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Woodsmith 142-August September 2002
Woodsmith 142-August September 2002
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No. 142 August,2002 q
Publish€r
Editor
Senior Editor
DonaldB. Peschke
TerryJ. Strohman
Jon Garbison
Sewlusr
Assistant Editor Brian Mccallum
Art Director Todd lambirth et'sfaccil. OLrt(loor projcctsrcally bcirg durable, cedar has another
Senior lllustrators David l&eyling tal(c a bcating.'lltey'r e exposedto advantase- it's lightweight.So ev€n
Dirk Ver St€€g drivingraln,bakingsun,andfrccz;Dg ihorsh these proj€cts look sol;d,
HarlanV Clark cold- condilioDs thatworld dcslroy they'rccas] to pickup andmove.
Graphic Intern NathanRobertson nuny piec€sofindoorturnilLrrc. (Xcoursc,onceyou'vebuilt an oul_
Nowthals not lo saythatyoucan! door project,you'll want it to bok
CREAIIIE RFSOURCES
CnotiP Dift.tot lel Krdiek . hnj..t D.rlor.r K.n Munk l ' have trr|iturc ouls;(k'.It's iust thal soodfor aslonsaspossible. Soweve
Sr Poi., O6rs.^ K.nl ftkn, Ryin Mimick' Porr?.,D6rrr.fl wherrit corlcs to rrllrlir1,/ orldr)r inchdcda shortarticlcon the t)1)eof
chns filch . sr', ca&r.{ slcvccudis, SlrvcJohtre! t sr likc to use.
FtottstuPttr cdyola l:.nd6d Iu-nitrre,vou Dcedto lhiok a bil dif- outdoorfiDisheswe
tcrcntlythanwilh in(loorturnilurc.
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Revell,Dtbornh Rich t Cd S.- ^|rti Val.rir Jo Riley,Kinr
Hrlnn . Itadp6.: sylviactroy
that wilh nrinl;sc and tcrronjonltsand
splinod Drilcrs, ard yor havc sl rdy
rrroj('ctsthat willlast f(rryca$.
Ilul don't wofry thll all this hcavy-
'f'^'\
duty constnr.ti{nr will rosrll in a
WOODSMITH STORE heavy-wcii{ht projtct. lll addilion to
Mrri Dav. Lrson . Asr MarrsP'i Tinr Tlr.l.n !.V/a Siz/f,
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No. 142
Cowrsxrs
teolures
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i oa b l e .......................6
This tablt will hecomethefocal poir.tof anJDatioot d.eck.
ks roundtop andsnrdl baseare thepeicct combination ol
graceandstrengtA. And u,id1., r srep-bl-srep
insmctions,irs
constrltctionwon't throu Jo dnf cr.rtes.
TrayTable .........26
Trercisnothingrric/rlaboardrirsmdlsiderabic,brurirere'sm,rrc
/rererlan/irstmcctstftee)e.\Virl a Aandlc g at cachav|,
olenirr
theRD convnicntly liftsolf rhebascto bccrmca seruingrra1.
Deportnenls
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Wail
Stonge
S'6tel1r
P6se30
No. 142 3
Tps& Tpcrnu
AdlustobleIenre
\Vhile readlnsyour articlc counlcrbore(l into the
'litbl( '11ti(
Sur' tlt trot\l tcncc,scc lris. lb.
issueNo. 1:lll l decidedit Irinall,v.you (lrn scl lhe
was (inx'tocheck rny saw fcncc b !)0'wilh an All(r \i
Bul after clernirs and wrcncn ano r sqLrafc.
luning the e tire snw.I \br can scc how lh( s.l
realize{llllat my riD fr|cc scr$vs afc rdjusld in lhr
c(trrld r)ol be adjrsl{rl 10 pholr)al ghl.
l ' 0 t r i\ , , 1 , d t r , r r
FREE Whrl I cnded lrp d0irrs \ 1 . , ' ! , / L ii.i ) n \ \ r d & L /
OnlineTips was rrraknr( a lully
irdjLrslrbl(auxiliary i( ce
1r)alla(.h1olhc ri1)I(i)cc.
nglps thesou- As you car sc. ir lris. l,
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IlUiklilrs lhc f(rre. is
nothir)J.t nn)r'(than dillirrr
a liw sets oi h,)I.s. Ihr
b a c k( , 1 l h c| u r ( ( f c L (i v . s
'j:nrls
{hrl hol(l lh. scl
lpringClonp Koorie(onnerlor
Snullfrar)res caDboa bear p h o l ob c l o w I { r ( t r r x l l | c I rsc nry shop vacuu r ld- :rge 1i0,:;r, ljls ri,{lr1orr1o
r') clrr]rpoDso currcs. tips of th. clanrt)t{) poirrts. drlsl follcrli(n or x lcw of :r vacuunr hose. All yoLr
'l}(,sf
So I carrrcrp with lhis l)onrlsbil(, nrt0 thf my snralh Duchines.llol have 10 do is enlarse thc
quick motlificnli(nlt0 au w o o d a n d h 0 l i l t h e r r r i l o r llntlingadaptirs cattsotrtt smrll hole on the botloor
ordnr:ry sprirs clampk) lishl whik, lhclrlft (ldcs. l 0 f i l t h r ( l u s lp o r t .
hel| siIlrDlify
thi0ss. llrr ll,rfh \{cll it jLrstso hapDcls /nn,tlJ(llrrnn
As you c.rr sL'1.in thL, )iadr! r'n ( )hi,l thal :r lornr fLrbbefbever- { ) r . r h r r 1I .l i w r n i
No. 112
trollopedCornerJig
Not thatlons aso rvhile To cut thc arc on each placc the pin on the jis, To rout the piece,I first
makinssomcplaques, i corner, I use my hand butyoucanalsomakethe clampil downwith a pair
cdnreupwitha qrickjisfor held routcr It pivotson a arcs smallerby position of toggleclamps.Then I
n)akinssomcdecorative snrallpin,asshownin fis. iDs scrap spacerblocks maketwo or threepasses
scallopededscs,Iike the 1a.(fhis ph is jusl a nail againstthecleals,jusl like to cu1allthe waythrough.
oneyouseeh the margin with the hcadcut ort) ]ou scein l'is. 2b. ln l.ig-2a,you]l noticeI
phol{)on thedsht. T0 allow thc rouler to But beforeyou usethis start in the lowef corncr
'nrejig
isjusta plywood fit ovcr the pivol Din, tcchniqueon a workpiccc, and rout ;n a clockwise
baservilh a pair of wood all I didwasto renoveone youllwanl t{)nrakca tlry dir€ction,or leftto rishl.
clcalssct at il0', like you of thc screws lrom the rro on a scrappicce. Oncelhc arc is cut, I
sccin l.'is.1.'llese ck'ats -lhen 'lhis
basc plat€. lhc pin alkrws you to see canthelrrout a decorative
positionthe workp;eccso fils intothescrewholc. wherethc bil will cut,and delailall thcwayaround.
'lhe
lhes(allopc t in eachcor sizeoi the arc will it alsogivesyoua staftirg NorS./mu
ncr cndsup idertical. dcpcnd or whc.e you andstopt);ng poinl. (]/taldl, ALrL,
Aluminum
Anglelporer
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\\'hon boild;ngthelmlc 1 usc lh0so spacfls. I us.. thc spacetl\al(nrs
h r n i s s u o N ol.l 8 , l l b u n d all you need lo do is Dlacc with sornc doubk si(le(i
a n o l h r . ro s e t o f l h e a h r - x snrall piccc ir) caclr lapc t0 l|lnporarily allach If you have an original shop tip, we
nri'n'manglesrrrk.]i h{rlp lower cofncr Not ollly l h c d m w c r i l - o o l s . ' l h e nI would like to hear fiom you and con-
:rli!.n lhl] drawef ir.(nlls,I does this misc lhc drarler scfcw il in pcn]raflenlly. sider publishing your tip in one or
used lhf cLrloifsas spaccN, front, bLrl it also centers 'I',lnrirtrr more of our publications.Just write
as in thc dnwnrs below the |iece in drc openins. \ ll, ,tr lrlorr down your tip and mail it to:
Wood,snrith,Tips and Techniques,
2200 Grard Avenue,Des Moines,
Iowa 50312.Pleaseincludeyour name,
addr€ss, and dal'time phone number
in case rve have any questions. ff you
would like, FA\ it to us at 511282-6741
or s€nd us an email messageat wood,
smith@.roodsmith.com. We lvil pay up
to S200if we publish your tip.
No.112
Here'sut outrlocnfiroiectthat'sbuilt
wirhthcsunecmermdoafsmanshiP , )it Lrr h1 a tr ry'cluir\/.,r r,ij ',,ltr (.a
asfint, indactrfu,mittre. rir,rrr tr,,,. ru"r l,l,o(,, ,r rlr canl,rriftirlur
rrrarcli,slrtrclle:.l'ltnsvr! ! or f.rrr l4
o parcd to othcr lypcs oiiurnilure, outdoorpfojccts oi nafr)w slals.lb rnakcthc mileN ot lhe top namcas
are rcally prl to lhc lcst. Itxposure10lhe ullraviolct slroDsasthebasethatsupportsit, I adde(la thicksplinc
raysof lhc son and to extrsnes in heaLard h(midity to cachend.(l-heslatsarc supDortcd by sinrplecleats
nrea ihatthe projccthasto be dcsigned10 lhsianda addedto theinsideedgesol tbc framc.)
-ltis -
l{)(()fabDse. ortdoortablcis up lo thecllallenge lfbuikling a b;g circularframcscelllsa bil in[midat-
yel its design;sasaflr'aciive asit is slul1ly. nrg,don'tworry.You'llgetplentyofhelp- lionl setljng
BAtt.Tomdkelhe baseof the tableasslrongaspossi your miter gauscaccurately10assemblinsthe frame
blc,il s buill asa lh;cktrr e that'sjoincdwith halflaps (wi!ha sinslebandclampanda handftl ol screws)1(,
and through nn'1ise and tenons.No suryriseshere. r,,utinsth. circl.wirhan'a'J ro-bu:l,l
lraurnl.lji6
Uftal is suryising is how q icldy tbis basecan go
tosetherwitha fewsimpletipsard shortcuts.
ourDoon llilltH.Thelasll;neofdefensc{qainstthesun
andrain is thc finish.Flere,I useda sparurethanefin-
tt'
o(IrcoriAr ToP. Bul lhe realattracnon ofthislable(and ish. Unlike a deck stain$a1 needsto be recoatedevery
thc partlhat haslo withslardmostofthc abuse)is the year,this typc oi finishis moredurablc.For moreon
rop.flri. i: an'i8ht.id-d ,r}rF drr' .dprur.- " s.ric. choosnrg ootdoorfinishes, seepage:14.
