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sawhorses, but our design puts all others to
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 30 Adventure Travel
for Woodworkers
ZŽĂĚƚƌŝƉ͊^ƵŵŵĞƌŝƐƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƟŵĞƚŽŐĞƚŽƵƚ
ŽĨƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉĂŶĚĚŽƐŽŵĞƐŝŐŚƚƐĞĞŝŶŐƚŚĂƚ
ǁŝůůĞŶƌŝĐŚLJŽƵƌĂƉƉƌĞĐŝĂƟŽŶŽĨǁŽŽĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ͘
tĞ͛ƌĞƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐĚĞƚĂŝůƐŽŶϭϬĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚ
ĚĞƐĞƌǀĞƚŽďĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚŝŶLJŽƵƌƚƌĂǀĞůƉůĂŶƐ͘zŽƵ͛ůů
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Contents: dŽŽůƐΘdĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞƐ
Departments
16 Hot New Tools:
Top dog paint
EĞǁƉĂŝŶƚĨƌŽŵůĂĐŬŽŐ
06 Contributors Page/
On the Web
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ĨŽƌĨƵƌŶŝƚƵƌĞ͘tŝƚŚŐƌĞĂƚ
ǁŽƌŬĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĚƵƌĂďŝůŝƚLJ͕ĂŶĚĐŽůŽƌ
08 tŽŽĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ
Staying Sharp
ƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶ͕ŝƚ͛ƐǁŽƌƚŚƚƌLJŝŶŐŽƵƚ ĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ
ŽŶLJŽƵƌŶĞdžƚƉĂŝŶƟŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘
10• News & Views
ĞƐŝŐŶĚĞƚĂŝůƐƚŚĂƚ
ŵĂŬĞĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ
• California dreamin’…
and woodworkin’
• <͘/͘^͘^ƐƚĂŶĚŽīƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
• Hidden dangers
in inherited wood

18• ,ŝŶŐĞĂƐĂĚƌĂǁĞƌƐƚŽƉ
Tips & Tricks

56 Put It on Wheels!
Everyone knows that mobility
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•
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EŽͲƐƉŝŶĚŽǁĞůĐƌŽƐƐĐƵƫŶŐ
ŚŽǁĚŽLJŽƵƐĞůĞĐƚƚŚĞƌŝŐŚƚĐĂƐƚĞƌƐĨŽƌƚŚĞ • WůĂŶĞŝƌŽŶĐŚŝƐĞů
ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚLJŽƵǁĂŶƚƚŽŵŽďŝůŝnjĞ͍'ĞƚƚŚĞĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞǁŚĞĞůĚĞĂůƌŝŐŚƚ
ŚĞƌĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐƉĞĐŝĂůƚLJĐĂƐƚĞƌƐĂŶĚĐŽƐƚͲƐĂǀŝŶŐŬŝƚƐ͘ 64 Buyer’s Guide

66 Joinery Class:
Loose-Tenon Joinery
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ƚŚĞƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶĂůŵŽƌƟƐĞͲĂŶĚͲƚĞŶŽŶũŽŝŶƚƐ͕
ďƵƚĐƵƚLJŽƵƌƐĞƚƵƉƟŵĞŝŶŚĂůĨ͘^ĞŶŝŽƌĞĚŝƚŽƌWĂƵů
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Contributors On the Web
Tom Whalley’s design skills
go far beyond the practical
details he incorporated in this
issue’s Supercharged Sawhorse
(p. 60). He put his playful side
to work on the “Dual-Purpose
Dollhouse” featured in issue
#69. Since his retirement two
years ago, he’s spent most of his time experimenting with wood,
and playing the occasional round of golf. Nearly every project Hanging out. Keyhole slots help you hang
‘„—‹Ž†•‹•ϐ‹”•–†‡•‹‰‡†‹‡–…Š’ǤDzŠ‹•ƒŽŽ‘™•‡–‘™‘” ƐƚƵīŽŶƚŚĞǁĂůůǁŝƚŚŚŝĚĚĞŶƐĐƌĞǁƐʹďƵƚ
‘—–ƒ’”‘Œ‡…–ǯ•†‡–ƒ‹Ž•ƒ†…”‹–‹…ƒŽƒ‰Ž‡•„‡ˆ‘”‡ƒ‹‰–Š‡ϐ‹”•– how do you get the screws level and
cut.” Tom is a past president of the Des Moines Woodworker’s exactly spaced? Watch the onlineEXTRA
Association and a member of the Des Moines Woodturners as ǀŝĚĞŽĨŽƌĂĨŽŽůƉƌŽŽĨƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘
well as the AAW (the American Association of Woodturners).

In his day job, Silicon Valley

resident Matt Berger produces
content for a major technology
company. For fun, he teaches
skateboard construction and
woodworking classes. A favorite
board from Matt’s new book, The
Handmade Skateboard, (Spring
House Press) is featured on p. 24.
Here, Matt’s shown in action with
wife Mary, daughters Maddie and
Nina, and bike passenger Pepper.

Based in A veteran
Asheville, writer and Go for it! Check out the fun and
North editor with rewarding projects in a special
Carolina, expertise in ƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞĂŝŵĞĚĂƚ
Chris woodworking beginning woodworkers. Just
Spoerer left and home ĐůŝĐŬŽŶƚŚĞ͞ƌƟĐůĞƐ͟ƚĂď͘zŽƵΖůů
a career in improvement, ĮŶĚƐŬŝůůͲďƵŝůĚŝŶŐƉƌŽũĞĐƚƐƚŽŐĞƚ
cooking to David Schiff you started working wood.
ˆ‘—†‹‘ took on
Woodworks this issue’s
in 2009. Current projects include “Adventure Travel” assignment
a series of gun cases, a kitchen with great enthusiasm. (The article
remodel in an historic home, and begins on p. 30.) His most recent
the design and construction of a book, A Homeowner’s Guide Social Media. Like us on Facebook
garden shed for a local foundation to Built-ins and Storage, was ĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁƵƐŽŶdǁŝƩĞƌĨŽƌƐƉĞĐŝĂů
that transforms school property published this year by the content like Tip of the Week. Watch
into thriving, edible landscapes. See Taunton Press. David lives ŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟǀĞƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͕ƚĞĐŚŶŝƋƵĞ͕
his patio table and chair set on p. 44. and works in Warwick, NY. ĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚǀŝĚĞŽƐŽŶzŽƵdƵďĞ͘

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Staying Sharp
tŽŽĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶĨƌŽŵĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŶĂƟŽŶ
The quest for good information is important if you
want to publish a successful magazine. Early in my
editing career, I learned that some publications
paid “scouts” in different parts of the country to
report on trends that might be developed into
magazine articles. I also learned how focus groups,
composed of magazine readers, could be used to
gather useful information about editorial content.
Despite the small size of our staff and budget,
we’ve got information-gathering resources that
our big publishing competitors can’t match.
Let me explain. For starters, we’ve got a great
scouting network: over 70 Woodcraft stores
spread throughout the country. All stores share
the same mission: to support and grow their
local woodworking community. Each store offers
a variety of woodworking and craft classes
taught by local experts, while also serving as
a source for high-quality tools and supplies.
We get news from different stores from time
to time, but our big information-gathering
opportunity takes place every spring. That’s Great gear every year. dŚĞĂŶŶƵĂůŐĂƚŚĞƌŝŶŐŽĨtŽŽĚĐƌĂŌ
when Woodcraft store owners and employees store owners and employees includes a trade show where
get together to share ideas and information. ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌƐƐŚŽǁŽīƚŚĞŝƌůĂƚĞƐƚĂŶĚŐƌĞĂƚĞƐƚƉƌŽĚƵĐƚƐ͘
OK, there’s some partying too, along with an
invitation-only trade show where over 100 Above all, don’t forget that you belong to
companies display their latest woodworking the largest and most important focus group of
products. I’m really excited to attend this 3-day all—our readers. Let us know what you’d like
event because it’s totally packed with energy, to see in future issues of Woodcraft Magazine—
enthusiasm, and information we can use to make projects, techniques, jigs, or anything else.
the magazine better. So stay tuned—we’ll post We’ll do our best to deliver content that
some highlights from the trade show in the Staff will make your time in the shop more fun
Blog on our website. We’ll also give you the scoop and more rewarding than ever before.
‘‡™–‘‘Ž•ǡƒ……‡••‘”‹‡•ǡϐ‹‹•Š‡•ǡƒ†‘”‡Ǥ —Tim Snyder

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June/July 2016 Vol. 12, Issue 71
Editor-In-Chief: Tim Snyder
Senior Editors: Paul Anthony, Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk
Art Director: Chad McClung
Graphic Designer: Bobby Schehl
Copy Editor: Sharon Hambrick
Publisher: Gary Lombard
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Safety First! Working wood can be dangerous.
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ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐĂŶĚĨŽůůŽǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐŽĨ
your machine owner’s manuals, using appropriate
guards and safety devices, and maintaining all your
tools properly. Use adequate sight and hearing
ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟŽŶ͘WůĞĂƐĞŶŽƚĞƚŚĂƚĨŽƌƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐŽĨ
ŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƟǀĞĐůĂƌŝƚLJ͕ŐƵĂƌĚƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƐĂĨĞƚLJĚĞǀŝĐĞƐ
may be removed from tools shown in photographs
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News & Views
ĞƐŝŐŶĚĞƚĂŝůƐƚŚĂƚŵĂŬĞĂĚŝīĞƌĞŶĐĞ
In Chris Hedges’s Standing Desk (April/
May 2016, #70), why are two tenons used
to join an apron to a leg, rather than a
single larger tenon? Also, do the pegs play
a role in controlling wood movement?
—Mark Philippi, via email
Editors reply:
Chris’ choice of joinery addresses two
factors that can lead to joint failure or
a broken part: joint strength and wood movement.
First, there are the stresses that come from
Wood movement isn’t a major worry with
a 4"-wide tenon. The pins provide mechanical
reinforcement (and visual interest in the
ϔ‹‹•Š‡†’‹‡…‡Ȍǡ„—––Š‡‰Ž—‡†‘‡•–Š‡™‘”Ǥ
For larger joints, like the breadboard ends on a
tabletop (see Chris’ Shaker-Style Dining Table, Feb/
ƒ”͸Ͷͷͻǡ͗ͼ͹Ȍ’‹•…ƒ’Žƒ›ƒ‘”‡‹’‘”–ƒ–
function. For this project, Chris positioned the holes
in the top 1Ψ1 6" in from the holes in the breadboard to
draw the breadboard tight to the top, and elongated
the holes for
outermost pins
(see photo,
everyday use. Single, full-length mortises in adjacent ”‹‰Š–ȌǤ–Š‹•
faces could weaken the leg, allowing it to split in instance,
response to racking forces. To prevent this, Chris the outer
used a stepped tenon. The shallow-mortised center pins allow
section leaves more wood in the leg, while still the top to
allowing for a continuous tenon. This compromise move without
yields a strong joint that doesn’t weaken the leg. splitting.

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News & Views
California dreamin’… K.I.S.S.
and woodworkin’ ƐƚĂŶĚŽī
Does building furniture
ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ
alongside a master woodworker
by day and sipping on your Ž‹‡†Žƒ•–
favorite red at night, in the month’s Magnetic
heart of California wine crosscut standoff tip, but being of the
country, sound like your
dream vacation? Leave it to
Woodcraft and SawStop to
combine both loves into a
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Brigham Experience” will enjoy a 3-day workshop
with the cutting-edge woodworker and walk away
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Should you need a 5ͳ͵Τͳ͸̶…—–‘ˆˆǡƒ‡˜‡Ǧ
numbered block would simplify the math.
—Ken Scott, via email
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winner will receive a SawStop professional saw and
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To register and learn more about the contest, go
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Jory and his work, go to www.jorybrigham.com.
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Senior Editor Paul Anthony replies:
You raise an excellent point, and one that, in
retrospect, should have been obvious to me
when I edited the Tricks column. I appreciate
you writing in, as letters like yours help keep
us on our toes and remind us to, yes, K.I.S.S.
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News & Views
Hidden dangers in inherited wood?
My parents had some rough-sawn oak and
cherry stored outside under tin for the last
40 years. When I planed a few boards, I
found minimal deterioration and some insect
damage. I am concerned about using the
wood for interior projects. Do you have any
suggestions about using this wood, including
ways to determine if bugs are still present?
—John Snyder, via email
Senior Editor Joe Hurst replies:
It sounds like you hit the jackpot. The difference
between air- and kiln-dried wood is subtle, but
I think the better color and easier workability
make air-dried wood worth a little extra effort.
There’s a good chance that the insect activity
occurred while the trees were still standing (this
might be why your parents called for a sawyer) or
soon after the log was sawn. Bugs feast on wet wood,
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but move to greener (wetter) pastures as boards dry
out. That said, fresh insect infestations are easy to
spot. As you work your way through the stack, look
out for piles of sawdust in close proximity to insect
holes. Should you spy fresh activity, I recommend
building a solar kiln to eradicate these unwelcome
guests. A kiln would also help dry out the wood.
Two tools can help you make the most of your
windfall. First, you need a moisture meter. Since
it was stored outdoors, the wood’s moisture
content is likely to be higher than the ideal levels
ˆ‘”ϔ‹‡ˆ—”‹–—”‡Ǥˆ–‡”„”‹‰‹‰–Š‡„‘ƒ”†•
inside, you’ll want to use a meter to check the
moisture content and wait until the levels adjust
to the indoor. Second, a metal detector can
help spot nails, bullets, etc. before your planer
ϔ‹†•–Š‡Ǥ—„‡”–Šƒ–ǯ•„‡‡Šƒ”˜‡•–‡†…Ž‘•‡
to home often has metal hiding within.
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 Hot New Tools
Top dog paint
Black Dog Salvage Furniture Paint
A paint that doesn’t require
standard surface-prep steps Furniture Paint
Ž‹‡•–”‹’’‹‰‘ˆˆ‘Ž†ϐ‹‹•Šǡ 15 colors to
•ƒ†‹‰ǡ‘”’”‹‹‰‹‰Š– choose from
•‘—†–‘‘‰‘‘†–‘„‡–”—‡ǡ„—– Pint $19.99
it isn’t. Labelled under different Quart $32.99
‘‹‡”•†‡’‡†‹‰‘–Š‡
ƒ—ˆƒ…–—”‡”ǡ–Š‡•‡Šƒ••Ž‡Ǧ Guard Dog Topcoat
free “furniture paints” are ;ŵĂƩĞΘƐĂƟŶͿ
•’‡…‹ƒŽŽ›ˆ‘”—Žƒ–‡†–‘ƒ†Š‡”‡ Pint $19.99
–‘ϐ‹‹•Š‡†™‘‘†ǡ‡–ƒŽǡƒ† Quart $32.99
plastic; provide single-coat
…‘˜‡”ƒ‰‡Ǣƒ††”›–‘ƒ•‘‘–Šǡ
†‡ƒ†ǦϐŽƒ–ϐ‹‹•ŠǤ‘‘†…”ƒˆ–Šƒ• high-solid content
–‡ƒ‡†—’™‹–Š–Š‡ϐ‹‹•Š‹‰ of the Black Dog paint
pros at Black Dog Salvage to ƒ‡•–Š‹•ϐ‹‹•Š‘”‡ƒ‹
†‡˜‡Ž‘’–Š‡‹”‘™Ž‘™Ǧ’”‡’ǡ –‘ƒ–Š‹…•ƒ—…‡‘”‰”ƒ˜›ǤŠ‡’ƒ‹–™ƒ•–‘‘–Š‹…
™ƒ–‡”Ǧ„ƒ•‡†’ƒ‹––‘…‘’‡–‡‹ ˆ‘”›‡–”›ǦŽ‡˜‡Ž•’”ƒ›‡”ǡ„—–™ƒ•ƒ„Ž‡–‘ƒ…Š‹‡˜‡
–Š‹•’‘’—Žƒ”ϐ‹‹•Š‹‰…ƒ–‡‰‘”›Ǥ ƒ•ƒ–‹•ˆ›‹‰Ž›•‘‘–Šϐ‹‹•Š™‹–Šƒ„”—•Š„›Žƒ›‹‰
Ž™ƒ›•Ž‘‘‹‰ˆ‘”ƒ’”‘†—…– ‘–Š‡’ƒ‹–ƒ†ƒŽŽ‘™‹‰‹––‘Ž‡˜‡Ž‹–•‡Žˆ‘—–Ǥ
–Šƒ–’”‘‹•‡•Ž‡••’”‡’™‘” Š‹Ž‡–Š‡’ƒ‹–Ž‹˜‡†—’–‘‹–•‘‡Ǧ…‘ƒ–’”‘‹•‡•ǡ
ƒ†ˆƒ•–‡”ϐ‹‹•Š‹‰ǡ™ƒ• ™ƒ•ƒŽ•‘’Ž‡ƒ•‡†–‘†‹•…‘˜‡”Š‘™™‡ŽŽ‹–ϐ‹ŽŽ‡†
™‹ŽŽ‹‰–‘…”ƒ…‘’‡ƒˆ‡™…ƒ• ƒ†Š‹†•…”ƒ–…Š‡•Ǥ‡™’”‘Œ‡…–•ƒ›‘–‡‡†
ƒ†•Šƒ”‡›ϐ‹”•–‹’”‡••‹‘•Ǥ –Š‹•Š‡Ž’ǡ„—–•‡…‘†ǦŠƒ†ˆ—”‹–—”‡‘ˆ–‡†‘‡•Ǥ
ˆ‘—†–Šƒ––Š‡’ƒ‹–ǯ• ‘–‡•––Š‡ƒ†Š‡•‹‘…Žƒ‹•ǡ’‹––‡†Žƒ…‘‰
–Š‹…‡••”‡“—‹”‡†–‹‡–‘‰‡– ƒ‰ƒ‹•–›ˆƒ˜‘”‹–‡Žƒ–‡š’ƒ‹–•ƒ†–”ƒ†‹–‹‘ƒŽ
used to. Most latex paints have a ‹Ž’ƒ‹–‘•ƒ’Ž‡•‘ˆ„ƒ”‡™‘‘†ǡϐ‹‹•Š‡†
…”‡ƒǦŽ‹‡…‘•‹•–‡…›ǡ„—––Š‡ ™‘‘†ǡŽƒ‹ƒ–‡ǡ’Žƒ•–‹…ǡƒ†‰Žƒ••ǤŠ‹Ž‡ƒŽŽ–Š‡

BEFORE AFTER

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 paints worked well on bare wood, the furniture
paint led the pack on the slipperiest substrates.
Š‡”‡–Š‡Žƒ–‡š›‹‡Ž†‡†–‘ϐ‹‰‡”ƒ‹Ž•…”ƒ–…Š‡•ǡ
ƒ†‹Ž’ƒ‹–ˆ‡ŽŽ‘ˆˆ‹ϐŽƒ‡•ǡ
–Š‡Žƒ…‘‰’ƒ‹–Š‡Ž†
…‘ƒ–‡†ǡ‹–Š‹•…ƒ•‡™‹–Š–Š‡Žƒ…‘‰ǯ•
compatible acrylic poly, for protection.
—–—”‡’Žƒ•ˆ‘”Žƒ…‘‰ƒ‹–•‡š–‡†
beyond one-color paint jobs. The paints are
†‡•‹‰‡†–‘Ž‡†–Š‡•‡Ž˜‡•–‘ƒ˜ƒ”‹‡–›‘ˆ
ˆƒ•–Ǥ–ǯ•™‘”–Š‘–‹‰ †‡…‘”ƒ–‹˜‡’ƒ‹–‹‰–‡…Š‹“—‡•ǡ‹…Ž—†‹‰
that excellent adhesion †‹•–”‡••‹‰ƒ†…‘Ž‘”™ƒ•Š‹‰Ǥƒ††‹–‹‘ǡ–Š‡
doesn’t correlate with stain “true” color palette makes it easy to blend the
”‡•‹•–ƒ…‡Ǥ‹‡‘–Š‡”ϐŽƒ– paints to create any custom color or hue.
paints, the furniture paint ˆ›‘—ǯ˜‡‹••‡†–Š‹•ƒ†˜ƒ…‡‡–‹
should be top- ™‘‘†ϐ‹‹•Š‹‰ǡ‘™ǯ•ƒ‰‘‘†–‹‡–‘–”‡ƒ–
yourself to a can. To learn more about
what these paints can do, stay tuned.
—Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk

Established in 1999, Black Dog Salvage is a major

architectural salvage company based in Roanoke, Virginia,
and is home of the television show, Salvage Dawgs. Black
Dog’s wood and metal shop specializes in saving pieces of
ŚŝƐƚŽƌLJĨƌŽŵůĂŶĚĮůůƐďLJƚƌĂŶƐĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞŵŝŶƚŽĐƵƐƚŽŵ
furniture, design accents, and other upcycling projects.

