe hest i thouteach inghemoldcuts; ositionhe ence oone-thirdf
stockhicknessi l lbecutaway. sefeatherboardso supportheworkpattachhe able-mountedeatherba shim o hemidd lef heworkp ipressedga insthe ence. eed apiece n edge nto he blade left)uthe ra i l ingnd eacheshe ab le .moveo heother ide f he ab lepul l hestock astheblade.
Q Fasteninghe eet o hebaser-,1Workingna flatsurface,ositionhebase n he eethechest, akingure l l heouter dgesre lush. teacorner,oreour ountersunkoleshroughhebase ndthe ootandscrewhe wo ogetherabove).lacehechin he abbetsf hebase iece nd r ive crewsrom nneathhroughhebase nd ntohe hest.
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A VARIATION:GEERACKETEET
MAKINGGEERACKETEET
1 Guttingheogee oveI Ogee racketeetarecreated uch
like he bracketee tshown npage 3,
butwithanS-shapedge e rofleshapedin heir utsideaces. ecausef heir
contouredurfaces,he wohalvesf eachfoot reoined it ha miter-and-splineoint
(page 8), atherhana half-blind ove-
tail.Theogee rofilescut n hree teps
on he able aw nd he outer. egin y
markingheprofilen heendof a piece f
stockong nougho make ll he eet.Set
upyourable aw o make cove ut n
the ace f heboard syouwouldor he
cornicemolding f an armoirepage 9).
Use push locko eed hestock,mak-
ingseveralhallowasseso cuta cove
of heappropriateepth right).Onceyouhavemadehecove ut,use routerit -
tedwitha rounding-overit o shapehe
cornerf heboardo hemarkedine.
It is easiero sand he
contouredurfacesf the
ogee racketeetbeforen-
stalling hemon thebase.
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BLANKETCHEST
r) Finishingheogee rofile
L me ridee f waste etweenhecovecutand he ounding-overut ssl iced ffby he able aw. osetup hecut,hold
theworkpiecenedge n hesaw ableand djustheblade ngleoalignhecut-t ing dge i th hemarkedine n heboard nd.Butt he ip ence gainsthestock,ock t in place,nd et hebladeherghto slice wayhewaste. se hreefeatherboardsosupportheworkpieceur -ing hecut:Clampwo o he ence ndthirdo he able;his eatherboardhouldbemountedna shim o t willpresslos-er o hemiddle f hestock gainsthefence. eedheworkpieceit hboth ands
(right). nceheboard'srailing nd each-es he able,moveo heother ide f hetable ndoull he tock astheblade.
ASSEMBLINGGEE RACKETEET
1 Makinghebevel utsI Sinceheosee racketeetwil lbeassembledithmiter-and-spl ineoints,ach f heeightoot iecesi l lhave evelsonad jo in ingnds. i rs t , u ta l l hep iecesl igh t lyvers ize .Tocut hebevels,et our aw's lade ngleo45"and ttacha wood x tens iono hemi ter auge. arkhe ength f afoo tp iece nyour tock nd, o ld inghe la tedge f heboard ga instheextensron,l ignhemark i th heb lade.
Before ak inghecut , lamp s top locko heextentoenab leou o ine p he u ts o r he hree therdenpieces. old he latedge f heboard gainstheexteand heendagainstheblock syoumake ach ut (ab
Tobevelheends f he ourmatchingootpieces,oldcontoureddge f hestock gainstheextensionsyoumakehe u ts .
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BLANKETCHEST
r) Guttinghespline rooves
1ne groovesor hesp l inesn he
bevelednds f he ootDiecesre ut
on he able aw.nstal l dado ead nd
adjustts hicknesso hatof hespl inesyouwilluse.Set heangle f hehead t
45oand hift he io enceo he eft-hand
side f heblades. oldingne oo tpiece
flat-face-downn hesaw able, utt he
beveledndagainsthecutting dges f
th edado ead ndadjusthe ence nd
blade eight oa %-inchroovei l lbe
located boul%nch rom he bottom f
th epiece. utt he ence gainstheend
of hestock nd ock t in place. eed
eachpiecewith he milergaugeleft),
pressingheendagainsthe encehroughout hecut.
Cuttinghepatternsndgluing p he eet
Once l l hespline roovesre ut,design
thescroll atternsn he lat aces f hepiecesnd ut hem uton heband aw(page 5).Sandhepiecesmooth,hen
cutsplinesromplywoodrsolidwoodofit nto hegrooves.he plineshould e
as ong s hegrooves;akeheirwidth
sl ightlyess han wice hecombined
depth f wogrooves.l f youuse ol id
woodor hespl ines,ut hem o hegrainuns crossheirwidth, atherha nlengthwise.)preaddhesiven hegrooves
an dglueup he ee t right),he nattach
them o the base syouwould tandard
bracketeet(page 6).
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HARDWARE
A commonfeatureof traditional cam-paign chests, olid brassflush handles
add a touch ofclass o any blanketchest.
The handlesstop at a 90" angle o the
sidesof the chest, roviding a convenient
way to lift thepiece.
INSTATLINGLOCK
1 0utlininghe ock aceplateI Layhechest n ts ront anel ndpositionhe ock ace-downidwaybetweenhesides nd lushwith he opedge f hepanel. raceheoutlineof he aceplaleabove),hen xtendhe ines ntohe opedge f hepanel.
r) Routinghe ockmoftisel mis isone f he are nstanc
whichhe outersusedo make fhand ut.Care nd atiencere eqUse wood hiselo irst uta shamortiseor he aceplateip n heedge f he rontpanel. ext,nstastraightit nyour outer,et hecutdeptho he hicknessf he acepand uta mortisensidehemarkel ine. tart yguidinghe ool na clowise irectiono cut heoutsidedgthemortise;lear ut he emainingby eedinghe oolagainsthedirecof bit otation.sehechiselo souacornersnd areo he ine.Measudistanceetweenheedges f he aplate nd he ock ousingnd ranthemeasuremento hemortise.dthe outer'sutting eptho he hickof hehousingnd ut he nalmo(left).Use hechiselo squareny orTest-fithe ock n hecavity ndusechiselodeepenrwiden ny f hemtises,f necessary.
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Q Cuttinghe eyhole
-J Set he ock n hemort isendmark
the ocationf hekeyhole.ut heopen-
in gasyouwouldoranarmoireock page
B3), r i l l ingne oleor hekey haft ndanotheror hekey i t .Use small le o
loin he woholesnght)
InstallingheescutcheonPosit ionheescutcheonn he ront
panel f hechest , l i gn ingtsopening
overhekeyhole.se str ip f masking
tapeo holdhehardwarenplace h i leyou tarthenai lsn hei r oles. opro-
tect our ngers hen rivingach ai l
f lush, rip henai l haft i th eedle-nopliers/eff).
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f, Mountinghe ockr-f Oncehekeyholescut, ay hecon ts ront anel gain nd et he in tsmortise. arkhescrew olesn
panel,emovehe ock, ndbore iholes. et he ock nplace gain ndten t o hechest, rivinghescrew eflushwith he aceplate/effl.
Front panel
22
Installinghestrike late
Comple tehe ock nsta l la t ionymountinghestr ike lateo he opof
thechest. l ip hescrewshroughheirholesn heplate nd et heplate ntopof he ock. urn hekeyunti l helock ngagesi th hestr ike late,henadda str ip f maskingape o hold heplateirmlynplace. lowlylosehe opof thechest right) ntil ts undersidetoucheshescrews.ore pilothole teachmark eftby hescrewipsandattachhestrike lateo he op.
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INSTALLINGLUSHANDLES
1 0utlininghehandles
I Lay hechest none ide ndPosi-
t iona handle utside-face-downidway
betweenhe ront ndback anelsnd
few ncheselowhe op .Traceheoutline
of he mountingplateight).
/) Mountinghehandles
L lnstall straight it in your outer,
set hecutt ing eptho he hicknessf
themountinglate, nd uta mortisen-
sidehemarkedutl inesyouwouldor
a lock page 00).Next,measurehed s-
tance etweenheedgesf hemounting
plate nd hebowl-shapedousingnd
transferhemeasuremento hemortise.
Adjusthe outer'sutt ing eptho he
thicknessf hehousingnd ut hedeep-
ermortise.est-fithehandlen hecavity
anduse wood hiselopare ny emain-
ingwaste oodrom hemortisesfareft).
Oncehemountinglate ests ushwith
theoutsideace f heside anel, ark
thescrew oles,emovehehandle,nd
bore pi lothole t eachmark. et he
handlen place gain nd astent o hechestneareff).Repeatheprocedureor
theother andle.
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INLAYS
Contrrrcrcinlarding is at,nilaltle rr
a varietyoJ'desigrtso conrplenter fi
works rarrgirrgJi"ortt Welsh lresse
to n boardroonrnble.Here, t nddsa
decorntive ortclt o the top ofn blan-ket chest.nlay nurterinls tm be nrctal,
woodverteer,r solid urrdwood.