No.l42
Consfruction
a Details
OVERALLDIMENSIONS:
52"Wx52"Dx29"H
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MATERIALS& SUPPLIEg
FrameSegmenrs (8) 1'b x 51/,- 23 er
B Spines(8) t/rx3'2
c eats(6) tbx %. 19 '9t1
D Center Slat(1) 1\5-42
E slats(4) 1x2tsl6-42
F Slats (2) 1 x 2ttl6 - 44 en
Slats(2) 1 x 2tt/b - 18 eh
H Slats (2) 1 x 2t5/rc- 31 'sh.
I slatsl2) 1 x 2t5/rc- 25 qh
-* UpperRals(2) 1th x 4t/r 463/a
LowerRals (2) 1t/rx4t/r 46i/1tsh
Feet(4) 1 x 4t/, 4t/,
M Legs(4) 2t/2x 3 2l
(28)#8 x 1t/a FhWoodscrews
\2a) #8 x 15/s'FhWoodscrews
(8)#8x2 FhWoodscrews
(8)#8 x 3" FhWoodscrews (Forassembly)
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with lhc lot). Ii)r now' lhc soal is lo
bLriklrla|g{, ()cla(o|al irann . rsyou
can sce in lrig. I above.Latcr yoLr,ll
foul lhis []rne nrto r (ircLrhr shrpc
wilh a shollrra(1. tmnrncl.
(Ul I0 noUGH 9 l ut . l h e l o p s { a f l s
oul rs.isht i(lc|ti(al /){r// tiv
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trull (.(laf 2x{js. (l ctll my blanks ,f)
5rI i x 2lIr.) I )irxixlirrs on the c()n(li
li(nr ol youf lunhcr. y(trrnraywrnt lo
joi|t and plnnf il so llx lraox crrds
u 0 f l a l a n d i l s c d , { c sx r c n r s h . I \ r l
nolc thrt lhis will a[f(ct thc thi(li
n c s s{ ) i l h c r k l r t s t h a l w i l l b c a d d c d you havc a t)ow.f rlril{r slq il rray s l { nc L r t l e f b i sl ,o I L r s c ( l a d a dbol a ( l (
l a l c r t i )h o k l ( h f s l x t s( | i s . l b ) . h r v c r | r e s f l s l o r )l o r l h i s r n s l ( . ) ir) thf trbl( srw. And lo srlDDorllhf
-lll w o r k l ) n r r . I m : r ( l cx q u i t h s l i ( l i n s
MITIRtil0s. llrst lhiog lo do lr) V ) u l l w a r r ll h c n r ; l c rs : t L r sscr l r s
lh$c scanrHrlsis 10r]rit{r-thocnds, accLrntclyas possibk - it'll nltan carfiasc,which is shownon prsc 21.
rs shown in lri,{. 2. I'or r| cishl l( ss nnr tLrninj..wh.D yoo slu( thc IttafttPLliltg. Ncxl, you c r ctlt th('
sirlcd iramc, you ll llccd lo rotatc Irxnx blnuks losrlhcr And f(n a splirris thnl fi1 in(o tlt(sf slots.
'l'hcrc
yoor orittr sargc 22rl:' (lc|'l-(s. (li q L r i c kl ( s l o l l h c s c l l l , t l y o L rl c e d s lrnn-i to this lhan jrst i{cl
afe a scraDpicfc an(1r 15' triaoslc, lins lhc dirneosi(msril{h(.'li) cn(l rp
as shown iD ihc box al left. wi(h th st(mgrsl jonrl lr)ssilrl(,
W h c r y o l l i - e( o | r f i d . n t t h r t t h c t,ou wx t lhc grrir (nr lh splir)cto
nrit(,f gauge is scl ac.uratcly, yotr f u n d . r o s s t h c j r ) i n l l i n co I r h c l w i r
Foraneightsided&ame, caDadd ao:uxiliafy ienceaodNitcr pi{'ces yo 'rc ghins losctlrcf, :ts
you needto cut an acc!- onc el(l ofo:rchsrrnrelrl. llut beforc showr ill lho m sin t)holo xl risht.
'ller
r^le 22t/r' miter. and you nril( r thc othcr rnd, a(ld a sbp e { lwowryslo nrakc1hes0
here's a quick way to bl(k to tho aLxiliary fence,as splincs.\'ou coukl Dl:rncsome sloclt
checkyour setup.Firsl shown nr liis.2. lbis way. all tl){' d o w Dl o r / ' l h i c l t n | d t l r c nc r ) s s c u t
niter ascrappi€cein hau. picccs r'rxl up exactly the same t h o r ni u t o 2 ' l ( t r r gD i e c c sO . r ii you
Then dry assemblethe lcnsth (which isjrsl as irnporlanl rs dont havc a planei you can cul
pieces n€xt to the rip gcttins the angleconoct). thc|r iiorr lhe ernl ofa scrappiece.
fence,as shown here, (UI SIOIroR sPtltlIs.To make this ( l ' l l s h o w y o uh o w o n p a e e2 1 . )
Ar this poinl, the
rf
Now a 45" triangl€r,ill fraDc as sli)ng as possiblc,I decnl As9tM0tt tRAr,ilr.
jy'r'Llhick framc is feadr- h bc asscmbled-
quickly show you how ed t0 add splincs belwee
accurateyour setupis. thc sesnrenls.-lh€ 1'-dccp slol you and this pfocess will bc a krl less
nccd to cLrlf(' lhis istoo nuch ior a hectic thar you night expccl.Thafs
Nr.Ill
becausc I slued up thc n.ar e just
two picccsat a tinre,ash t ig.3.
To assenrblethc scanerts, you
Bandcianp pu s inside /y - \
arc going to \rant to use a gluc
lhat s nudc for ouldoorLrse.(l chosc
p o l y u r c t h a i eg l u c . Y o u c a n f i n d
'Dofc n orlrntnm aboul thissluf olr
our ilcb silr. seerisht ur gin.)
'Ii,
hold oach paif of segnrcnts
losrlhcr,I first dfy asstrrbled lhcm
I s i n s a b a r ( l c l a m pB . r 1 1 h eo u l s i d e
co|ncf ten(icd10opco urr.So I crll a
nolclr |ear onc cnd of cach picce.
usins a band saw llxrr I rrlr ,r
scf$r acft,ss lhc j(,i|rlinc o{ cach
r s s c m l t y .a s i n I r i g s . : ln r n li ) i r .( 1 1 ) c
Iolch is parl oi thc wrslc seclion
l h a l w i l l b . r o u ( c da w a yh t c r )
'li
onc mor( notc: avoi(l havi|s
l o l | n n l h c s | l i n c sl a l c r o r r . lp u s h c d
lhc splirx s in so thry wcfc lllsh
wilh thc irsnlc com(r (,ffach j(,ir)r.
'
( l h c s n r a l ls a p st h i s l q , v c s w i l l b c with pipeclahp
vlEW
c')vcrfd by lhc sl ts llt(D ai)
Alfr y,)r hl|ve i{,ur prifs ot scs- - gldo€ eap'
r i r t l s H l L r c (Ul p , y , ) r rc a D U s c t h i s
M r r f l c c h n n l u cl o g h r ( ,l h ( p a i r s
i n l o ( w , )h l l v ( s . l n r l b c t o f c i r l u i I s
I l ( h l l l v (s l r ) s c l h { . Ir ' o u] l w a | l t o
( l r ) l s s r r l r k t i t l l r 1 oc l k r ' l { r h ( i r -
1 l l .( A s y ( t r r. i r r s { r ' i n I . i J rI., l l , n r ! {
t ) ' r ! .r L u ) r t )| l i . w , r 1 i sj l s t l l x , i o f
t n r l l i r At l x , t ) i 1 \ \ ' st , ) $ l l u )
I l y { , r f n ( l u t )l v i t hI l i l l l ( , q r p ,l i l ( . cllrls so tlx slxlswill crxlul)llush r(ldc(llhcf.rkr.s/.r/f1lr.As IDxI
l l ' . ( n r cs h o w ni n l : i s . , l x , 1 h c n y o ul l wilh lhr tol)of lhc ir1nrrc,
rs sh('w| 1i{)rx(l .rrli(!-, it s nradf ir1,n 5/4
wrnl lo plallf lhc cnds with I hrnd nr IiJ...lb (l us.(l 5/4 deckinatrn. dcckins,arrdil s cut to lcnsthlo fil
l r l a n cs , t h c y1 1 f i l l i s h l (. l i c n r (n r b c l Ilx shls. w|ich is aboUtI lhi(.k, nrlolhr lianx (|ia. I).'lhc' brirl
l o n r a k cl l x s t ) l i n e s l ] r x l lr 1 o o . ) sc| t)ase:t5.)'lhr 10gcl llx (.l('lrts allachinsil lo lhc ir:IIc, arls,
ftArt. Wilh thc frr . asscrrrltcd. to fit into thc ianx withoulsat)s,I foundovcrcar)bc roLrt(rlaroun(lils g !e you
lrelhane
i l s t n n c t { ) i r ( l dt h c r 7 L w ' i ( l cf / . ? i s nrilcrcdthc.n(ls at 22rl' (liis.5) lot) iacf (,./ l|lurlathc irsnle oflhc
{ ( l l h a t w i l l s U p p o rlrh c s l a r sa, s i I irndnlt:rclx\llhcnrflushwilh lhc lmnrc. (ltuDembcr11)rnovcthc
I r i s .L V N o n l yn c . d s ; . r ( l c l t si n ; r l l
websiteGolo
bolt(mrofllx lmme,asnr l.is. 6. forlcf clockwiscarouodthe irrsidc
( l w o s e s m e n t sd o l l r ( c d l h c r n ) , cllttl StaL\\tcu rhc .k'als wi'r1 of lhc ft:rnxr. Nowjusl centcrrhc
xnd youll wlnt 10 lhicliD.ssrhc shcd n|d s.fcwcd to th. ifamc, I slal nd scrcwil in place(liis.7)
No.1.12
al. sEcfloN vtEw
I
@ e
b.