&ŽƌĂĚĚŝƟŽŶĂůŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͕ƐĞĞƚŚĞƵLJĞƌ͛Ɛ'ƵŝĚĞŽŶƉĂŐĞϲϰ͘

ĞĨŽƌĞĂŶĚĂŌĞƌƉŚŽƚŽƐ͗<ĞǀŝŶ,ƵƌůĞLJWŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ͖ĂŶƐĂŶĚĐŽůŽƌƐǁĂƚĐŚƉŚŽƚŽƐ͗>ĂƌƌLJ,ĂŵĞůͲ>ĂŵďĞƌƚ 17
 Tips & Tricks
TOP TIP
Hinge as a drawer stop
When I make a project with
simple wooden drawer guides,
I like to add an outward stop
to prevent the drawer from
accidentally being pulled all the Locate hinge barrel above
ďŽƩŽŵĞĚŐĞŽĨƌĂŝů͘
way out and spilling its contents
‘–Š‡ϐŽ‘‘”ǤˆƒŽŽ–Š‡–‡…Š‹“—‡•
I’ve tried, one of the simplest
and most effective is to screw
a hinge to the rear edge of the
–‘’”ƒ‹ŽǤ‘…ƒ–‹‰–Š‡Š‹‰‡•‘
that only part of the lower leaf
extends below the rail creates
an effective stop that can easily
be lifted up out of the way when
›‘—™ƒ––‘”‡‘˜‡–Š‡†”ƒ™‡”Ǥ
Lower leaf serves as
—James Hoyt, Lexington, Nebraska outward drawer stop.
>ŝŌƵƉƚŽƌĞŵŽǀĞĚƌĂǁĞƌ͘

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CLEAT
Ш4 × 1"
3 TOP PANEL
3
Ш4 x 9 × 12"

Ш4-20
1
Ш4-20
1

CAP NUT WING NUT

WASHER Ш4-20 × 1"

1

HEX BOLT

BUTT
HINGE

12" T-TRACK BOTTOM PANEL

Ш4 × 9 × 12"
3

THICKENER PANEL
1
Ш4 × 9 × 12"
;ĨŽƌdͲƚƌĂĐŬƐĐƌĞǁƉƵƌĐŚĂƐĞͿ

WŽƐŝƟŽŶďŽůƚŵĞĐŚĂŶŝƐŵƚŽ
ĐƌĞĂƚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞĚƉůĂƞŽƌŵĂŶŐůĞ͘

ƌŝůůƉƌĞƐƐĂŶŐůĞƉůĂƞŽƌŵ
It’s a hassle to tilt my drill press table for boring
angled holes, so I devised this workpiece platform
to do the job instead. It’s nothing more than a
couple of plywood panels hinged together, with
a T-track installed in the bottom panel. A bolt
and cap nut in the T-track hold the panels apart
at the desired angle, with the bolt locked in place
with a wing nut. A cleat along the hinged edge
of the top panel registers a workpiece to hold
it in place for drilling. The jig is easy to make,
•‹’Ž‡–‘—•‡ǡƒ†ƒŽŽ‘™•‹ϐ‹‹–‡ƒ†Œ—•–‡–
within a 5° to 45° angle range. Simply slide the
bolt assembly to whatever location holds the top
panel at the desired angle. For quick setup, I mark
the bolt locations for commonly used angles.
—Don Winslow, Indian Trail, North Carolina
/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌDŝůůƐ June/July 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 19
Tips & Tricks
Clamp-and-rule curve layout
Clamp pressure springs metal
One traditional way to lay out fair rule into desired curve.
curves is to trace against a thin
strip of wood bent to the desired
shape, with the ends of the strip
clamped or tacked in place to the
workpiece. This approach works
okay, but it can be a bit fussy to
get the curve just right, and wood
doesn’t always bend as perfectly
ƒ•›‘—‹‰Š–Ž‹‡Ǥϐ‹†–Šƒ–ƒ
much better approach is to use a
thin steel rule, squeezing it into Notch clamp pad to
restrain end of rule.
the desired bow between the
jaws of a bar clamp whose pads
have been notched to prevent
the rule from twisting. This
allows great control of the curve
shape, and holds the rule very
ϐ‹”Ž›ˆ‘”—•‡ƒ•ƒ–”ƒ…‹‰‰—‹†‡Ǥ
—Alejandro Balbis,
Longueuil,Quebec

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Tips & Tricks

ƩĂĐŚƐĞůĨͲƐƟĐŬ
sandpaper discs to
ƐĂǁƚĂďůĞĂŶĚĨĞŶĐĞƚŽ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĚŽǁĞůƐƉŝŶ͘

Plane iron
chisel
Šƒ†„—‹Ž–ƒ•ƒŽŽ„‘šǡ
and needed to pare
away some dried glue
•“—‡‡œ‡Ǧ‘—–ˆ”‘–Š‡
‹•‹†‡…‘”‡”•Ǥ‘‘„ƒ†
all of my chisels were too
Ž‘‰–‘ϐ‹–‹•‹†‡–Š‡„‘šǤ
EŽͲƐƉŝŶĚŽǁĞůĐƌŽƐƐĐƵƫŶŐ Standing there wishing for
ƒ•Š‘”–…Š‹•‡Žǡ•—††‡Ž›
Crosscutting large dowels with a power mitersaw can be a dicey ”‡ƒŽ‹œ‡†…‘—Ž†Œ—•–•–‡ƒŽ
‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘Ǥˆ–Š‡™‘”’‹‡…‡‹•ǯ–Š‡Ž†ϐ‹”Ž›ǡ–Š‡„Žƒ†‡…ƒ‰”ƒ„ƒ† the blade from my block
•’‹‹–‹ƒϐŽƒ•Šǡ•Š‘…‹‰›‘—‘—–‘ˆ›‘—”•Žƒ…ǦŠƒ†‡†”‡˜‡”‹‡Ǥ‘ ’Žƒ‡ǡ™Š‹…Š’”‘˜‡†–‘
ƒ‡•—”‡–Šƒ–†‘‡•ǯ–Šƒ’’‡ǡŒ—•–•–‹…ƒ…‘—’Ž‡‘ˆ•‡ŽˆǦƒ†Š‡•‹˜‡ †‘–Š‡Œ‘„Œ—•–ϐ‹‡Ǥ
sanding discs on your saw at the intersection of the fence and table. —Anthony Warren,
—Lonnie Gaye, Baltimore, Maryland Las Vegas, Nevada

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ĂŶĚŐĞƚƌĞǁĂƌĚĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞĞīŽƌƚ͘dŚĞǁŝŶŶĞƌŽĨŶĞdžƚŝƐƐƵĞ͛Ɛ
Top TipĂǁĂƌĚǁŝůůƌĞĐĞŝǀĞĂtŽŽĚĐƌĂŌ'ŝŌĂƌĚǁŽƌƚŚ
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ƟƉ͕Žƌ$75ĨŽƌĂŶŽŶͲŝůůƵƐƚƌĂƚĞĚƟƉ͘WƵďůŝƐŚĞĚƟƉƐďĞĐŽŵĞ
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Us”. Important: WůĞĂƐĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞLJŽƵƌƉŚŽŶĞŶƵŵďĞƌ͕ĂƐĂŶĞĚŝƚŽƌ
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 Skateboard!
This solid-wood sidewalk surfer
ǁŝůůŐĞƚLJŽƵŽŶLJŽƵƌǁĂLJŝŶŶŽƟŵĞ
LJDĂƩĞƌŐĞƌ

A s I note in my book The

Handmade Skateboard (Spring
House Press), the skateboard was
born in the 1950s in Southern
California, when some teenagers
fooling around in a garage nailed
a set of roller-skate wheels to a
plank of wood. The universally-
awesome concept quickly caught
on around the world and, as the
popularity of the skateboard
evolved, so did its design. By
1970 the kick tail was added for
leverage to hop up curbs. In the
1980s, skateboard makers added
a concave bend for extra strength
and maneuverability. Today,
skateboard decks are laminated
from seven layers of hard maple
veneer to create a precision deck
with complex bends and curves.
Still, a vintage pin stripe
hardwood cruiser like this is
fun to ride and easy to make,
even with limited shop space
ƒ†–‘‘Ž•Ǥ–ǯ•‰”‡ƒ–ˆ‘”ϐ‹”•–Ǧ
time riders, urban commuters,
or for just getting around the
neighborhood. And you’ll have a
good time mixing and matching
wood species to create your own
unique design that will turn
heads wherever you take it.
24 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ June/July 2016 KƉĞŶŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ͗>ĂƌƌLJ,ĂŵĞůͲ>ĂŵďĞƌƚ
 sŝŶƚĂŐĞƐŬĂƚĞďŽĂƌĚƉĂƩĞƌŶ
dŚĞŽǀĞƌĂůůƐŚĂƉĞŽĨƚŚŝƐďŽĂƌĚĚŽĞƐŶŽƚŚĂǀĞƚŽďĞƉƌĞĐŝƐĞ͕ďƵƚ
ƚĂŬĞĐĂƌĞƚŽůŽĐĂƚĞƚŚĞƚƌƵĐŬƐĂƐŶŽƚĞĚƚŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƉƌŽƉĞƌƐƚĞĞƌŝŶŐ͘
3
Ш8"

Dish out “fenders”

ƚŽƉƌŽǀŝĚĞǁŚĞĞů
ĐůĞĂƌĂŶĐĞǁŚĞŶ
ůĞĂŶŝŶŐŝŶƚŽƚƵƌŶƐ͘

181Ш2" 33Ш4"

90°
ĂƌĞĨƵůůLJƐƋƵĂƌĞďĂƐĞƉůĂƚĞ WŽƐŝƟŽŶŬŝŶŐƉŝŶƐŽŶ
ĞĚŐĞƚŽďŽĂƌĚĐĞŶƚĞƌůŝŶĞ͘ ďŽĂƌĚĐĞŶƚĞƌůŝŶĞ͘

1 Square = 1" onlineEXTRA͗&ƵůůͲƐŝnjĞĚƉĂƩĞƌŶĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚtŽŽĚĐƌĂŌDĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ͘

Build the blank

from solid strips
Mill straight, square lengths
of stock at least 5Τ8" thick, rip
them to widths that suit your
design, and arrange them to
your liking. Try to slope the
wood grain on all the pieces
in the same direction for
cleaner shaping later. Draw a
triangle across the arranged
pieces for reorientation, and
then practice your clamp-up
procedures to prevent any
surprises or delays during
glue-up. Then liberally
apply glue to all the mating
surfaces, and clamp up the Dry run./ŶƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŐůƵĞͲƵƉ͕ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞůLJƌĞŚĞĂƌƐĞLJŽƵƌ
blank. After the glue cures, ĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞĚƵƌĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐƐĂŶĚǁŝĐŚŝŶŐLJŽƵƌďůĂŶŬƉŝĞĐĞƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
plane the blank to 9Τ16" thick. ĐĂƵůƐƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞƉĂƌƚƐĂůŝŐŶĞĚƵŶĚĞƌĐůĂŵƉƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ͘

WƌŽũĞĐƚƉŚŽƚŽƐĞdžĐĞƉƚǁŚĞƌĞŶŽƚĞĚ͗DĂƩĞƌŐĞƌ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗DĞůĂŶŝĞWŽǁĞůů June/July 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 25

 DĂŬĞĂƉĂƩĞƌŶ
ĂŶĚƐĂǁƚŚĞƉƌŽĮůĞ
Make a full-sized paper pattern (see page 25), and
—•‡‹––‘–”ƒ•ˆ‡”–Š‡’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡–‘–Š‡„ŽƒǤ—–ϐ‹–
ƒŒ‹‰•ƒ™™‹–Šƒ…Ž‡ƒǦ…—––‹‰„Žƒ†‡ǡƒ†•ƒ™–‘
within 1Τ16̶‘ˆ›‘—”Žƒ›‘—–Ž‹‡Ǥ ‘ŽŽ‘™—’„›•ƒ†‹‰
the edges smooth and then rounding them over
–‘’ƒ†„‘––‘–‘…”‡ƒ–‡ƒ„—ŽŽ‘•‡’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡Ǥ

^ĂǁƚŚĞƉƌŽĮůĞ͘hƐĞĂũŝŐƐĂǁ
ŽƌďĂŶĚƐĂǁƚŽĐƵƚũƵƐƚŽƵƚƐŝĚĞ
LJŽƵƌƉƌŽĮůĞůŝŶĞ͕ƚŚĞŶĨŽůůŽǁƵƉ
ďLJĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJƐĂŶĚŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞůŝŶĞ ^ŚĂƉĞƚŚĞĞĚŐĞ͘ƐƚĂƟŽŶĂƌLJďĞůƚƐĂŶĚĞƌŵĂŬĞƐƋƵŝĐŬ
ŽŶĂƐƚĂƟŽŶĂƌLJďĞůƚƐĂŶĚĞƌ͘ ǁŽƌŬŽĨƌŽƵŐŚŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞďƵůůŶŽƐĞŽŶŵŽƐƚŽĨƚŚĞĞĚŐĞ͘
ZŽƵŶĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞƚĂŝůƐĞĐƟŽŶƵƐŝŶŐĂŚĂůĨͲƌŽƵŶĚĮůĞ͕ĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞŶƌĞĮŶĞƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞƉƌŽĮůĞǁŝƚŚĮůĞƐĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƉĂƉĞƌ͘

^ŚĂƉĞƚŚĞĨĞŶĚĞƌƐĂŶĚ
ĚƌŝůůƚŚĞƚƌƵĐŬŚŽůĞƐ
Referring to your full-sized pattern, lay out the recessed fenders
‘–Š‡—†‡”•‹†‡‘ˆ–Š‡„‘ƒ”†ǤŠ‡•…—Ž’––Š‡‘—–•‘–Šƒ––Š‡
™Š‡‡Ž•™‘ǯ–…‘–ƒ…––Š‡†‡…™Š‡›‘—Ž‡ƒ‹–‹–‘–—”•Ǥ‘Žƒ›
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‘ˆ–Š‡„‘ƒ”†ǤŠ‡…ƒ”‡ˆ—ŽŽ›’‘•‹–‹‘›‘—”–”—…•‹’‡”ˆ‡…–
ƒŽ‹‰‡–™‹–Š‡ƒ…Š‘–Š‡”ǡƒ†ƒ”‘—––Š‡„‘Ž–Ž‘…ƒ–‹‘•ƒ–
–Š‡–”—…‘—–‹‰Š‘Ž‡•Ǥȋ’‘”–ƒ–ǣ”‹‡–‡ƒ…Š–”—…•‘
&ĂƐƚĐƵƚ͘ƐƉŝŶĚůĞƐĂŶĚĞƌŽƵƞŝƩĞĚ –Šƒ–‹–•‹‰’‹‹•–‘™ƒ”†–Š‡…‡–‡”‘ˆ–Š‡„‘ƒ”†ǤȌ‘”‡‘—––Š‡
ǁŝƚŚĂĐŽĂƌƐĞƐůĞĞǀĞŵĂŬĞƐƋƵŝĐŬǁŽƌŬ through holes on the drill press, and then countersink the top
ŽĨƐĐƵůƉƟŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞĨĞŶĚĞƌƌĞĐĞƐƐĞƐ͘ ‡†•–‘…”‡ƒ–‡ƒ”‡…‡••ˆ‘”–Š‡ϐŽƒ–Š‡ƒ†ƒ…Š‹‡•…”‡™•Ǥ

ZŽƵŐŚŝƚŽƵƚ͘^ƚĂƌƚďLJƌŽƵŐŚŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞ ^ĐƌĂƉĞŝƚ͘hƐĞĂƵƟůŝƚLJŬŶŝĨĞƌĂnjŽƌďůĂĚĞƚŽ ^ŵŽŽƚŚŝƚ͘^ĂŶĚƚŚĞĨĞŶĚĞƌƐƚŽĂĮŶŝƐŚĞĚ

ĐŽǀĞͲƐŚĂƉĞĚĨĞŶĚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĂƌĂƐƉĂŶĚĮůĞ͘ ƐŵŽŽƚŚƚŚĞƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĂŶĚĨĂŝƌƚŚĞĐƵƌǀĞƐ͘ ƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƵƐŝŶŐĂŇĞdžŝďůĞƐĂŶĚŝŶŐďůŽĐŬ͘

26 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ

True grit
ĮŶŝƐŚŝŶŐ
‘”ƒϐ‹‹•Šǡ’”‡ˆ‡”ƒˆƒ•–Ǧ
†”›‹‰‡š–‡”‹‘”˜ƒ”‹•Š™‹–Š
’”‘–‡…–‹‘ǡŽ‹‡–Š‡™ƒ–‡”Ǧ
„ƒ•‡†’‘Ž›—”‡–Šƒ‡•ˆ”‘

‡‡”ƒŽ ‹‹•Š‡•ƒ†‹™ƒšǤ
’’Ž›͵…‘ƒ–•–‘–Š‡—†‡”•‹†‡
ƒ†‡†‰‡•‘ˆ–Š‡„‘ƒ”†ǡ•ƒ†‹‰
„‡–™‡‡‡ƒ…Š…‘ƒ–™‹–ŠʹʹͲǦ
‰”‹–’ƒ’‡”Ǥ•ˆ‘”–Š‡–‘’ǡ”ƒ–Š‡”
–Šƒ…‘˜‡”‹‰–Š‡’‹•–”‹’‡
’ƒ––‡”™‹–Š„Žƒ…‰”‹’–ƒ’‡ǡ
„”—•Š‘ƒ…‘ƒ–‘ˆϐ‹‹•Š‹š‡†
™‹–Š–”ƒ•’ƒ”‡–‰”‹–Ǥ‹š
ͳ–ƒ„Ž‡•’‘‘‘ˆ…Ž‡ƒ”•‹Ž‹…‘
‰”‹–™‹–Š͵–ƒ„Ž‡•’‘‘•‘ˆ
ϐ‹‹•Šǡƒ†•–‹”‹–‹–‘ƒ–Š‹…
•Ž—””›Ǥ”—•Š‹–‘–‘–Š‡”ƒ™
™‘‘†•—”ˆƒ…‡ǡƒ‹‰•—”‡–‘ WƌĞƩLJĂŶĚŐƌŝƩLJ͘ŵŝdžƚƵƌĞŽĨƐŝůŝĐŽŶĞŐƌŝƚĂŶĚǀĂƌŶŝƐŚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ
‡˜‡Ž›†‹•–”‹„—–‡–Š‡‰”‹–Ǥ ĂůŽǀĞůLJ͕ƉƌŽƚĞĐƟǀĞ͕ŶŽŶͲƐŬŝĚĮŶŝƐŚƚŚĂƚĚƌŝĞƐĐůĞĂƌ͘

^ĞůĞĐƟŶŐƚƌƵĐŬƐĂŶĚ
ǁŚĞĞůĂƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐ
<ŝŶŐƉŝŶ ,ĂŶŐĂƌ

–‘Ž›–ƒ‡•ƒˆ‡™‹—–‡•–‘…‘’Ž‡–‡
›‘—”„‘ƒ”†„›•‡––‹‰‹–—’™‹–Š–”—…•ƒ†
™Š‡‡Ž•ǤŠ‡…ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡‹••‡Ž‡…–‹‰ˆ”‘ƒ‘‰ tŚĞĞů
–Š‡ƒ””ƒ›‘ˆ„”ƒ†•ƒ†•–›Ž‡•ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡Ǥ WĂĚ
‡”‡ǯ•Š‘™ƒ˜‹‰ƒ–‡–Š‡‘’–‹‘•–‘‘—–ϐ‹–
ƒ„‘ƒ”†Ž‹‡–Š‹•†‡•‹‰‡†ˆ‘”…”—‹•‹‰Ǥ ƵƐŚŝŶŐ
–ƒ”–™‹–Šƒ’ƒ‹”‘ˆ•ƒ–‡„‘ƒ”†–”—…•‡“—ƒŽ
ĂƐĞƉůĂƚĞ
–‘–Š‡ƒš‹—™‹†–Š‘ˆ–Š‡•ƒ–‡„‘ƒ”††‡…
ȋͺ̶™‹†‡ˆ‘”–Š‹•†‡•‹‰ȌǤ†‡’‡†‡–‹•–Š‡ &ůĂƚŚĞĂĚŵĂĐŚŝŶĞ
ƐĐƌĞǁ
’”‡‹—„”ƒ†ǡ„—––Š‡”‡ƒ”‡ƒŽ–‡”ƒ–‹˜‡•ǤŠ‡
–”—…•‘—––‘–Š‡†‡…™‹–Šͳ̶ϐŽƒ–Š‡ƒ†ƒ…Š‹‡
•…”‡™•ƒ†Ž‘…‹‰—–•ǡ™‹–Šƒ1Τ8̶”‹•‡”’ƒ†
‹„‡–™‡‡–‘•‘ˆ–‡–Š‡…‘‡…–‹‘ǤŠ‡‹†‡ƒŽ
ĞĂƌŝŶŐ
™Š‡‡Ž•‡ƒ•—”‡ƒ›™Š‡”‡ˆ”‘ͷͺ–‘͸Ͳ‹ ;ŝŶƐŝĚĞǁŚĞĞůͿ
†‹ƒ‡–‡”Ȅ–Š‡•‘ˆ–‡”–Š‡„‡––‡”Ȅƒ†–Š‡›‘—–
–‘–Š‡–”—…•™‹–Šƒ•‡–‘ˆ’”‡…‹•‹‘„‡ƒ”‹‰•Ǥ
ˆ›‘—†‘ǯ–™ƒ––‘’—œœŽ‡‘—––Š‡•‡Ž‡…–‹‘• dƌƵĐŬƐĂŶĚǁŚĞĞůƐ͘ƚƌƵĐŬĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨĂďĂƐĞƉůĂƚĞ͕ďƵƐŚŝŶŐ͕Ă
›‘—”•‡Žˆǡ•‡‡–Š‡—›‡”ǯ•
—‹†‡‘’ƒ‰‡͸Ͷ ŬŝŶŐƉŝŶ͕ĂŚĂŶŐĂƌ͕ĂŶĚĂŶĂdžůĞŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞŚĂŶŐĂƌ͘dƌƵĐŬƐ͕ǁŚĞĞůƐ͕
ˆ‘”›•’‡…‹ϐ‹…”‡…‘‡†ƒ–‹‘•ˆ‘”–”—…• ĂŶĚďĞĂƌŝŶŐƐĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞŝŶĂǁŝĚĞǀĂƌŝĞƚLJŽĨƚLJƉĞƐĂŶĚƐŝnjĞƐ
ƒ†™Š‡‡Ž•ˆ‘”–Š‹•–›’‡‘ˆ„‘ƒ”†Ǥ ƚŚĂƚǁŝůůĂīĞĐƚƚŚĞǀĞƌƐĂƟůŝƚLJĂŶĚĚƵƌĂďŝůŝƚLJŽĨLJŽƵƌďŽĂƌĚ͘