INSTATTINGNLAY
'l Routinghegroove
I Groovesor nlay recut wi tha routeri t tedwitha straightb i t hesamewidthas he nlay. f youare nstal l inghop-madern lay , e t hecu t t i ng ep th l i gh t l y ha l lowerhan he h ick -ness f the s t r ips ; he n layw i l l be sandedlush s fep ) .For ommerc ia land ing , h ich svery h in ,make hecu t t i ngdep th qua lo he n layh icknesso m in im izeand ing .u | inethegrooven he opw i tha penc i l ;t shou ld eequ id is tan tf rom heedges . ou t he our ides f hegroovend iv idua l l y ,gurdinghe oo lwithan L-shapeddge uide ndstopblocks.Tose tup hegu ides , l i gn heb i tw i th hecu t t i ngine ,mea-
sure hedistance etweenhe router ase late nd heedo f the op ,andcu t heedge u ide nds topb lockso thaw id th .Sc rew fence o eachp iece o t canbe pos i t i on
squareo h eedges f he op .For ach u t ,c lamp hegua longheedge ouwi l lbecu t t i ng nd as ten s topb lockeach nd .Ho ld rnghe rou te r ' s ase la te ga ins th e edgu ide n done top lock ,u rnon he oo landp lungehernto he stock. eed he bit (above) nt i l he base late otacts heother topblock,Once l l he cutsaremade, qut hecorners i tha ch ise
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BLANKETCHEST
r) Settinghe nlayn hegroove
Cut he nlay o lengtho f t in he
groove,sing our able aw orshop-
madenlay, rawood htselorcommer-
cialbanding.or he ectangularrooveshown, ake 5" miter uts t heends
of he nlay ieces. utand est- ft one
piece t a t ime, hen pread itt le lue
on heundersidef he nlay nd nsertt
in heslot right),tappinghestripgently
with wooden al let. ommercialand-
ing houldeheld nplace ithmasking
tape nti lheadhesiveures.
Trimminghe nlay
Onceheglue as ried,andhe oP
to removeny xcessdhesivendbring
the nlay erfectlyushwith hesurface
of hewood. or hop-madenlay, se
be l t andert tedwi tha 120-gr i te l t .
Movehesanderorwardlong ne nlaypieceeft)andpull hesanderack he n
you eachheendof hestrip, verlappin
the irstpass yone-halfhewidth f he
belt. ontinuenti l he urfacesf he n-
lay nd he opare lush,henmove n o
theother trips. epeatheprocessitha
finer el t 150- r 18O-grit)o smoothhe
inlay nd hesurroundingurface.and
commercialandingyhand i th sand-
ingblock. e areful:ome odernand-
ing s esshan%onchhick.
l r ) l
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HIGHBOY
quered abinetsmportedor theEndishnobilitv.Becausef ts size,
the"highboy-or high chestof
hehighboy riginatedn 17thI CenturyEurope ndwasn-
spired ythe ornateChineseac-
drawers-was onstructedn twosections: owerchesthat suP-porteda allerchestwith four ormore iers.The oP evelwas re-quentlydividednto threesmallerdrawersetsideby side.
fu theQueenAnnetyle volvedinto hemoreornilmentalndclas-
Themodemeproductionhownin thephotographnpage 06 is-playsmanytt'aditionallementsfthe18thCenturydesign:hegrace-frrlcabrioleegs,he scrolled edi-
mentor crownmolding,he lame-and-urninials,he lutedquarter
columns,ndheshell arving ndappliedmolding dorninghescal-loped pron n he ower hest.
This hapterwill howyou owtodesignndconstructhisclassicpiece f urniture,rombuildingtheiece f urniture,rombuildingtheupperchest page 10)o sawingandshaoinshecabrioleess Dase
sicalChippendaleryleduring he andshapinghecabrioleegspage112) ndthen ssemblinshe ow-futt.tp*ilf thersth Centu{ the To reventustromenteringtheabinet, 112) nd,thenassgmblinqhe ow-
tifihb"y found avorwith afflu- speciilframesreinstallednderneathhebot- er chestpage.116).ttentionsalso
.n?ro.i.ty in colonial itiesike nmdranerinthelowerchat.Thedustshield evotedo the inerdetails,ikeItritaaapiria, Boston,andNew isabasicrame-and-panelonstruction installingockbgl{ing roundhe
York.Towaing7 or8 eethigh, he scrsuedo the arcaseides. drawerspage 18),.outingrown
i.foringhigliboy*miaeaiyiuit- molding(page124), arving he
.a'to in€.t."g.nt, ofty ceilihgs f themanorhousesf the frnals2ag.el30),nd hapinghequartel.glp": (pagej4)t
time,andtsiumerousdraweiswere heperfect olutionor The-foiiowingwopagejllustratehehtghboy't pperand
rt"riititft.rttiJes neededor entertaining'.ighboysbecame ower hests.hemajor{eatryegf thepiece re dentified;
theha"llmark f fashionableiving rooirs aid ttreirprices refer othepagesndicatedofindout how o make ndnstall
rose ramatically.he rendhascontinued nabated.oday, each lement.
tft. ftigiib"yrpr6duced y he enownedhiladelphiaabi- -..Buildinghighboysa challenging.task,utwithcare nd
netm;kers fthe 1700s.. rrnong hemostsought-after diligenceyoucangleateapieceoffurniturewiththeg
piecesfantiqueurniture. timelessppealf ts200-year-oldncestors.
Thehighboyt eftexempffiesheharmonybetweentraightlinesndluidcurvesypi-calofQueennne-styleurniture.
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UPPER HEST
ANATOMYOFA HIGHBOY
Crown molding
i lr : i r l . l , - / i j \
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/op rail(Y::.t;,1f̂i;t'1
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HIGT{BOY
\ /
t /Bottom.rail
It,|3q.o t
I
IKnee block(Fqe 117. )
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1; ta4e 12)
LOWER HEST
Cockbeading(.pa4e 18)
thell carvinq(.paae137'1
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ASSE,MBLINGHE,UPPE,RHE,ST
lic highbol,'s ppcrchc'st as u'crmajor onrponcnts:argc arcase
ancl n claborateirce ranre hat i ts
1,ithi1 t. As shorvn .,.1sl1r,l.te arcase
cor.rsistsf ir op ancl ottour,l'o siclepanels, ncl u'cl ack ancls cparatecl
br.astile-ol mr-rntilt.l'he
carcascor -luers re oincdn'ith hroLrghlovctail
ioints prrgc6J, nclhebacli.arressitin rabbetsr.rtror.rnclhe nside clgcs
of thecarcasencl .r.runtir.rprrgc1 .Thc
n.r-rntir.rsattacheclo the opandbot-tonrofthe carcase'i thnrortise-and-
teuonoints.
Thc raccl'rrnrc,horvnrrce-Lrpelorvauclacc-clou'nn page I 1, sbuilt ronr
a op rail, n'oL-shapccli'ontposts, ncl
C()NSTRUCTIONETAIL(FACE-UPIEW)
li,,-:ck,--....-_ r
cena i
r clrau,crl'anrebr cach icr of cil'arvcrs.T l le op r t i l s l t r t l ' . ' t lr ' . t66 . '1 t111. '
crorvnmolclingprrgc 24)nd rosettes(ptrgc 28), oth of 1'hicharcaclclel
latc'r . heback ace f the op rai l sqrooveclo accepthecarcaseop ,anclhas enon ut n each nd o flt n r.nor-
tisesn he u,o r-ont osts. hcLshapeol'the l'ontposts reateshespaccbr
thequarter-colunrnsprrge,34).he
firnt posts it n notchesLLtn thecar-
caseopaucl ottout.Thedrrrrver'supportingl'trnresrrc
assenrbledrom ai ls ncl t i lesoined
n'ithmortisr'-ancl-tenonsprryc16franrehasan rrclcleclovetailed(pagc 22). iranchorhe rames
cArcase,n'obracesrrc cren'eclo h
of cach neanclo thesiclc aneldrau'erl'aurcs rcnotchcd t hc to accou'uloclatehe ront postscrcrveclo henr.'l'heppernroser ranrc llpportshlecsmall rait f'eaturesu'ocliviclersncl hree er slicles.nce he rrcer-ameas
bLri l t ,t issimpl,vl ippednto hectrse.sccc/orr')uclhe scrervc'sicle fthecarcrscliroLrghhebra
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HIGHBOY
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CABRIOLE EGS
SAWING)UT HEEGS
Foat block
A distinctiveeatureof Queen nnestyle, he tapering, uryedcabrioleeghas ongbeen onsideredchallenge
for cabinetmakers.ut itsgracefulinescanbecuteasily n theband awandsmoothed ith hand ools.
1 Designinghe egI Make templaterom piece f %-inchlywoodr hardboardut o hesamlength ndwidth syouregblanks.he esignhown bovet opwil lyieldattractive,table,ndwell-proportionedeg, utyou analterhepatterno syour rojectrcopyhedesign f anexistingeg hatappealsoyou.Begin rawthe egbyoutl ininghepost lock. akets ength qualo hewidth f he orail ha twillbeattachedo t,plusheheight f he ower hest'side anels.width f hepost lock hould eadequateo accepthe ail enon. ater,t wilnotchedpage 16)o accepthequarterolumnsf he owerhest. ext, kethepad nd he oe, hen he ront f he eg romhe oe o heankle sing frecurve; t tsnarrowestoint,hediameterf heankle hould eaboutwo-fifthestock idth.Move n o heknee, ketchinggentleurverom hepost loto he ront dge f he emplatebout to 3 inches elowheblock. henoin
kneeo heankle itha relativelytraightine.Completeheoutline t hebackthe eg, rom heankleo thebottom f hepostblock above).xperimentntilyhave satisfactoryesign.