/r.€nt€/td1 b r...pl
prlot pont ot trannet
Ii you don'l havea Iargelli|rn- Wilh thc har(lboafd basecut bit is in just thc right posifion.
nrelfor routingcircles.youcan b sizo,lhr nrst lhing 1()do is SoI cam€up wilh a shortcut.
buildore h a fcw minuk'swilil layorl anddrilllwo holes.Thlr I slartedby drillinsa r/" dia.
a Diece0i 7r hardboardanda Iirst is ror thc '/." dia. dowel hole that natched thc diaDre
dowel,asshownbclow lhat actsas a pivolpoiDt.lhe ter of the Y2rspiralendmill bil
secondholc will be dilled at I plannedb use-(A straishl bit
the fouter end lo provide will also work as long as it's
accessfor thc bit. ]lre goalis long eDough1(lrout through
ior the nrrirt, c.lgr 0f the bit to thc 1rl:rthickfiame.)
end up 26r from the c?rtzf of Now mount the bit in lhe
the Divotpoint,as in delail b.' routerandset it into this hole
H{rwever, it's a bit awkward - it'll positionyourrouterper-
lo attach the rooter to lhe feclly whilo you mark the
mountingholes(detail'a).
Beforeyoumounltherouter
to $e rrammelbase,ifs a good
idea to enlarse the hole so it's I
easierto seethe bit. Then sim-
ply glue a 1!r-longdowelin the
baseas a pivot point.
No.1,1:
-lhis
way. you wo t rout inlo your
b e c h . ' l h e t { ) g e 1s t a r l e d ,y o u ' l l
have 10l(^ver Lhebit;nh lhe lramc.
A d while rouling. youie goal is lo
irnrirnire chilxut. So here are lhr cc
stepsyorl carrtak--10avoi(lil.
Irirst.ils besl to take /irri fasses.
'Ilkyi?
lfss lili--]1/to chif oul lhan
deet)ofles. (l lowere(l lrly bil only
rlL wilh ea(h pass.)Sccond. movc
lhc fonlef slowlr'.Thc nnnc wood
t h c b i l l i c s l o r c m 0 v c ,l h c m o r c
l i k (l y i l l l l c a f o u t .A x l f i r a l l x l h i s i s
onc ofthosc icw occasiorswhcn Itl
reconnncnd baclifoLrlins. ltn onc
_,--.=--_=_z
thin(. a hand hekl oper ti.)|l is casi
cf lo h(n(l s|cufely. Irlus lhc forlcf
is lxl{l in .h(ck bl, thc lmr ncl.
RoulDovtR & 5A[0.Whcn thccirclc
h a s b c c n r o L r l f d .y o u s l i l l n c c d t o
roul x /s" roundovcf,lhis tinrc in :r
.or,/r f./rntir,6a, dir|cti(nr af ourd
bolh (nrlsnl( r(ls$, as in l:ig. 10.
tlAls. As you can scc in IriLI.fl. all
l h a l s k l l o r ( l ( l l o ( h f l a b l ct o t )a r (
thc shls. Wxrr LIlliIJt thcsc pic.cs
t,, l( r)J{lh,y(nr \!anl thcnr lo fil li{hl
bclw..Il 11x,il.lrrr', rs sh(trv|rin lril].
l b . l i r l \ ! l r r l s r r , r l i r n t u l r u r ti s l h (
s D t ( ! l , t r r r , l h , s l r t s .l l r f r , y , ) u
\ v a r r l ( o r s i s l ( ! r/ls 1 : a t ) s $,ayin. ahlaysji,ll,)wirsthc sx|lx, s i ( k. 1 In ( n ,] , ( n r ' l l f i l l x r| l ( ( 1 1t r )t r i r ) r
l I r ( ,l w o s / r / s l l t l ( n r. i r r h s i ( l ( , , 1 r)forr(lufr, asshownir)l.is.ll. il slishlly rrrrfowcf (r'( v.n .|l a
l h ( , f . r r 1 1 ! c ( t r r k hl b . l n y . i r s i ( ! : IriNt. Isrl llrr blankin rrlacc, D c ws h l l l r x l s a 1 i 1 1 w 1 {n k ' | .( 1 , ) x l i r u
'lhcy
r ' ( ,s i t t n y c u l l o f i n l l L r r g l h . usiraa spac( il. llx!r I r 1 pw i l h o I c s l a rI l i r r l (d, i I I ( r( ! r r t h l l
r li) t),,siti,nr
Ii)r ow, I rrrr-( ly s l lhcnr in t)Lrrc rrafli(\l th( l( nHth,,ll lhc l]lnx,. l h c o l h c r s i s n , s s n o l i . l r l n ( l h l l
rrxt l,) lhc curl(r slal, usinirr/s" Wr.r nrilc ns lhc piicc to l(nsth havirrgirrcortsisllrng.rt)s.)
stlilfffs D.1wc.l llxrD. (l:iJ..l2), I Lrscd a slopbk)chso 1 R o U I I D o Vt D I RG t t .I l ( L ( 1 I l , s l l r l s
Ilx r.rlririrs rrr/s r/,:(;, //. /l .(nrklcullwo slalsrhr sanrclursth. l r - ( r i l r c l x r l 1 0 l l x l a b l , l l x r r J s a l
'1h.n
r c r l l y x r . r ) l r r t r r . hh l f ( 1 . f . ' l h c y i ( Iwoul(lsct the slntir)placc L/s'r-(truxlovcrlhxl s roul.{l or th.
r u r i l ( i r l o n . c h ( , n d .b u t t h i s i s l andbirin workorrihc ocxt. l o r r f x ( . o I c a . h , s l l l r t i | r sw i l h t h f
sta dxrd 15 rritcf an(l shoul(lnt Ileli)11yoLlnrit(f thc laslshl, you c r t r l s . ' l h . r y o L rc a n s c r o v l l l l t h c
J.aivryou any lfoLrbl( l sllrlcd wilh mishtwrnt kr doublcchcrltthrl il s s l a l si n 1 ) l a c e , l n r l l n r ss i n l ] l (s c r c w
the sltorlr,st sla( an(l workcd my l.toinstr)nl wilh cqrrl saDS on cillx!' n r l l x . c n l ( r o f c l ( h . n d ( l : i s .8 r ) .
No.l1? IT
Boce
The lasl section10buildis the base ilf
thalsupports the1otr. As youcar see E
in l.;g. 13,Lh;scons;stsot a pair ot
cr{)ssshar)ed assenrblies t}n1.recon-
necledby i{)urshrdy legs.
-fln
oushnn'1jsean(ltenonjoirls
and hali lapsmakeror sonrerea1ly
slronsjoineryhere.And i1snot as @
tirrc inlcnsivc as you mishl lhink.
Thcrc arc somcshoftculsyoLrcaD 27
taliclo spccdthin,asup.
(Ut l0 tlzt. I startcdwith lhc
tttt.t (.1)arl(ll.t'ti ,.ril,- /1i/. All
a"r,i l
tourpicccsrrc LLrlfinn2x(islorkl{)
lluishcd wi(llh(.lLlt).lhtinslcad of I
ruttins thc kx{cr rails lo finishcd
Icnslh.I nradcall lhc rrils thc sanx'
size(.1(i:7") t)r now,as showDin
'l
Iris.r1c. hisway,thcjoinffy on rll
i)0f pn,(s willbc i(lcr)tical. @
HALI taP9.'llxfirslthinsI dirlwas
lo cLrlllxhalflaps thalj{)inthr rails.
asyoLr(alr scci| [is. 11.lvilh srrh b. srpEvrEw
l(nrsDn.ces, I lil( lo (u1lhchalilaps
al thf labli slrw.rsinl.rr {la(l('bladf h' .hant . @BAIL
Dlusa linA auxilirryt(rr(f scr(wcd
1(,tlx nrild sIUse.'llx.ll|lsl sl(1)is
l1)ftlisr thc bLrd.1lntilil s exa(lly fr
l)rlltlx thirhftss,nth(.slocl{, asiI
I.i(. Ih (\'oucrn l(sl llx hriJ{lrtol
llx bla(lcl)ycLrttins sonx,crdl:r0s
o|l scrat)pi((.s thrt ar'(,lhc srrrx
lhirkncssls lhf rrils.)
Whfn theblldcls scl,ils lir c (,r
sfl thf stot)blocksolhatalllhrhali
hps will bf i(lrnti(al.llerf, y,nr'll
wr i to nr(,Norcffonrthc cnd{)ilhe
11illoth. /irr shoLrl(hr:rs in l:is.1,1.
'lhis
wry,you cancul bolh shorl- Onc Dui thi ,{. Whcn sctting ilorfi IoP. whel) tlx, hall Lrpsarc
dcrs (nir)rrios 1h{ pn cc cnd-fof'cnd lh. slot) bl)ck, dorr't Iry il) gcl il irr cul, don l lrut awaythc dndo scljust
h.lwccn t)xsscs)rod lhc rcmovc cxaclly lhe d,{ht Dluccor) thc firsl ycl.-nx' ,/)/)f| nLilsncd 10 hnvc n
rlrewasrcin bctwcfu i illttr!l l11t\- l f y . ' l l r f i l c o u l ( l c l r du p a b i t s l o p p y . r/'d('ep l.ltbln'tcul acrossthc cnds,
iDrrlorclllovcthc sto]rlrlock(which Inslearl, il s bctlr'r lo s tak up on rs showD in l.ig. 15. Y( 11wart to
w(,il workthc othcrway). lhe fiurlwi(lth oI thc halfl:rp. snrak u| on lhc final wirlth of this
X?if;ftrtt, o@i,:i?
12 No.142
rabbct until the piece fits into the
Iramc (andcleals).as in fis. 1s.
fioRll5lt. r\'ow you can put awav /.,.
thc dado blade and besin work on
cutting the o$rtises, as shown in
'l
Iris. 13r. hrough moftisesclur be a
rerl rhallcnsc,t{) cut accumtcly.tsu1
thc oncs hefe shouldn l givc you
a n y p r o b l c m s . ' l h e yc a n b c m a d e
Nith jrrst a ddll prcss and a jig saw,
rs yorr can sec in thc lcft margnr
phot(rarrdthc articlc orr page:3.
Since the walls of thesc n1ortises
$'crc lairly sDnrothaml didrit need ttGs.Irinally,you re rcldy lC)nmke
to bc cl€ane(iwilh a chisel, I deci(l the /.,qsfrv) that conn(cl thc uppcr
cd t() k'ave lhc corncrc rornd l(r). and hwcr assernbln's (lis 1:l).
(lt ll be a I(n quickrr to roLrn(lovef ' I h e s ( l c s s s l a r l o u t a s 4 x 4 p o s t s
that flre rut to finallefiAlh (27') nnd
'nrorc
afc slill fl couDlothi|gs t{) t h e nd p p c dt ( )2 1 l r ' x : 1 " .
do before th( mils can be glll({l (UTltiloflt. 'l herf s nol nnrch to
log('lher, bul now s thc tirnc lo Lul thc lcss. 'lhc firsl lasli is to ctlt
the lower nils to thcir 6nal lcnrlh lcronsto fil thc nnnliscs in lhc l.ails.