ŽƩŽŵƉŚŽƚŽ͗WĂƵůŶƚŚŽŶLJ  :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ Ϯϳ

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 dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐŵŽƌĞƚŽĞdžƉůŽƌĞ͊
tĞ͛ǀĞƉƵƚŵŽƌĞǁŽŽĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐ
oad trip! For any woodworker planning a vacation ĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐŽŶŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘
(or even a business trip), it makes sense to be on the ŶĚǁĞŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞ
lookout for places that celebrate the craft in different ƉůĞŶƚLJŽĨƵŶĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌĞĚƉůĂĐĞƐ
ways. As it turns out, the country is dotted with destinations that ƚŚĂƚŵŝŐŚƚďĞĨĂƐĐŝŶĂƟŶŐĨŽƌ
are sure to prove fascinating to woodworkers or anyone interested ǁŽŽĚǁŽƌŬĞƌƐƚŽǀŝƐŝƚ͘'ŽƚŽ
‹Š‹•–‘”›ǡˆ—”‹–—”‡†‡•‹‰ǡƒ†ϐ‹‡…”ƒˆ–•ƒ•Š‹’Ǥ‡•‡Ž‡…–‡† ǁǁǁ͘ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂŌŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ
the destinations featured to provide the most variety in terms of ĂŶĚĐůŝĐŬŽŶƚŚĞ͞ƌƟĐůĞƐ͟ĂŶĚ
subject matter and geographic location. Visit our website for more ͞ŽŶůŝŶĞydZ͟ƚĂďƐƚŽĚŝƐĐŽǀĞƌ
suggestions, and put some travel plans together that will enrich your ŵŽƌĞĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚƐŚĂƌĞ
enjoyment of our favorite activity. Because fees and hours can change, LJŽƵƌŽǁŶƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ƒ‡•—”‡–‘˜‹•‹––Š‡Ž‹•–‡†™‡„•‹–‡•„‡ˆ‘”‡›‘—ϐ‹ƒŽ‹œ‡›‘—”–”‹’Ǥ
30 WŚŽƚŽƐƌĞƉƌŝŶƚĞĚǁŝƚŚƉĞƌŵŝƐƐŝŽŶĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĚĞƐƟŶĂƟŽŶŽƌŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĂƟŽŶƵŶůĞƐƐŽƚŚĞƌǁŝƐĞŶŽƚĞĚ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗ĞŶŶŝƐŽůƚ
Winterthur Museum and Gardens
ϱϭϬϱ<ĞŶŶĞƩWŝŬĞ͕tŝŶƚĞƌƚŚƵƌ͕ĞůĂǁĂƌĞ
If you’re anywhere near Wilmington, Delaware,
it’s worth making a side trip to see one of
the country’s most extensive collections of
American furniture and furnishings. Spread
out through 175 rooms on the former du Pont
‡•–ƒ–‡ǡ›‘—ǯŽŽϐ‹†‘˜‡”ͻǡͲͲͲ’‹‡…‡•‘ˆˆ—”‹–—”‡
†ƒ–‹‰ˆ”‘–Š‡‹†Ǧͳ͸ͲͲ•–‘–Š‡ͳͺ͹Ͳ•Ǥ
The collection includes high-style
Philadelphia rococo furniture, as well as
”‡’”‡•‡–ƒ–‹˜‡’‹‡…‡•‘ˆ–Š‡ϐ‹‡•–‡™
‰Žƒ†ˆ—”‹–—”‡ǡ‡•’‡…‹ƒŽŽ›ˆ”‘‡™’‘”–ǡ
Boston, Salem, and Portsmouth. Works by
well-known cabinetmakers such as Samuel
…–‹”‡ǡŠ‘ƒ•‡›‘—”ǡƒ†Š‘ƒ•ˆϐŽ‡…ƒ”‡
displayed along with other noteworthy examples.
–Š‡”‰ƒŽŽ‡”‹‡•†‹•’Žƒ›ϐ‹‡‡šƒ’Ž‡•‘ˆ‡–ƒŽ™‘”ǡ
ceramics and glass, paintings and prints, textiles,
and needlework. You’ll also enjoy Winterthur’s
Dominy clock shop and woodworking shop, which are
reconstructions of shops used by four generations
of the Dominy family who worked in East Hampton,
‡™‘”ǡˆ”‘–Š‡‹†Ǧͳ͹ͲͲ•–‘–Š‡‹†ǦͳͺͲͲ•Ǥ
,ŽƵƌƐ͗ Mon.-Fri. 6 am-11 am
&ĞĞƐ͗ Members, free; adults, $20;
children 2-11, $5; infants, free; seniors and
students with valid ID, $18. Also available: one-
hour and two-hour reserved tours as well as
private tours and special rates for group visits.
WŚŽŶĞ͗ (800) 448-3883
tĞďƐŝƚĞ͗ winterthur.org

The Wharton Esherick Museum

ƒŽŽ‡”›ȋ‘™
,ŽƵƌƐ͗Tues.-Fri., 10 am-4 pm
dŽƵƌƐďLJƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟŽŶŽŶůLJ͕
call 48 hours in advance.
&ĞĞƐ͗None
WŚŽŶĞ͗(610) 644-5822
tĞďƐŝƚĞ͗
whartonesherickmuseum.org
Wharton Esherick Museum photos: James Mario
ϭϱϮϬ,ŽƌƐĞƐŚŽĞdƌĂŝů͕DĂůǀĞƌŶ͕WĞŶŶƐLJůǀĂŶŝĂ
“If it isn’t fun, it isn’t worth doing,” said
woodworker and sculptor Wharton
Esherick, who worked and lived in this
studio about 25 miles outside of Philadephia.
It takes just a glance at his whimsical
designs to see that Esherick lived by that
credo. His work is irresistible to the eye
and the hand. It will make you smile.
When Esherick began making wooden
•…—Ž’–—”‡•‹ͳͻʹͲǡ™‘‘†™ƒ•‰‡‡”ƒŽŽ›
considered to be a material suitable only
for crafts. Acceptance of his work into
‡™‘”‹–›ǯ•Š‹–‡›
‘™ƒ•–Š‡Š‹–‡›—•‡—Ȍ‹ͳͻʹͶ
”‡…‘‰‹œ‡†–Šƒ–™‘‘†…‘—Ž†„‡ƒ‡†‹—ˆ‘”ϐ‹‡ƒ”–Ǥ‡™‡–
on to apply his sculptural aesthetic to furniture, furnishings,
interiors, and buildings. Esherick was largely responsible for the
Studio Furniture Movement and helped pave the way for individual
woodworkers who build and market works of their own design.
Much of Esherick’s work can been seen at the studio he built on this
rural Pennsylvania hillside. Esherick lived at the studio, making it
an exemplar of his philosophy that practical everyday items such
as chairs, a bathroom sink, or a door latch could be works of art.
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 &ŽdžĮƌĞDƵƐĞƵŵĂŶĚ,ĞƌŝƚĂŐĞĞŶƚĞƌ
ϵϴ&ŽdžĮƌĞ>ĂŶĞ͘DŽƵŶƚĂŝŶŝƚLJ͕'ĞŽƌŐŝĂ
It all started as an English class project back in 1966. A group of
high school students began interviewing their families, friends,
and neighbors and wrote articles for a magazine they called
‘šϐ‹”‡ǤŠ‡‰‘ƒŽǡ„‡•‹†‡•Ž‡ƒ”‹‰–‘™”‹–‡ǡ™ƒ•–‘’”‡•‡”˜‡–Š‡
vanishing pioneer culture of the southern Appalachian Mountains.
Oftentimes these folks would give the students old tools or
examples of the handcrafted items they were discussing.
By 1972, the demand for back issues of the magazine became so great
that students published a compendium called Š‡ ‘šϔ‹”‡‘‘, which
became a best seller. By then the collection of artifacts had become so
Žƒ”‰‡–Š‡‘’”‘ϐ‹– ‘šϐ‹”‡‘”‰ƒ‹œƒ–‹‘†‡…‹†‡†–‘—•‡‹–•…‘•‹†‡”ƒ„Ž‡
„‘‘”‘›ƒŽ–‹‡•–‘’—”…Šƒ•‡Žƒ†ƒ†„—‹Ž†ƒ—•‡—ǤŠ‡ͳͲ͸Ǧƒ…”‡•‹–‡
is tucked away on a mountainside in the northeastern tip of Georgia.
Š‡Š‹‰Š•…Š‘‘Ž•–—†‡–•„‡‰ƒ†‹•ƒ–Ž‹‰Ž‘‰…ƒ„‹•–Šƒ–Šƒ†
been homes for generations and reassembling them at the museum
Hours: Open year-round •‹–‡ǤŠ‡”‡ƒ”‡‘™ƒ„‘—–ʹͲ…ƒ„‹•ϐ‹ŽŽ‡†™‹–Šƒ”–‹ˆƒ…–•‹–‡‰”ƒŽ–‘–Š‡
Mon.-Sat. 8:30 am-4:30 pm,
closed Sun. Ž‹˜‡•‘ˆ’’ƒŽƒ…Š‹ƒ’‹‘‡‡”•Ǥ„‘—–ͳͲƒ”‡…‘’Ž‡–‡‘”‹‰‹ƒŽ…ƒ„‹•ǡ
the rest are constructed from usable pieces of barns, homes, and other
Fees: Age 11 and older, $6;
age 7-10, $3; age 6 and younger, free •–”—…–—”‡•Ǥ‘‰–Š‡„—‹Ž†‹‰•ƒ”‡ƒ•‹‰Ž‡Ǧ”‘‘ͳͺʹͲ•Ž‘‰Š‘‡ǡ
ƒ…Šƒ’‡Žǡƒ†ƒ‰”‹•–‹ŽŽǤŠ‹•‡˜‡”Ǧ…Šƒ‰‹‰‡šŠ‹„‹–‹…Ž—†‡•ƒ‰”‡ƒ–
Phone: (706) 746-5828
variety of vintage tools for woodworking, farming, and other crafts.
Website: ĨŽdžĮƌĞ͘ŽƌŐ

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Š‡…”ƒ…‘ˆ™‘‘†ƒ‰ƒ‹•–Ž‡ƒ–Š‡”ǤŠ‡
thrilling vibration of a solid hit shooting
right up your arm. For many of us, a
baseball bat may have been our earliest
exposure to the power and resilience of
a solid piece of wood. What woodworker
…‘—Ž†”‡•‹•–ƒ˜‹•‹––‘–Š‹•ϐ‹˜‡Ǧ•–‘”›
building with a giant replica of Babe
Ruth’s bat leaning casually against it?
‘—”–Š‡ˆƒ…–‘”›ƒ†•‡‡
demonstrations of how woodworkers
turned Louisville Sluggers by hand
„ƒ…‹–Š‡ͳͺͺͲ•ǤŠ‡…Š‡…‘—––Š‡
automated machines that now churn Hours:DŽŶ͘Ͳ&ƌŝ͘ϵĂŵƚŽϱƉŵ͕
out about 1.6 million wood bats a year, ^ƵŶ͘ϭϭĂŵͲϱƉŵ͕ŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐǀĞ
‹…Ž—†‹‰–Š‡‹‹Ǧ„ƒ–•–Šƒ–ƒ”‡Šƒ†‡† ϵĂŵƚŽϯƉŵ͕EĞǁzĞĂƌ͛ƐĂLJ
‘—––‘—•‡—˜‹•‹–‘”•ǤŠ‡›ƒŽ•‘ ŶŽŽŶͲϱƉŵ͘ůŽƐĞĚdŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ
make aluminum and composite bats. ĂLJĂŶĚŚƌŝƐƚŵĂƐĂLJ
Of course there are plenty of exhibits to Fees: ĚƵůƚƐ͕ϭϯͲϱϵΨϭϮ͖ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ͕ϲϬĂŶĚŽůĚĞƌΨϭϭ͖
ƒ’’‡ƒŽ–‘„ƒ•‡„ƒŽŽˆƒ•‘ˆƒŽŽƒ‰‡•ǤŠ‡”‡ǯ• ŬŝĚƐϲͲϭϮΨϳ͖ŬŝĚƐƵŶĚĞƌϱ͕ĨƌĞĞ
even a batting cage where you can hit with Phone: (877) 775-8443
”‡’Ž‹…ƒ„ƒ–•‘ˆŽ‡‰‡†•Ž‹‡–Š‡ƒ„‡ǡ‡† Website:ƐůƵŐŐĞƌŵƵƐĞƵŵ͘ĐŽŵ
Williams, and current superstars. Crack!
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Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 am-6 pm,
Sun. 1 pm-5 pm, Mon. 1 pm-6 pm
Fees: Age 13 and older, $4;
children 4-12, $3;
children under 3, free
Phone: (563) 242-0343
The Sawmill Museum
2231 Grant Street, Clinton, Iowa
Located on the Mississippi River, Clinton, Iowa, was at one time
the principle sawmilling destination for the trees felled in the
“Great North Woods” of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Giant rafts
‘ˆŽ‘‰•™‡”‡ϐŽ‘ƒ–‡††‘™–Š‡”‹˜‡”ˆ”‘–Š‡‘”–Š™‘‘†•ǡƒ†‘
fewer than 13 lumber barons established sawmilling operations. The
mills attracted furnituremakers and other woodworking businesses.
By 1900 the northern forest lands were depleted, and
Clinton’s lumber boom was over. But today the Sawmill Museum
preserves this rich woodworking history with displays that
range from archival photos to working machinery and replicas
of loggers’ cabins. Visitors can actually go inside cabins to
experience what it was like to live in a logging camp.
Website: thesawmillmuseum.org
ˆ’‘••‹„Ž‡ǡ’Žƒ–‘˜‹•‹––Š‡—•‡—‘–Š‡ϐ‹”•–—†ƒ›‘ˆ
the month; that’s when the diesel sawmill exhibit comes to life,
milling logs into lumber. Groups who call ahead can sometimes
arrange for their own sawmill operation event. The museum also
includes a growing display of vintage machines like giant, cast-
iron jointers and bandsaws. A special collection of machinery
–”ƒ…‡•Ž—„‡”ˆ”‘”‘—‰Š„‘ƒ”†•–‘ϐ‹‹•Š‡†…Šƒ‹”Ž‡‰•Ǥ
Kids are sure to enjoy the Sawmill Museum—not just
because of the loggers’ cabins, but also because of the miniature
railroad train that takes visitors around the grounds.

Homestead Heritage Village

608 Dry Creek Rd., Waco, Texas
If you love the whisper of a sharp hand plane, the blacksmithing, pottery, weaving and other
chop of a chisel and the rhythm of a handsaw, workshops. There’s a gristmill, and you can visit
you owe yourself a visit to this unique a restored, 200-year-old barn that showcases
homesteading community on the outskirts the work of the community’s craftspeople.
of Waco, Texas. The 1,000 members of this At the woodworking shop you’ll see master
non-denominational Christian community are woodworkers and
†‡†‹…ƒ–‡†–‘•‹’Ž‹…‹–›ƒ†•‡Žˆ•—ˆϐ‹…‹‡…›ǤŠ‡› apprentices using hand
express this dedication largely through manual tools to create a variety
labor. Fields are plowed with horses instead of of furniture pieces for
tractors, and wood is worked with hand tools. sale. Local wood species
Visitors are invited to take self-guided walking like mesquite feature
tours of the 510-acre village. Guided tours are in many projects.
ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡„›ƒ’’‘‹–‡–Ǥ‡”‡ǡ›‘—™‘ǯ–ϐ‹† If hand-tool
museum docents demonstrating traditional woodworking is your
techniques. Instead you’ll observe community passion, you might
members expertly pursuing their crafts in be interested in the
community’s school
Hours: Mon.-Sat. 10 am-6 pm of woodworking.
Courses running from
Fees: None
one to six days are
Phone: (254) 754-9600 currently offered.
Website: homesteadheritage.com

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 EĂƟŽŶĂůDƵƐĞƵŵŽĨtŽŽĚĐĂƌǀŝŶŐ
Hwy 16 West, Custer, South Dakota
Woodcarving virtuosity meets mechanical
wizardry at this museum located about 1 mile
east of Custer State Park. Get ready to be wowed
by over 30 carved diorama-type displays that
depict a wide variety of activities typical of the American
West. Humor is the dominant theme, whether you’re
watching cowboys gambling and drinking in a bar or
a few revelers playing music outside a log cabin.
The carved and animated displays were created
by Dr. Harvey Niblack, a pioneer in animatronics who
Š‡Ž’‡††‡˜‡Ž‘’•‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡ϐ‹”•–͵Ǧƒ‹ƒ–‹‘ƒ–
Disneyland in the 1950s. It’s amazing that these intricate
mechanisms still work after all this time.
When you are done scratching your head in
wonder at how Dr. Niblack pulled off his tricks, Hours: KƉĞŶĞǀĞƌLJĚĂLJDĂLJϭͲKĐƚ͘ϮϬ͖
DĂLJϭͲDĂLJϮϮ͕ϵĂŵͲϱƉŵ͖DĂLJϮϯͲ^ĞƉƚ͘ϳ͕
you can stroll around the gallery and take in an ϵĂŵͲϳƉŵ͖^ĞƉƚ͘ϴͲKĐƚ͘ϮϬ͕ϵĂŵͲϱƉŵ
impressive variety of carvings done by more than 70
Fees: ĚƵůƚƐ͕Ψϵ͘ϵϵ͖ƐĞŶŝŽƌƐ͕Ψϵ͘ϰϵ͖ŬŝĚƐϱͲϭϰ͕Ψϳ͘ϰϵ͖
artists. If you’re lucky, resident carver Keith Morrill ŬŝĚƐƵŶĚĞƌϱ͕ĨƌĞĞ͖ĨĂŵŝůLJĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͕Ψϯϳ͘ϵϵ
or a guest woodcarver will be around to offer some
Phone:;ϲϬϱͿϲϳϯͲϰϰϬϰ
tips. Morrill specializes in carving characters that
relate to the local western and Native American Website:woodcarving.blackhills.com
history of the Black Hills. You can also sign up for a
ϐ‹˜‡Ǧ†ƒ›•‡‹ƒ”™‹–Šƒ’”‘ˆ‡••‹‘ƒŽ™‘‘†…ƒ”˜‡”Ǥ EĂƟŽŶĂůDƵƐĞƵŵŽĨtŽŽĚĐĂƌǀŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽĐŽƵƌƚĞƐLJŽĨ^ŽƵƚŚĂŬŽƚĂĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚŽĨdŽƵƌŝƐŵ