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HIGHBOY
) Transferringhedesign
egblanks
Cutout ourempla tena band aw,
hen andheedgeso hemarkedut-
l ine .Hold he empla tela tonone fthe nsideaces f he eg lank, aking
surehat heends f he emplatend
theb lank re l ignednd hat heback
of heoost locks ushwith he nside
edge f heblank. race longheedges
of he empla teoout l inehe eg. urn
theblank ver nd epeatheprocedure
on heothernsideace ight).At hispoint, ome oodworkersrefero prepare
the egs nd arlsor he oinery efore
cutt inghe eg. l t seasieroclamp nd
cuta mort isena rectangularegblank,forexample,han o carry ut hesameproceduresna legwi thpronounced
curves.)ther oodworkersut he eg
first nd hen o he oinery.
Cuttingne ace
Set he eeblank n heband aw
table ith ne f hemarkedutlinesac-
ingupand hebottomf he egpointing
awayrom ou. l igninghesaw ladejust o hewasteide f hemarkedine
fo r heback f he eg, eedhestocknt o
th eblade. urn ff hesaw bout alfway
throughhecutand emoveheworkpieceThen uta longhe ameine rom he
oppositend. oavordetachinghewastepiecero mheblank nd osinghemarked
outl inen headjacentace, tophe ut
about%nch rom he irstkerf, eaving
short ridge etweenhe wocuts.Retract
theworkpiece,hen utalonghe ine or
the rontof he eg left), gaineaving
bridgeso preventhewaste oodrom
fal l ing way.
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Completinghe uts nd
severinghebridgesTurn verheblank o hat hemarkedout l inen tsad jacentides ac ing p.Cut longhemarkedines, eg inn ingwith hose longhe ront f he eg,hentheback above).hi s ime, ompletehecuts, ett inghewasteal laway. henro ta teheb lank nd u t hroughhebridgesef tduringour irstcuts right).
SHAPINGHE EGS
1 Forminghepad
I Use compassooutl inehecircularpad n hebottom f he eg. hen ecurethe eg na vise, i th hebottomnd ac-ingup,anduse backsawo cutawaythebu lk f hewasteur round ingheoutl ine. akewo eriesfcuts, tart ingwith our uts traightnto heend f heleg t hecorners ,hen awingroundtheendof he eg o severhecorners.
Next, ecurehe eg na bar lamp,ockthe lampna v ise , nduse pat te rn-maker'saspo roundhecornersf hepad . o n t i n u en t i l t h e ad sc i r cu l a r(r ight),otatinghe eg n heclamp snecessary.se file o smoothhepad.
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r) Shapinghe oot
Z- Repositionheclampn he ise o
th e oot s i l ted own. oldinghepat-
ternmaker'sasp t anangle f approx-
imately5" o he eg, egin yshaping
thecontourrom hebottom phbove).
Rotatehe eg n heclamp sneces-
sary o hatyou anshapehe ootal ltheway round. moothhesurface
using double-cutla tbastardile, hen
f n ishhe obwi th andpaper ,s ingprogressivelyner-gritapers.
Shapingnd moothinghe nee
To nish hapinghecabrioleeg nd
to removenyblemishesef tby heband
saw lade,moothhesurfacef heknee
witha spokeshave,ol lowingitha raspand andpaper.oldinghespokeshav
withboth ands t hebottom fa curved
edge f he eg, ushhe ool lowly way
from ou, utting hinshavingleft).Make
a series f overlappingasses,orking
with hegrain nti l hesurfacessmooth
Turnhe eg n hebar lampo clean p
th eother dges. se he asp o smooth
an areahat hespokeshaveannoteach
Completehe obwith andpaper.
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ASSEMBLINGHELOWERCHEST
nce hecabrioleess re omplet-ed and he cavitie-'sor tl-re luar-
tc r co lL r r t t r tsl re ou ted n l l repostblocks,he ou,er hest trn eglued p.
Thechestsholvn in thephoto u page107-is made p of four egs,rvo idepanels,rvoback anels,ottom ailsatthe front and back, 'Lndu,odrau,er
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nith tenor.rsut n thebottonr ailr,ith l-re pper hest,heback aneseparatedv a nr.urtin.Once he ochestsglued p,knee locks reioned ndattachedo he egspngc
Cockbeadingrroundhedralerstheshell arvirlg ndappliedmolon thebottont ail areaddeclatecompletehechest,hequarter olnare nmedand nstalledn the egnoesand, inall1,, molded l'ametachedo he opecleef heches
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HIGHBOY
MAKINGNDM()UNTINGNEEL()CKS'l Oesigninghe nee locks
I The nee locks,hichoin he urves
of heegs ndbottomails, re esigned
an d utmuchike he eg shemselves.or
a emplate,lace precef stiff ardboard
in hecorneretweenhe eg nd djoin-
ing ai l nd raw contourine hat on-
nectshe wopieces.he ameemplate
canbeusedoral l heknee locks.rans-
fer he ine o a wood lankhat sas
thick s he eg, l ightly ider nd arger
than heareat must l l .Placeheblank
againsthe ai l nd eg o tsoutstdeace
is lushwith heouter ar t f he eg nd
draw secondine n heblank singhe
le gasa guide right). hegrain f the
block houldeparal lelo hat f he eg.
Sa w ut heblock n heband aw svoudid he egs page 13).
r) Mountinghe nee locksL Once ll heknee locksave een
cutand moothed,luehem pone t
a ime. pply hin ayer fadhesiveo
thecontactingurfaces,henhold he
piecesnplace ith clamp. se oodpadso protecthestock nddirect
clampingressureyshapinghem o
f t f ushagainsthe egs left).Driue
screwhroughheknee lock nd nto
the eg oraddedeinforcement.
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COCKBEADING
Cockbeadings a roundedmoldingthat extends
beyond hefront of the highboyand framesthe drawer openings. t is set nto rabbetscut
along the nside edges f the openings.n addi-
tion to providing decoration,cockbeadingprotectsthe edgesof veneereddrawer fronts.
MAKINGND NSTALLINGOCKBEADING
1 PreparinghedrawerpeningsI Use routerittedwitha %-inchilot-ed abbetingit ocut he abbetsroundthedrawerpenings.et hedepth fcutat%inch,hen ttach squareiece f %-inch lear crylico he ool's ase late(inset). akehi sauxiliaryub-baseargeenougho keephe ool latand table
duringheoperation.et he hest n tsback na work urface.tart ingt hecorner f one rawerpening,est heroutern hechest ith hebi t us t learof heworkpiece.ri phe ool irmlywithboth andsnd urn t on, uidinghebitinto hewood. ncehepilotbearingbutts gainsthestock,eed he outertowardheadjacentorner,eepinghesub-basela l (right). ontinueroundtheopeningntil ou each our tartingpoint. ut abbetsroundheother raw-
eropeningshesame ay,hen quarethe ornersith chisel.
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HIGHBOY
) Makinghe ockbeading
trttaienoughockbeadingrom -
inchlhicktocko it nal l he abbetsut
instep .The ockbeadingsbest haped
using oldinguttersn he able aw.Donotuse arrowtock;nstead,utpieces
hatare t east inches ide nd hen
rip he ockbeadingrom hem.)nstal ln
auxi l iaryoodence nd t hemolding
head ith uttersnyourable aw. aise
theheadnto hewoodenceonotcht.
Use featherboardo securehework-
piece;crewt to a shim o ha tpressure
wi l lbeappl iedga insthemidd lef he
workpiece.ake few estpassesith
scrao tockoset hewidth f cut.For he
firstpass,enterheboard dge ver cut-ter, he nbutt he ence gainsthe ace
of hestock. oldheboardlush gainst
the ence nd he able s ou eedt nto
thecuttersright). xperimentithdiffer-
ent u t t ing id ths nt i l heedge f he
stocksproperlyounded,hen hapeot h
edges f eachworkpiece.nce l lyour
stock as eenmil led,nstal l r ipblade
on he aw nd ut he ockbeadingrom
theboards,akingt wide noughopro-
trude y inch romhedrawerpenings
when luednto he abbets.
Q Mountinghe ockbeading
.J Cut he ockbeadingo ength, i ter-
ing heends ith he able aw ra back-
saw ndmiter ox.t iseasiestocutand
f t one iece ta ime,makingure ou
alignhemiterednds ith hecornersf
the abbets.pread l i t t le lue n he
contactingurfacesnd nsert ne trip t
a ime, ecuringhepiecesn place tth
springlamps t6-inchntervals/ef f , ) .
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DRAWERS
MAKINGHEDRAWERS
Thehighboy's rawers xemplify lassic
cabinetmakingechniques.hecorners rejoinedwith through ovetailsnd heendgrain of the ail boardss thenhiddenwith afalse ront.A dovetailedunnerattachedo thebottomglidesalonga
mating lideastenedo the rame.
