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Yeas ao, ie eseacin Ameica

and Crafts designs, I took an immedi

in to gustav Sticeys No. 74 boo

Its sote tan most boocases, it sa

form a V-shaped trough to hold books spine

D-saped andods mae it easy to move.

Ive made a dozen acs based on tat d

fom sma destop vesions to exta-ta on

od compact discs and DVDs. Ive aso mo

Stickleys design. Simple through-tenons repla

eded tenons. I added a second V-saped in the middle to make the rack more function

I tapeed te end panes, efectin te oo

roycoft desins tat I favo. Despite te c

te boo ac etains its Ats and Cafts ca

Tis vesion, made fom quatesan ite

sized to sit beteen a coupe of Mois cai

Make the end panels and router templateSince te end panes ae te foca point, you

boads it maximum fiue. Use sine

boads if you ave tem, o ede-ue naoe boads.

wie te panes ae dyin, mae a oute tempate fom

medium-density fibeboad (MDF) o pyood, ic you

to cut sots fo te sef motises.

The template (see facing page) simplifies construction in s

ways. It locates the shelf mortises, of course. And because I

te tempate to te inside face of one end piece and te o

face of te ote, it ensues tat te motises i ine up.

ayin out te sots in te tempate, a you ave to do is d

dimensions fo te 34-in.-tic seves and cut a sot tat

wen usin tose sots to cut te tou-motises, use a b

A Potabe

Boo racUse a router templafor perfect results

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Full-size plans

for this book rack

and other projects

are available atFineWoodworking

.com/PlanStore.

MAKING THE TEMPLATE

Lay out the

slots. Align the

template and the

triangle against

a straightedge

clamped to the

bench to draw

the shelf out-

lines.

Make the cutouts. Use a straight bit and a

fence jig to cut the -in. slots for the shelf

mortises. Use a jigsaw for the other cutouts.

The -in.-wide slots in the template will

guide a router bushing for making the

-in.-wide mortises in the workpieces.

Bottom shelf mortise,

in. by 7 in.

V-shelf mortise, in. by 3 in.

Sides, in. thick by 1112 in.

wide by 29 in. tall

-in.-di

Fence jig

Template

V-shelves,

in. thick by 4 in.wide by 32 in. long

Bottom shelf, in. thick by10 in. wide by

32 in. long

45

trian

134 in

29 in.

21 in.

912 in.

Guideline forslanted side

in.

158 in.

8 in.

1112 in.

218 in.

8 in.

3 in. in.

2in.212-

radi

8in.

3 in.

SIDE TEMPLATE-in. plywoodor MDF

BOTTOM

SHELF TENON

First trim edge of jig w

router, then align jig w

layout lines.

Rout

with

dia. s

bit.

V-SHELF TENONS

Tenons, in. thick

by 314 in. wideby 1 in. long

Chamfer,732 in.

Tenons, in. thickby 734 in. wide

by 1 in. long

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uide busin. Te offset beteen bit and busin equas te

idt of te tenon soudes. I et a motise te it idt, in

te it ocation.

To avoid teaout en outin tou-motises, I o fomone face toad te midde, itout poppin out te ote side.

So I rout the bulk of the mortises with the guide bushing, then use

a fus-timmin bit fom te ote side to finis tem ceany.

Mae te tempate 1112 in. ide by 29 in.

long. Draw the panel side tapers, handle, and

oe ac. Ten da ectanes epesent-

in te fu size of te ends of te nao

V-seves and te ide bottom sef. wit

te tempate dan, da ayout ines 14 in. fom eac end

V-sef ectanes. Fo te bottom sef, da ayout ine

fom te ends. Tese define te statin and stoppin poi

te sef motises. To cut te motise sots, camp a sopfence ji fus it te on side of eac sef outine and p

cut fom one ine to te next it a oute and a 34-in. bit. C

the handle and bottom arch with a jigsaw, then smooth the

and cean up te samas it sandpape.

Mill the oak and cut the mortisesNext, I mi a te oa seves to size a

te ued-up end panes to ent. ho

Secret to clean through-mortises 1

Use a guide bushing for initial cuts.

Clamp the template to the workpiece.

Begin cutting the shelf mortises with a

plunge router equipped with a -in.-dia.

spiral upcut bit and a -in. guide bush-

ing. Use the same setup to make thecurved cutouts. Make these cuts only

about58 in. deep; dont cut through the

work at this stage.

Rout to partial depth

-in. guidebushing

Template

Workpiece

58 in.

-in.-dia. bit

Watch Paolini demonstrate his

router technique. For a video, go toFineWoodworking.com/extras.

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ont tape te panes unti Ive finised main a te cutoutsit te oute.

I mae te motises and cutouts on one pane at a time. rate

tan campin tem toete and cuttin eveytin at once, I

set up te tempate so tat te panes ae oiented as copies, not

mio imaes. In ote ods, te tempate oes on te outside

face of te eft-and pane but on te inside face of te it-

and pane.

reiste te tempate to te side and bottom of te end pane.

You can use a on scap of ood as a fence to ep ain te

tempate it te side. Camp te assemby to te benc and

ma a sma dot on te bottom of te it foot. You use tat

ma to efeence o you aid out te pane.

Set up te oute and busin. Te 34-in.-ide sots in te tem-pate i poduce a 12-in.-ide motise in te oa, usin a 14-in.

spia bit and a 12-in. busin. You coud aso use a 38-in. bit

and a 58-in. busin. hoeve, te smae bit eaves a tiny ide

dead-cente in te oove, ic comes in andy ate on.

rout te outines fo te D-saped ande, te oe ac, and

the shelf mortises in several passes. Dont cut all the way through.

wen te cuts ae about 58 in. deep, stop and emove te tem-

pate. Use a jisa to emove most of te aste fom te ande

and te oe ac.