(ris. l:lc). Jrrst fcnrcrnbcr t(, cul a As you car)sec iD lri,...l(j. I {li(l th;s
liltlc frurr clch cnd 10koep thc hali wilh a dr(lo bla(lc al thc tablc saw'
hps an(l rrnrliscs centcrod. trsins tho i(lrcc rs a slo|. Ar)d rs I
(Hlllltn txDt. Now lhat the low(T n x r l i u r c d o a r l n i , l h . l c n o n s w c r c
n i l s r I 1 c u l l o l ( ! r r ' 1 hc, h l 1 i l , r ( l s r ( n n r ( k ( l w i l ha f i k l o n r a t c hl h o ( o r -
a 7 r ' ( h a r ) f c f ( l r i s .l : | b ) ,w h i c l lI ( u l rxis (t thc nr(rliscs (lfi!.. l7).
i r l t h c I : r b l (s a w ,U s i n sa 'lir
xiliafy c{n pl( lc lhc 1c8s,I rottcd a
i i r r r r l ( ) s o p l r r ' lt h ( t ) i ( c . r ^ , 'n n r n r k ) v cof n I h c i f c d s c s . ' l h e
I D Dr t I L ' l ] r ( L r s ls t ( t ) b c I ( ) l 1l h ( , lii{rshrins lhe basck)laclhfi it cn
' 1 r i l s . I n l)r ( x s s . r l b k { l i s l o r { l ( l l h . b. s.I1wcd lo thc lot),as in lris. 18.
/i./ l/, 10thc low.f |lrils, as sh)wn NoLISrcn U tRItLAI tTlli!. Oncc
'lhc$
nr liil.Is. Ill rfi(l lllb. af. just lh lablcwasass{rnbl(\I,I d dlk{l ccrr-
l ' t h i r k p i c c c s l h : r l r r f c o t , 1 r l : , , l(i({lholes for an un,lncllarnd n nal,
s . l u n r c a n d s h u l n L r s hw i t l ) t h . sl(l 1slrnd, asnr I.i(. l:i and the Dhoto
c n d so l l h e l ( , r ! c fm i l s . r l d s h l . - l h o s i z co f l h c s ( h o l c sw i l l
l s t t B t tr R r t P l t ( t t . ' l h f i i l s a r c vary. brrt lhr'fc s no nccd to makc
e sy cnough lo tlsstmblc. A c(nrlt( (hcnr tishl. Instcxd, lixrli i(n sonx'
s h o r l c l r r t l p si s a l l y o u ' l l r r e e dt o incxpcnsivcholi srw bils al thchafd
s(cufcthcnr.'l'hcrw r h o o t h c ! . h r e warc skrrc.'l hey'll dojUsl fir)c.
hls dr;ed, )'ou can rout ,r r/s' tlfll9H.Asl onarliinrcdcarlioi lhis ' Iir o*rt ccis fr alorllrl/l
f o L r n d o v coro t h Ch p c d s . s o i l h c lablc was finishe(lwilh scvcrxlcoxls dnJ., 'rd'.,lsrdn.i, i JrilirJ nDr.
i r ) w c f a s s c o r b l ya n d t h c b o l t o n r (n spar llIcthnne. Iior nroro o lhis t,og. I,ldi ir t,. .dltr kjD)s(1.
edscs ol thc uppef rsscmlty. ouldoorfinish, turn lo paso:r1.$ o r . \ f J l l . h , ) l dv r r h r r .
CUTTING DIAGRAM
r 5'h e6' cedat (Two Bo.tdt) 1 \ 511' 96" cedar (sl4Decking Twa soadtNeedeo)
N!.lll 13
Wnep,ARot-ttrtoBrNqus
Therearebtsofanflesbuiblnn*wsekttle
benclws.Butwecmne
n mak.dleprocedme
upwith soluduts xnyisinfly srrai!.rfonuard.
Woodsmidr No.142
(UIr0 slzt-'l-obesin.the /;?,i.
beck(.4),.lrottt( U), and si.t.s (C)
(?n bccLrtl{rft)ughlcrsth,asin lis.
:a. Lilie ihe fr"nreof the table,the
blankfor the backstnrlsou1exlra
wirlc fof the curve you'll cut lalef
(Iis. 1a). tsultle irontard si(lescan
be ppcdr0 nnishcdwidrh (3,').To
nralicsrrc theyie ilat ard n consis
tcntthiclnress, youmaywanllojoirt
andplaoelhescblanks,bul thiswill
alicctthe sizcofthe clealslatcr
IN|TIn
nD5.With the tr-aDrc picces
roushedoul, thc trsl lhins 1()do is
to miter thcir cnds.tsecruseot thc
shapcoilhe ftrlnc,thcrcarclwo dif-
lcrc|t ar(lcs to cllt here (1J,1" and
56"),ar)dyou wrnt themlo bc as
accurateas possiblcso thc ifamc
gocstog{:lherwithorl anygaps.
Forlunatcly.there's n casylo-
buikl sle(llhat will alnmslcnsur{:
a{(.trracy. Il s shownin l.is.2 abovc,
bul Ihcfes a ht rrn)rcon how t()
buikiarrdosclhc slodon |agc 20.
(UT9L0llon sPtttil!_ Wilh lhc cnds
ol lhc frnr ( picLosnri(rcd, tho
nexlslft)is l{)cul thoslolson Ihc
r|r(ls thar will hol(l lhc r/r,'rhi(.k
sr)lincs,rs shownin l.iss. I andlJ.
( l hcs. splin.slvillslf.DAthcn thc *E:-!'
Nore centet
c,rrxls r d |l lp alil.rr th. t)i(ccs
as bla.k .nd ba.l
piae whh line
you{luc llx Iirnx hsctixr)
Ilyor'vexlftidy builtllx oul(loof
labk, IhcnyoLrknowexrcllyhow
lhisis donc.Lr iact,lhcsa x jiswill
wo { jrlstfioef(,rlhcscr,.alrxpiccos,
cvcnlhorrshlhesc:rrctwo(liiicrfr)i h:rpp.n, lhcff s sonl( sh:rDiru{you holi's dri111\1 lj{;i rpar1.Iin llx pivol
an,llcs,rs ir I.is.iJ.Iir-nroreon this w i l l r r c ( l t o d o 1 0t h c b r r l i p i c o c , l l s p o i r r t ,I r a ; l . d l h r o r u { ho n c o l t h c
jis (a|d oll cLrltinsthc st|(nrscst you can sc|' in |iJl. la. h o l f s i I l l o a s m a l ls c f t p b l o c l ia n d
sDlincs possiblc), turr to pase21. -ll)
l a y o t t h c c L r r v co l rl h c b { k . l cancl lirlrcdlhc bll)ohlo my bonch.
IHAPIBA(fi. At thisDoint,lhc hool nrade a sirD c beanr rornpass, as (As you Lan scf i lii,l. ,1.I dfew x
andskle flaDrcpicccsarc rcadyt{) s h o w ni n | i g . , 1 . ' l ' h i si s j 0 s r a l h i ' r lilrc rlurA nry l)clr(]hso it was oas)r
be nsscnrbled. Brt bcforerhal ca slrir) oi r/$r' har(lbo fd with lw(, to alisl rhe ccntor oftlx, bacli pi.cc
withlhe pivotDoi0l.)
CUITINO DIAGRAM Now c('|rlcflbo back rrieccon thf
liuc and |ositidr i1 so ;t ll cnd Lrp5'
wnle.-lhcn alicr you (lm!v tho c fve
you can cut il oul wilh lhc band saw
(,rjis saw)and sandir sl]roolh.
Irc lasl sleDis lo crcate the han
'lb
1- t sUr' - 96' Cedar(5t4 De.king) dle 0pcnirg (l.ig. 1a). do this.
simply drillhvo l" (lia.holcs an(lcul
oul the wasle betweer theur wilh a
jis saw' Yor can e;lher rout the r/r'
roundovcr ar-oundthe opcning now
or wait until you r0ul the edges oi
lhe iralne aJler assenrbly.
No.142 t5
SeotFrome& Slols
llv no$: rrrr shrukl havc four'llanrc FF
r:2.--
,!ffi.r!:,L.yi,i*
ltane --
picccsandsomesphresllratari' K'rdy
to bc asscmbl{al. llul l.athcrlhmshrr
'i,i::;' f'
u p o n c c o r D e ra t a l i r n c ( l i k c I d i d
with rhc lableliure). cachscatllanrc
is slu(d ur)rll at oncf in a sinrplc
rsscmblynrrrr, asvou can sct in lris.
;. It ll onlv ltLkf r rrimtr to buikl.flrd
vou Uonly ncr(la sirsle clanrpt(, pull
rllli,orrofncNofIh(fi-rnx'losfthcrl
A S S t M Bf 0I Y R l l . ' 1 - hf ci | s ll h i r r gI d i ( l
wrs (h) assd blf r fixnn rxtscl il
d r a h r s r p i r r c o f h x r d b o x r ( 1l l.c l l
I glucd s(fap l)i...s r(xl r) thr
f i - : n n fs i ( k s r n ( l f i o r r ( l d ' | l x ^ ( t h r
i r - r n x . s ,i l d ( r ' s n1 b c f o r ( a t x 1 1 ) r a
q I l ( n t t ) a f l r ) f t h (l i n r r )
lhrls alllhdl isro il. lnrl brli,rl
y ( t r rg l u ( u t ) y o L l j i s l l i x r x . i l s a
-jF=--; 1 I r ( ! xi (l l (a 1 or t ) t t y a . o r l o l l ) r f r l l l ' r
w r x l r ) l l x l i ) r 1 ) rl i.k e ! , n r s ( ! i n l l r (
r r x r ! . i r r ) l r ) 1 ,r)l k l i . i\
A s s l l t l Btl R l A l l l fI.l v ( r r l h n r l I . hl l r { '
L r r r r r c a l l vs i r r r t r l i lsnt h r s s c r r r I l r .
I s l x { r k l l ) , , j r t , n r l l w o l h i r l J s .l : i f s l .
; r sy o L re r L Ist r t i n l ' i t r .5 i r ,1 h ( b r t r l i
. 1 ) f i r ' r sa r ( n I l l r r n l l l o r i r i L I Ctrxl r '
f)
l i \ 1 l l : I i r l ( l r u l s { ) l t l ) .A l l L n n c o f
rx!s r|n,g,)i! lr)hrv. l rirlirs (Lrl
, , . l l u r i r j r l s lr I n I r 1 l ( .