WĞƚƌŝĮĞĚ&ŽƌĞƐƚEĂƟŽŶĂůWĂƌŬ
Between Interstate 40 and Highway 180, Arizona
You haven’t really experienced hardwood views of different rock formations caused by water
—–‹Ž›‘—˜‹•‹––Š‡‡–”‹ϐ‹‡† ‘”‡•–‹ and wind erosion. But it’s worth taking some extra
‘”–Š‡ƒ•–”‹œ‘ƒǤ‡”‡›‘—™‹ŽŽϐ‹†–Š‡ time for short walks on maintained trails or (if
colorful, fossilized remains of trees that were buried you’re more ambitious) longer backcountry hikes.
‹•‡†‹‡–‘˜‡”ʹͲͲ‹ŽŽ‹‘›‡ƒ”•ƒ‰‘Ǥ ‘”‰‡– You’ll be amply rewarded, as you encounter ancient
carbide, you’d need a diamond-tipped blade to cut petroglyphs and
into logs that weigh 168 lbs. per cubic foot. But of native American
course helping yourself to samples is not allowed. settlements, as Hours:dŚĞƉĂƌŬŝƐŽƉĞŶLJĞĂƌͲ
ƌŽƵŶĚĞdžĐĞƉƚĞĐ͘Ϯϱ͘WĂƌŬ
‡–”‹ϐ‹‡†™‘‘†‹•Œ—•–‘‡‘ˆ–Š‡ˆƒ•…‹ƒ–‹‰ well as wildlife ƌŽĂĚƐĂƌĞŽƉĞŶ^ĞƉƚ͘ϮϬͲKĐƚ͘ϯϭ
ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡•›‘—ǯŽŽϐ‹†‹–Š‹•ͳͶ͸Ǧ•“—ƒ”‡Ǧ‹Ž‡ƒ–‹‘ƒŽ ƒ†™‹Ž†ϐŽ‘™‡”•Ǥ ĨƌŽŵϳĂŵƚŽϲƉŵĂŶĚEŽǀ͘ϭͲ
park. A short visit provides ample opportunities ĞĐ͘ϯϭĨƌŽŵϴĂŵƚŽϱƉŵ͘
to stop your car at overlooks and take in amazing Fees: ^ĞǀĞŶͲĚĂLJƉĂƐƐĞƐƚŽƚŚĞ
ƉĞƚƌŝĮĞĚĨŽƌĞƐƚĂƌĞΨϮϬĨŽƌĐĂƌƐ͕
ΨϭϬƉĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶĨŽƌďŝŬĞƐ͕ΨϭϬƉĞƌ
ŵŽƚŽƌĐLJĐůĞ͘h͘^͘ĐŝƟnjĞŶƐŽǀĞƌ
ϲϮĐĂŶŐĞƚĂůŝĨĞƟŵĞƉĂƐƐĨŽƌ
ΨϭϬ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĨƌĞĞƉĂƐƐĞƐ
ĨŽƌĐŝƟnjĞŶƐǁŝƚŚƉĞƌŵĂŶĞŶƚ
ĚŝƐĂďŝůŝƟĞƐĂŶĚĨŽƌǀĞƚĞƌĂŶƐ͘
Phone:;ϵϮϴͿϱϮϰͲϲϮϮϴ
Website:nps.gov/pefo/index.htm

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Northwest Woodworkers Gallery
ϮϭϭϭϭƐƚǀĞ͕͘^ĞĂƩůĞ͕tĂƐŚŝŶŐƚŽŶ
You can’t help but come away inspired by this cooperative of nearly 50 member-owners, but the
ever-changing woodworking exhibit in the heart items on display come from over 200 talented
of Seattle. Your head will be crammed with new artisans. As a bonus, the work of top-notch
design ideas about all kinds of woodworking painters and photographers is also displayed.
projects—from coffee tables and cabinets to tables, To deter sensory overload, it’s a good idea to click
nightstands and jewelry boxes. on the gallery’s website
Founded in 1980, the gallery and check out the artist
is owned and operated by a ’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡•ƒ†…—””‡–•Š‘™•Ǥ
You can even get into the
act yourself by submitting
a piece to the annual Box
and Container Show, a great
way to introduce your work
to the gallery’s clients.

,ŽƵƌƐ͗Mon.-Fri. 10 am-6 pm,

Sat.-Sun. 10 am to 5 pm
&ĞĞƐ͗None
WŚŽŶĞ͗(206) 625-0542
tĞďƐŝƚĞ͗nwwoodgallery.com

Northwest Woodworkers Gallery photos: Hank Holzer

Blue Ox Millworks
KŶĞy^ƚ͘ƵƌĞŬĂ͕ĂůŝĨŽƌŶŝĂ
Strong legs are useful at Blue Ox Millworks, because many of the
antique machines used here are pedal operated. But this is more
than a museum. At Blue Ox, machines and techniques from the 19th
and early 20th centuries are used to produce custom architectural
millwork for jobs all over the country. The work includes moldings,
balusters, columns, custom windows and doors, redwood gutters,
corbels, gable decorations, and Victorian gingerbread. Blue Ox
also has its own sawmill, blacksmith shop, and foundry.
“I never have to go to the store for anything,” says Blue Ox
founder and master woodworker Eric
Hollenbeck.
You might get
a chance to ,ŽƵƌƐ͗Mon.-Fri. 9 am-5 pm year-
round, Sat. 9 am-5 pm April-Nov.
chat with Eric
when you visit. &ĞĞƐ͗Self-guided tours: Adults, $10;
seniors 65 and older, $9; children
Blue Ox also 6-12, $5; children under 6, free.
operates an Guided tours: Arrange in advance,
alternative 10-person minimum, $12.50
high school per person. Custom-designed
and a school workshops are also available.
for veterans. WŚŽŶĞ͗(800) 248-4259
tĞďƐŝƚĞ͗blueoxmill.com

:ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ woodcraftmagazine.com 35
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 3 organizers joined together
K eys, coins, caps, coupons…
where does all this stuff go?
This project consists of three separate modules: the frame
(which can hold a bulletin board, chalkboard, or mirror), the drawer
It’s not easy to keep track of box assembly, and the peg rack. Depending on your needs, you can
life’s daily debris, but this build just a single module, or combine them. In the different versions
wall organizer can help. The of this project that I’ve made, contrasting wood species are used for
lumber order is small, but the the drawer fronts. Personalize your project with your own wood
impact of this project can be •’‡…‹‡•…Š‘‹…‡•‘”™‹–Š†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–’ƒ‹–‡†‘”•–ƒ‹‡†ϐ‹‹•Š‡•Ǥ
big. The nice thing about this
project is that it can easily be
PANEL CLIPS
customized to match up with
your organizational priorities.
Replace the corkboard panel
with a chalkboard or a mirror. FRAME
CORK BOARD 24 × 283Ш8"
Use Shaker pegs instead of
(See page 38)
metal hooks, or just eliminate
the peg rack portion.
This project provides Ш4" PLYWOOD
1
DRAWER BOX
some good opportunities 4 × 51Ш2 × 29"
to both hone and show off (See page 39)
your skills. For example, the
drawer box features sliding BEADED TRIM DRAWER
dovetail joints. The beaded (See page 40)
frame of the bulletin board is
an attractive detail you can
use on other projects where
face frames are required.

Visit ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂŌŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ
to see other design and
Join modules
ĮŶŝƐŚŝŶŐŽƉƟŽŶƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ together with PEG RACK
possible with this wall ηϮϬďŝƐĐƵŝƚƐ͘ Ш4 × 4 × 283Ш8"
3

ŽƌŐĂŶŝnjĞƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘

COAT HOOK

,ĂƌĚǁĂƌĞŽƌĚĞƌ
ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ • 2 drawer pulls
• ƵŝůĚƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ͕ƚŚĞŶŵĂŬĞƚŚĞďƵůůĞƟŶďŽĂƌĚ͘ • 4 coat hooks
• ƵŝůĚƚŚĞĚƌĂǁĞƌďŽdž͕ƚŚĞŶŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĚƌĂǁĞƌƐ͘ • 6 panel clips
• DĂŬĞƚŚĞƉĞŐƌĂĐŬ͘ • 2 keyhole plates
• :ŽŝŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ͕ĚƌĂǁĞƌďŽdž͕ĂŶĚƉĞŐƌĂĐŬƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘ (See Buyer’s Guide, page 64)

WŚŽƚŽƐ͗>ĂƌƌLJ,ĂŵĞůͲ>ĂŵďĞƌƚ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗:ŽŚŶ,ĂƌƚŵĂŶ  :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 37

 Assemble a beaded frame, then add the corkboard
After assembling the frame, use a 3Τ8"-radius Frame details Rout cove along
„‡ƒ†‹‰„‹––‘‹ŽŽƒ„‡ƒ†’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡‹•‘‡…Ž‡ƒ” ƚŽƉĂŶĚƐŝĚĞƐ͘
•–‘…Ǥ—––Š‡„‡ƒ†‡†–”‹ˆ”‡‡ǡƒ••Š‘™
„‡Ž‘™ǤŠ‡‹•–ƒŽŽ‡†–”‹…”‡ƒ–‡•ƒ”ƒ„„‡––‘ dZ/D
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ďĞĂĚĨƌĞĞ͘ ƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘
Router dŽƉŽĨ /ŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐŬĞLJŚŽůĞŚĂƌĚǁĂƌĞ 11Ш4"
table router Panhead
fence table screw
Ш8"
3

Beading bit tĂƐƚĞ &ZD ^WZ

Ш8" R
3 Keyhole
plate

ϭ͘ Hold the keyhole plate on its

ůĂLJŽƵƚ͕ĂŶĚƚƌĂĐĞƚŚĞƐŚĂƉĞ͘
Ϯ͘ DĂŬĞƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞĂŶĚĐůĞĂƌĂŶĐĞŚŽůĞ
with a 1Ш2Η&ŽƌƐƚŶĞƌďŝƚĂŶĚĐŚŝƐĞů͘
ϯ͘ ^ĐƌĞǁƚŚĞƉůĂƚĞŝŶƉůĂĐĞ͘
ƵƚƟŶLJŵŝƚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚĂƟŶLJƐĂǁ͘I screwed the
aluminum miter box to a plywood base, then
ĐůĂŵƉĞĚƚŚŝƐƐŵĂůůǁŽƌŬƐƚĂƟŽŶƚŽŵLJďĞŶĐŚ͘

Spacers

tŽƌŬLJŽƵƌǁĂLJĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘Cut each piece of beaded molding slightly
ůŽŶŐ͘DŝƚĞƌŽŶĞĞŶĚ͕ƚŚĞŶĮƚƚŚĞƉŝĞĐĞŝŶƉůĂĐĞŽŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ
ƚŽŵĂƌŬƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞŵŝƚĞƌ͘/ŶƐƚĂůůǁŝƚŚŐůƵĞĂŶĚ1Ш2" pin nails,
ƵƐŝŶŐƐƉĂĐĞƌƐƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƵŶŝĨŽƌŵƌĂďďĞƚďĞŚŝŶĚƚŚĞŵŽůĚŝŶŐ͘
WůLJǁŽŽĚŐĞƚƐĂĐŽƌŬďŽĂƌĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ͘Use 1Ш4ΗƉŝŶĞŽƌĮƌ
ƉůLJǁŽŽĚĂƐƚŚĞďĂĐŬŝŶŐĨŽƌĂĐŽƌŬďŽĂƌĚĐŽǀĞƌŝŶŐ͘zŽƵĐĂŶƵƐĞ
adhesive-backed corkboard (shown here) or corkboard squares
ƚŚĂƚĂƌĞŐůƵĞĚƚŽƚŚĞƉůLJǁŽŽĚǁŝƚŚĐŽŶƚĂĐƚĂĚŚĞƐŝǀĞ͘ŝƚŚĞƌ
ǁĂLJ͕ĐƵƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬĞƌďŽĂƌĚƚŽĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƐŝnjĞĮƌƐƚ͕ƚŚĞŶĂƉƉůLJ
ƚŚĞĐŽƌŬďŽĂƌĚ͕ƚƌŝŵŵŝŶŐŽīĂŶLJĞdžĐĞƐƐǁŝƚŚĂƵƟůŝƚLJŬŶŝĨĞ͘

38 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ

Build a box with sliding dovetails
>ĞĂǀĞƚŽƉĂŶĚďŽƩŽŵ
To prep for this part of the project, cut the top and Drawer box details ůŽŶŐƵŶƟůĂŌĞƌĚƌĂǁĞƌ
„‘––‘’‹‡…‡•–‘ϐ‹‹•Š‡†™‹†–Šǡ„—–ƒŽŽ‘™„‘–Š ďŽdžŝƐĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĚ͘
’‹‡…‡•–‘”—Ž‘‰—–‹Žƒˆ–‡”›‘—ǯ˜‡ƒ••‡„Ž‡†
dKW
–Š‡„‘šǤŠ‡†‘˜‡–ƒ‹ŽŒ‹‰‹••‹œ‡†–‘•’ƒ–Š‡–‘’
ƒ†„‘––‘’‹‡…‡•ƒ†‰—‹†‡ƒ3Τ4̶„—•Š‹‰ 81Ш2"
29"
ƒ†ͺ醑˜‡–ƒ‹Ž„‹–ǤŽ‹‰–Š‡Œ‹‰ǯ•‘’‡•Ž‘–‘˜‡”
‡ƒ…Š†ƒ†‘ǯ•…‡–‡”Ž‹‡–‘•‡–—’‡ƒ…Š…—–Ǥ‡‡’–Š‡
†ƒ†‘‡••ŠƒŽŽ‘™ȋŒ—•–1Τ4̶ȌǤŠ‹•‹‹‹œ‡•–Š‡”‹• 81Ш2"
‘ˆ•’Ž‹––‹‰–Š‡„‘š‡†•ƒ†‡Ž‹‹ƒ–‡•–Š‡‡‡†
ˆ‘”‹‹–‹ƒŽ”‘—–‹‰™‹–Šƒ•–”ƒ‹‰Š–„‹–Ǥ•‡–Š‡•ƒ‡
†‘˜‡–ƒ‹Ž„‹–‹–Š‡”‘—–‡”–ƒ„Ž‡–‘†‘˜‡–ƒ‹Ž–Š‡‡†•
51Ш2"
‘ˆ–Š‡†‹˜‹†‡”•Ǥ”‡’ƒ”‡•‘‡–‡•–’‹‡…‡•ȋ‡šƒ…–Ž›ƒ•
–Š‹…ƒ•›‘—”†‹˜‹†‡”•Ȍ•‘›‘—…ƒƒ†Œ—•–„‹–Š‡‹‰Š–
ƒ†ˆ‡…‡’‘•‹–‹‘—–‹Ž›‘—”ϐ‹–‹•‡šƒ…–Ž›”‹‰Š–Ǥ DIVIDER KddKD
4" Ш4 × 4 × 41Ш2"
3

3
Ш4ΗK͘͘ďƵƐŚŝŶŐ
Dovetail jig details
63Ш4"

^WZ
8° dovetail bit 1
Ш2 × 3Ш4 × 2"

14"

Rout dovetailed dadoes with a right-angle jig. My jig

ŚĂƐĂƐůŽƩĞĚƉůĂƞŽƌŵĂŶĚĂƌŝŐŚƚͲĂŶŐůĞĨĞŶĐĞĨŽƌĞĂƐLJ
ĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŽƉĂŶĚďŽƩŽŵƉŝĞĐĞƐ͘DĂŬĞĂƚĞƐƚĐƵƚ
ŝŶƐĐƌĂƉƐƚŽĐŬƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĞďƵƐŚŝŶŐƐůŝĚĞƐƐŵŽŽƚŚůLJ ^WZ ϵϬΣ&E dKWΘKddKD
ĂŶĚƚŚĞĚŽǀĞƚĂŝůĞĚĚĂĚŽŝƐŶŽŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶ1Ш4ΗĚĞĞƉ͘ 1
Ш2 × 3Ш4 × 4" 1
Ш2 × 1 × 12" W/^

dĞƐƚĂŶĚĂĚũƵƐƚƟůů
ƚŚĞƚĂŝůƐĮƚƌŝŐŚƚ͘
hƐŝŶŐƐĐƌĂƉƉŝĞĐĞƐ
ĞdžĂĐƚůLJĂƐƚŚŝĐŬĂƐ
LJŽƵƌĚŝǀŝĚĞƌƐ͕ŬĞĞƉ
ĮŶĞͲƚƵŶŝŶŐLJŽƵƌ
ƌŽƵƚĞƌƚĂďůĞƐĞƚƵƉ
ƵŶƟůLJŽƵƌƚĞƐƚƚĂŝůƐ
slide snugly in the
ƐŚĞůĨ͛ƐĚŽǀĞƚĂŝůĞĚ
ĚĂĚŽĞƐ͘dŚĞŶƌŽƵƚ
ƚŚĞƌĞĂůƚŚŝŶŐ͘ Tap together carefully͘ŽĂƚũŽŝŶŝŶŐƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐǁŝƚŚŐůƵĞ͕
ƚŚĞŶƚĂƉĞĂĐŚƉĂƌƟƟŽŶŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƚŽƉĂŶĚďŽƩŽŵĂƚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞ
ƟŵĞ͘dƌŝŵďŽdžĞŶĚƐƚŽĮŶĂůůĞŶŐƚŚĂŌĞƌƚŚĞŐůƵĞĚƌŝĞƐ͘

June/July 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 39

Make drawers with dovetail rabbet joints
The same dovetail bit used on the drawer box can Drawer details
also make attractive corner joints on your drawers.
As shown below, the bit cuts angled rabbets in front
and side pieces that mate perfectly. A trio of 1Τ4"-dia.
dowel pegs strengthen and decorate each joint. To
Rabbet side BACK
…”‡ƒ–‡–Š‹•Œ‘‹‡”›ǡϐ‹”•–’”‡’ƒ”‡‡š–”ƒ•–‘…‡“—ƒŽ‹ for back. Ш4" thick
1

thickness to your drawer fronts and sides. Use these 41Ш8"

pieces to test and adjust bit height and fence position.
Check the dimensions in the drawing against the
dimensions of your drawer openings. Subtract 1Τ8" SIDE
1
Ш2" thick 37Ш8"
from height and width of the opening to get the length
and width of a drawer front. Size the sides so that
†”ƒ™‡”ˆ”‘–•™‹ŽŽ„‡ϐŽ—•Š™‹–Š–Š‡ˆ”‘–‘ˆ–Š‡…ƒ•‡Ǥ
Groove
Ш4 × 1Ш4"
1

73Ш4"

DOWEL PEG Groove

Ш4" dia.
1
Ш4 × 1Ш4"
1

KddKD &ZKEd
Ш4" thick
1 5
Ш8" thick

&ĂĐĞƵƉǁŚĞŶƌŽƵƟŶŐĚƌĂǁĞƌĨƌŽŶƚƐ͘Adjust bit height to 7Ш16",

and set the fence for 5Ш16ΗŽĨĐƵƫŶŐĚĞƉƚŚ͘dŚĞƐŚŽǁĨĂĐĞŽĨ
the drawer front should face up as you guide the edge against
the fence. Back up each cut with scrap stock to avoid tearout.

Run sides on edge. Keep bit height the same, but adjust
ĨĞŶĐĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĨŽƌĂŇƵƐŚĮƚǁŚĞŶƚŚĞƐŝĚĞĚŽǀĞƚĂŝůũŽŝŶƐ
the front dovetail. When dovetail cuts are complete,
ĮƚĂ1Ш4" straight bit in the router table to rout a slot in
ĞĂĐŚƐŝĚĞĂŶĚĨƌŽŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞĚƌĂǁĞƌďŽƩŽŵ͘dŚĞŶƌĂďďĞƚ
the back edge of each side to hold drawer backs.
ƉĂŝƌŽĨĐůĂŵƉƐĨŽƌĞĂĐŚĚƌĂǁĞƌ͘Glue drawer sides to
ĨƌŽŶƚƐ͕ďƵƚůĞƚƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŇŽĂƚ͘dŚĞĂŶŐůĞĚĐŽƌŶĞƌũŽŝŶƚƐ
ŶĂƚƵƌĂůůLJƉƵůůƟŐŚƚĚƵƌŝŶŐĐůĂŵƉͲƵƉ͘dŽĮŶŝƐŚĚƌĂǁĞƌ
ĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͕ĂƩĂĐŚďĂĐŬƐǁŝƚŚŐůƵĞĂŶĚ1Ш2" headless
pins, then rout a 1Ш8" chamfer along drawer front edges.

40 woodcraftmagazine.com :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ
Now put it all together
Once you’ve completed the frame, drawer box and
drawers, all that remains is the peg rack–the easiest
part of the project. After cutting your peg rack to
‹–•ϐ‹‹•Š‡†•‹œ‡ǡ†‡–ƒ‹Ž–Š‡„‘ƒ”†‡†•ƒ†„‘––‘
edge using your router and a cove or round-over bit.
ˆ‘—†‹–‡ƒ•‹‡”–‘ϐ‹‹•Š‡ƒ…Š‘†—Ž‡‘‹–•‘™ǡ
then assemble the project. Make sure to remove the
corkboard panel from the frame to avoid getting
ϐ‹‹•Š‘–Š‡…‘”„‘ƒ”†ǤŠ‡•ƒ‡ƒ†˜‹…‡ƒ’’Ž‹‡•
if your frame holds a chalkboard or mirror. Many
ϐ‹‹•Š‹‰‘’–‹‘•ƒ”‡’‘••‹„Ž‡ˆ‘”ƒ’”‘Œ‡…–Ž‹‡
–Š‹•Ǥ ‘”–Š‡‘”‰ƒ‹œ‡”•Š‘™Š‡”‡ǡ‰ƒ˜‡–Š‡‘ƒƒ
brush-on, wipe-off treatment with oil-base, honey
maple stain, followed by a single coat of Waterlox. I
ϐ‹‹•Š‡†–Š‡†”ƒ™‡”•™‹–Š–™‘…‘ƒ–•‘ˆƒ–‡”‘šǤ
ˆ›‘—”’ƒ‡Ž†‘‡•ǯ–ϐ‹–ϐŽ—•Š™‹–Š–Š‡
back face of the frame, don’t worry. You
can add thin spacers to the frame (shown
below) or between the clip and the panel.