1 Cuttinghedovetailoints
I Sizehedrawerartso it theopeningsn hechestsrouthedovetails,uttinghepinsn he ront ndback ieand he ai lsn hesides. setofcommercialemplatetheone hownn hispage akeshe obsimplend nsaccurateesults.ttachhepinand ai l emplateso bacboardsol lowinghemanufacturer 'snstructions.ecureof hedrawerides nd-upna vise. lamphebackupoto he tock, akingurehere re alttai ls teithernd;templatendbackupoardhould e lush gainsthewopiece. rotectinghestock itha wood ad ,
ut ta stop loagainsthedraweride nd lampt to hesupportoarhe lp ou l ign ubsequentu ts . ns ta l lhedoveta i li tatemplateuide uppliedith he igand ut he ai ls,eedthe ool nand utof he emplatelotsabove).ut he eming a i lshesame ay. hen se ne f hecomple teboardso outl inehepins none rawerront r back.curehepinboardn hevise nd lamphepin emplatthestock, l ign inghe ig ingers i th hemarkedu i l iIns ta l lhe t ra igh ti tsupp l iedi th he igand out utwaste etweenhepins left).Repeatt heother ndandthe emainingronts ndbacks.
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HIGHBOY
) Preparinghedrawers
bottomanels
Dry-ft theparts f each rawernd lamp
heuni t , l i gn inghebars f he lamps
with he ront nd ack ieces;ememberto protecthestock it hwood ads. hen
rout grooveor hebottom anel long
the nsidef hedrawer.i ta router i th
a hree-winglott ingutter ndmounthe
tool n a able. dlusthecutting eighto
leavehe hicknessf hedrawerunners
youwil lmakenstep belowhegroove.
Set hedraweright-sidepon he able
and, tart ingt hemiddle fone rawer
side,eed hestocknto hecutter. eep-
ing hep i lo t ear ingut ted ga insthe
worko iece,eed hedrawerlockwise(right). ontinueivotinghedrawern he
table ntil ou eturnoyour tartingoint.
Q Makinghedrawerunnersnd lides
rJ Mountinghedrawersn hehighboy
requireswoaddrt ionalomponentsor
each rawer: runner i tha dovetai led
grooven hedrawerottom nda match-
ing l ideor he rame. reparehe unner
f rst; t should eas ong s hedrawer
sides nd hesamehicknesss hegap
betweenhebottom anel nd hebottom
edge f hedrawer.ocut hegrooven he
runner,nstal ldovetai li t na routernd
mounthe ool na able. et he utt ing
depth tone-halfhe unner'shickness
Adjusthe enceocenterhegrooven
th e unner ndmakewopasseso rout t,
using push locko eed hestock /eff)
Makehematchtngl ide n h e able aw,
usingtock ne-halfs hick s he unner
Adjusthebladeo he ame ngle s he
sides f hegroove,he nmakewopasse
tocut he l ide, osi t ioninghe ip ence
on he eft-handide f hebladeo he
cuttingdg esangledwayrom he ence
Feedhestock sing push tick insef).
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HIGHBOY
Gluingp hedrawersFor he bottompanelof eachdrawer, ut a pieceof %-
inchp lywoodo f i t t h eopen ing , dd ing hedep th f thegrooveso i ts ength ndwidth.Dry-f i t ndclamp hedraweragain, osi t ionhe unner crosshe bottom anel, ndmarkthe s ides f the runner ' s ove ta i l edroove n he d rawerback.Disassemblehedrawer ndusea chiselo extendhe
RInstal l inghedrawer l ides
r- ,1Once he adhesive asdr ied. l io
each rawer l i de n to ts unner n he
drawer ottom nd nstal l he drawernth e h ighboy . a rk he oca t ion f t he
sl ide n he rontandback f thedrawerframe,hen emovehedrawer. emove
t hes l ide ndcen te rt on he rame e-
tweenhea l ignment a rks . pp ly th in
layer f g lueon he contact ingurfaces
and ecurehes l ide n p lace i th lamps(right).Once heclamps av ebeen ight-
ened , c rewhes l ide o the ron t nd
back f he rame.
doveta i ledroovehroughhedrawerack.f youwishoinstall rawertopspage 23),preparehemnow. hen luup hedrawers ou id hechests,ddingome dhesivattachhe unnerso hedrawerottoms.otchedlamppads i l lensurehatpressureson ly pp l iedo he a i lboardsabove).
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HIGHBOY
Ill1lt llllll lll lll llllll jll llllll lll llllltllllll lltll5HO?TI?Adjuotable \\drawerotop ITokeep drawerfrom beinq ulledriqhN ut, allach aoimVle No ?o trheframe.Defore luingupthe drawer,ul a \-inch-
aquarenot'chn he mid'dlbof the tu p edgeof the
Installinghe alseronts
Attach falseront oeach rawer
toconcealheendgrain f hedrawersides. et hedrawerace ponawork
surfacenddrivewobradsnto he
drawerront ,eavingheir eads ro-
truding. ake urehebrads renot
locatedherehedrawerullwillbe
instal led,hen nip ff heheadsnd
reinstallhedrawer.ut he alseront
to he ight ize,hen arefulyosit ion
it overhe drawerront above). nce
you re atisf iedith heplacement,
pressrmly;hepointednds f he
brads i l lpunchmpressionsnto heback f he alseront.Removehedraw-
eran d luehe alserontnplace,lign-
ing he mpressionsith hebrads.drawer ack.1aw he IoPfrom ecrap,makinqN onqer nd narrower han nch.Mount 'he
etropNo he boVt'om f Nhe rameor 7anelunderwhichNhe rawer
wl l 'el ide. ine Nupwibh he not'chn 'hedrawer ack.)crewNhe
otop n place,leavinqNhefaotenerooee nou7h o 'heeloVcanbe
rotafed,When ou nstall he drawer,urn Nheto? 60 haL Nheong
ed,aee parallelio he drawer ides.Once'heoI'op'?ao6eehrou7h
r,hE olch,NurnN90" eo t'e onqedge o ?arallelo Nhe ack'
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CRO\ArI\TOLDINGS
Thecrown molding-or pediment-on each ideof the highboyfront is actuallybuilt upfront fourseparate ieces f wood. Thebrokenswan-neckfacemolding hat curves pwardsfrom thefront cor-ner to the rosette s ntadefrom two piecesof molding glued together.With the hetpof a templatecuton the band sow, he moldingpieces re shaped n apin router(page125).Themoldingson bothsides fthe highboy, alled he returns,also consist ftwo pieces lued ogether. heyare nstalledwith dovetailed lides hatfi t into matchinggroovesn the upperchest page 127).
ACOTTECTIONFCROWN ()TDINGTYLES
Triangularpediment Latticed brokenpediment
Erokenpediment 5arolled brokenpediment
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HIGHBOY
()LDINGS
' lShapinghe irstpiece fmolding
I Fora temolate.race hecontours
f he uppe r a i lon to p i ece f %- inch
plywood.dda cut t ing ine o represent
e bottom dge f the rs tpiece f mold-
ing(inset),hensaw he emplaten two
longhe ine nddiscardhebot tom al f
Out l inehe emplaten hestock ouwi l l
use or hemolding ndcut t to size.Next,
screwhemolding lank top he emplate,
making ure he astenersi l l bec lear f
the outer i t . nsta l l p i lo ted anel - ra is-
ingbi tandmounthe outern a pin out -
ingat tachment .o l lowhemanufacturer 's
direct ionsorsett inghedepth f cut, hen
placehestar ter in n the ableon he
infeed ide f he bit .Asyou eed hemold-
ingblanknto he b i t ,bracehe emplate
againsthe pin (right), eepinghe mold-
ingblank gainsthe bi t 'sp i lo tbear ing.
Make ight uts , s ing smany assess
necessaryo reach our inaldepth.Repeat
th e process ith he emplateeversedo
shapehemold ingor heother ide f he
chest ront . hen hapehestdemold ings
using hesame etup nda st ra ightem-
plate f thesame hickness.
r ) Shapinghesecondiece fmold ing
L m" piece f mold inghat sgluedo
the rstone o bui ldup he acemold ing
is shaped y he sameprocess sed n
step . Unscrewhe irstp iece rom he
template,hendraw cut t ingine or hesecond i ece , f f se t t i nghe ineby he
width f he rsto iece lus% nch.Band
sawalong he mark left).Cul and shape
thesecond i ece f mo ld ing syoud id
the rst :Cut t to width, t tachhepiece
to he em p l a t e ,ndshapet on hep i n
rou t i ng t t achment - th i sime,us i ng
round-overi t .Oncehemold ing as een
shaped,nscrewt from he emplatend
saw t o na lw id th .
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HIGHBOY
QPreparinghe acemoldings
r-,f for nstallation
Glue heparts f the acemoldingog
andhold hem ecurelyi thclamps
the adhesiveas ured, ac hpiece fmolding ustbecut at oneend o m
thesidemolding ndat theother n
f t aroundhe rosette. or he sidem
ing-end,etupyour able aw ora cpound utbyangl inghebladeo 45
the mitergaugeo the angle orme
tween he straight dge f the mold
a n d h es ideo f the carcase hen h
mo ld ingshe ld n p lace . lamph e
mold ingo themi te r auge , ro tec
thestockwitha wood ad.Since he
of themoldingsstraight nd he bois curved,ouwi l l haveo feed hes
withwhatwould ormal lye he rai
end rs t .Ho ld hegauge n dmold
securely,ndpush he stock nto he c
keep ing ourhands e l lc lea r f th
blade left).Then bandsaw he wa(marked i thXs) .