'llx,
r n h ! ' l h i l t l { )r r r ( r r l i o ins l h i r i
v o r w r r l l r Jr ! ) s i l i { ) rtrh ( s t ) l i r !s : o
1 l l ) 1 . l l u s h t ! i 1 1l rl x i , , . r / , ' . o . r x ! s
( | i ! . ; r ) . ' l l r i s w r y . r ( , r Lr v ' r ' I I ' r v ( '
a r ! l r i n u r r il t l ( )( l ) k r t ( t .
n o u N Dt D G I 5l l h ( 1 r l l i ( r h r ( l n :
(lfn!l. Ilai(l oul rd flrl llx .rfv.s
,)r 1h( eofrxfs (lil].;;t) lltItt I
f o l l 1 ( { Il o u r n l ) v ( ! s o I l h , i n s i ( l (I r l llxrr so lll 5/l (l(r'ltirs borrds $ i l I l l x l x n l , ) n ] , 1 1 1. i|s i r l i e . 7 r L .
'll)
{)Lrliid( (!ls.s oi thr lrarrr(. xs \ r J l | ' l l[ i ( x s s h l s ! v i l ]o x l u t ) I u s h 5tAIs. frnnlt( 1r lh( s1rl. rll
s h { , w ni r 1 : i { s (. i a | l ( l ( i a . $ i 1 l rl l i . l 0 t ) o l l l x h l r n l . l l r a l i l ( . i l i s l r Jr ( k l { l r { s l i r l ' . I ( l i ( l
t t A T( t t A I 5 l.' , l o w! o u u r n n ) r r k ' 1 h ( I r r i l ( , r . ( ll h ( . r r ( l s , ) l l x ' . L r l s l l ) l s b ! s ( l l i r e l h ( n r i I I ) h . ( ' $ i 1/ sh
, r,ri s //il llrrl will bc rtlr.hrll lo w i l h l ! i . s l r r j i ! t t h r l I l | s ( { lj o r t h r s p r r ( r s l r ){ l l l x ! r L t ) sr.s s h ^ ! r r i n
'llkrr
t h i . i n l . p x , c c s , t ss h 0 w ni n l r i s . 7 . l i r r r ( ( r ( f t ! 1 ( )t ) r U C2 0 ) . l l u r l lfi( s l r n r f k ( 1 1l l t l ( ! r ! l h
'lh.
i r r t r n l r | l l t h i r r g i sl h r l : " o u s i r . s(lr{.(l llt cl('rls jn l)li(1, flu\h d r , / i n ] t k ,o i I l h . s (a l I ' r ' i t r ' x r r ( l c l r l
ac)sLAf
l
lll N o .l l l
the slatsto thesela),outmarks.(the
slals are cut to lensrh to fit tighr
belweenthesides,asin Fis.8b.)
Oncethe slatsare nrirercd,the
top edsescanbe roundedover,and
you can auachtheD to rhe cl€als
with a screwatcachend (Fjg.sa). @
BASE
lvilh theseatofthebcnchco pletc,
it s tinreto work on rhe base.Ir
nralches theshaDcof thescalfrnnrc,
soI hadt0 makeachoicercuraglcd
tenons(,-ntortises)or rnakcrtrctess
anglcd.I decirledto nuke angledlegs
oul oj h{o halvcs0iis. 9),md it tr0.ncd
ool casiefthanI expccred.
ttc tiAtvrs.'lir niake thc legs, I
startcd by cutlins cighl ktcotical
blaDksffoln "rwolly' srock.'fhc
ionl lcgswill achrallyendup I li(lc
turrowcibulwithlheblanks allthe
sanrc,youll only ncedro rmlc one
sclupid- lhc morliscs,asin l.'is.l0a.
INoRT|9rs.With cight nnnliscs t0
cu1 lar calh bonch,I wanto(lrhc
faslcslnrcthodpossibtc. SoI uscda
spiralcr)dnill bi1ar rhc drill press,
asin Iris.10.lhisralics I Iirrte
fixx.c
scl p IiDx. bur thc chc.ksof rhc
ir)r,1iscs cn(lupcl(all,solhcfrJs no
t t
nf(ri I(,s.t i)|1youf chiscts.oin- 2'
21/1
nn)n''nrIlrrs, sc. p sf 22.)
(uI T09zr.Wilhthcnr(11isfs.ut,
yoLrcansctasi(li'f{)tlr Di(,c(,s for the
t
/x'.t ,? ,(/r4- (./1,whilc yoo cut I
lh( /;!r1 /.v r.r/f.s (l(/ r0 finishc(t
widrh(2 ). Justb( surcyou don,r
lri r lho fac(,withrhc|nn1isc. -l
l . i l l . 1 1 . h c n p o s i l i m t h c t c o c cl o Wilh lho bnckhr{s bevfld, yoll
rtvtt tDGtt.'lhcncxt stcp is t0 leavc a 5ldr shouklor bclwcer
rhc canrelrosiliorrthc lence(l.ig. l1b)
brvcl onr cdsc oi cach tl]s (lhc biado and fcnce (|i,r. lla).
Now andbevelthe fiont less.Asainyou
cdscopDositc the nnn-risc). As )'ou youi(] rcady 10 cut rLc back lrss. wrnt tlre Drortisesa1opDosile cnds
canscei l.ig.9:r,rhoan!.tcsfof rhc -lle back lcss arc crrr on odse,
and wilh cachpairoi less,bul this tiure,
irontandbacklegsrrc djifcrcrr,bllr you wanl to r]rnkL's[fe lhat
'sctup each Ihot!..r oflhepicce;sdownon lhe
one is all you n.,edro r)irlic. l ( r f a r e c u t w i t h l h e m o r l i s e r l tablc, which is whar makes this
Tilt the sawblade34,,,as shownin opposileends,rs shown in Irig.
ll. ansleriiiicrentiroln the backlegs.
rygr5)----\:-
F:;{-'W
No. 142
Bose{continued)
\ow tlat lhe bevels hrvt b€| cut
olr thc lqs. yon nrighl l1)i|]i thfylc
fcady to bc gl|({l logelhe. Bul thcfc
'
c s l i l l r ( o U 1 t eo f s l e t ) st o c o n r d c t c .
R o U No0v t R( 0 n N t R . ' l } cl i f s t t h i n g
I di(l was fon( r f(trrr(lovcron lvh:rt
willbc lhe (nrlsi(le cor eN otcarh
l(g bhnl{. ns shr^vr in lris. 12.
( l h c s c h a v e l o b e r ( t r r 1 c dn o w
b . c r u s c t h c b c a f i n sw i l l g c l i n t l x '
way rft(! the lcss arc $scnntc(I.)
.hd0
t h i s . l u s c da 7 i ' f o n n ( l o v c f
l ) i l f r i s c d t { ) i t s i u l l h c i J l h la r ( l s . l
l h ( f t l r c r t , , p o s i t i o nt h ( w o f l t t ) i ( c c
( l : i J a sl.2 a a n d l z b ) . ' l h . i ( l (x l , '
hnh l{ss islhcsllnr|' lhc.urvc ol
t h e f , ) u n d o v r Is h o L r ki n l l ( !s r { 1 w i l l r
l l x l x ) i r t o l l h c b c v r l ( l r i ! r .l 2 ) .
G R o o V tf90 R 5 P L tl 5 . N f r l , I c r r l
sorx six)!fs that will hol(l lh.
stnirxsa . s n r l i s . 1 : 1I.n b , ) l h . a s (s ,
r l x , l x , v (1i r e . r i ( l f s ( n rl l ) ( l r b l ( . b U l
a s y ( t r rc r f i s c r i | l l r i ( S .l l l n f l r ( l l l l b ,
llr. fi)|lt an(lbr(li l( lls arur'l .rl
i!ilh lhc snr)r li'nr, s(llirs. (\itrl
w r r l l l ( g n r ) v c l s r l { ) s (l o l l x c ( ! r
l ( r r ) I 1 h ( ,l ) c v r la s p { , s s i l t ( . )
s P L r x IW s . i r l )l l x . l ] r x ) v {s ( U l ,y o u ,-
. x n n r r l ( l l x l r j r / r L l { , I sl a s i , / r , f .
/ l r r l r r l w i l l l l l i r l h ( J ) r( l l i s . l . l b ) .
I r r l i l n l l x s t ) l i r xs l a r l h c s , l ( r { ) v { r :
t ! i ( , s t n n r s 1 x , f 1$ , ) r i t b ( ' ! i s i b l {
r f l c r x s s . I r l ) l y ,l r x l t h . H f r i r w i l l
'l
f u r r r l r r ! { t h c k ' r r r l h { , 1t h . s t n i r , w h { , 11 ( ., ),t r s n ! t r s s h o w ni n I r i { . l , l Dn cfs lol.rclh cr hrcc blocl{s will
( D o li u ) s s i l s w n l l h .a s b c l i ) f ,) . a r x l t l x N d d n r ) l x n o a ll ( l i . l r c s [ r ( { l 1 , ,I h c p h l l ( ! - l l r . ' hl r f r w i l l
'lh(.Lirrr
A i s r r ! 8 ttrr c s .A l t h i s t ) ( ) i I l .y ( n r 1 ( herc isjrlsl r 7r N1l)lr L c s f t ( n r t o t ro t l h c r s s c n n t y .
'1hc
rl(ly 10{hr( llx k's hrlv( s l,)s{ llr t)|lrlli)r'|lr I x s.l ol six rlr)t(h.(l
r v i l kcyis lhc nol.h;r llx clrnrll
dr Arxlrsril, r olhcf quifli (Lu)rt' bl{,cks lhal .'.xl( pxnll( l .ds{ s so i l l s l ) l o c k s .( l c u t t h i s n o l c h i n o n f
ins ii'rr rrrks this prlrcfss rl !ou (ar rhrrI lhc o(ld'shapf(l b l o c l tr n d t h c n t m ( c ( l i l ( n rt h c o t h c f
\
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at.
Frcnt S a n dn d g e t
o
LEG
No.112
blocks.) To nrakc it. jrst la)' out a
34' angle on onc cdge as shosn ir
1 l.'ig. l4a. ftcn rsc a squarc10clmw
a secondlinc !0" io the firsl. Dithcr
a band sawof a ji.qsaw willwort lbr
co11ir)g a\ray thc rvasle,and thcfc's
oo need10b(,1o0cxacl here.
\vilL lle fo'nl rcady,1|e lcss a|d
splirx,scrn bc elucd togelhcr An(l
rs bflore. (he iofr worls with bollr 22't6"
@
lhr lrnrl and bacli legs.