3 into 1. I used biscuit joints for strength and alignment

when gluing the three subassemblies together.

Have fun with

the hardware. You’ve
got many choices when
it comes to drawer pulls, pegs
ĂŶĚŚŽŽŬƐ͘dŚĞƐĞůĞĐƟŽŶƐŚŽǁŶŚĞƌĞ
ĐŽŵĞƐĨƌŽŵtŽŽĚĐƌĂŌĂŶĚ>ĞĞsĂůůĞLJ͘

sŝƐŝƚŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞĨŽƌĂƐŚŽƌƚ
video that explains how to
quickly and easily mount your
completed wall organizer (and
ŽƚŚĞƌƐƚƵīͿŽŶƚŚĞǁĂůů͘
Make clips from hooks. /ĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞƚƌŽƵďůĞĮŶĚŝŶŐƉĂŶĞů
ĐůŝƉƐ͕ƐŝŵƉůLJŵĂŬĞLJŽƵƌŽǁŶĨƌŽŵƐƚĞĞůƵƟůŝƚLJŚŽŽŬƐ͕ĂƐ
ƐŚŽǁŶŚĞƌĞ͘&ůĞdžƚŚĞŚŽŽŬĞĚƐĞĐƟŽŶďĂĐŬĂŶĚĨŽƌƚŚƵŶƟůŝƚ
ďƌĞĂŬƐŽī͘'ůƵĞĂƚŚŝŶƐƉĂĐĞƌƐƚƌŝƉƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞďĞŶĞĂƚŚĞĂĐŚ
clip if the panel extends beyond the back of the frame.

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Patio Table
Build a super-solid, bar-height table
that’s ideal for outdoor use
By Chris Spoerer
M ost outdoor furniture
falls into one of two categories:
cheap junk that’s lucky to make
it to the following spring; and
better-built furnishings that cost
as much as a summer cottage.
But if you’re a woodworker,
you don’t need to settle for
poor quality, or pay a fortune
to enjoy outdoor furniture
that’s beautiful and durable.
44 woodcraftmagazine.com June/July 2016
The bar-height table
I’m building here is the
centerpiece of a patio
set that includes chairs, as
shown on the cover and on
p. 51. I made the entire set from
reclaimed cypress, which has
good dimensional stability
along with excellent resistance
to rot and insect damage.
Other good “outdoor” woods
include cedar, white oak, teak,
and ipe, which is sometimes
used as outdoor decking.
Without altering the design
or joinery details, you can
adjust the dimensions of this
table to suit available material.
For example, two-by stock can
substitute for the 8/4 lumber
I used to make the tabletop
frame and rails for the base.
Loose tenons for the top, through tenons for the base
Wooden outdoor furniture ^ĞĐƟŽŶsŝĞǁ
needs strong joinery. That’s SLAT
why my patio set goes together
with loose and through
tenon joints, assembled
with Titebond II. I used my
Festool Domino to make all LEG UPPER RAIL
the loose tenon mortises,
because it’s fast, simple,
Mill slat stock to Use 1Ш4" spacers to FRAME PIECE
and accurate. If you’ve been 3
Ш4 × 31Ш2", and then cut set slat spacing. 11Ш2 × 61Ш4 × 249Ш16"
thinking of buying this tool, ĞĂĐŚƐůĂƚƚŽĮƚĨƌĂŵĞ͘
here’s your excuse. But if
you don’t own one yet, don’t
worry. You can plunge-rout the
mortises using the techniques
explained in the Joinery
Class that begins on p. 66.

Tenon
ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ^ĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ 1
Ш4 × 1Ш2" long,
• Make the mitered frame centered
for the tabletop.
8 × 50mm
• Cut the top slats, then Dominos
assemble the top.
• Shape the top to its UPPER RAIL
ĮŶĂůƌŽƵŶĚĨŽƌŵ͘ 2 × 21Ш2 × 39"
• Make the upper and
Tenon 3
Ш4" Chamfer
lower rail assemblies. 1 × 2 × 2"
• Make the legs and
assemble the table. dŚƌŽƵŐŚŵŽƌƟƐĞ #8 × 2"
1 × 2" FH wood screw

LEG
2 × 21Ш2 × 401Ш4"

Tenon
1 × 2 × 2"
ZĂŝůĞƚĂŝůƐ
The table’ƐďĂƐĞŝƐŵĂĚĞďLJ
LOWER RAIL
joining upper and lower rail 2 × 21Ш2 × 42"
assemblies together with four
ŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůůĞŐƐ͘dŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞƐĂŶĚ
LEG LEVELER
ĐĞŶƚĞƌůĂƉũŽŝŶƚƐĂƌĞŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůŝŶ
upper and lower rails. The upper
Cut half-laps
ƌĂŝůĂƐƐĞŵďůLJƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĞŶĚůĂƉƐ to join rails.
to be cut so that these rails can 63Ш4"
nest into the tabletop frame. Chamfer edges
ĂŌĞƌĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ͘


KƉĞŶŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ͗>ĂƌƌLJ,ĂŵĞůͲ>ĂŵďĞƌƚ͖WƌŽũĞĐƚƉŚŽƚŽƐ͗ĞŶůĂĐŬŵĂƌ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌDŝůůƐ :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ woodcraftmagazine.com 45
Make a 6-sided outer frame for the top…
Making a perfect frame requires spot-on miters &ƌĂŵĞDĞŵďĞƌĞƚĂŝůƐ ůĂŵƉŝŶŐŶŽƚĐŚ
ƒ†‹†‡–‹…ƒŽ•‡‰‡–•Ǥ‘ϐ‹‡Ǧ–—‡›‘—”‹–‡”
24 Ш16"
9
‰ƒ—‰‡ǡ–‡•–Ǧ‹–‡”–Š”‡‡•‡‰‡–•ǡƒ††”›Ǧ 13Ш4"
assemble them against a straightedge. Adjust the 1"
gauge until the outer ends touch the straightedge 41Ш4"
™‹–Š‘‰ƒ’•Ǥȋ‘ǯ–”‡•‡–›‘—”‹–‡”‰ƒ—‰‡Ǣ 6 Ш4"
1
21"R ŽŵŝŶŽƐůŽƚƐ͕
›‘—ǯŽŽ—•‡–Š‡•ƒ‡•‡––‹‰ˆ‘”–Š‡–‘’•Žƒ–•ǤȌ 8 × 50mm
After mitering the ends, groove the inside edges 60°
for the slats, then mortise the ends. Assemble
Ш8Η'ƌŽŽǀĞ͕
3
Ш2"
1
the frame in two halves, as shown below. Ш4ΗĨƌŽŵƚŽƉĨĂĐĞ
1

^ƚŽƉďůŽĐŬ

Master the miters. ŌĞƌĮŶĞͲƚƵŶŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŶŐůĞ͕ŵŝƚĞƌ

ŽŶĞĞŶĚŽĨĞĂĐŚƐĞŐŵĞŶƚ͘EĞdžƚ͕ĂĚĚĂƐƚŽƉďůŽĐŬ
ƚŽLJŽƵƌĂƵdžŝůŝĂƌLJĨĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐƵƚƚŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐĞŶĚ͘ Get in the groove.tŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĞŐŵĞŶƚ͛ƐƚŽƉĨĂĐĞƌŝĚŝŶŐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ
ŵŝƚĞƌĞĚŽīĐƵƚŵĂŬĞƐĂƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƐƚŽƉďůŽĐŬ͘ ƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞ͕ĐƵƚƚŚĞ1Ш4 × 1Ш2ΗͲĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƚŽƉƐůĂƚƐ͘

DĂŬĞLJŽƵƌŵŽƌƟƐĞ͘ŽŵŝŶŽũŽŝŶĞƌ
ŵĂŬĞƐƐŚŽƌƚǁŽƌŬŽĨƚŚĞŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞ
ŽĨŵŽƌƟƐĞƐƵƐĞĚƚŽũŽŝŶƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ
ƐĞĐƟŽŶƐ͘ŌĞƌĂƉƉůLJŝŶŐŐůƵĞ͕ƚĂƉŝŶ
ƚŚĞƚĞŶŽŶ͕ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚ͕ĂŶĚ
ŵŽǀĞŽŶƚŽƚŚĞŶĞdžƚƐĞĐƟŽŶ͘
Assemble half the frame. hƐĞ&ͲĐůĂŵƉƐƚŽƉƵůůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌƚŚĞŵŝƚĞƌƐ͛ŽƵƚĞƌ
ĞĚŐĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŶƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĂĐůĂŵƉĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌŵŽƐƚĞŶĚƐƚŽĚƌĂǁŝŶƚŚĞ
ŝŶŶĞƌĞĚŐĞƐ͘ůĂŵƉŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƵďĂƐƐĞŵďůLJĂŐĂŝŶƐƚĂƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚĞĚŐĞƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐ
ĞdžĐĞƐƐŝǀĞĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐĂŶĚŚĞůƉƐĞŶƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚƚŚŝƐŚĂůĨǁŝůůŵĂƚĐŚŝƚƐŵĂƚĞ͘

46 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ June/July 2016

͙ƚŚĞŶĮůůƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞǁŝƚŚƐůĂƚƐ
With both halves of the top frame assembled,
–Š‡‡š–•–‡’‹•–‘ϐ‹ŽŽ‡ƒ…ŠŠƒŽˆ™‹–Š•Žƒ–•ƒ†
–Š‡‰Ž—‡–Š‡•‡–™‘•—„ƒ••‡„Ž‹‡•–‘‰‡–Š‡”Ǥ
Š‹•™‘”…ƒ‰‘“—‹…Ž›‹ˆ›‘——•‡›‘—”‹–‡”
•ƒ™–‘ƒ‡–Š‡ƒ‰Ž‡†‡†…—–•ƒ†›‘—”
–ƒ„Ž‡•ƒ™ȋ™‹–Šƒ†ƒ†‘…—––‡”Ȍˆ‘”ƒ‹‰–Š‡
–‡‘•–Šƒ–ϐ‹–‹–Š‡•Ž‘––‡†ˆ”ƒ‡Ǥ•–ƒŽŽ
–Š‡‹‡”‘•–•Žƒ–ϐ‹”•–ǡ–Š‡™‘”‘—–™ƒ”†Ǥ
›…—–Ǧ–‘Ǧϐ‹––‡…Š‹“—‡‡•—”‡•ƒ……—”ƒ…›Ǥ
…—–ƒ†–‡‘‘‡•Žƒ–‡†ǡ–Š‡Žƒ›‹–‹
’Žƒ…‡‘–Š‡ˆ”ƒ‡–‘ƒ”–Š‡‘’’‘•‹–‡
‡†…—–Ǥ•‡”–1Τ4̶Ǧ–Š‹…•’ƒ…‡”•„‡–™‡‡
‡ƒ…Š•Žƒ––‘…”‡ƒ–‡ƒ‰ƒ’ˆ‘”†”ƒ‹ƒ‰‡ǤŠ‡ Tenon one end. ŌĞƌŵŝƚĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĞŶĚ͕ƵƐĞƚŚĞƉƌĞǀŝŽƵƐůLJ
’—ŽŽ–Š‡–™‘ŠƒŽ˜‡•‘ˆ–Š‡–‘’–‘‰‡–Š‡”Ǥ ƐĞƚŵŝƚĞƌŐĂƵŐĞƚŽĐƵƚĂ1Ш4 × 1Ш2ΗƚĞŶŽŶŽŶLJŽƵƌĮƌƐƚƐůĂƚ͘

Line them up, then lay them out. WŽƐŝƟŽŶƐƉĂĐĞƌƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶ

Set and scribe. dŽĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞƚŚĞůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚƐůĂƚ͕ ƚŚĞƐůĂƚƐ͕ƐĞƚĂƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚĞĚŐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĐƵƚĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĮƌƐƚ
ƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌŝƚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ͛ƐŝŶŶĞƌĞĚŐĞ͕ĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƚŚĞ ƐůĂƚ͕ĂŶĚĞdžƚĞŶĚƚŚĞůŝŶĞƚŽŽďƚĂŝŶƚŚĞĞdžĂĐƚůĞŶŐƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
ŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞĞŶĚĂƐƐŚŽǁŶ͘ĚĚ1Ш2ΗƚŽĂĐĐŽƵŶƚĨŽƌƚŚĞƚĞŶŽŶ͘ ŶĞdžƚ͘ZĞƉĞĂƚƚŚĞƉƌŽĐĞƐƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐƚǁŽƐůĂƚƐ͘

Rip it right. /ĨƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌŵŽƐƚƐůĂƚ

ƐƚĂŶĚƐƉƌŽƵĚŽĨƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ͕ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞ dǁŽŚĂůǀĞƐŵĂŬĞŝƚůĞƐƐŚĞĐƟĐ͘ŌĞƌĮƫŶŐƚŚĞƐůĂƚƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŵĂƚĐŚŝŶŐŚĂůǀĞƐ͕
ďĂĐŬŚĂůĨƚŚĞƐƉĂĐĞƌƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ͕ĂŶĚ ĂƐƐĞŵďůĞƚŚĞƚŽƉďLJŐůƵŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞŶŽŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞƐ͘&ŝŶĂůůLJ͕ũŽŝŶƚŚĞƚǁŽ
ƌŝƉƚŚĞƐůĂƚƚŽǁŝĚƚŚĨŽƌĂƉĞƌĨĞĐƚĮƚ͘ ƚŽƉŚĂůǀĞƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌďLJƵƐŝŶŐĂƉĂŝƌŽĨ&ͲĐůĂŵƉƐŽŶƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌŶŽƚĐŚĞƐ͘

June/July 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 47

It takes three steps to round the top
Trammel-routing is cleaner cutting and easier than wrestling this
top over your bandsaw. To do the job, you’ll need a plunge router,
a spiral bit, and a trammel. (You can make one from a piece of
2" plywood). Pin a pivot board to the center of the table, then
1Τ

draw lines connecting the top’s opposite corners to determine

exact center. To ensure your trammel is perfectly centered,
check its swing using a pencil before attaching the router. Ease
sharp and splintering edges with a chamfer or round-over bit.

dƌĂŵŵĞů

^ĐƌĂƉǁŽŽĚ
ƉŝǀŽƚďŽĂƌĚ

ZŽƵƟŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƌŽƵŶĚ͘ƩĂĐŚĂƚƌĂŵŵĞůƚŽĂƉŝĞĐĞŽĨƐĐƌĂƉ͕ĂŶĚĚĞƚĞƌŵŝŶĞ ^ĂǁŝŶƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞ͘<ĞĞƉŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĂǁ
ƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌƉŽŝŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƚĂďůĞƚŽƉ͘dŚĞŶĂƩĂĐŚĂƌŽƵƚĞƌƚŽƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞ ŝŶƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJLJŽƵƌ
ƚƌĂŵŵĞů͕ĂŶĚƌŽƵƚĂ1Ш8ΗͲĚĞĞƉŐƌŽŽǀĞĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚĂďůĞƚŽƉ͘ ƌŽƵƚĞƌ͕ĐƵƚĂǁĂLJƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĂǁŽŽĚ͘

ZŽƵƚĐůŽĐŬǁŝƐĞ
ĨŽƌĂĐůĞĂŶĞƌĐƵƚ͘
ůŝŵďͲĐƵƫŶŐ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐĐŚŝƉƉŝŶŐ
ĂŶĚƚĞĂƌŽƵƚ͕ďƵƚ
ƌĞĂůŝnjĞƚŚĂƚƚŚĞďŝƚ
ǁĂŶƚƐƚŽƉƵůůŝƚƐĞůĨ
ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĐƵƚ͘dŽ
ŵĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĐŽŶƚƌŽů͕
ŬĞĞƉďŽƚŚŚĂŶĚƐ
ŽŶƚŚĞƌŽƵƚĞƌ͕
ĂŶĚƚĂŬĞůŝŐŚƚ
ƉĂƐƐĞƐƵŶƟůLJŽƵ
ƌĞĂĐŚĨƵůůĚĞƉƚŚ͘

48 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ

Begin the base by making two rail assemblies
To ensure that the leg mortises on the upper and
lower rails match, I started with two identical
pairs, cut the mortises, and then trimmed the
—’’‡””ƒ‹Ž•–‘ϐ‹––Š‡–‘’Ǥ‘–‡–Šƒ–‘‡”ƒ‹Žǯ•
”ƒ„„‡–•ƒ”‡‹–‡”‡†–‘ϐ‹–„‡–™‡‡–Š‡–‘’ǯ•
ˆ”ƒ‡Ǥ—•‡†ƒ‹–‡”‰ƒ—‰‡–‘…—––Š‡•Š‘—Ž†‡”ǡ
–Š‡—•‡†ƒ†ƒ†‘•‡––‘‹„„Ž‡‘—––Š‡™ƒ•–‡Ǥ

DŽƌƟƐĞƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ͘For consistency, keep ^ĂǁŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌ͘Sawing out the

the stopblock clamped in place, and slide in ĐĞŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶƐŝƐĨĂƐƚĞƌƚŚĂŶďŽƌŝŶŐŵƵůƟƉůĞŵŽƌƟƐĞƐ͘
ĂƐƉĂĐĞƌďůŽĐŬƚŽƌĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĞƌĂŝů͘ ůĞĂŶƵƉƚŽLJŽƵƌůĂLJŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐǁŝƚŚĂƐŚĂƌƉĐŚŝƐĞů͘

^ĂǁŽƵƚƚŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐ͘ZĂďďĞƫŶŐ
ƚŚĞƐƋƵĂƌĞͲĞŶĚƌĂŝůŝƐƐŝŵƉůĞ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞ
ĂŶŐůĞĚƌĂďďĞƚƌĞƋƵŝƌĞƐĂŶĞdžƚƌĂƐƚĞƉ͘
Use your miter gauge to trim the
ends, then lower the blade and make ĂĚŽŐĞƚƐŝƚĚŽŶĞ͘zŽƵĐŽƵůĚŶŝďďůĞŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĂďďĞƚƐĂŶĚŚĂůĨͲůĂƉƐǁŝƚŚĂ
ƚŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌĐƵƚƐ͕ĂƐƐŚŽǁŶĂďŽǀĞ͘ ƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚďůĂĚĞ͕ďƵƚĂĚĂĚŽŚĞĂĚƐĂǀĞƐƟŵĞĂŶĚƉƌŽĚƵĐĞƐĂĐůĞĂŶĞƌĐƵƚ͘

 :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 49
Make the legs and assemble the table
After milling the legs and cutting the tenons as
•Š‘™„‡Ž‘™ǡ›‘—ǯ”‡•‡–ˆ‘”ϐ‹ƒŽƒ••‡„Ž›Ǥ•
with the top, the secret to a hassle-free glue-up
‹•™‘”‹‰‹•–ƒ‰‡•Ǥ
Ž—‡—’–Š‡—’’‡”ƒ†
lower rail assemblies, then install the legs to join
–Š‡–‘‰‡–Š‡”Ǥ ‹ƒŽŽ›ǡ‹•–ƒŽŽ–Š‡Ž‡‰Ž‡˜‡ŽŽ‡”•ǡ
ƒ†•…”‡™–Š‡„ƒ•‡–‘–Š‡–‘’Ǥ‡‡„‡”–‘
protect your project with a weather-resistant
ϐ‹‹•Šȋ—•‡†
‡‡”ƒŽ ‹‹•Š‡•ǯ—–†‘‘”‹ŽȌǤ

Stack, and then put the squeeze on./ŶƐĞƌƚƚŚĞůĞŐƐŝŶ

Tenon tamers.tŚĞŶĐƵƫŶŐƚŚĞůĞŐƚĞŶŽŶƐ͕ƵƐĞĂƐƚŽƉďůŽĐŬ ƚŚĞůŽǁĞƌƌĂŝůƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶĂƩĂĐŚƚŚĞƵƉƉĞƌƌĂŝůƐ͘dŚĞƌŝƐĞƌ
ĂŶĚŽƵƞŝƚLJŽƵƌŵŝƚĞƌŐĂƵŐĞǁŝƚŚĂŶĂƵdžŝůŝĂƌLJĨĞŶĐĞ͘ ďůŽĐŬƐƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJĐůĞĂƌĂŶĐĞĨŽƌĐůĂŵƉƐ͘

/ĨLJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚŽǁŶĂ&ĞƐƚŽŽů
ŽŵŝŶŽ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶƌŽƵƚƚŚĞ
ŵŽƌƟƐĞƐǁŝƚŚĂƉůƵŶŐĞƌŽƵƚĞƌ͕
a 3Ш8ΗƐƉŝƌĂůďŝƚ͕ĂŶĚĂƐŝŵƉůĞ
ƐŚŽƉͲŵĂĚĞũŝŐ͘&ŽƌƉůĂŶƐĂŶĚ
ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ͕ŐŽƚŽ
ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂŌŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ and
ĐůŝĐŬŽŶƚŚĞ͞ƌƟĐůĞƐ͟ƚĂď͘