INSTALIINGHECR()WN ()TDING
1 Installinghe acemoldingI Once l l hemold ingsave eenshapednd ut o ength,nstal lhequar-te rcolumnspage 34).Then lamphesidemold ingn p lace s ing ro tect ivewood ads. ext, ounthe acemoldingto he a i l syou id he a lseronts fthedrawerspage 23), sing radsoalignheslock right). hemiteredndofthe acemoldinghouldes tlush gainstt h e n d f h e i d em o l d i n g .l u e nd
c lamphe acemold ingo he a i l .
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HIGHBOY
r) Preparingheupper hest
tor he idemolding
The idemoldingsattachedo hechest
wi th s l id ingoveta i lo in t o a l lowhe
carcaseo exoandnd ontractecauseofchangesn humid i tyi thout reaktng
themiteredoints n he ront orners,he
dovetai ledroovescut n hechest ide
witha router.nstal l dovetai li t , hen
attach commercialdge uideo he
tool's ase late nd crew wood xten-
sion o heguideenceo increasets
bearingurface.et hechest n tsside
andplacehe outer n op.Adjusthe
edge uide o hat hegrooveillbecut
lustbelowhecorneroint.With hebit
clear f hechest, tart t heback ndfeed hecutt ing dgesnto heside an-
el,pul l ingheedge uide xtensionlush
againsthe oppanel. ontinueowardhe
frontof hechest right), toppinghecut
a ittle asthehalfwayoint.
Q Installinghe idemolding
r-,1Toproducesl ideo matchhegrooven hechest,eavehedovetailit
in he outer, ounthe ool n a able,
and hapehesl iden wopasseslongtheedge fa board.hen ip hesl ide
from heboard. ositionhesidemolding
againsthechest ndmarkhesides f
thegrooven heback f hemolding.
Securehemoldingace-downna vise
and crewhesl ideo heback insei l ,
aligningt betweenhemarks. preadlu e
on hemiterednd f hemoldingnd n
the irst inchesf tsbackace,hen
slidet in placeleft)andlamp ecurely.
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ROSETTES
Turninghe osettes
Cut he osett e lankso f i t on heendof he acemoldings.t-
tacha blank o thecenter f a lathe aceplate,henmount hep la te n hemach ine . d jus the oo l es t o he op ac e f
thescraperyoui l luse s evel i th hecenterofheblank. he
rest hould eascloseo thewood spossible i thoutouching
rt .Switch n he athe.Holdinghe ip of a round-endcraper
Rosettesre an onnnterttalfeatw'ecotl1tltot1o rttartyftu'ninre styles.
Theycttrr nke rtany lnpesarrdbe
produced n variottswttys.The con
centriccircles .f he rosette t lefth lere r tnt(dorrn lot l re, rcnt i r rg
pattem thnt flowsseanilesslyf'orrt the
graceftl cLn'ves.f hecrown nnLlirg.
againsthe blank, ound ver he rosette 'suts ide dge,
thencut the concentr icings n i ts ace above). old h
scraper lade n he ool est o keep t steady. uton he
hand ideof heblank o preventhescraperromkicking
0nce he r ingshave een arved,emovehe ool estan
smoothhe aceof the blankwith ne-gr i t andpaperins
MAKINGHER()SETTES
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HIGHBOY
M(lUNTINGHEROSETTES
r) Gluing p he osettes
Z. Positionach osetten urnon hechesi o hat tswood rain uns n he
same irections he acemolding.his
willcreatehe mpressionha t he woparts re ne ontinuousiece. arkhe
rosetteheret toucheshemolding,hen
applyome lueo hecontactingurfaces
ofboth ieces. se ne lampo securethe osetten place ndasecondright)
to keept from lidingorwardr back-
ward. rotecthestock ithwood ads.
1Preparinghe acemoldings
I for he osettes
Once oth osettesave eenurned, se
a gougeo shapehe oundednd f hemoldingso hat hecontactingurfacesfi t snuglyogether.et heupper hest
face-upna work urfacendhold hegouge pright syoupare way ood
from hemoldingleft) ntil t f ts ush
againsthe osette.
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FINIALS
Traditionally sed o decoratehecor-nersoffurniture, iniak takea varietyof orms, nclu ingJlam and urn,acorn, ineapple,ndplume.The
finial abovencorporateswoshapes,a lame-and-urn n a lutedpommel
base. hisexamplesproducedfromthebottomup: First, he lutesof the
pommel regrooved n a router able(right),and hen heflameandurnare urnedon a lathe page3l). Final-Iy, he inished hape f the lamescarved yhand page 33).
SHAPINGHEPOMMEL
Cuttinghe lutesMake blankoreachinialthatssl ightlyargerhanhe inishedimensionthe opandbottom f hepommeln heblank nduseXs o ndicatehewasectionelowhepommel.sehedado eadna able awo reduceheblanthicknessetweenhe womarks. et hecutting epth t % nch. eedhebwith hemiter auge,utt ing wayhewaste i th verlappingassesneach(inseil. he lutes re utwitha core oxbit n a table-mountedouter. et heting epth I%inch. l ignhepommelverhebit or he irst et foutsideluand ock he ence gainstheblank. oensurehatal l he lutes i l lbe heslength,lamp stop locko he ence teach nd f heblank. urn n he oand owerheblank ntohebitwith ts rai l ingnd gainsthestop lock lotoyouand tsedge gainsthe ence. eedheblank ntil t contactsheotherblock. i f t heblank,hen otatet and epeatheprocessnti l ne etof outsflutess inished.eposit ionhe ence nceo rout hemiddlelutes nd gathesecondetof outsidelules bovd.
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HIGHBOY
TURNINGHE LAME.AND.URN
1 Turninghe ylinderI Cutoff most f hewasteectione-
low hepommel,eavingcouple f nches
fora roundenon.Mountheblank na
lathe ndadjusthe ool est scloseo
theworkpiecespossibleithoutouching
it. Use roughing-outougeo roundhe
cornersf heblank bovehepommel.
Turn n he athe ndhold he io of hegouge gainsthe otatinglank. egin
wi th he ipof hegougei l ted p, hengradual lyaisehehandle nti l hebev-
e l underhe ip s ubb inggainsthe
stock nd hecutt ing dgessl icingnto
i t .Workrom he ight-handndof he
blankowardhepommel,eavingsquare
shoulderbovehepommelright). eep
the oolat hesame ngleo hework-piecehroughouthecut.Continuenti l
theblankscyl indricalnd mooth.
r) Shapinghe lame
L L"uu"the lankotating hile oumarkhebottom nds f
theurn nd he lame i th oenci l . se skew hiselocuta
notch eparatinghe lame nd rn, hen eginhapinghe lame
witha spindle ougeabove).heprocesss hesame s or he
cylindernstep , but nsteadf holdingtheool ta ixed ngle
to heblank,weept rom ideoside hi le ngl inghe ip o
cuta contour.ontinuenti l he lame as hedesiredhaoe.
ShapingheurnShapeheurnwith spindleougesyou id he lame.
Then se skew hiselo cuta notch efiningtheower nd
of heurn.Pressinghechiseli rmly gainsthe ool est, old
th eshort oint f he ip againstheblanko cut heV-shaped
notch;eephebevel n heback f hebladeubbinggains
th estocko help ontrolhecut (above).hen se heskew
chisel nd pindleougeoshape eadselowheurn.
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HIGHBOY
Turninghe enon ndsmoothinghe inial
Use par t ingoo l o tu rna %- inch
roundenon elowhepommel,eav
thindisk f wood gainstheheadst
the athe. hen emovehe ool est
smoothhesurface f he nialwi ths
paper, s ing rogressivelyiner r i ts .
thepapero reach roundhe beads
intocreviceslefi l . Io f nish moothin
p iece , o ld hand fu l f wood hav
underhe o ta t ingin ia l nda l low
rubaga ins th eshav ings .omb ine
your k in i l s , heshav ingsi l l mp
smooth nish o hesurface. nce h
isdone,urnoffandunplughe athe
leaveheblankmounted n he ool .
CARVINGHE LAME
1 SketchinsheDatternI -
I Tohe lp ou arveh e lame.mark
pr id f - i nch ouaresn heen t i re u r -" * " '
face f the ame ect ion. hen raw n
four qua l l ypacedp i ra li nesrom h e
hnitnm o the onnf hesect iono del in-v L ' ' v L v P
eate hehol lowsouwi l lcarven step2:
the ines houldntersectpposi teor-
nersof eac.h otnre (ripht).
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HIGHBOY
r) Caruinghe lameZ. Removehe in ia l rom he a the nd aw f f hewaste
d isk e lowhe enon. hen lamphe in ia lo a work ur face,
using himso hold t paral lelo hebenchtop.arvehehol-
lows etweenhegrid ineswith wogouges,tarttng itha
wide-bladeoolGbove,ef f ) .Work aral lelo hewood rain
asmuch spossib le ;o ta te nd e-c lamphe in ia l o hat
MOUNTINGHE INIALS
you an eachheentire urface, se narrowerougeo
carve sharplyefinedidge etweenach ol lowabove,
r ight) .Nork om hebottomo he opof he ame, ring-
ingeach idgeo a po in t . hen o l lowu t he opend o re-
moveheholeef tby he athe 'sa i l s tocknd moothhe
f ame i th andpaper .