Di a oe tou eac sef motise. Tis is ee you can

use tat ide eft by te 14-in. bit. I ie to use it to cente a116-in.-dia. piot oe. Ten I fip te pane ove and enae te

piot oe it a13

32-in. bit. Tis ives me a statin pace fote oute bit I use next.

Fip te pane ove, and finis a te cuts it a 38-in. fus-

timmin bit. I cuc te bit in a aminate timme. Its easy to

conto and ets me easiy see at Im doin.

Tese exta steps uaantee tat you ont ave any teaout.

Squae up te motises it a cise, oin fom eac face

toad te midde to avoid teaout. Finis te panes by tapein

te sides on te bandsa, cuttin just to te aste side of te

Square up t

corners. Cu

the waste in

corners with

chisel. Chop

halfway dow

flip the work

finish by par

from the opp

face toward

center.

Starter holes for the next step. Drill a hole to allow the flush-trimming

bit to enter the mortise. Start with a small pilot hole to locate the center.

To prevent blowout, follow with a larger bit from the other side.

Flip the work an

finish with a flutrimming bit. Fi

the mortises and

other cutouts wit38-in. flush-trimm

bit, working from

opposite face. To

up the D-shaped

and the cutout a

foot, cut away m

the waste with a

then use the sam

to smooth the ed

Drill, flip, and clean up2

38-in.-dia. flush-trimming bit

Workpiece




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Define the shoulders. Use a combination blade to make the initial cuts

for the tenon shoulders. Make these cuts about132 in. deeper than the

tenon, to define the shoulders cleanly.

ine. I cean up te cuts it a oute, usin my sopmad

uide and a stait bit.

Cut the tenons on the tablesawTe tou-tenons on te seves poject 14 in. fom t

panels. They have narrow shoulders on their wide faces, and

soudes on te sides. Te soudes ide some impefe

and mae ue-up muc easie. I cut te tenons on te tab

definin te soudes it a combination bade to min

teaout, ten sitcin to a staced dado set to finis.

You soud puposey mae te soude cuts a ai too

ic pevents a ide at te inside cone tat youd

cean out ate.

Tade te combination bade fo a staced dado set to

te tenons. Cut te ide cees fist. Set te bade o an

it aduay tou a seies of cuts to snea up on te p

tenon ticness. Test te fit afte eac cut. Once tat fist

fits te motise just it, cut te est. Foo te same poc

to cut a te sot cees.

Next, camfe te ends of te tenons. Ma a ine 732 in

te ends, ten pane to tat ine at ouy a 45 ane. Pa

on edes fist, ten pane te sot edes.

Finally, soften the remaining sharp edges of the shelves an

panes it a 14-in. oundove bit in te oute.

Fit and finishDy-fit te piece. Te tenons soud sip into tei motise

and pessue. If you need a maet, te joints ae too ti

Finish with a

dado set. Use

a stacked dado

set to cut away

the waste on

each tenon.

Check the first

tenon often

against its mor-

tise to creep

up on the right

blade height.

The result. You

should have

tenons with

even shoulders,

smooth cheeks,

and a nice fit.

Chamfer the tenon ends. Use a block plane to chamfer the port

each tenon that will be proud of the side pieces, working to a layo

To minimize tearout, plane the wide cheeks first, then the narrow e

Cut tenonson the tablesaw

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Fine-tune th

The tenons s

fit into the m

with hand pr

At the end, y

need to remo

small amoun

excess with a

coarse file (l

a shoulder p

Dye, then stain. A brownish

dye, followed by a darker oil

stain, produces a finish thats

very close to fumed oak. Mask

the tenons to keep finish off

glue surfaces (above). When

applying the finish, work care-

fully to keep the stain out of

the mortises (right).

Glue, then shellac. To reduce squeezeout, put most of the glue on t

ons and only a dab in the mortises. When the glue has cured, apply

coats of thinned shellac. As a final step, rub out the finish.

you need to pae don te tenons it a soude pane o a

coase fie.

Smoot te pieces it a andom-obit sande, finisin itP180-it. Ten and-sand a te pieces it P180-it pape,

oin it te ain, to minimize any sandin sis.

I ie to do some of te finisin befoe assemby, en te

pieces ae easy to ande. To eep finis off te tenons, I ap

tem it 12-in. masin tape.

To simulate the look of ammonia-fumed oak, I follow Jeff Jewitts

tecnique fo usin dye and piment stain (Safe and Simpe Ats

and Crafts Finish, FWW#157). For a simpler finish, I like Minwax

Eay Ameican 230 stain fooed by cea seac o vanis,

ic oos emaaby ie one of Sticeys oiina finises.

Afte te stain as died, ue up te piece. If you et any

squeeze-out, et it dy, ten pee it off.

In eepin it te Ats and Cafts tadition, I use seac

as a topcoat. I typicay bus on six o seven coats of Zinsse

SeaCoat tinned to a 1-b. cut. Afte te seac as cued, I

ub out te piece it minea oi and 0000 stee oo, ivin

te piece te satin seen typica of tis stye of funitue. Te

finis soud povide penty of potection fo a fe eneations

of eades.

Gregory Paolini makes Arts and Crafts furniture in Waynesville, N.C.

Fit, finish, and glue-up


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