ƩĂĐŚƚŚĞďĂƐĞƚŽƚŚĞƚŽƉ͘WŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĞďĂƐĞĂƐƐĞŵďůLJŽŶƚŚĞ
ƚŽƉĂŶĚũŽŝŶƚŚĞƚǁŽǁŝƚŚϮΗͲůŽŶŐƐƚĂŝŶůĞƐƐƐƚĞĞůƐĐƌĞǁƐ͘

50 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ June/July 2016

Patio Chair
Loose-tenon joinery is fast,
strong and simple
LJŚƌŝƐ^ƉŽĞƌĞƌ

W
BACK SLAT 2 × 1Ш2ΗDŽƌƟƐĞ͕ BACK LEG
1
Ш2 × 2 × 231Ш4" Ш2ΗĚĞĞƉ
1
11Ш2 × 31Ш4 × 46"
hat good is a table ;^ĞĞƉĂƩĞƌŶ͕ƉĂŐĞϱϮͿ
without a matching seat or
ƌLJͲĮƚĂƌŵƌĞƐƚƚŽ ARM REST
two? I designed these bar- ůŽĐĂƚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞ͘ 11Ш2 × 3 × 23"
height chairs with comfort in
mind. They are wide and deep,
with contoured armrests and
stretchers to rest your feet. FRONT LEG
11Ш2 × 2 × 38"
As with the matching table, I
relied on loose-tenon joinery.
This technique ensures solid
construction and streamlines
the assembly process: cut the
parts, make your mortises, and CLEAT
then piece the chairs together. Ш4 × 1 × 22"
3

ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ^ĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ SIDE STRETCHER

• DĂŬĞƚŚĞůĞŐƐĂŶĚƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƌƐ͘ 11Ш2 × 21Ш2 × 18"
• ƵƚŵŽƌƟƐĞƐŝŶůĞŐƐ
ĂŶĚƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƌƐ͘ SEAT SLAT
• &ŝƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬƐůĂƚƐ͕
3
Ш4 × 21Ш2 × 18"
ƚŚĞŶĚƌLJͲĮƚƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ͘
• DĂŬĞĂƌŵƌĞƐƚƐĂŶĚĐƵƚ
ĂƌŵƌĞƐƚŵŽƌƟƐĞƐ͘ FRONT & REAR
• ƐƐĞŵďůĞƚŚĞĐŚĂŝƌĂŶĚ STRETCHER
11Ш2 × 21Ш2 × 221Ш4"
ŝŶƐƚĂůůƚŚĞƐĞĂƚ͘
EŽƚĞ͗hƐĞϭϬпϱϬŵŵƚĞŶŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƌƐ
ĂŶĚϴпϱϬŵŵƚĞŶŽŶƐŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŵƌĞƐƚƐ͘


KƉĞŶŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ͗>ĂƌƌLJ,ĂŵĞůͲ>ĂŵďĞƌƚ͖WƌŽũĞĐƚƉŚŽƚŽƐ͗ĞŶůĂĐŬŵĂƌ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌDŝůůƐ :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ ϱϭ
 DĂŬĞĂƌĞĂƌůĞŐƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĨŽƌƚƌĂĐŝŶŐ͕ƌŽƵƟŶŐ͕
ĂĐŬ>ĞŐWĂƩĞƌŶ Take your time making a rear leg template from 3Τ4" plywood; it’s
a critical project ingredient. After making the template, mark the
locations of all the slat and stretcher mortises on both faces of the
31Ш2" template so you can transfer this layout to your legs. Screw a cleat to
the bottom of the template as shown below, to create a stop for quickly
ƒŽ‹‰‹‰–Š‡–‡’Žƒ–‡ǤŠ‡’—–›‘—”–‡’Žƒ–‡–‘™‘”ǡϐ‹”•–ˆ‘”–”ƒ…‹‰
the rear leg pattern, then for template routing and mortise layout.

41Ш2"
Front Leg

41Ш2" 5°

5°
Line ’em up. ĐůĞĂƚƐĐƌĞǁĞĚƚŽƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ
46" ƚŚĞƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞƐŝŵƉůŝĮĞƐĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚĂƐLJŽƵƚƌĂĐĞ
the rear leg shape onto the workpiece.
Rough ’em out. dŽŵĂŬĞůŝĨĞ
ĞĂƐŝĞƌĨŽƌLJŽƵƌƌŽƵƚĞƌ͕ƐĂǁ
1
Ш8ΗŽƵƚƐŝĚĞƚŚĞůĂLJŽƵƚůŝŶĞƐ͘

38" Now rout away

the rest. ƩĂĐŚŝŶŐ
331Ш4" handles to the
311Ш2"
template helps
keep hands clear
27"
ŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƩĞƌŶͲ
ƌŽƵƟŶŐďŝƚ͘dŽ
prevent the leg
ĨƌŽŵƐŚŝŌŝŶŐ
ǁŚĞŶƌŽƵƟŶŐ͕
I screwed the
template to the
8" workpiece at the
51Ш2" ŵŽƌƟƐĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘

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ĂŶĚŵŽƌƟƐĞůĂLJŽƵƚ
Fitting 40+ loose tenons into matching mortises
‹‰Š–•‡‡†ƒ—–‹‰ǡ„—–‹–ǯ•‘–†‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–
if you follow my simple strategy. First, I cut
–Š‡Ž‡‰•ƒ†•–”‡–…Š‡”•–‘ϐ‹ƒŽ†‹‡•‹‘ǡ
‹†‡–‹ϐ‹‡†–Š‡Dz•Š‘™dzˆƒ…‡•ǡƒ†ƒ”‡†–Š‡
’ƒ”–•–‘ƒ‡•—”‡–Šƒ––Š‡›ƒ‹–ƒ‹‡†–Š‡‹”
correct orientation through assembly. Next,
I used my template to lay out the locations of
–Š‡•–”‡–…Š‡”•ƒ†„ƒ…•Žƒ–Ž‘…ƒ–‹‘•‘–Š‡
rear and front legs. (Remember that the legs
ƒ”‡‹””‘”‹ƒ‰‡•‘ˆ‡ƒ…Š‘–Š‡”ǡ•‘ƒ‡•—”‡
–‘‘”–‹•‡–Š‡…‘””‡…–ˆƒ…‡•ǤȌˆ–‡”ƒ”‹‰ DĂƌŬLJŽƵƌŵŽƌƟƐĞƐ͘ZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌĞĂĐŚůĞŐ͛ƐĞŶĚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ
centerlines on the ends of the stretchers, I was ƚŚĞƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞ͛ƐĐůĞĂƚ͕ĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘
ready to start mortising (see photos, below). /ŶĐůƵĚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌůŝŶĞƐĨŽƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶŐLJŽƵƌŵŽƌƟƐĞƌ͘

EŽŽŵŝŶŽ͍EŽ
ƉƌŽďůĞŵ͘zŽƵĐĂŶ
ƐƟůůďƵŝůĚƚŚŝƐĐŚĂŝƌ
ďLJƉůƵŶŐĞͲƌŽƵƟŶŐ
ŵŽƌƟƐĞƐǁŝƚŚĂƐŝŵƉůĞ
ũŝŐ͘&ŝŶĚŽƵƚŵŽƌĞ
ŽŶŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͘

Stacked for strength./ĐƵƚƚŚĞĮƌƐƚŵŽƌƟƐĞŽŶĂůůƚŚĞƉŝĞĐĞƐĮƌƐƚ͕ƚŚĞŶƐŚŝŌĞĚ

ƚŚĞŽŵŝŶŽ͛ƐĨĞŶĐĞĂŶĚĐƵƚƚŚĞƐĞĐŽŶĚŽŶĞƐ͘ZĞĨĞƌĞŶĐŝŶŐƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĨĂĐĞŽĨ
ƚŚĞůĞŐ;ƌĂƚŚĞƌƚŚĂŶŇŝƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞƐƚŽĐŬͿƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚƉƌŽďůĞŵƐ͘

ƵƚǁŝĚĞƌŵŽƌƟƐĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĂĐŬƐůĂƚƐ
‹’Ž›’—–ǡ–Š‡„ƒ…•Žƒ–•
are super-sized loose tenons.
‘ƒ‡–Š‡ʹ1Τʹ"-wide
slat mortises, I shifted my
Domino and cut overlapping
mortises. If you’re using a
plunge router reposition your
jig or use an edge guide.
Once slat mortises are cut,
you can cut and rout the slats
ˆ‘”ƒ•—‰ϐ‹–Ǥ1Τ4" round-over Overlap the slots for the slats. dŚĞ
bit will create a close match for ƌĞƚƌĂĐƚĂďůĞƐƚŽƉƉŝŶƐŽŶƚŚĞŽŵŝŶŽ͛Ɛ
–Š‡‘‹‘ǯ•ͳʹ…—––‡”Ǥ ĨƌŽŶƚĞĚŐĞƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌƚŚĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞ Rout the round-overs. ZŽƵƚƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌ
Tip: Mill an extra slat and use ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚŽŶĞƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞƐŽ ĞĚŐĞƐƚŽĮƚ͘/ƚ͛ƐďĞƩĞƌƚŽĞƌƌŽŶƚŚĞ
‹––‘•‡ƒ—’‘ƒ’‡”ˆ‡…–ϔ‹–Ǥ ƚŚĂƚƚŚĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƐŚŝŌ͘ ƐŶƵŐƐŝĚĞĂŶĚƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶĚƐƚŽĮƚ͘

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ƌLJͲĮƚƚŚĞĨƌĂŵĞ͕ƚŚĞŶŵĂŬĞΘŝŶƐƚĂůůƚŚĞĂƌŵƌĞƐƚƐ
–ǯ•–‹‡ˆ‘”ƒ–‡•–ƒ••‡„Ž›–‘ƒ‡•—”‡›‘—”ϐ‹ƒŽ ƌŵƌĞƐƚĞƚĂŝů
‰Ž—‡Ǧ—’™‹ŽŽ‰‘•‘‘–ŠŽ›ǤŠ‡–Š‡…Šƒ‹”ˆ”ƒ‡‹•
DŽƌƟƐĞƌĞĂƌĞŶĚ ZĞŐŝƐƚĞƌŵŽƌƟƐĞƌ
–‘‰‡–Š‡”ǡ›‘—…ƒƒ”—’–Š‡ƒ””‡•–•ǡ…—––Š‡ ŽĨĂƌŵƌĞƐƚďĞĨŽƌĞ ŽŶŝŶƐŝĚĞĨĂĐĞƐŽĨ
–‘ϐ‹–ǡƒ†…—”˜‡–Š‡ˆ‘”…‘ˆ‘”–Ǥ–ǯ•‹’‘”–ƒ– ĐƵƫŶŐŶŽƚĐŚ͘ ůĞŐƐĂŶĚĂƌŵƌĞƐƚ͘
–‘…‘’Ž‡–‡–Š‡ƒ””‡•–ǯ•”‡ƒ”‘”–‹•‡„‡ˆ‘”‡
‘–…Š‹‰–Š‡„ƒ…‘ˆ–Š‡ƒ””‡•––‘ϐ‹–ƒ‰ƒ‹•––Š‡ 11Ш2"
„ƒ…Ž‡‰Ǥ‘—ǯŽŽ‡‡†–‘•Š‘”–‡–Š‡ƒ””‡•–ǯ•”‡ƒ”
–‡‘•ǡ„—––Š‹•Œ‘‹–™‹ŽŽ•–‹ŽŽ„‡’Ž‡–›•–”‘‰Ǥ…‡
–Š‡ƒ””‡•–ǯ•Œ‘‹‡”›™‘”‹•…‘’Ž‡–‡ǡ…‘…‡–”ƒ–‡ 111Ш2"
‘…—”˜‹‰–Š‡–‘’ƒ†•‘ˆ–‡‹‰–Š‡‡†‰‡•Ǥ 21Ш2"
2 Ш2"
1 1
Ш2"

1"

Start at the back. ^ĞƚƚŚĞĂƌŵƌĞƐƚŇƵƐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞďĂĐŬ

ůĞŐ͛ƐŝŶƐŝĚĞĨĂĐĞ͕ƚŚĞŶŵĂƌŬĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĂƌŵŽƌƟƐĞƐ
ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶŽƚĐŚŝŶƚŚĞĂƌŵƌĞƐƚ͘DŽƌƟƐĞƚŚĞƌĞĂƌ Now for the front. &ŝƚƚŚĞŶŽƚĐŚĞĚĂƌŵƌĞƐƚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬ
ĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĂƌŵƌĞƐƚďĞĨŽƌĞĐƵƫŶŐƚŚĞŶŽƚĐŚ͘ ůĞŐ͕ƚŚĞŶůĂLJŽƵƚƚŚĞƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐŵŽƌƟƐĞƐŽŶƚŚĞĂƌŵƐĂŶĚůĞŐƐ͘

Ready to resaw. DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶĂƐƚĞĂĚLJĨĞĞĚ

Clamp-made curve. ŶLJƚŚŝŶƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚͲŐƌĂŝŶĞĚƐƚƌŝƉĐĂŶƐĞƌǀĞĂƐĂƚƌĂĐŝŶŐƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞ͘ ƌĂƚĞĨŽƌĂƐŵŽŽƚŚĐƵƚ͘zŽƵĐĂŶƵƐĞƚŚĞ
ĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞĐůĂŵƉ͛ƐƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƐƚƌŝƉŵĂƚĐŚĞƐƚŚĞĚĞƐŝƌĞĚĐƵƌǀĞ͘ ŽīĐƵƚĂƐĂĐƵƐƚŽŵͲƐŚĂƉĞĚƐĂŶĚŝŶŐďůŽĐŬ͘

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ƐƐĞŵďůLJ͗^ƚĂƌƚǁŝƚŚƐŝĚĞƐ͕ĮŶŝƐŚǁŝƚŚƐĞĂƚƐůĂƚƐ
The trick to managing so
many loose tenon connections
is breaking the process
down into easily-managed
subassemblies. In this case, I
ƒ••‡„Ž‡†–Š‡•‹†‡•ϐ‹”•–ǡƒ†
then joined the two halves.
The only parts that require
cutting and installation after this
major glue-up are the seat slat
cleats and the slats themselves.
Screw the cleats to the chair’s
front and back rails so that the
•Žƒ–••‹–ϐŽ—•Š™‹–Š–Š‡–‘’•‘ˆ–Š‡
rails. After cutting and smoothing
–Š‡•Žƒ–•ǡϐ‹––Š‡‹’Žƒ…‡™‹–Š
equal spacing between, and install
them by driving screws through Side-by-side setup. ƐƐĞŵďůŝŶŐƚŚĞĐŚĂŝƌƐŝŶƐĞĐƟŽŶƐƚĂŬĞƐƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞŽīLJŽƵƐŽ
cleats and into slats—just one ƚŚĂƚLJŽƵĐĂŶƉƵƚŵŽƌĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞŽŶƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚƐƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚŝƚŵŽƐƚ͘,ĂǀĞĂĨĞǁĞdžƚƌĂ
screw into each slat end will do. ĐůĂŵƉƐĂŶĚĐĂƵůƐĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂĚLJŝŶĐĂƐĞLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽĚƌĂǁƚŚĞĂƌŵƌĞƐƚƐƟŐŚƚƚŽƚŚĞůĞŐƐ͘

Gravity-assisted assembly. &ŝƫŶŐĂ

ŵƵůƟƚƵĚĞŽĨƚĞŶŽŶƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌŵĂƟŶŐ
ŵŽƌƟƐĞƐŝƐƚŚĞƚƌŝĐŬŝĞƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ
ƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͘ŶĞdžƚƌĂƉĂŝƌŽĨŚĂŶĚƐĐĂŶ Make (and then take) a seat. /ŵĞĂƐƵƌĞĨŽƌƚŚĞƐĞĂƚƐůĂƚƐǁŚĞŶƚŚĞĐŚĂŝƌ
ŚĞůƉŐƵŝĚĞƚŚĞƚŽƉŚĂůĨŝŶƚŽƉůĂĐĞ͘ ĨƌĂŵĞŝƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘/ŶƐƚĂůůƚŚĞƐůĂƚƐŽŶƚŽƉŽĨƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚĂŶĚďĂĐŬĐůĞĂƚƐ͘

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Put It on Wheels!
How to choose & use casters to improve the mobility
ĂŶĚǀĞƌƐĂƟůŝƚLJŽĨLJŽƵƌǁŽƌŬƐŚŽƉ
By Tim Snyder

T here’s a lot to like about

casters. Mobile machinery and
workstations make it much
easier to give your space a
–Š‘”‘—‰Š…Ž‡ƒ‹‰‘””‡ϐ‹‹•Š
–Š‡ϐŽ‘‘”Ǥ‹–Š‘—–•–”ƒ‹‹‰
your back, you can open up a
„‹‰ϐŽ‘‘”ƒ”‡ƒ–‘ƒ……‘‘†ƒ–‡ƒ
large project or a new machine.
‹–Š…ƒ•–‡”•‘ƒ™‘”„‡…Š
and assembly table, it’s easy to
Fixed caster with 8" solid rubber wheel.
91Ш2" height, 4 × 41Ш2ΗŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞ͘
”‡™‘”›‘—”•Š‘’ǯ•ϐŽ‘‘”’Žƒ
ˆ‘”‘”‡‡ˆϐ‹…‹‡…›Ǥ†‹ˆ›‘—ǯ˜‡
got a garage workshop like I do,
casters will even allow you to
use the garage for its original
purpose. But all casters aren’t
created equal; there are plenty of
†‹ˆˆ‡”‡…‡•‹•’‡…‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‹‘•ƒ†
functionality. Read on to make
sure your shop mobilization
plan rolls exactly right.
Caster specs at a glance
• Wheel diameter: This describes
the size of the caster.
• Swivel radius: The minimum
clearance required for a swivel-
type caster to rotate a full 360°.
• Height:dŚĞǀĞƌƟĐĂůĚŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨ
the wheel and the caster’s
ŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞŽƌŇĂŶŐĞ͘
• >ŽĂĚƌĂƟŶŐ͗ The load a
caster is designed to carry
ŽŶĂĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐďĂƐŝƐ͘
• Locking: Single-locking casters
lock the wheel. Double-locking
capability is available on some
swiveling casters; this locks the
ǁŚĞĞůĂŶĚƚŚĞƐǁŝǀĞůĂĐƟŽŶ͘

Swiveling, double-locking caster with 5" polyurethane wheel.

61Ш4" height, 25Ш8 × 33Ш4ΗŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞ͘

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All-purpose
shop casters
Resist the temptation to buy
a set of cheap casters, unless
you simply want to mobilize
a temporary work platform.
If you’re aiming to create a
permanent mobile workstation,
it makes sense to pay a little
more for higher quality. In many
cases, you’ll want a swiveling,
double-locking caster with a solid
polyurethane wheel and a load
rating in the 200-300 lb. range.
A 2-3" wheel diameter will suit
most applications. Larger wheels
can be helpful if you need to
roll out of a garage and onto the
rough surface of a driveway.
A caster with a mounting plate Lock it down. The best way to anchor a caster to a
usually works best on platforms wood base is to use lag screws and washers.
made from wood. The plate
provides plenty of surface area with the same wheel size and casters will give your machine or
for spreading the load, and you mounting height as its swiveling workstation the maneuverability
get the holding power of four cousin. But keep in mind that of a shopping cart. With four
screws in each plate. You can combining a pair of swiveling swiveling casters, you’re better
—•—ƒŽŽ›ϐ‹†ƒϐ‹š‡†Ǧ™Š‡‡Ž…ƒ•–‡” …ƒ•–‡”•ƒ†ƒ’ƒ‹”‘ˆϐ‹š‡†Ǧ™Š‡‡Ž able to move in a tight space.

Fixed caster with 4" polyurethane wheel.
5" height, 25Ш8 × 33Ш4ΗŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞ͘
Swiveling, double-locking caster
with 3" polyurethane wheel.
4" height, 1Ш2"-dia. threaded stem mount.
Visit ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂŌŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ
to see a short video explaining
how to best use and install
ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚƚLJƉĞƐŽĨĐĂƐƚĞƌƐ͘

Swiveling caster with 21Ш2" wheel.

33Ш8" height, 23Ш8 × 27Ш8ΗŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞ͘

Photos: Larry Hamel-Lambert June/July 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 57

 Specialty casters: Look
for features that suit
ƐƉĞĐŝĮĐĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ
All-purpose casters (see previous page) can’t
always live up to their name. Sometimes you
need casters with special characteristics.
Some of the specialty casters described here
might deserve a place in your shop, depending
on the equipment you want to mobilize.