Gluinghe inialso he hest
For achinial , ore holento he o pof
the hest i th soade i t hesame iam-
eter s he enon n he inial . ocatehe
hole i rect l ybovehequar tero lumn(page 34). hi swillcreatehe mpressio
thathe olumnnd inial re singleiece
Spreadlue n h e enon nd hesides f
thehole,hen it the inial n placeleft)
U se c l a m po h o l d t n p o s i t i o nn t i l
theadhesiveures.
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QUARTERCOLUMNS
MAKINGNDNSTATTINGHEOUARTEROTUMNS
1 Makinghe olumnsI Cut blank everalnchesongerhanthe nishedength f hecolumns,ndwide nd hick noughor henumberfquarterolumnsou eed. ip heblankin toquar te rs ,o in t he ns ideur facesof hepieces,hen lue nd lamphembackogether ithnewspapern between(inset,op). hiswil lenableou o pull
thecolumnspart asily. ncehegluesdry,mountheblank na athe.Markwolines n heblankor he ength f hecolumn nd ndicatehewaste i thXs(inset, ottom). rive crewshroughhe
wasteectionso holdhequartersogeth-er .Adjust se tofoutsidealiperso hedesirediameterf hecolumn,hen urntheblanknto cylindersyou id or hefinials page3l). Periodicallyurnof fthe athe ndusehe alioersocheckhediameterf heblankright). nceouhavereducedheblanko hecorrectiameter,turn wobeads t each ndusing skewchisel nda fingernai louge.hen utthe lutesn heblank,ither yhand singagougerwith he outer nd igshown
onpage 35.
Flutedquarter columnsadd a strong
visualframework to thehighboy.
Separatingnd nstallingthe olumns
Once l l he lutes ave eenmacutawayhewaste n heendstheblank. hen se wood histo pry
heglued-upuarter
olumapart. oldingheblank prigha work urface,ork hechiselintoa seam n heendof hestoPushheblade eepernto hese(left)until heblank eparatehalf Pry hehalvesntoquartethenuse scrapero cleanhegl
andnewspaperrom heco lumTo nstal lhe olumnsn he hespreadome lueon heir nsidsurfacesndclamphem n pla
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HIGHBOY
A ROUTER.LATHEIGFOR TUTINGqUARTEROTUMNS
With hebox-l ikeigshownelow,ou
can out lutesna quarterolumn
blank hilet smountedn he athe.
Cut heparts f he ig rom%-inchplywood,xceptor he op,whichs
maderom%-inchlear crylic.hej igshould e ong ndwide nough
io supporthe outer ndhigh nough
to holdhe ool ustabovehecolumn
blank henhe ig bottomests n
the athe ed.Oncehe op,bottom,
and ides reassembled,dd wo
verticalracesomakehe ig more
rigid.Resthe igon he athe ed.
Installdouble-bearingilotedlu f
ingbi t nyourouter,rilla bitclear-
ance olehroughhe ig op,and
screwhe ool's ase lateo he ig .
The outer hould epositionedo
thebitwi l l iealongsidehecolumn
blank henhe ig sused. ext, ar k
cuttinginesor he lutes n heblank,
thenmountheblank n he athe.
Besure ll ools reunpluggedur -
ing etup. djusthecutt ing epth
on he outer o hebit sal igned
with hecutt ingine t hemidpoint
of heblank. ighten handscrew
aroundhe athe rive hafto keep
it from ot ating. lamp top locks
to he athe ed o hatal l he luteswil lbe he ameength.
Touse he ig ,butt t againstne
stop lock,urnon he outer ndpush n heside f he ig o eed
thebit nto heblank.ncehepilots
are lush gainsthestock, lidehej igalonghe athe edunti l t con-
tacts heother top lock. eephepilots ressedgainsthestock
asyou out he lute. urn ff he
router,emovehehandscrewnd
rotateheblank yhand o al ign
thenext utt inginewith hebit,
and e insta l lhehandscrew.ut
the emaininglules below).
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APPLIEDSCULPTURES
Scallop hells, tylized unburstsnd
fanswere opularcarvings pplied o
Queen nne,Georgian,nd Chippendale
furniture hroughouthe18thCentury.
Carved y hand,decorative otifs iketheoneat rightwere ommonlyfoundon theaprons f highboys. heywere
alsousedo adorn heknees f cabriolelegs ndthe rontsof central rawers.
A SAMPLINGFFAN ND HEttMOTIFS
QueenAnne ecallop ahell Re1ency lower LouiaXIVshell
ChippendaleeaallopshellueenAnne an Chippendaleehell
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HIGHBOY
MAKINGNDAPPLYINGSCALLOPHELL
1 Sculptinghe hell urface
I Drawheshel l atternul l -sizena sheet fpaper,hen
transferou r esignoa hardwoodlank f hedesiredhickness.
Cut heedgesf heblank n h eband aw nd astent oa
backupoard. ecurehebackupoardo awork urface.tart
sculptinghesurfacef heshell sing flatgougeabove,eft),
workingn hedirectionf hewood rain. henransferhe
ve in inesrom our a t terno heb lank, nd se par t ing
chiselo etch he inesnto hewoodabove,ight). utfrom
thebottom f heblanko he op; o avoidearout,top ach
cutnearhe opand ompletet romheoppositeirection.
Roundinghe ays
Once l l heveins ave een ut ,use
th e latgougeo roundhecontoursf he
rays etweenhe ein ines. tart ymak-
rnghe urfacesfal l he ays onvexor
crowningutward).o nish arvinghepattern,arve concaveal leynto very
secondaywitha narrow-bladeouge(lefil.fhe urfacesf adjacentays hould
curvenopposi tei rect ions,l te rnat in
betweenonvexnd oncave.se part-
ing oo l oca rvehe einsn hewings
at he ower ides f heshel l photo,
page 36).Once ou re at isfedwith
theshapef he he l l , andhesur face
l ightly.hen etacht rom hebackup
boardnd luet in place n he ront f
the owerhest, sing radsohelp ocate
i t (page 23)and lampso hold t tnplace hi leheadhesiver ies.
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HIGHBOY
MAKINGNDMOUNTINGHE PPLIEDOLDING
r) Cuttingwayhe emainingasteL Onceouhaveinishedhapingneedge f hevolute,etachhemoldingfrom hewaste singheband aw. okeephebladerom indingn hekerf,make releaseut hroughhewaste,stoppingt hepatternine. hen awalonghe ine,eedingheworkpiecei thboth andsright).Make ure hatneitherhands n inewith heblade.
1 Shapinghe olutesn he outeraI The urved oldings,al led oluwhich ecorate
heaoron f he owchest, re hapedartiallyith he ouasshown t eft, ndpartiallyyhandinstep . Start ymaking cardbotemplatef hemolding,hen ransyour atterno a workpiecef hedesthickness.eave nough aste n hstock o feed t safely crosshe outable. utalong ne f hepatterninon heband aw, xposingne dgethemolding.oshapehisedge,nsa p i lo tedound-overi t na router
mounthe oo l n a tab le . a therhamakinghe u t reehand,lamp pipointo he ablen inewith hebit,ua braceo steadyt. Asyou eed hewopiecento hebit,bracehestock gathepivotpoint left).Make ure ouketheworkpiecelush gainsthebitpi l
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HIGHBOY
Hand-shapinghe econddg e
backupoardo awork ur-
lamphemoldingo heboard.
ound verheseconddg e f hevolute
agouge,opyingheprofi leroducedy he routerbit in step (right). hape
heedge nti l tscontoursre mooth;
ryasmuch spossibleo cutwith he
emovehemoldingromheback-
up board nd an dhesurfaceightly.
Mountinghe olutes
Spread hin, venayer fglue
on hecontactingurfacesf he
moldingnd he hest. lamphe
vo l u t enp l a ce ,i n i n gt up l u sh
with heedge f hebottomai land
leavingsmall pace etweent
and hewing f hesca l lophe l l(\efl.Use woclampsoreach iece
ofmolding.
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GLOSSARY
A-B-CAir-driedlumber: Lumber that hasreachedts equilibrium moisturecontentby exposureo unheatedair.
Batten:A board fastened crosshegrain ofa flat surface uchasa chestlid to minimize warping.
Bevelcut A cut at an angle romface-to-face long he lengthorwidth of a workp.iece. eimiter cut.
Biscuit joinfi See late oint.
Board foot A unit of wood vol-ume measurement quivalent o apieceof wood
I inch thickand 12inchessquare.
Boundwater: Moisture present nthe cellwallsof wood. It remainsevenafterdrying; seereewater.
Cabriole leg:A styleof furniture leecharacterize?v rbundedcontoursdesigned o imilate the hind legof aleapinganimal.
CarcaseThe boxJike foundation
of apieceof furniture; made romsolidpanels.
Cockbeading:Narrow projectingmoldingsurrounding he nsideedgeof a draweropening.
Cope-and-stick oint: A method ofjoining stilesand rails n frame-and-panelconstruction.Tonguesn therailsmeshwith groovesn the stiles;a decorativemolding s cut alongthe nsideedgeof thE rame.
Cornice or crown molding:Molding attached o the top of apieceof furniture; typically mount-ed aboveeye eveland angledout-wardsat 45o.
Crosscut A cut madeacrosshegrain of a workpiece.
Cuttinglist A list of the dimen-sionsof the lumber
needed or aspecificproject.
D-E-FDado:A rectangular hannelcutinto a workpiece.