R o UD I D G I 9W . hen thc glue |as
drn (i, I fenrovt{l th. lcss :rDddnl
sorlt, final sh:rpins.Y)u ll prob,rbl),
n((l to rvoft on the oUtsidccofner asembty seeFiq.16a
ofcach lcs (thc o|e lhtll was follre(l
c:ulnr. All this rrx,L s is smrx)thifis
rny ri(lscs or shoukl(rs o| lhc
nnnxk)vcf wilh a s xlins block (n-
block pl'nc), as shown in liig. 1s.
Y ) L r ' l rl l s o l v a l l o f o u l n s l i J l h (
r ( t r r n d o v uo I l l l r ( , l ( n r sf d s c s l | n d
( r x l so l t h c l ( s s , x s i l l l i i s . l s a ( l h c
t o t ) c n d sr f n r a i ns ( t a f c . )
a P R o r i tN. i ( h r l r c l c r s r o r n p kr e ,
allllrxls l( it is to rrk.lhc aprons
l h r t ( o n n . c l l h f n r .A r d s i n c ca l l l l x
ff
Norss
SHop
Sledfor Complenenlorylllilers
$Ihen urahins lhe x 2{i. bul if you cant
f r a r D ef o r t h c b c n c h r r r a l i ca 2 6 r r u i ( l cc r l o n
s c a l s o r ) l ) a s c 1 2 . t h c y o u r s a w .l h c b n s c c o u k l
anslcs a1 lhe ifonl and bc rr inch or so smallei
tayautrhe
bacli arc (liflefe|i, as you Ilre liL'yto thf accuracy
can scc in the photo hcfc. ollhe slcd is lo makc sure
'l
his wrrld havc mcanl l h e b a s ci s s q u a r c .l ' h e r r
accLrmlcly *'ltjns thc rrilc| alt you nccd to do is ll'v
g n u g ca l l w o o d d a | g l c s o u t a : l l ' a n g l c l ( t t l r ( '
( : r l , , r ' l r l ) . I i r t . r r r . , t , n , " .A : J , a r. . , r . , ' i r l
t h c s en n s l c sl r c r o r n p l c l : i s . I , I r o l a l c ( ln r ! r r r i l ( r
m c n l n f y ( l l t c y a d d u p t o A a L r s c: | , 1 "a n ( l i p l x ' ( l i t
! X ) ' ) ,I r v a si l h k l o b u i k l r u p s i ( l e( l o w n t o d r : r wl h c
s i r n p l c s l cl dh a l w o o l ( l l l t ( . l l r n A l ( . - l l x r )a l l t h a l s l {f t i s
ratcly flrl bolh aD(l( s lo xltrth a -=----;
withoulhavinJtto |)dic t y slfaight l(Jrrc
furcf a(ljuslnx,ntsirl Irll. flnsh with lhc
-lhc
INITIR tttD. sk{l is l a y o u ll i r r c .r r si n
j u s l r l a r , { cp l y l r o o db a s ( | i s . 2 . (ll (an i
at.
with nr xnJll(rl i(rr( ov( rans lh.
" l w o i y r r l ( I i a l b r s . o o r r ct r x l . )
r D a d co i
(lrig 2).'lh. l)as. ritl(s L A B I I t D G [ te
i , | j , r i r ' lr l . , r i t ' l . i r 1 . : , r . , r P I I ( t s .\ V l , , r r r r r i , \
w h c i t s s h o f l e ( l i r c i s i I s ( h ( j i s , i l s i r n l r t rl r r r l
a s a i n s tt h . l i ' r c c , i l w i l l l o h b f l l h c e ( l ! , s o l l h c
, 1 r r l r , , ! l , , , , f r l r i : 1 . , . / l r . - . . ' \ : r l r r . l l - 1 ,$ i .. r v .
corncNot lhc ln ( ( l ig. y ( t r rk r r o w w h i r h r l l s e is
ll) $Iith lh. lolls cdsc s u t ) t n ) s . dt { , r i ( 1 . r J { r inst
'lh,
rsal|sl lh( lirrcf. il ll .ul lh. f i p l i r ) ( c . w o rk' bul I necd 1{)r]rc ti()n lwo
thc :tnsle lin lh. rd.ir (or pil\r's shool(l b( hbcl(\l l l r i r ) s s .l : i r s t ,s i t r c el h c r c bcfor( nrit.iD}{ thr Insl
r x r s o l l h t i r n m ( l ' i r { . 4 ) . l ( x r ( s p . c i l l l y l h . s n l (s rff lwo si(k pi('ccs,you'll lrncf (1hcback), I (lfy
'l'hc asscurblcdthr' (nhcf lhr(
Notc: bfls. lrrs b as tll y havc(,nc li'rl xl)d rvarl to osc r slop bl0ck
bc bis fnoush so thc oncbackcor crl) $,h.n cullins (h. secord so I coLrl(lsnrnl{ ut) on the
-lhis
pi(.cfs will only slicli prst lTtRPlt(lt VJtr rrl|1a{ly nritli (|is. 4). way, finalhrslh ot (hc l)aclt lof
( n x c d s o .l m r d t n r i r x2 0 know ir(^! thc jis woflts, bolh si(lcswill r|d up thc r satllrcc fil. sI
*=.--
20 No. 1.12
Splinedl|irer Jig
Addingsplinesis a great also a sood id€a io havea
1 way to make a mitered
framestronser,and the
zeroclearanceinsert in
your lable saw)
splinesactuallyhelp with $RnlAGl. Thejigis jusl a
theassenblybecausefiey simplecarriaged€signed
keep the frame pieces to stsaddlethe fenceof the
dlisned.But on theouldoor saw. Two pl'.wood f^ces
tableandbcnches,the slols arescrewedtoge6erwitl
ior thc splinesweretoo a pair of spacers in
largcto rort wilh a slotcul bctween (Fis. 1). You'll
terbit.lnstead, I neededto wantto sizethe spacers so
standeachpieceon eDd thecarriaseddessDrooth,
andrun it acrossthe saw' Iy over the rip tence(with
Tbis procedurealways out anysideto-side play). to standa board 0n end to cul a slol on the oppo,
Dnkcsnrea litllenervous, To supportthe pieces.I \r'h€n making the solid site end, as ;n Fis. 2.
soto makeil saJer, I like to addcdthreer%"-dia. dow woodspltr€sf(' the slots, What's important when
build a quickjig that sul} cls.'nretwouppcr(lowels rotatingthe workp;cceis
porls the pieces whilc hclp supporl thc work (UI ttolt- Wltencullirg that the sanrefalc stays
thcyre pushe(]acrossthc picceswhileyou cut thc the slols,simplyhokl (or againstthe jig. This way,
dado blade, scc phob. slols on thc cnds. as clarnp) thc tramc blank all the slotswill bc sureto
Phrs,thisjis worksior all shownin lhe photoand aIa;nsllhejis. lift: up cvcnif they're)r0i
lhfeL'aosles;n thc tablc l,is. 2.'Ihc lhird dowel Aflef cullinglhc slolon centsed cxaclly on the
and bench projects.(lt's one cnd, rolatclhc Diccc thickness otlhc picccs.B
$x lrl' NO|E:
Fhs(ew Fa.esate
,a" plywoad
No.142 2l
&TrNIoNs-
MornsEs
SortrnoNs
& Srnnrcurs
Mortise and tenonjoints tises and tenons, we'v€
arethe "meatandpotatoes' run into more than our
of woodworking. They're shareof problems(aswell
strong,easyto make,and as a I€w mistakes that
!€rsalile- andmostissues n€ededfixins), Someof
ol Wood.snLithleature at the solutionsmeantusing
leastone projectthat uses tools we wouldn't normal-
someform oftltis common ly use. Others meant sal- that let us avoidthe prob- you'v€createda few mor-
woodworkingjoint !"ging a pieceby doing a lem the next tim€ around. tis€ and tenon joints or a
As you might imagine, litde extra clean up work. Sohere are someofour few dozen,l'm sure you'll
with having cut, fit, and But most of the time, the favorite solutions and find somethingto useon
assembledso many mor- best "solution" was one shortcuts.And whether your nercprojecr.
F r o n r p i el cl ,ei l , i . i i i i a
'Woodsmith No.142
lorge, ThroughlUlortise3
T h e b a s eo l t h c l a b l e o n d f i l l p r c s sB
. ulmthcrlhan At this poirt, i'ou can
paJteli has throLrghmof (lrillins overtappinsholes, square Lrpthe co' ncrc of
3
ln nscs.as showr in the maf
sirrphok).Ilercsa slx)rlcut
loLr can 1ry lhe De\l limc
\ u , r l .\ - , r . r . , - l i t " r l r i .
ddll a hole jn eachcorre,l t h c r ) ! r 1 i s c . O r y o L rc a r
rsshownir liig. t bcb$r
Non you caD fclr)ve
r l" . j , . r , t u i , \ t ' , ] i r l
lcave thcm rorlnd (likc I
dkl herc) rnd then latcf
rftnd r)vcr the edgcs ol
"*N
focut or)a lalgc$odtt)icrc. DIy gclti|g oul you, J,! Urc tenons with a nrill tle
L i k e r t y p i c a lr n o f r i s c , s w andcu ing aldrg thr 0r sandius bl(xl{, as in
thrs one slafls out at thf layoLrrlirx,s.as in l.is. :t. lril{.:l on pnse2ll.