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Threaded stems.dŚŝƐŵŽƵŶƟŶŐŵĞƚŚŽĚŝƐďĞƩĞƌƐƵŝƚĞĚ
ƚŽƐƚĞĞůƐƚĂŶĚƐ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞƚŚƌĞĂĚĞĚƐƚĞŵĞdžƚĞŶĚƐƚŚƌŽƵŐŚ
DKs>
&KKd ǁŽŽĚ͕ƚŚĞŵŽƵŶƟŶŐŚŽůĞƚĞŶĚƐƚŽĞŶůĂƌŐĞŽǀĞƌƟŵĞ͕ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐ
ĂƐŶƵŐŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƟŽŶŝŶƚŽĂƐůŽƉƉLJŽŶĞ͘tŚĞŶŝŶƐƚĂůůŝŶŐƚŚŝƐ
ƚLJƉĞŽĨĐĂƐƚĞƌ͕ŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŽƵƐĞĂŇĂŶŐĞĚŶƵƚ;ƐŚŽǁŶ
ĂďŽǀĞͿŽƌĂƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞǁĂƐŚĞƌďĞŶĞĂƚŚƚŚĞƐĞĐƵƌŝŶŐŶƵƚ͘
WĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJĐŚĞĐŬƐƚĞŵŶƵƚƐĂŶĚƌĞƟŐŚƚĞŶĂƐŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJ͘

DĂĐŚŝŶĞͲůĞǀĞůŝŶŐĐĂƐƚĞƌƐ͘,ĞĂǀLJŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐƚŚĂƚŽŶůLJ
ŽĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞŵŽǀĞĚĂƌĞŐŽŽĚĐĂŶĚŝĚĂƚĞƐ
ĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƐƉĞĐŝĂůŝnjĞĚĐĂƐƚĞƌ͘dŚĞƐƋƵĂƚĚĞƐŝŐŶŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂ
ŚĞĂǀLJĚƵƚLJǁŚĞĞůĂŶĚĂƐŽůŝĚƉŽůLJƵƌĞƚŚĂŶĞĨŽŽƚƚŚĂƚĐĂŶ
ŵŽǀĞƵƉĂŶĚĚŽǁŶ͘dŽƉƵƚƚŚĞŵĂĐŚŝŶĞŝŶƐƚĂƟŽŶĂƌLJ
ŵŽĚĞ͕LJŽƵƚƵƌŶĂŶŽƚĐŚĞĚƌĞĚĚŝƐŬƚŚĂƚůŽǁĞƌƐĂďƌŽĂĚ
ĨŽŽƚ͕ƌĂŝƐŝŶŐƚŚĞǁŚĞĞůŽīƚŚĞŇŽŽƌ͘LJĮŶĞͲƚƵŶŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĨŽŽƚ͛ƐĞůĞǀĂƟŽŶ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶůĞǀĞůĂŶĚĨƵůůLJƐƚĂďŝůŝnjĞƚŚĞ
ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞʹĂǀĂůƵĂďůĞĨƵŶĐƟŽŶǁŚĞŶLJŽƵ͛ƌĞĚĞĂůŝŶŐǁŝƚŚ
ĂĐŽŵďŝŶĂƟŽŶŽĨŚĞĂǀLJǁĞŝŐŚƚĂŶĚŵŽƚŽƌǀŝďƌĂƟŽŶ͘
ZĞƚƌĂĐƟŶŐĐĂƐƚĞƌƐ͘/ĨLJŽƵŶĞĞĚƚŽŵŽǀĞĂŚĞĂǀLJǁŽƌŬďĞŶĐŚ
ĂƌŽƵŶĚŽŶĂƌĞŐƵůĂƌďĂƐŝƐ͕LJŽƵ͛ůůďĞŐůĂĚƚŽŬŶŽǁƚŚĂƚƚŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂƐĞƚ
ŽĨƌĞƚƌĂĐƟŶŐĐĂƐƚĞƌƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚĨŽƌƚŚŝƐƉƵƌƉŽƐĞ͘ƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞ
ƉŚŽƚŽ͕ĞĂĐŚĐĂƐƚĞƌŝƐĂŶĐŚŽƌĞĚƚŽĂďŽƩŽŵĐŽƌŶĞƌŽĨƚŚĞďĞŶĐŚ
ǁŝƚŚĨŽƵƌůĂŐƐĐƌĞǁƐ;ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚďŽůƚƐĐŽƵůĚĂůƐŽďĞƵƐĞĚͿ͘ĨŽŽƚͲ
ĂĐƚƵĂƚĞĚůĞǀĞƌƌĂŝƐĞƐĂŶĚůŽǁĞƌƐƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂĐƚǁŚĞĞůĂƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞũƵƐƚďĞĞĨLJĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƚŚĞďĞŶĐŚǁŚĞŶŝƚŶĞĞĚƐ
ƚŽďĞŵŽǀĞĚ͘tŽŽĚZŝǀĞƌŚĂƐĂƐĞƚŽĨƌĞƚƌĂĐƟŶŐĐĂƐƚĞƌƐƚŚĂƚ
ĨƵŶĐƟŽŶƐũƵƐƚůŝŬĞƚŚĞǁŽƌŬďĞŶĐŚǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐŚŽǁŶŚĞƌĞ͕ďƵƚŝƐ
ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽŵŽƵŶƚŽŶƚŚĞŵĞƚĂůůĞŐƐŽĨĂĐŽŶƚƌĂĐƚŽƌƐĂǁƐƚĂŶĚ͘

58 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ

Caster kits save
ƟŵĞΘŵŽŶĞLJ
Sometimes it makes sense to buy casters in kit
form rather than individually. As shown below,
‘•–‹–•ƒ”‡†‡•‹‰‡†™‹–Šƒ•’‡…‹ϐ‹…’—”’‘•‡
‹‹†ǤŠ‡„‡‡ϐ‹–•ƒ”‡‡ƒ•›–‘ƒ’’”‡…‹ƒ–‡ǣ
Simple installation, helpful features, and cost
savings over buying casters individually.

Use corner-mount casters to create a mobile cart.

^ŵĂůůƐŚŽƉĐĂƌƚƐĚŽŶ͛ƚƵƐƵĂůůLJŶĞĞĚĞdžƉĞŶƐŝǀĞ͕ŚĞĂǀLJͲĚƵƚLJ
ĐĂƐƚĞƌƐ͘/ŶƐƚĞĂĚ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶŝŶƐƚĂůůĂƐĞƚŽĨϰĐŽƌŶĞƌͲŵŽƵŶƚĐĂƐƚĞƌƐ
ĂŶĚŐĞƚLJŽƵƌĐĂƌƚŵŽďŝůŝnjĞĚĨŽƌĂƌŽƵŶĚΨϭϲ͘ůůĨŽƵƌĐĂƐƚĞƌƐ
You supply the wood.zŽƵĐĂŶŽŌĞŶ ƐǁŝǀĞů͕ƉƌŽǀŝĚŝŶŐŵĂdžŝŵƵŵŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ͘dŚĞǁĞůůͲĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚ
ďƵLJǁŽŽĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƌLJǁŝƚŚ ŵŽƵŶƟŶŐƉůĂƚĞŝƐĞĂƐLJƚŽƐĐƌĞǁŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌŽĨĂĐĂƌƚďĂƐĞ͘
ĨĂĐƚŽƌLJͲĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚǁŚĞĞůƐ͘ƵƚŝĨLJŽƵƌ
ŵĂĐŚŝŶĞƐĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞďƵŝůƚͲŝŶŵŽďŝůŝƚLJ͕
ůŽŽŬĨŽƌĂƐƵŝƚĂďůĞŵŽďŝůĞďĂƐĞŬŝƚ͘
tŽŽĚZŝǀĞƌ͛ƐhŶŝǀĞƌƐĂůDŽďŝůĞĂƐĞ<ŝƚ
;ƐŚŽǁŶĂďŽǀĞĂŶĚĂƚƌŝŐŚƚͿŝƐŽŶĞŽĨƚŚĞ
ŵŽƐƚǀĞƌƐĂƟůĞǀĞƌƐŝŽŶƐ͘tŝƚŚƚŚŝƐŬŝƚ͕
LJŽƵďĞŐŝŶďLJĐƵƫŶŐĂƉůLJǁŽŽĚďĂƐĞ
ƚŚĂƚ͛ƐƐůŝŐŚƚůLJůĂƌŐĞƌƚŚĂŶƚŚĞĨŽŽƚƉƌŝŶƚŽĨ
LJŽƵƌŵĂĐŚŝŶĞ͘^ĐƌĞǁĂƉĂŝƌŽĨƌĞƚƌĂĐƟŶŐ
ǁŚĞĞůƐĂŶĚĂƉĂŝƌŽĨĮdžĞĚǁŚĞĞůƐƚŽ
ƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚLJŽƵƌďĂƐĞŝƐƌĞĂĚLJ
ĨŽƌŝƚƐďƵƌĚĞŶ͘ĂĐŚƌĞƚƌĂĐƟŶŐŵŽĚƵůĞ
ŝŶĐůƵĚĞƐĂŶĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞĨŽŽƚͶĂǁĞůĐŽŵĞ
ĨĞĂƚƵƌĞŝĨLJŽƵƌŇŽŽƌƐĂƌĞƵŶĞǀĞŶ͘

Get Rolling!
dŚĞĐĂƐƚĞƌƐĨĞĂƚƵƌĞĚŝŶƚŚŝƐĂƌƟĐůĞĂƌĞĂǀĂŝůĂďůĞĂƚtŽŽĚĐƌĂŌƐƚŽƌĞƐ
ĂŶĚŽŶůŝŶĞ͘&ŽƌĚĞƚĂŝůƐ͕ƐĞĞƚŚĞƵLJĞƌ͛Ɛ'ƵŝĚĞŽŶƉ͘ϲϰ͘

June/July 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 59

Supercharged
Sawhorse
Build a pair of portable workhorses
for jobs in and out of your shop
By Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk

N ecessity can be the mother of

invention, but in my case, it’s also
been the mother of a few mistakes.
Over the past 20+ years, I’ve
lost count of the times when I’ve
struggled without a sturdy set of
sawhorses. When drywall buckets
and tailgates failed, I’ve settled for
what I found at the home center.
—–ϐŽ‹•›ǡˆƒ…–‘”›Ǧƒ†‡’Žƒ•–‹…
horses always come up
short. So I was spurred
to grab the reins and
aim for thoroughbred
performance. With
help from fellow woodworker Tom
ŠƒŽŽ‡›ǡϐ‹ƒŽŽ›ˆ‘—†ƒŠ‘”•‡
that will stand up to any project.
While most sawhorses are
†‡•‹‰‡†Œ—•––‘’”‘˜‹†‡‰‡‡”ƒŽǦ
purpose support, these steeds
have features that enable you to
ƒ……‘’Ž‹•Š•’‡…‹ϐ‹…™‘‘†™‘”‹‰
tasks, as shown here.
I assembled the frames with
‹–‡„‘†ƒ†ϐ‹‹•Š‡†–Š‡
legs, rails, and top with General
Finishes Outdoor Oil. For extra
water protection, I shoed the feet
with rubberized paint (see the
Buyer’s Guide on p. 64). Should a
saw blade slice through the top,
resaddling is a cinch. Simply remove Sheet Goods
the screws, install a replacement, ƐŽůƵƟŽŶ͘ The top of
and you’re back in the race. each horse is grooved to hold
ĂŶŝŶƚĞƌůŽĐŬŝŶŐϰпϴƉůĂƞŽƌŵͶĂŶ
ĞīĞĐƟǀĞǁŽƌŬƐƚĂƟŽŶĨŽƌďƌĞĂŬŝŶŐ
ĚŽǁŶŚĞĂǀLJƐŚĞĞƚŐŽŽĚƐ͘

60 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ
 WŽƌƚĂďŝůŝƚLJΘǀĞƌƐĂƟůŝƚLJ
These folding sawhorses are sturdier
and steadier than store-bought plastic
versions. They’re also designed with
common woodworking tasks in mind—
like processing full sheets of plywood,
gluing up solid wood panels, and providing
built-in clamping capabilities.

,ĂŶĚLJŚŽůĚͲĚŽǁŶ͘
While any horse
ĐĂŶƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂ
ůŽĂĚ͕ƚŚŝƐŽŶĞĐĂŶ
ĂůƐŽůĞŶĚĂŚĂŶĚ͘
KƵƞŝƩĞĚǁŝƚŚĂ
ƌŽǁŽĨĚŽŐŚŽůĞƐ
ĂŶĚĂ<ƌĞŐ<ůĂŵƉ
WůĂƚĞ͕ƚŚĞϱпϯϮΗ
ƚŽƉĐĂŶŚŽůĚŽŶƚŽ
ǁŽƌŬƉŝĞĐĞƐǁŚĞŶ
ƐĂǁŝŶŐ͕ƐĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕
ŽƌƌŽƵƟŶŐ͘

<ŶŽĐŬͲĚŽǁŶĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶ͘ By notching one edge of each &ƌŽŵƐŚŽƉƚŽũŽďƐŝƚĞ͘dƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚ

ĐƌŽƐƐƌĂŝůƚŽĮƚLJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞĐůĂŵƉƐ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶĂůƐŽƉƵƚƚŚĞƐĞŚŽƌƐĞƐ ĂŶĚƐƚŽƌĂŐĞĂƌĞĞĂƐLJ͕ƚŚĂŶŬƐƚŽĂ
ŝŶƚŽƐĞƌǀŝĐĞǁŚĞŶĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐƵƉůĂƌŐĞĨƌĂŵĞƐŽƌƉĂŶĞůƐ͘ ĨŽůĚŝŶŐĨƌĂŵĞǁŝƚŚďƵŝůƚͲŝŶŚĂŶĚůĞƐ͘

/ŶͲƵƐĞƉŚŽƚŽƐ͗>ĂƌƌLJ,ĂŵĞůͲ>ĂŵďĞƌƚ June/July 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 61

Hinged frames LONG RAIL

make a solid Ш4 × 4 × 96"

3

folding horse
ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ Notch
sequence 3
Ш4 × 2"
• Select and mill stock for
the rails and legs.
• ƵƚůĞŐƐƚŽĮŶŝƐŚĞĚůĞŶŐƚŚ͕
with leg ends cut to 15° bevel.
• ZŝƉƚŽƉƌĂŝůƐƚŽĮŶĂů
ƐŝnjĞ͕ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐϭϱΣďĞǀĞů
along top edges.
• Dado the legs for the rails.
• Assemble the leg
41Ш2"
and rail frames. 12"
#8 × 2 Ш2"
1
• /ŶƐƚĂůůƚŚĞƵƉƉĞƌŚŝŶŐĞƐ͕ screw
ƚŚĞŶĂƩĂĐŚƚŚĞƐŚĞůĨ͘
3" CROSS RAIL
• ƩĂĐŚƚŚĞƐĂĚĚůĞ͘ 3
Ш4" Dog holes Ш4 × 41Ш2 × 46"
3

• Make and notch the rails

ĨŽƌƚŚĞĐƵƫŶŐƉůĂƞŽƌŵ͘
Groove Kreg Klamp Plate
3
Ш4 × 3Ш8"
Rabbet
2 × 1Ш8" 2"

21Ш2ΗƵƩ SADDLE
LEG hinge 11Ш2 × 5 × 28"
3
Ш4 × 27Ш8 × 301Ш2"
15° Bevel

Dado
Dado 1 Ш2" Piano
1 4 × 1Ш4"
2 × 1Ш8" hinge UPPER RAIL
Ш4 × 2 × 26"
3

1 × 4"
Handle
cutout
SPLIT RAIL
Can use instead of shelf.

3
Ш4 × 81Ш2 × 2"
15° Bevel

EDGING STRIP
3
Ш4 × 1 × 161Ш2"
SHELF
3" Strap LOWER RAIL Ш2 × 81Ш2 × 20"
1

hinge 3
Ш4 × 2 × 26" 61Ш2"
3" T-hinge

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 EŽƚĐŚďŽƩŽŵĞĚŐĞƐ
of cross rails for use
ĂƐĐůĂŵƉƐƵƉƉŽƌƚƐ͘ Rout a perfect pair of legs. Making the 1Ш8"-deep rabbets and
ĚĂĚŽĞƐŝƐĂĐŝŶĐŚǁŝƚŚĂũŝŐ͛ƐŚĞůƉ͘WŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞƐƚŽƐƵŝƚ
LJŽƵƌƌŽƵƚĞƌ͘ƵƚƚŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐ͕ƚŚĞŶƌŽƵƚŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌƐĞĐƟŽŶ͘

Squared, pinned,
and clamped. To
ensure a square
ůĞŐĨƌĂŵĞ͕/ƐĞƚĂ
ůĞŐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚĂƐƚŽƉ͕
and then squared
each leg/rail
ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ͘ůĂŵƉ
ƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ͕
then repeat the
process with the
ƌĞŵĂŝŶŝŶŐĨƌĂŵĞƐ͘

75°

Leg stops

Hinge the top. Set the hinge against a Install the shelf. KƉĞŶƚŚĞůĞŐƐƵŶƟůƚŚĞŝƌďĞǀĞůĞĚĞŶĚƐ Screw on the saddle. A scrapwood
block when drilling pilot holes so that the ƐŝƚŇĂƚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƚĂďůĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƚƌŝŵĂŶĚŚŝŶŐĞƚŚĞ drilling guide helps a 1Ш8 × 6"
knuckle won’t interfere with the top. ƐŚĞůĨƐĞĐƟŽŶƐĂƐƐŚŽǁŶ͘ƩĂĐŚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌŚŝŶŐĞůĂƐƚ͘ twist drill bit hit the rail.

WƌŽũĞĐƚƉŚŽƚŽƐ͗ZĂůƉŚ>ĞĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗dƌĞǀŽƌ:ŽŚŶƐƚŽŶ June/July 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 63

Buyer’s Guide
Hot New Tools (p. 16) 3. Whiteside D8-375 8° dovetail router bit 1Ш4" SH WƵƚŝƚŽŶǁŚĞĞůƐ͊ (p. 56)
#03K62, $18.20
1. Black Dog Salvage Furniture Paint, pt. $19.99 (All casters are WoodRiver brand unless otherwise specified)
4. Whiteside 3262 edge beading router bit 1Ш2" SH; 3Ш8"R
2. Black Dog Salvage Furniture Paint, qt. $32.99 #819417, $59.99 1. 3" Caster, double locking, swiveling with
4-hole mounting plate, 41Ш4" tall #141051, $18.99
3. Black Dog Salvage Guard Dog Topcoat, pt. $19.99
2. Machine-leveling Caster Plate Mounted, 4 pack
4. Black Dog Salvage Guard Dog Topcoat, qt. $32.99 WĂƟŽdĂďůĞ (p. 44) #149511, $109.99
Available soon from Woodcraft.com. 1. Freud 75-106 solid carbide upcut bit, 1Ш2"SH; 3Ш8"D 3. Retracting casters 4-piece set #141550, $49.99
#828779, $51.47
4. Universal Mobile Base Hardware Kit #152711, $64.99
2. WoodRiver bushing lock nut #144696, $3.79
Skateboard! (p. 24) 5. Corner caster 4-piece set #153874, $15.99
3. WoodRiver 3Ш4"OD (21Ш32"ID) router bushing #144693, $8.09
1. Rust-Oleum 279847 EPOXYShield Anti Skid, 3.4 oz. 6. Workbench caster 4-piece set #158547, $79.99
www.amazon.com, $9.05 4. HIGHPOINT T-nut levelers, 4 pack #160701, $7.99

2. Independent Trucks 139mm Silver, set 5. 3

Ш8-16 T-nuts, 10-piece (4 needed) #130228, $3.99
#33131523, www.nhsfunfactory.com, $49.50 ^ƵƉĞƌĐŚĂƌŐĞĚ^ĂǁŚŽƌƐĞ(p. 60)
6. General Finishes Outdoor Oil, qt. #85F05, $17.99
3. Wheels: Powell Peralta Rat Bones 60mm 85a - Black, 4 pack 1. 3D Square, 2 pack #144041, $34.69
www.powell-peralta.com, $36.00
2. Vix bits, 3-piece set #16I40, $29.99
4. Bones Reds Bearings, 8 pack WĂƟŽŚĂŝƌ (p. 51)
#BSACBR88, www.bonesbearings.com, $18.00 3. Kreg Klamp Plate #141157, $13.99
1. CMT 806.127.11 flush trim bit, 1Ш2"SH; 3Ш4"D; 2"CL
5. Genuine Parts 1Ш8" Risers, 2 pack #817512, $33.99 4. Kreg 6" Automaxx Klamp #158505, $37.99
#33531100, www.nhsfunfactory.com, $1.95
2. WoodRiver 1"OD (7Ш8" ID) router bushing #144695, $8.50 5. 11Ш2 × 48" piano hinge (2 needed) #152161, $21.99
6. Genuine Parts 1" Combi Bolts Hardware, 8 pack
#33531204, www.nhsfunfactory.com, $2.50 3. WoodRiver router bushing lock nut #144696, $3.79 6. 21Ш2" butt hinges (4 needed) www.lowes.com, $2.95
4. Freud 34-120 Quadra-Cut round-over bit Ш2"SH; Ш4"R
1 1
7. 3" T-hinge (2 needed) www.lowes.com, $3.48
#815157, $35.97
Wall Organizer (p. 36) 8. 3" strap hinge www.lowes.com, $2.98
5. General Finishes Outdoor Oil, qt. #85F05, $17.99
1. Kreg Jig R3 Kit #147643, $39.99 9. DeWalt Ш8 × 6" Twist Drill Bit
1
www.lowes.com, $2.97

10. Plasti Dip Indoor/Outdoor Spray Paint, 11 oz.

2. WoodRiver single hole keyhole hanger, 2 pack #125505, $1.75 www.lowes.com, $5.98

Unless otherwise listed, items above available at Woodcraft stores, at woodcraft.com, or by calling (800) 225-1153. Prices subject to change without notice.