Dentil molding: A decorativedetailconsistingof a row of small,evenlyspaced arsor teeth;usuallyaddedto cornicemolding.
Doretail joint A method ofjoinery
using nterlockingpins and tails;the name derivesrom the distinc-tiveshape ut into the endsof thejoining boards.
Dowel center:A metal rylinderthat is nserted nto a dowelholetopinpoint a matchinghole n a mat-ing workpiece.
Drawer slide:A strip of wood or acommercialmetaldevice ixedto acarcaseo support a drawer.
Dust frame: A frame-and-panelassemblynstalledat the bottom ofapieceof furniture or between hedrawers o preventdustfrom entering.
Edgegluing:Bondingboards ogeth-er edge-to-edgeo form apanel.
Equilibrium moisture content:The moisturecontent hat woodeventually reacheswhen it isexposedo agiven evelofrelative
humidity and temperature.
Escutcheon:A decorativeittinginstalledaround a keyhole o prevent damageto he surroundingwood by the key.
Face rame A decorative rameattached o the front ofa carcasebasedbookcase, abinet,or armoalsoserveso stiffenthe structure
False ronfi A pieceof veneerorwood fixedto the front of a drawusually o concealts oinery.
Fiber saturation point A conditiin which wood cell cavitiesare reof all water while the cellwalls
remain fully saturated.
Finiat An ornament-usuallyturned and carved-projectirigfrom the uppercornersof a fuini-ture piecesuchasa highboy.
Frame-and-paneloinery: A methof assembling oorsand cabinetsidesusing ramesenclosingpan-els hat float m grooveso accommodateshrinkage ndswelling fthe wood.
Freewater: Moisture present n thcell cavitiesof wood,so calledbecauset is free o evaporate urthe drying process;ee-boundat
G-H-r-l-KHeadstoclcThe shaft attached othe motor of a athe;holdswork fspindle-turningn conjunctionwthe tailstockor for turning with afaceplate.See ailstock
Highboy: An elegant18thCenturstyleofdresser, onsisting fanupper and ower chest.
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Keybit: The part of a key thatengageshe locking mechanism.
Kiln-dried lumber: Lumber that
hasbeendried with heat o a specif-ic moisture content.
Kneeblock A contouredpieceofwood used o ioin the curved inesof a cabriole169with the bottomchestof a dresser r chest.
L-M-NMarquetry: Decorative nlays ofveneer,metal, or othermaterials.
Median rail A horizontal member
between he upper and ower railsof a frame,dividing he openinginto two sections.
Miter cut A cut that anglesacrossthe faceof a workpiece.Seebevel ut.
Miter-and-spline joint A miteredjoint that is reinforcedwith a spline,or strip of wood,let into thepieces.
Moisture content The amount ofwatercontained n wood, expressed
asa percentage f the wood's oven-dried weight.
Molding: Decorativestrips ofwood used o embellishapieceoffurniture; see entil and cornicemoWing.Decoration may alsobecarvedon the edgeofthe piecewith a router.
Mortise-and-tenon oint A joinery
technique n which aprojectingtenon on one board fits into a cavity-the
mortise-in another.
Mullion: A verticalmemberbetweenthe outsidestilesof a frame:alsoknown asamuntin.
O-P-QPediment Archedor S-shapedmolding mounted on the upperrail of a dresser; lsoknown as
crown molding.
Pilaster:A decorative oard fixedalong he full length of the frontstilesof a cabinet.
Plate oint A method ofjoiningwood in which oval wafersof com-pressedwood fit into slotscut inmating boards.
Pommet Thebottom sectionof afinial; rectangular haped, ome-
times fluted.
Quarter column: A turned andsometimes luted column set nniches n the front cornersof high-boys and other pieces f 18thCentury furniture.
QueenAnne:A sryleof furniturethat emergedn the early18thCentury, character zed by gracefu,flowing lines.
R-SRabbet A step-likecut in the edgeor end of a board; usually orms partof a oint.
Radial shrinkage: Shrinkage hatoccursacross he growth rings aswood dries.
Raift The horizontal member of afr ame-and-panelassembly.
RaisedpaneLA pieceof wood with
bevelededges hat create he illusionthat the centralportion is "raised."
Relativehumidity: The ratio ofwater vaporpresentn the air com-pared o the amount the air wouldhold at its saturationpoint, usuallyexpressed sapercentageigure.
Release ut A preliminary incisionfrom the edgeof aworkpiece o aline about to be cut: enables bandsawor saber aw o cut tighter curves
by facilitating he removalof wastewood. Also known asa relief cut.
Rip cut: A cut following thegrain ofa workpiece-usually along ts length.
Rosette A circular ornament foundat the end of crown molding on hig-boys; ypically turned on the lathe.
Scallopshel} A decorative, arvedmotif found on the bottom apronsofhighboys and other piecesof 18th
Century furniture.
Seasoning: he process r techniqueof removing moisture from greenwood to improve ts workability.
Slidingdovetail joint A joinerymethod in which a dovetailedslideon onepiece its into a matchinggrooYe n the other.
Stile:The vertical member of aframe-and-panelassembly.
T-U-V-W-X-Y-ZTirilstock The adiustable haft on alathe;used n conjunctionwith theheadstock o hold work for spindleturning. Seeheadstock.
Tbngential shrinkage Woodshrinkage hat occurs angential othe growth rings.
Volute: An S-shaped croll carvingmountedon the bottom apron of
highboysand manyotherpiecesof furniture.
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INDEX
Page eferencs n italics ndicatean llustrationof subiectmatter.Page eferencesn bdld indicatea Build It Yourselfproiect.
A-B-CApplied sculptures,36 137Armoires,60,61,62
Decorative eaturescornice moldings, 66-69dentil moldings, Zlpilasters,64-65shapingpilasterson the table
saw ShopTip), 65Doors,72-73
glass, 1,73,78hanging,72,79-82
Hardware. 63adjustable evelerc,63, 71clock-case inges,
63, 80-81lacehinges, 63, 79locks,63,83rat-tail hinges,63, 82
LeveIing,TlBand saws:
salvaging upped stock on the bandsaw ShopTip),21
Becksvoort, hris,8-9Belt sanders, 3Biscuit oints.See lateointsBlanket hests, 4-85,86
Bottomassembliesbasemoldings,85,96feet, 93-95,97-99
Decorative eaturesescutcheons,7,101inlays,87, 104-105
Hardware, SThandles, 7,100,103hinges, 7,88-89locks,8Z100-102
Topsinlays,104105moldings,9I-92pianohinges, 8
Board-footmeasurementlG 17Bookcases,G7, 40-41,42
Anchoring bookcaseso the wall(Shop
Tip), 59Basemoldings,56-57Bottom braces,57Connecting bookcasesogether,59Decorative eatures, 1,52,54,57
face rames, 54-55moldings,4Irouting decorativedetails,58
Feet,56, 7,58-59Hardware.43-44
threadedconnectors.59See lsoShelves
Build It Yourself:Radial arm saws
miter igs,70Routers
hinge mortising jigs,90
routerJathe igs for flutingquartercolumns,135
Tablesawsraised anel igs,37
Cabinetmaking,8, 3Projectplanning,7
Cabinets.SeeArmoires; Blanketchests;Highboys
Cabriole egs,112-115, 17Carcases:
Backpanels, IEdge-glued oards, 13Gluing up,28See lsoFrame-and-panel onstruc-
tion; foineryChests.SeeBlanketchests;HighboysChisels,fr ont endpaperClamps:
Springboardclamps or edgegluing(ShopTip), 53
Cockbeading, 18-119Cope-and-stickoints,35Cornercupboards,0- I -Cornicemoldings,66-69Crosscutting,22Crownmoldings,124- 27
Bookcases,42Curio cabinets, 1,73,78Cutting lists, 18
D-E-FDecorative echnioues:
Applied sculptu?es, 36- 37Face rames.54-55Finials,130-133Hardware
escutcheons,7,101Inlays,87, 104-105Pilasters. 465
shapingpilasterson the table saw(ShopTip), 65
Quartercolumns, 134,135Rosettes, 28-129
Routing decorative eatures(ShopTip), 58See lsoMoldings
Dentil moldings, ZlDisplaycabinets,61, 73, 78Doors:
Armoire* T2-73fiame-and-panelconstruction,