Centeringthe illortise
M ( n( i s c s: u f a f t n)(s ll h u y s l ) w h o l ( , ( 1 r i , jl.) N r ^ v U i l ) w i r ( k . r i I l l o l l k l l r s lh o l ( . ) li |l(l slial)liy
'lhflr
sirn-
f ( ! ' 1 ( ! 1 { l, , n l l r l l h i r l i r x s s thr l)i(rl rf(, n(lrnd (t tl l l v , 1 1cra l s . ( l h r c ( l I I . s ply nIn t this ln)rcss
o f l h w , r l i t r i ( r r ' ,a n d l t I y i r s r c , ) n ( l t r o t , ., , v c r t h r . o i 1 w { lr) , ) l ( ,lsl ! 1 . l h c ( l r i l l u n l j l l i r { l w ) h 0 l ( , sl i r ) ( 1 | t )
1 , )b . r s | c ( u f a l c x s I c l , r f i l s t ( 1 \ l o f s t | r f 1 ) i 1r v i l l l ) i l i s , , t c ( i r l r r ( r lc r r c t l y , t x r l ( \ 1 l l : N , , wy o u k r ) { , \ a
w l ) r r s . l l i n { L r pt h ( d r i l l w ) i b ( s l b . . n s ( . i lw , ' r ' r r r ( l v l n rr ( ! r l l o l r l i u s lt l l l h c ( l f i l lb i l i s c r r ) l ( r r { 1 .
t m s s . I l s s u r lr l ( n( a s i ( r
1
!
l , ) s (l l l l I l r t i n J l t , i ( \ rt , )i l l
( n f ( 1 1 l vi J! , n i v ( l r i l ( J rt l x
l r ( | ) r r i t l i ( . s | r 1l l,l r .J l l ( r 1
,-t- -
I s i i t rI w i t h l s . n t ) l ) i ( \ 1 ,
thrt s lh( sllr)f lhi{.linrs\
as llx w(nl(t)i1rr'.'lh ) I
f ' ) u r i l r l v. { n t ( { 1 l ( b i 1i r r
l h c D n r l a | l ( ld r i l l I s h l f
No.ll:
23
flluhiple illortises
-llc
uxn e |rot tiscs lhere consisrerttby usi.g a Dail ( i s e ,I l i k c l o c u t a s P a . e ' lisc and (ut thc sPacer1r)
arc to cLrl.the rnorc I \trrrt olsnull scmp bhcks. lhal slipsbclweenthc skrp l b i s s i r c . ( l l ) i s c q u a l sl h e
therr to end up as identical SroP 810((. The fifst a n ( lt h c c n d o I l h t w o f k r u r o f t i ssc l e r t g t h D i , r s
as possible.lf all the mor- bbck acts as a s(ol).tts rrr p i e c ea. s i n | i S . 2 . t h c d i r n x ' r e r o l t h cb i l . )
tiscsafe (h--san]c.then fil Fis. L lt s clampc(l Lothc Iinrdins the lelrsth of Aftcf drilhrs thc sec
lins thc lenooslalcf uill be l c n c . t o c s l r b l i s l r t h c lhis spaccr is e:tsy now 0 d shoul(lei jLrstrcnnve
s h o u l { l e r t h a ts t ; r i r f s l l h x t y 0 1 rh a v r r n ( o l l h c thc sparcr ar)d drill ov.r
So rvhcn |rakirg nnrlli fI' n the elrd oflhc boxr(t. h o l ( , sd f i l l c d . J r s L n r c a s hppins hok's back t0 lh(
tPA(tn Bt0C|(.Ir(, lh{' u f c f i ( t r nt h c , . / t 1 o t t h c first holc (o ft'lnovc as
ple nrortises.I nulic sLrr.
l h e s h o u k l c fc u t s w i l l b f o rl l h e n r n '
0 l h c fs h o L r l ( l e h o l cl o l h r f , r ( /o f r h c x n ' mrc| $nstc rs possiblc.
loose Ienons
j | - ( n nr r l ) n u o l s ( r a l ) .a s
I
No rrrllcf how crfcitrlly
yollry1,,worl{.(tr1rsi,nr yorr (an s(! irr lrig. I l
a l l ! ' y o L l l (l ] o i n A l o ( 1 x l r l t ) ghc 1h. v.rxl r' lo lIl'
wilh a lcnon lhal is l(x) l ( ! r l n r ' s ( . hc(k s r r l ( l s l r r l i l
l ( n ) s el o r l h f r r r ! l i s c . lo lllth.nrn lrsc
v I N t I R .i l v , n i ( w o r 1 i B n O WPI l P I nl i ) r ' h i ( l ( l . D
i n g $ i l h r 1 h r ( n r g hl f r ) { , r r l ( ! r r r s { ) r ' r ( t r n ( k ( l l {r n n r s
t h a l w i l l b . v i s i b k '( , l h ( lh. srrrn l.chrrklu( will
I r n ( , r ri s f . r l l y l , ! ) s ( r , 1 l xl r w o ( l r s i n s b r ( ^ v r rl ) r r P . r
you can c|larl{e il wilh . u l h 1 , r ni r t r r o c . r vb n , I . x s
lhiI pi( ccs (,1v.n.cf slicc(l slx)wn irr IriJ{ l
Iine-Tuningthe lenon
W h c n d r y a s s c n t l ) l i n gr r l f n o n l ! r r l I v r 1 { ) u n l1 1 ' r t I D l i l i l s n l | s l rw i l h 1 h rn(l t)rf. rwa!'.srrhll shlv
nrul;s tur(l{frronj()irrl,voLr 1)i!-irrs ll$rv 1l)r l{rrr{ iIljs. rcsri g lh fil r)11|n.
n n l i r s r ) i if c . : r si I : i { . I .
'lhis
S , )b , r n - ( . D u l l i r st h c l w o fix will cr.rl( il
wanl (o chc(li lhxl th( s | r i o n I l . r r n r i s r rw h o l t
workpi(1l s cnd u p flush.ll lo( crsi{r lh:rn lrvinli lo pi( rcs rprfl. I vistrrrlly sn ll Jt l) in th( !uflisr.
lhfy\1 nol(xssh{^urinlhl rl!)l) thf,,lrsh lh. {'nd l l u l d , n r ' lw ( r 1 ! . ' l l t j o i r r l
l r k c r r o l fo l l h c s i r . 0 l t h ( '
photo b.low), you ll D.c(l l]llrirrnr l nnnlis. sh{,ul(l('r lhis is lh. r v i l ls l i l l h c p k ' D l ys l f 0 r r s
rr)lln(-tunf the t(rnnr wirh Whrt yrnr wxlt 1()d') 's r n n , L r nol I s l o c l {l h r l h l s I l u t s i r . . t l ) i ' f ( J sr l i l l k
''t)Lry in lhc jolnt i^!,
rrrr)vc clloLrithof lh( 1oP
'lhis
' l c . h D i c x l l t . y o L rc o u l ( l ( n b o t t ( n n )s h o u l . l { o i is cxsy.nough li, yo( ll r(1tl 1,,(al( clfc
rlo lhis i clunill{{ r) lhe llnon lo rllow il lo do wilh r shart)(hiscl.Jtrsl l l \ r t t h ( ' 1 w 0D i ( . c sf d u P
c i t h c r ( h . x ) f t i s r o r t h c s h i ( s l i s h t l vu p t n - d o w r r ) c l a n r t )l l x D i c r ( n r r u s ' flush (luriril xsstnnty.
\u. 1{l
24
Usinglhe Rip lente !s ! Stop
\ Mn., Iinre=. \hFn .u'ring bl,tk. IJ hdvpto re,rr il piecc,soyoudor'thavcto
(t . n , n s o n r h ce n d . , r ra ier-r"l ,in,-.,u .nn ,rp worry aboutkickback.
wolJ(pi€te,I liketoclampa wirh the samesizerenon Thcre are fwo thinss to
stopblockto an auiliary on eachpi€ce. keepin nind whenusirg men Duking trial cutsfor
mitergaueefence,as you In both ot rhesesitua, the fip fencc as a stop_ a tenon.loflencuta nrini
canseein F'ig.l bclow. ljons.I tnd ir'sa lot easicr First, whcn p0silioning tenonon theendofoneof
tsutdrisisnl alwaysthc ro use the rip fenceas a the fence,yor'tl necd k, the pieces.This snall
bestsolution_ $me work stop,as in Fig. 2_Safcfy Drcasurelo the tar 0eft) tenonis longenoughto let
preces are too lorg 1{)usc Note:With a typicalcross side of the dado blade. mech€ckfie fit. And ii the
with an auxiliary fence. cur, yo0 shouid ?ro1use Ard nsyoucanscch l,'is. minitenonendsup with a
PIus.there are a lot ol rhcrip tenccandauiliar), 2, yoLrstill wantlhe auxil loosefit in thc N)rtisc, I
timcswhenI needro cut feDce toscther the iary lcncc to extcndpast cancorrectthc setupand
irlenticat tenonson picccs wastepiecccaokick back the blfldc,so il will sup stjll usethe workpiece-
thatare differcntlenslhs. at you. Bur rrere,yon re port thcwoodfibcllsatrhc its not goingro affecrthe
And if I were to usea slop nor c ltins tlh oh rl.te backoi thc cul. strensthoflhejoint.
I IteppedShoulderr
'li)
cut 1(nons,I oft('nlay in lris. Ibck)w (O| ify(nr a\{'y lfonrth. blr(|. cfcirt
Ihcworkpic(c(lown onrDy haDtxI 10bc using a sk)t) insa sl(plx\l shr)0ld.rl
tablcsawandnrakcDnrlli- block on youf aLrxilinfy tolulloIs.-llx b$t way
plc passcsovcr a dado l c n c c ,l h c n t h i s s t o t )i s n l to solvc this is to a(ljust
bla(lc,usioslhc dr) fcncc squarc lo th(' krblc.) the dp tcnccso il s sqUafc
asaslop.-llis is a faslway 'lhc
r ( a s o o f t n .t h i s i s l0 thc lrblc,alldto do l|is,
tocuttcnors,brl younray thrt whcDcutlirra lh('l{nrg yo ll warrlk) ch|'chyoLrr rr d r.r,,r ir)(h,irl
find that thc shoulde$at shoul(lefs whh thc picce
llre top andbotlonroi thc lyios facc down 0n lhc llul thcrr"sn lcr lnra y
len0nondup uncvcn,asir tablc, thc piccc Lonlacts sohrli(r fof lhis probhn
lhephotoat righl. thc fenrc ncar the botlqn V)u cnDclanu 0r carycl
The problonrhere isn't ( F i s .l ) . B t a s s o o n a s t h e 1,rDca shorl srip lo lhc likc a short iclrcc, so lhc
the procedrrl]. Irslcad, pjcceis sct on edgo,it con lencc,as in lrig. ll. (l'ho preccanvayscirntaclsrl a1
its us ally a good indica- tacts lhe dp fencc hisher srrir)shoul(lbe just Lallcr the samc spol. (Or nn.ycr
tjonthatthe rip fenceisnt up, as in Fis. 2. Hcre, rhe thanlhc tenonshoukle a n o t h c r s o l L r l i 0 o c, h c c k
90' to drelablc,as showr fcnc{: pushes lhc piece Basically,this slrip acts oul thc lrp oD pasc,l.)N
No- 142
Atfistflarce, tHs
anher
mal seemlike
"gmdcn-umiet1"
out-
dacnnbh. Butthe
meyowfirst
funulles
' cluerhatrhisisno
tabb.
ordinary
; . .
No.142
Construction
I 0 Details
I
I OVERALLDIMENSIONS:
22"W x 16"1x 17"H
No.U2 21
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sroEvrEw
{
r E 6I
f
L t l
@ l z n ' l| 2 , ,
Bcse
'Ill
lxbll consistsol lwo parls - x a s y o uc a | s c ci n l r i s . 2 . - l h ' | lt l r ' f c s t Y()tlrnnsncxliupon thc llt by mising
lolr ir{la blNc.I stlulcdwith thcbasc. of thcrrxnliv isn dcby(lrillnrsovff- thc bladc:rn(lrctn alnrs thc proccss.
