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cabinet on stand
Jewelry Box
All on its own, the cabinet on stand from Woodsmith No. 215 is
a nice-looking piece of furniture. But you can give the cabinet
even more function by adding the inner jewelry box shown on the
right. It’s a solid mahogany case that’s assembled with box joints,
just like the main case. Inside, it holds six drawers that are further
sub-divided by interlocking grid strips. I also added four chain
carousels to the underside of the shelf for necklaces.
case construction. As shown in the drawing below, the jewelry box
case consists of top, bottom, side, and divider pieces made from a.
hardwood and a plywood back panel. You can get started by glu- !/4 !/8
ing up narrower boards for the top, bottom, sides, and divider and
then cutting all the parts to final size.
!/4" ply.
The box joints are the next order of business. These are smaller D
B
than the box joints on the main cabinet (3⁄4" wide x 1⁄2" deep), so TOP SECTION
I made them using the technique shown on page 14 of the issue. VIEW
I simply modified the jig for 3⁄4"-wide box joints instead of 1⁄4".
But other than that, the technique is the same.
The top, bottom, and sides are grooved to accept the plywood b. FRONT SECTION VIEW
back panel (detail ‘a’). And there are dadoes in the top and
bottom that hold the divider (detail ‘b’). Finally, cut !/2
A
a series of dadoes in the sides and dividers !/4
to hold drawer runners (detail ‘c’). All of A
C
these cuts are easy to make with a dado CASE TOP
10&/8
blade at the table saw. NOTE: To account for
assembly. Some of these parts, like the wood movement, align
runners at front and only
runners and stops shown at right, would apply glue to the front
21%/8
be difficult to add once the case was half of each 5
D Fill opening with
assembled. So I cut them to size and glued 10!/8 CASE #/4 !/4" x !/4" - !/4"plug
B
them in place first. Once that was done, I BACK
glued up the entire case with the back in
!/2 7!/2
place. Then I cut and glued the edging 7
on the front. There will be two small (1⁄4"
x 1⁄4") openings near the back, top corners
7!/2 !/2
of the case sides from the groove, but you
can cut two tiny plugs to fill these. 8
G 10 #/4
EDGING E
(cut to fit) B
c. A
FRONT
C
DRAWER CASE
SECTION VIEW STOP SIDE
!!/32 DIVIDER F
1(/16 DRAWER
RUNNER
1%/16
A 10!/2
2!/16
!/8 !/4 CASE
BOTTOM

2!/16 22!/4 10!/2

C
NOTE: Case top, bottom, NOTE: Drawer stops
B sides, and divider are !/2" are centered in
1%/16 thick. Runners and edging drawer openings
A are !/4" thick. Stops are #/16"
1(/16 thick. Back is !/4" plywood

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 Cut notch
after drawer
assembly
add the drawers
The six drawers that fit inside the case H
come next. The drawer front, back, and DRAWER BACK
sides are the same dimensions. You can I

make them by planing or resawing mahog-

any to 1⁄4" thick. Then cut them to size. 2!/4
The drawers’ box joints are 1⁄4" x 1⁄4",
so make them exactly as is shown in the K
!/8 GRID
issue on page 14. There’s also a groove in STRIPS 10!/4
all four parts to hold the plywood bottom
(detail ‘b’), and a cutout that serves as a 2!/4
finger pull on the drawer front (detail ‘a’).
Finally, a centered groove on the sides fits
over the drawer runners. After these cuts,
10 10
cut the plywood bottoms to size, and rab- H
bet the ends and edges (detail ‘b’). Then DRAWER
Fill opening
FRONT
assemble the drawers. with !/8" x !/8" I
NOTE: Drawer fronts, - !/8" plug
There are a few tasks left to complete the backs, and sides are 10!/4 DRAWER SIDE
drawers. First, use a sharp chisel to notch !/4"-thick hardwood.
Grid strips are !/8"-thick
the drawer backs to match the grooves in hardwood. Bottom is
!/4" plywood
the sides. There are also four openings near J b. I

the bottom corners of the drawers, which DRAWER

can be filled with tiny plugs. a. BOTTOM
#/16 1
grid strips. Each drawer is sub-divided 2
H

into nine compartments with interlock- SECTION !/4

#/4 VIEW
ing grid strips (see detail ‘c’). The strips !/4
1
can be resawn or planed to thickness. 5!/8 H !/4
Cutting the interlocking notches is just a !/4 !/8
matter of stacking a few at a time against !/8
an auxiliary miter gauge fence, carefully
lining them up with a standard-kerf c. 3%/64 3%/64
!/8
blade, and then making the cut. Repeat
until all the grid strips are complete. K 1!/8 (/16
After applying stain and finish, the !/8
jewelry box simply rests at the bottom 9#/4
of the cabinet. W

Materials, Supplies & Cutting Diagram

A Case Top/Bottom (2) 1⁄
2 x 101⁄2 - 221⁄4 !/4"x 3"- 84" Mahogany (1.8 Sq. Ft.)
B Case Sides (2) 1⁄ x 101⁄ - 8
2 2
1⁄ x 101⁄ - 71⁄
E F G NOTE: Parts E planed to #/16" thick
C Case Divider (1) 2 8 2 !/8"x 7!/2"- 84" Mahogany (4.4 Sq. Ft.)
1
D Case Back (1) ⁄4 ply. - 71⁄2 x 213⁄4
E Drawer Stops (2) 3⁄ x 3⁄ - 7 K
16 4
F Drawer Runners (12) 1⁄ x 11⁄ - 10
4 32
Parts E planed G
to #/16" thick 1⁄ x 1⁄ - 75 rgh. !/4"x 7!/2"- 84" Mahogany (4.4 Sq. Ft.)
Edging 4 2
1⁄ x 21⁄ - 101⁄
H H H H I I I I
H Drawer Fronts/Backs (12) 4 4 4 H H H H I I I I
I Drawer Sides (12) 1⁄ x 21⁄ - 101⁄ H H H H I I I I
4 4 4
J Drawer Bottoms (6) 1⁄ ply. - 10 x 10 !/2"x 11"- 72" Mahogany (5.5 Sq. Ft.)
4
1⁄ x 11⁄ - 93⁄ ALSO NEEDED: One
I I K Grid I Strips (48) 8 8 4
Sheet of !/4" Baltic Bir
I I I A A B B C
I I I
• (4) Chain Carousels (Lee Valley 01B15.01)
ALSO NEEDED: One 24"x 48"
B C Sheet of !/4" Baltic Birch Plywood

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