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Oneida www.oneida-air.com 15 & 43 Bosch www.woodcraft.com 28 Harbor Freight www.harborfreight.com 7
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Briwax www.briwax.com 5 Mirka www.mirkaderos.com 3 Settich Media www.plansunlimited.com 71
General Finishes www.generalfinishes.com 23 Norwood www.norwoodsawmills.com 17 Tanos www.woodcraft.com 28
Howard www.howardproducts.com 13 Supermax www.supermaxtools.com 42 Triton www.tritontools.com 1
Rustoleum www.woodcraft.com 20 ^ĐŚŽŽůͬ/ŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ Woodcraft Franchise www.woodcraftfranchise.com 9
Touch-up Solutions wecare@touchupsolutions.com 70 CT Valley School of WW www.schoolofwoodworking.com 42 Woodcraft Magazine www.woodcraftmagazine.com 43 & 71
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Thomas Flinn & Co. www.flinn-garlick-saws.co.uk 21

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Joinery Class
Polygon Frame Joint

>ŽŽƐĞͲdĞŶŽŶ
Joinery FRAME
MEMBER ŶĚŵŽƌƟƐĞ

ƌŽƵƚĞƌĂŶĚĂƐŚŽƉͲŵĂĚĞũŝŐ LOOSE TENON

ŵĂŬĞĨŽƌĞĂƐLJũŽŝŶĞƌLJǁŝƚŚŝŶƚĞŐƌŝƚLJ
By Paul Anthony
Table Apron-to-Leg Joint
D espite its odd name,
“loose-tenon” joinery is one of
Tenon end mitred for
ŵĂdžŝŵƵŵƉĞŶĞƚƌĂƟŽŶ͘

ŶĚŵŽƌƟƐĞ
woodworking’s tightest methods
of joining parts. It’s also one of the
most versatile. Structurally, a loose-
tenon joint resembles a traditional
mortise-and-tenon joint, and it’s
every bit as strong. Both joints gain
their strength from a thick, solid- LEG LOOSE TENON APRON
wood tenon. The difference is that,
in a loose-tenon joint, the tenon ĚŐĞŵŽƌƟƐĞ
ϐ‹–•‹–‘ƒ–‹‰‘”–‹•‡•‹–Š‡
pieces, whereas in the traditional
version of the joint, the tenon is Square Frame Joint
integral to one of the pieces.
Š‡”‡ǯ•ƒ„‹‰‡ˆϐ‹…‹‡…›–‘…—––‹‰ LOOSE TENON
both parts of the joint in the same
manner, as opposed to having to
perform a completely different RAIL
set-up for one half of the joint.
Another advantage to a loose-tenon
joint is that connecting work at
odd angles is much easier because
there are no angled tenon shoulders ŶĚŵŽƌƟƐĞ ĚŐĞŵŽƌƟƐĞ STILE
to cut. Also, it’s a great way to
Œ‘‹Ž‘‰„‘ƒ”†•–Šƒ–ƒ”‡†‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–
to maneuver on your tablesaw.
One example of loose-tenon
joinery can be seen in the Patio
Table and Chairs article on page ŽŵŵŽŶĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͗
44, where a Festool Domino • Frame corners Go to ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂŌŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ
machine is used to cut the • Table apron-to-leg joints for a short video showing how
mortises. However, making loose- • Polygon frames ƚŽƵƐĞĂŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐdͲũŝŐ͘zŽƵ͛ůů
tenon joints has long been done • Miters ĂůƐŽĮŶĚƉůĂŶƐĨŽƌƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐ
with a plunge router and shop- • ^ƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƌͲƚŽͲƌĂŝůĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐ ĮdžƚƵƌĞƐŚŽǁŶŽŶƉĂŐĞϲϵ͘
made jig, as I’ll show you here.
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1
Ш4ΗŵŝŶ͘ 1
Ш16ΗsͲŐƌŽŽǀĞ

Tenon width: equals DŽƌƟƐĞĚĞƉƚŚ͗

ŵŽƌƟƐĞůĞŶŐƚŚŵŝŶƵƐ1Ш16" 1
Ш2 to 2Ш3ǁŝĚƚŚŽĨƐƟůĞ
RAIL

DŽƌƟƐĞůĞŶŐƚŚ͗
ŵĂdž͘ϰΗ

DŽƌƟƐĞǁŝĚƚŚ͗
Ш3 to 1Ш2ƌĂŝůƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ
1
dŚĞƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŽĨĂůŽŽƐĞͲƚĞŶŽŶũŽŝŶƚĂīŽƌĚƐ
ŐƌĞĂƚŵĞĐŚĂŶŝĐĂůƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚŝŶƐŚĞĂƌ͕ĂŶĚ
ƚŚĞůĂƌŐĞŵĂƟŶŐĨĂĐĞͲŐƌĂŝŶƐƵƌĨĂĐĞƐ
ƉƌŽǀŝĚĞŐƌĞĂƚĂĚŚĞƐŝŽŶĨŽƌŐůƵĞ͘tŚĞŶ
ƐŝnjŝŶŐƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚ͕ƚŚĞŐŽĂůŝƐƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞ
ƚĞŶŽŶďĞĞĨLJǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĐƌĞĂƟŶŐĂŵŽƌƟƐĞ
ƐŽůĂƌŐĞƚŚĂƚŝƚǁĞĂŬĞŶƐŝƚƐŚŽƐƚƉŝĞĐĞ͘
dŚĞƐĞŶŽƚĞƐĂƌĞŐĞŶĞƌĂůŐƵŝĚĞůŝŶĞƐ͖ƐŝnjĞ
ĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐƚŽƐƵŝƚLJŽƵƌƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌƉƌŽũĞĐƚ͘
dŽŽůƐĨŽƌƚŚĞũŽď
First and foremost, you’ll need a plunge router
‘—–ϐ‹––‡†™‹–Šƒ—’…—–Ǧ•’‹”ƒŽ„‹–‘ˆƒ†‹ƒ‡–‡”
–Šƒ–ƒ–…Š‡•›‘—”†‡•‹”‡†‘”–‹•‡™‹†–ŠǤ‘
‰—‹†‡–Š‡”‘—–‡”ǡ›‘—ǯŽŽ‡‡†‡‹–Š‡”ƒ–‡’Žƒ–‡
‰—‹†‡ȋˆ‘”—•‡™‹–ŠƒǦŒ‹‰Ȍǡ‘”ƒ‡†‰‡‰—‹†‡
ȋ–›’‹…ƒŽŽ›—•‡†™‹–Šƒ‘”–‹•‹‰ϐ‹š–—”‡ǤȌ
dĞŶŽŶůĞŶŐƚŚ͗ĞƋƵĂůƐ
ĐŽŵďŝŶĞĚŵŽƌƟƐĞ
ĚĞƉƚŚŵŝŶƵƐ1Ш16"
dĞŶŽŶƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ͗ STILE
ĞƋƵĂůƐŵŽƌƟƐĞǁŝĚƚŚ
:ŝŐƐĂůůŽǁƐƉĞĞĚLJ
ũŽŝŶƚůĂLJŽƵƚ
‡…ƒ—•‡Ž‘‘•‡Ǧ–‡‘‘”–‹•‡•ƒ”‡–›’‹…ƒŽŽ›…—–
™‹–ŠƒŒ‹‰ǡŒ‘‹–Žƒ›‘—–‹•‹‹ƒŽǤ•—ƒŽŽ›ǡƒ
•‹’Ž‡…‡–‡”ƒ”‹•ƒŽŽ–Šƒ–‹––ƒ‡•‹‘”†‡”
–‘’”‘˜‹†‡ƒŽ‹‰‡–ˆ‘”‘—–‹‰ƒŒ‹‰–‘
–Š‡™‘”ǡƒ••Š‘™‘’ƒ‰‡͸ͺǤŠ‡—•‹‰ƒ
‘”–‹•‹‰ϐ‹š–—”‡ǡ›‘—‘ˆ–‡‡‡†–‘ˆ—ŽŽ›Žƒ›‘—–
only one end mortise and one edge mortise to
•‡–—’–Š‡”‘—–‡”‡†‰‡‰—‹†‡ƒ†ϐ‹š–—”‡•–‘’•Ǥ
ˆ–‡”–Šƒ–ǡ…Žƒ’‹‰–Š‡™‘”–‘–Š‡ϐ‹š–—”‡
ƒ—–‘ƒ–‹…ƒŽŽ›”‡‰‹•–‡”•‡˜‡”›–Š‹‰ˆ‘”–Š‡…—–Ǥ

Gang layout.
tŚĞŶƵƐŝŶŐĂ
ŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐũŝŐ͕Ăůů
WůƵŶŐĞ
router LJŽƵŐĞŶĞƌĂůůLJ
ŶĞĞĚŝƐĂŵŽƌƟƐĞ
centerline to
Router
ĞĚŐĞŐƵŝĚĞ ƐĞƚƵƉƚŚĞĐƵƚ͘
&ŽƌĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJ͕
ŐĂŶŐƉŝĞĐĞƐĨŽƌ
ŵĂƌŬŝŶŐ͕ƐƵĐŚ
dĞŵƉůĂƚĞ ĂƐƚŚĞƐƟůĞƐĂŶĚ
ŐƵŝĚĞ
ƌĂŝůƐƐŚŽǁŶŚĞƌĞ͘

Upcut
spiral bit

WŚŽƚŽƐĞdžĐĞƉƚǁŚĞƌĞŶŽƚĞĚ͗WĂƵůŶƚŚŽŶLJ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐĞdžĐĞƉƚǁŚĞƌĞŶŽƚĞĚ͗'ƌĞŐDĂdžƐŽŶ June/July ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 67

:ŽŝŶĞƌLJůĂƐƐ

ƐŝŵƉůĞdͲũŝŐĚŽĞƐƚŚĞƚƌŝĐŬ
This simple T-shaped mortising DŽƌƟƐŝŶŐdͲ:ŝŐ
&ƌŝĐƟŽŶͲĮƚ
jig provides a platform for a dŚŝƐũŝŐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝƐĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽǁŽƌŬ ƐŽŌǁŽŽĚƐƉĂĐĞƌƐ
’Ž—‰‡”‘—–‡”‘—–ϐ‹––‡†™‹–Š ǁŝƚŚĐůĂŵƉƐǁŝƚŚĂϯΗƌĞĂĐŚ͕ĂůůŽǁƐ 1
Ш2Ηп5Ш8ΗпĚĞƐŝƌĞĚůĞŶŐƚŚ
a template guide. The jig’s slot ĐƵƫŶŐŵŽƌƟƐĞƐƵƉƚŽϰΗůŽŶŐ͘
captures the template guide to
…‘–”‘Ž–Š‡Ž‡‰–Šƒ†™‹†–Š‘ˆ W>d&KZD ηϲпϮΗĐŽĂƌƐĞͲƚŚƌĞĂĚ dĞŵƉůĂƚĞŐƵŝĚĞƐůŽƚ
1
Ш2пϰ5Ш8пϴ1Ш2Η ĚƌLJǁĂůůƐĐƌĞǁ 5
Ш8пϰϯШ8Η
the cut. A jig like this is typically ;hƐĞĚĞŶƐĞ
dedicated to making centered ŚĂƌĚǁŽŽĚƚŽ
mortises in stock of a particular ƌĞƐŝƐƚĚĞŇĞĐƟŽŶ͘Ϳ
thickness. Although it’s also often
made for a mortise of a particular
Ž‡‰–Šǡϐ‹†–Šƒ–ƒ‹‰–Š‡
•Ž‘–Ž‘‰ǡƒ†–Š‡ϐ‹ŽŽ‹‰‹–
‹™‹–Š•’ƒ…‡”•–‘•Š‘”–‡‹–
makes the jig more versatile.
ĞŶƚĞƌůŝŶĞ
–ǯ•…”—…‹ƒŽ–Šƒ––Š‡•Ž‘–™‹†–Š
exactly matches the outside
diameter of the template guide,
so take your time to get that
right: Before gluing up the
platform pieces, dry-clamp them EŽƚĐŚ
;ĨŽƌĐůĂŵƉĂĐĐĞƐƐͿ
together to make sure that the ϭпϮ1ШϰΗ
template guide travels freely
‡†Ǧ–‘Ǧ‡†™‹–Š‘—–ƒ›•Ž‘’
ƒ…”‘••–Š‡™‹†–Š‘ˆ–Š‡•Ž‘–Ǥ
KīƐĞƚƉůĂƞŽƌŵƚŽ >DW/E'KZ
ĐĞŶƚĞƌƐůŽƚĂĐƌŽƐƐ Шϰпϯ1Ш2пϴϯШ8Η
ϯ

ƐƚŽĐŬƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ͘

ŶĚŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐ͘
ůŝŐŶƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞ
ĂŶĚũŝŐĐĞŶƚĞƌůŝŶĞƐ͕
ĐůĂŵƉƚŚĞũŝŐƚŽ
ƚŚĞƐƚŽĐŬ͕ĂŶĚ
ƌŽƵƚ͘&ŽƌĐůĞĂŶĞƐƚ
ĐƵƚƐ͕ĮƌƐƚƉůƵŶŐĞ
ƚŽĨƵůůĚĞƉƚŚĂƚ
ďŽƚŚĞŶĚƐŽĨĂ
ŵŽƌƟƐĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ
ĐůĞĂŶŽƵƚƚŚĞ
ǁĂƐƚĞďĞƚǁĞĞŶ
ǁŝƚŚĂƐĞƌŝĞƐŽĨ
ƐƵďƐĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJ
ĚĞĞƉĞƌĐƵƚƐ͘
ĚŐĞŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐ͘tŚĞŶĞĚŐĞŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶĞŝƚŚĞƌĐĂŶƟůĞǀĞƌ
ƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƉŝĞĐĞŽƵƚĨƌŽŵĂǀŝƐĞĂƐƐŚŽǁŶ͕ŽƌĨŽƌŐŽƚŚĞĐůĂŵƉƐ͕
ĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌĞďŽƚŚǁŽƌŬƉŝĞĐĞĂŶĚũŝŐŝŶƚŚĞǀŝƐĞũĂǁƐ͘ŐĂŝŶ͕
ĨƵůůLJƉůƵŶŐĞĂƚƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞĞŶĚƐ͕ƚŚĞŶĐůĞĂŶŽƵƚƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌ͘

68 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ :ƵŶĞͬ:ƵůLJϮϬϭϲ /ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƚŚŝƐƉĂŐĞ͗ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌDŝůůƐ

ŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐĮdžƚƵƌĞ͗
dŚĞƟĐŬĞƚĨŽƌĨĂƐƚ͕ĂĐĐƵƌĂƚĞůŽŽƐĞͲ
ƚĞŶŽŶũŽŝŶĞƌLJ
This type of mortising jig is
sĞƌƟĐĂů
”‡ƒŽŽ›‘”‡‘ˆƒϐ‹š–—”‡ǡ‹ ĨĞŶĐĞ
that workpieces are clamped
to it instead of the other
™ƒ›ƒ”‘—†ǤŽƒ•ˆ‘”–Š‹•
ZŽƵƚĞƌ
’ƒ”–‹…—Žƒ”‘†‡Žƒ”‡ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡ ƚƌĂǀĞů
as a woodcraftmagazine.com ƐƚŽƉ
‘Ž‹‡ǡ„—––Š‡”‡‹•
ƒŽ•‘ƒ™‹†‡˜ƒ”‹‡–›‘ˆ‘–Š‡”
†‡•‹‰•ƒ˜ƒ‹Žƒ„Ž‡‘Ž‹‡Ǥȋ›’‡
Dz‘”–‹•‹‰Œ‹‰dz‹–‘›‘—”™‡„
„”‘™•‡”ǤȌ ‹š–—”‡•‘ˆ–Š‹•
sort allow mortising stock of
˜ƒ”‹‘—•–Š‹…‡••‡•ǡƒ†—•—ƒŽŽ› ŶĚŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐ͘ǀĞƌƟĐĂůĨĞŶĐĞĂŶĚ
‹…‘”’‘”ƒ–‡ƒ†Œ—•–ƒ„Ž‡”‘—–‡” ĚŐĞŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐ͘dŚŝƐŵŽƌƟƐŝŶŐũŝŐĂŶĚ ĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐďůŽĐŬĂƌĞďŽůƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞũŝŐ
–”ƒ˜‡Ž•–‘’•ˆ‘”ƒ……—”ƒ…›ƒ† ĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞƌŽƵƚĞƌƐƵďďĂƐĞĂůůŽǁŵĂŬŝŶŐ ďĂƐĞƚŽĞŶĂďůĞƐĞĐƵƌŝŶŐŶĂƌƌŽǁƉŝĞĐĞƐ
‡ˆϐ‹…‹‡…›ǤŠ‡Œ‹‰•Š‘™Š‡”‡ ĐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚŵŽƌƟƐĞƐŝŶƐƚŽĐŬŽĨǀĂƌŝŽƵƐ ĨŽƌƌŽƵƟŶŐĞŶĚŵŽƌƟƐĞƐ͘tŝƚŚƚŚĞ
—•‡•ƒ…—•–‘”‘—–‡”•—„„ƒ•‡ ƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĞƐ͘ĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞƐƚŽƉƐůŝŵŝƚƌŽƵƚĞƌ ƐƚŽĐŬƐĞƚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞǀĞƌƟĐĂůĨĞŶĐĞ͕
–‘‰—‹†‡–Š‡–‘‘Žǡ„—–‘•–Œ‹‰ ƚƌĂǀĞů͕ĂŶĚƚŚƵƐŵŽƌƟƐĞůĞŶŐƚŚ͘;Note ĂŶĚĐůĂŵƉĞĚŝŶƉůĂĐĞǁŝƚŚŝƚƐĞŶĚ
designs incorporate a standard that the full-length panel groove in this ŇƵƐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚŽƉŽĨƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞ͕ƐĞƚ
”‘—–‡”‡†‰‡‰—‹†‡‹•–‡ƒ†Ǥ workpiece was not made using the jig.) ƚŚĞƐƚŽƉƐĂŶĚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞƌĞĂĚLJƚŽƌŽƵƚ͘

DĂŬŝŶŐƚĞŶŽŶƐ
†‹˜‹†—ƒŽ–‡‘•ƒ”‡…”‘••…—––‘
length from strips of tenon stock
›‘—‹ŽŽ–‘–Š‹…‡••ƒ†™‹†–ŠǤ
It’s important for joint strength
–Šƒ––Š‡–‡‘•ƒ”‡ƒˆ”‹…–‹‘ϐ‹–‹
–Š‡‹”‘”–‹•‡•ǡ”‡“—‹”‹‰Œ—•–ƒ„‹–
‘ˆŠƒ†’”‡••—”‡ˆ‘”‹•‡”–‹‘Ǥˆ
›‘—”‘”–‹•‡Ž‘…ƒ–‹‘•ƒ”‡•’‘–Ǧ‘
‹‡˜‡”›…ƒ•‡ǡ›‘—…ƒƒ‡–Š‡
tenon width match the mortise
length for instant alignment and
ƒš‹—‡…Šƒ‹…ƒŽ•–”‡‰–ŠǤ
ȋƒ‡•—”‡–‘‰”‘‘˜‡›‘—”–‡‘•
ˆ‘”ƒ‹”‡•…ƒ’‡‡–ǤȌ‘™‡˜‡”ǡ
ZŽƵŶĚƚŽĮƚ͘ƵůůŶŽƐĞƚŚĞĞĚŐĞƐŽĨ
LJŽƵƌƚĞŶŽŶƐƚŽĐŬŽŶƚŚĞƌŽƵƚĞƌƚĂďůĞ
Saw to length.dŽĞĸĐŝĞŶƚůLJƐĂǁƚĞŶŽŶƐ
ƚŽŝĚĞŶƟĐĂůůĞŶŐƚŚƐ͕ĐůĂŵƉĂƐƚĂŶĚŽī
ďůŽĐŬƚŽLJŽƵƌƌŝƉĨĞŶĐĞƚŽƐĞƌǀĞĂƐ
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ĂƌĞĂĨŽƌƚŚĞĨƌĞĞĚƉŝĞĐĞƐ͕ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐ
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