7i-78glass, 1,7j,78hanging,72,79-82
Dovetail oints:Blanketchests. 4Hand-cut,12,2G28
cutting awaywastewith a copsaw ShopTip),27
Shelves. 0-51Drawers,120-123
Adjustabledrawerstops(ShopTrp), 123
Blanketchests, 7See lsoHighboys
Drills:Shelf-drilling jigs,45, 46Shop-madeshelf-drilling igs
(ShopTip), 46Edge-gluedoards,13, 4-25Edgemoldings,52-5i
Adding edgemolding to plywoo(ShopTip),25
Springboardclamps or edgeglu(ShopTip), 53Escutcheons,7,101Face rames.54-55Feet:
Adj ustable eveler , 63- 7Bracket eet,93-95
ogeebracket feet,97-99Turned, 58-59SeealsoLegs
Finials,130-133Frame-and-panel onstruction, 32-
Carcase ssembly, 9Cope-and-stickoints,35Doors,73-77
glass,28Mortise-and-tenonoints,33-34Raised anels, 6,37, 38
G-H.IGluing:
Carcases. 8Edge-glued oards,24-25Springboardclamps or edgeglu
(ShopTip), 53Gotges,front endpaperHand-crafting:
Dovetail oints, 12,2G28Hardware:
Adjustable evelers, 3, 71Locks,63, 83,87, 100-102See lsoHinges;subheading
Hardwareunder types of cabiHighboys,106, 07, 108- 09
Decorative eaturesappliedsculptures, 36- 37cockbeading, 18- 19crown moldin gs,124-127finials,130-133quartercolumns, 134,135rosettes, 28-129volutes.138-139
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Drawers,1 U 111, 120- 23adjustabledrawer stops Shop
Tip), 123Dust shields. 02Legs,112-115,17
Lower chest,109,116-117Upper chest, l0
Hinges:Hinge mortising jigs,90Tlpes of furniture
armoires, 3,79-82blanket chests, Z 88-89
Typesofhingesbutt hinges,82, 89clock-case inges, 3, 80- 1lacehinges, 63, 79piano hinges, 8rat-tail hinges,63,82
Inlays,87,104-105
I-K-tfigs:
CIampsspringboardclamps or edge
gluing(ShopTip), 53Drills
shelf-drilling igs, 45, 46shop-madeshelf-drilling igs
(ShopTip), 46Radial arm saws
miter igs,70Routers
jigs for routing evenlyspaceddadoes ShopTip), 49
router-lathe igs for fluting quartercolumns.135Table saws
cove-cutting igs, 69raised anel igs,37
loinery,24Cope-and-stickoints, 35Mortise-and-tenonoints,33-34Plate oints, 24, 29-30,85Wood g rain, 15See lsoDovetail oints
lointing,20Lathes:
Router-lathe igs for fluting quartercolumns,135
Tools, ront endpaperLegs:
Cabriole, 12-115,117SeealsoFeet
Locks:Armoires, 63, 83Blanketchests, Z 100-102
Loeven,Fr€d6ric,7
Lumber,16-17Defects, 9
salvaging upped stock on thebandsaw ShopTip),2l
Grades,backendpaper
Measurement, ackendpaper, G17cutting ists,18
Selection,6-17Shrinkage/swelling, 14- 15Surfacing/dre sing, 0-23SeealsoWood
M-N-OMoldings:
Cockbeading, 18- 19Cornicemoldings,66-68Crown moldings, 124-127Dentil moldings, ZIEdgemoldings, 52-53
adding edgemolding to plywood
(ShopTip),25springboardclamps or edge
gluing(ShopTip), 53Integralmoldings,92
Iigsradial arm sawmiter jigs,70table sawcove-cuttingguides,69
Volutes, 38-1i9Morcel, Nain,6-7Mortise-and-tenonoints:
Frame-and-panei onstruction,3i-i4
Ogeebracket eet,97-99
P-Q-RPanels:Edge-glued oards, 13,24-25Frame-and-panelonstruction,
32-39raised anels, 6,37,38
Pediments, 2, 124-127Pilasters, 4-65
shapingpilasterson the table saw(ShopTip), 65
Planing,2lPlate oints, 24, 29-30,85Plywood:
Edge reatments,52-53adding edgemolding to plywood
(Shop ip),25Projectplanning,17
Quartercolumns, 134,135Radialarm saws:
Miter jigs,70Raisedpanels 36, 37, 38Ripping,22Rodriguez,Mario, -10-1
Rosettes, 28- 29Routers:
Hinge mortising jigs,90Integral moldings, 92
|igs for routing evenlyspaced adoes
(ShopTip), 49Raisedpanels,38Router-lathe igs for fluting quarter
columns,135
S.T-U-VSafetyprecautions,front endp perSanding,23Sculpture.SeeDecorative echniquesShelves, 3
Adjastable, 45-49Edge reatments,52-53
adding edgemolding to plywood(ShopTip),25
springboardclamps or edge
gluing(ShopTip), 53Fixed,50-5IHardwarc,43,44
standardsand clips,43, 48threadedshelf supports, 43, 45-46
loinery, 50-51Supports, 3,45-51
jigs for routing evenlyspaceddadoes ShopTip), 49
shop-madeshelf-drilling igs(ShopTip), 46
ShopTips:Armoires,65Bookcases, 6, 49, 53,58
Cabinetmakingbasics,21, 23, 26, 27Highboys, 23Table saws. 2
Cornice moldings, 69Making repeatcutswith the table
saw ShopTip),23Raised anels, 6,37Shapingpilasterson the table saw
(ShopTip), 65Tools:
Safetyprecautions,front endp perTurning and carving ools,
front endpaperSee lsoDrills; Radial arm saws;
Routers: ablesaws
Volutes. 38-139
W.X-Y-ZWall units. SeeBookcasesWardrobes.SeeArmoiresWood:
Grain,15See lsoLumber
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
Theeditorswish o thank he ollowing
CABINETMAKING BASICSAdjustable lampCo.,Chicago,L; Delta nternationalMachinery/Porterable,Guelph,Ont.;
FreudWestmore ools,Ltd.,Mississauga,nt.;GreatNeckSawMfrs. nc. (BuckBros.Division),Millbury,MA;LeeValleyToolsLtd.,Ottawa,Ont.;Sandvik aws ndToolsCo.,Scranton, A;Shopsmith,nc.,Montreal,Que.;
StanleyTools,Divisionof the StanleyWorks, New Britain,CT; Steiner-Lamello .G.Switzerland/Colonial awCo., Kingston,MA
AdjustableClamp Co., Chicago, r, o-..i..rur?3[:t:Etin.oln, NE; Black& Decker/EluPowerTools,Towson,MD; LesBoisM & M ltde.,St-Mathieu,Que.;Delta nternationalMachineryiPorter able,Guelph,Ont.;
FreudWestmore ools,Ltd.,Mississauga,nt.;Griset ndustries,nc.,Santa na,CA; LeeValleyToolsLtd.,Ottawa,Ont.; Sandvik aws ndToolsCo.,Scranton, A;Sears, oebuck nd Co.,Chicago,L; Shopsmith,nc.,
Montreal,Que.;Steiner-Lamello.G.Switzerland/ColonialawCo.,Kingston,MA; VeritasTools nc.,Ottawa,Ont./Ogdensburg, Y
ARMOIREAdjustable lampCo.,Chicago,L; Black& Decker/Elu owerTools,Towson,MD; Delta nternational
Machinery/PorterCable,Guelph,Ont.;Allan Flegg,Montreal,Que.;FreudWestmoreTools,Ltd.,Mississauga,nt.; GreatNeckSawMfrs. nc. (BuckBros.Division),Millbury,MA; LeeValleyToolsLtd.,
Ottawa,Ont.;Sears, oebuck nd Co.,Chicago,L; Shopsmith,nc.,Montreal,Que.;Stanley ools,Divisionof the StanleyWorks, New Britain, CT; VermontAmericanCorp., Lincolnton,NC and Louisville,KY
BI-ANKETCHESTAdjustable lampCo.,Chicago,L; AmericanTool Cos., incoln,NE; Black& Decker/Elu owerTools,Towson,MD; Delta nternationalMachinery/Porter able,Guelph,Ont.;FreudWestmore ools,Ltd.,
Mississauga,nt.; General oolsManufacturing o., nc.,NewYork,NY; GreatNeckSawMfrs. nc. (BuckBros.Division), Millbury, MA; Alain Morcel,LesRdalisations oeven-Morcel,Montreal,Que.;SandvikSaws nd
ToolsCo., Scranton,PA; Stanley ools,Divisionof the StanleyWorks,New Britain, CT; Steiner-Lamello .G.Switzerland/ColonialawCo.,'Kingston, A; VermontAmericanCorp.,Lincolnton,NC andLouisville, Y
HIGHBOYAdjustable lampCo.,Chicago,L; AmericanTool Cos., incoln,NE;Anglo-American nterprisesorp.,
Somerdale, J; Black& Decker/EluPowerTools,Towson,MD; Delta nternationalMachinerylPorterCable,Guelph,Ont.;FreudWestmore ools,Ltd.,Mississauga,nt.;GreatNeckSawMfrs. nc. (BuckBros.Division),Millbury, MA; Hitachi PowerToolsU.S.A.Ltd.,Norcross,GA; RobertLarsonCompany, nc.,SanFrancisco,CA;Alain Morcel,LesR6alisationsoeven-Morcel, ontreal,Que.;Shopsmith,nc.,Dayton,OH andMontreal,Que.;
RobertSorbyLtd.,Sheffield,U.K./BusyBeeMachineTools,Concord,Onl
The ollowingpersons lsoassistedn thepreparation f this book:
Lorraine Dor6,DominiqueGagn€,Graphor Consultation,GeneviiveMonette,Brian Parsons, .Gail Sowerby
FURNITURECREDITS
Cover LesR6alisations oeven-Morcel,Montr6al,Qudbec40 GilesMiller-Mead,Brome,Qu6bec
60,6l GilesMiller-Mead,Brome,Qu€bec nd ean-Frangoisrunelle, t-Bruno,Qu6bec84,106LesRdalisationsoeven-Morcel, ontrdal,Qudbec
PICTURECREDITS
Cover RobertChartier6,7 MarkTomalty8,9 Tom Stewart
10, l GraceHuang
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