Ils r scl ofl{ss and apfonsjoin.(l lapl)iru{hol(s. Axl sin(c c.(lar is a N r x l a f ( l h s h o u l ( k r( ( t s I ( n l h c
wilh nx'1is.an(l l(rnn jr)ints.Ihl lln liltL ioLrshlo chiscl rlctuly, llx cof- tflr(nrs. All you rx\tl t) do h('|c is
/ . y s f . l l a r c a c l U a l l y t wpoi ( c c s o I I r)erswcr( lcft r,r'ndcd (l'i,jl.2a). misc lhc bli{lc lo nrakc r r/r rul i!'
c . ( l x r d . c k i n ss f t ( { l L r pI o n r a k cl l r ( l n r t y , n r ' l l r l s on o l i c c i n I r i s . l b l h c l o r ) r n db o l l o r )cr ( l s c s( l ' i s . : l a ) .
'l-1l
2" x 2" kr blanks,as in lris. 1. lhrt thc nr(nliscs arl trradcslighlly h s l s l e t )f u - l h r t ( r r n s i s l o
l l o R l l s t gO. n c ct h c k g s r r ' c u l 1 1 ) ( l c f t xr l h r n l h c l c D i { l ho f l h c l ( ! r o n s . f o u n . l l h c r r s l i s h l l yt o f i t l h c n n r f
s i z c ,l l x n e x l s t l ] ) i s t r ) l a y o u l l l x
'l1ris
snrallsapis irnlly cxccss1.Iluc. . s y o uc d ) s e ci l r| i s . : t b . l u s . { l
l i s c sA $l
nr(tr(iscs.As yoLr(arr scf in lfi,rs. lx rtilofls. Wilh lhc l{',{s .onrdct(, a f i k k , , , , r k c ( t r i c kw ( , r l {o i l h i s .
'1h.
an(l lb. cach nn)ftiscis scl back thc rrfxlDicfcs k) nrakcfor thc baso firrals1(1) bffuc asscrnblyis
'lhis
t r u n l h . o u l ( r -f a t c j r s l a b i l . atr tllr lorl (t,t\rts (li) nt'tl Nha)t to cascsofix of lhc cdscs of the l(rs
websile Golo c f c | t ( s r s n n l l r e v c a lb c t w c c nl l ! (/,r,rs f( ). (;{) ahcad and slart by a n d a r r r , r t s( l : i s . 1 ) . I d i ( l l h i s o n a
k s a n ( l a t ) r o na, s s e c ni n l i g . l b . c ltinj.tthc aDurs t0 sizc. routerlabl(,with a r/srro ndi)vcr bi(.
Now to rrrrl( lhe rrn)flists, I Now lo cLrllhc ((rxnrson lhc cnds oryor Lan sandlhcnr by hlnxl.
l u f n . d l o l l r r '( l d l lD f c s sI. u s c ( l a : l , ' ol thc rpfons, I Usca da(lobhdc on A n d s i n c c i l s s o i t t J { , ) u l s i { l cI,
I i n s l n c rb i l a o ( l b c s a D dilliD!.hol s thc tablc saw (|iJr.:l). Starl by nr k nradf surc lo assc l)le llx brs.willr
a l t h ( l o l ) l i n dL o l l d o l t h c n r o f l i s , ini{r (Lrlon bolh si(l(s,uxl tcsl lhc fi1. lro cxt0i(n ! rd. JJhr'.
r0 canturn yourattenton
toptl-ay.-lhe
lo malirg the
iop is madeof six slals
thalafe"capped" olreachend.
cRoovtt.I slarled E/vDO
by cuttirg the .rdJ
frl to final size.
'lhe,r
the oexl siep
i
wastocLrttheg'1rve
along lhe nrsi(le t
cdge.Again,I lurne(l
lo lhe lnble saw wilh a dado blade.
(Sincc thc sroove is narrow, you
coukl also DrakeseveralDasseswith
a rcgularblade.)
As yor can see n) I,'ig.5 and 5a, I
nilrr)edthe workpieccrrourd fof lhe
sccond cul. lhis wLy, tl)e groove is
surc lo bc ccnlcfr(l pcriectly.
IAtDltt.'l}c ncxl slcp is lo nuke
thc handlcopcn;nss.I touDdlhebrsl
way l{) rrakc lhcm was to firsl drill a
txrir ot I dia. holcs, likc yoLrscc itt
Iris. 4b.-lhn go back wilh a jig srw
an{l cul oul lhr waslc in bctweert.
(URvtD PnorlLI.Afi(,f thc handk is
'lllc
conlr)lct., thc lasl dchil f(r'lh. cnd lhcn rul s(rn. diff{ r1nc{s. llx orir1 slalsllrc alisncdwilh thc oLrlcr
l)ieccs;sllr{ curvc(l Dronl{. sl.r/s l/t) afc r f ll l ' thiok to oralch onosnrshwilh1ll| cdsc?urd thchn)cr
- l i )( l f a w
D1 f c , I l ( x ) kf i r y : l { j "x h ! lhc ends.I lLrlto kcepll(, \!ciJ{hlol tlrc slalsspaccdcv('Dlyacrossthc lot).
, D i , , U nf,U 1 ( r ( y ( , uc o u k l u s c l , n f { 1 - lfay rlown, thc nr,.r s/.r/s f./r) arc I,inally,th. r/.{r1sf(;/ thal kccD
b o a f ( l )a D ( ls o n x r | r s k i n , j l r 1 r . l o only 7l' lhick.An(l you caDsceitl |iA. thc lray top alil.rDod carrbc nradc.
-l
.r'll( r "bow lha( I usc (o lm(. oul ,1lr,lhc oul(r sla(s flf( cul or) ,r/, hi sejustallachto lhf rndcNidcof
an xfc,jusl likc you s.c iIl IriJ{.(i. si(k s 10[(rrn a tr'nu). thc 1ol)in bctvcfn thc kgs.
OrR vou(clllx curv. {rilc!(I,cut .lusl lik.wilh llx basc,IroLrnde(l Oncotho tablcis assembhd,il s
il lo shapcarrdthcn san(lil snxrnh. ovcr nll the irrtcr cdqcs bcforc tinroflrr a linish.I rpDliedscvcr-dl
coaLs
5tAIs.Although th. slats thal sit asscDrblinsthc tr)lr.-llx'll shrM thc or an fxtcior finish nn nrorcoD
b c l w . e n l h c c D ( l sk x ) k t h e s a D r ( , lolr lh an cxl(lior-,{farlc r{luc. ortdmr nnishcssccDase:J4.Is
No.142
Svsrpvt
SArr Sronecp
eu1 to build,md' easyto
systemhasit aLI.h's mexpensiue,
Thissrorage
without gettingctutJ(.nLrtoohox.
yu canadlnt the sheLq,es
insnll. Phl,rs
30 N o .I l :
,O
Posts
At tbe heart oI lhis Dfojccl arc the
posts.As yoLrcan see in t'is. 1,cach
onccorsistsofa 2x4 r/), rrrl /.{/ tuxl
a sedcsof lx.lsrcll s,/rr,fis /R).
f
'Ihcse
suppofts create evenly
spaccd slots lor thc shctveslo slill
irt{). And to secure lhc shclves
(wilhort any faslcnefs),the ends oI
the supportsare cut al a:1. ansle so
thc shelvcsrill upwafd slig|lly.
(UTTrNcTtir tUppoRIs.\\rilh lhc
u p r i s l ) l sf t r l l o l c n g l h ( 7 l r l , ) . ! , o L l
can bcsil wofli 0r) lhf shcl srp
pofls. I uscd an cxlratong aLrxiti,rr),
lencc on lhc Irilcfgauirc (|i!.a.2)
\irLr rrtul tllc srrppofls10 cnrt up
i(lcnticalso all lhc slols \.!ill iinc o1).
'Iir
d o l h i s . l c l a n r p c ( l sar r ) l ) b l r ) cokr
lhf ril) Icncc a tcw nrrhos in fi.(n)lot
lhc bladc. I'his way. rhcfcs no
chanccoflhc workpicrc bindinl{.
Now,with lhc nrilcfsauac an(lcd
il'. you crn frsiiycut nnlltittr pi({.cs
D y r - l r x ) s i t i u r i n sl h c w o f k p i ( \ r ,
lsair)st lhc slo| bk)ckairl!-ca{h cul. o. b.
N { n c : ' l h ( l o r )a n d b o [ ( ' n s h c t r
supporls hnvc (nri squl(,cn(1. So I
osc thc ilfsl ar)dlasl r)i{,cfscut fi1,|
c r r h b o n f df o f t h r t o p n n ( l b o r r u ) r .
I L-t *
A l l A ( HT I I 5 U P f o R r S O.r r c r y o u I __f_-
h l v ( a l l l h . s h l l s u t ) p i r ' l sr u t , v o r l 5IDE
. r I s c r l \ ! I h 1 ! r r , , l h ( . u l n - i s h l jsi ,l n . @ (D
y o l s ( ! i | l . i r a i.t . S l n r l a t o r ) r . r x t
ar(lworh y0ur way d(trvn.
W h a l y o L rw a n ti s f ( n . r l x , i t rr o b . c ( l s f s , l s s h o \ l l i n l r i s s .I a r ( l l b . difft!( nl r)allfrrr ofsrl1,ws (t:iit ta)
J u s l o o s c (n o u J asho l h r s h c l v ( , s c n n A i s o ,s i l c c l l x i n n . f t ) o s t sh a v c ' l h a l s b f c a u s c t h . n r u l s r c p
shk ir) ( nd out) frsily. A d I ti,un(l s u t ) r x n 1(sn , , / , is t{)
s i ( l c s ,n r a l ( ,s u 1 1 , t r n Dt h c t o r ) so f l l x , p o s l s .I t s j U s l : r
il suxl kk,a lo usc l snul| |i{,c. ol y ( n ro f l c n l t l r c s L r p p ( r . t s
l h c s l l n r i , . s n ] l J l . l 5 " c uo
t l r l h f l o t )n n d b o l t o n l
7r' scfap plywood as n spaccr I hiswry, yoLrwon l Drisrakcn
ty hlv. or rnc posl.asyou cao sec in l.jg.:J.
b c t w c r ' nc a c hs h c l fs u p p otf. ' l i ) p R . sh.lvcs rulal{rl (1,)wn.
I (li(l this at thc tabl{,saw' but yoLr
vcnl splitti0s lh. suppofLs.I Dlaccd \|Lr'li also rrolicclhar th. tr)t)r {1 c o u k l ( r s i l y c u l t h c c o r D c r sw i l h
l h c s c f c w s a b o L r l: 7 , t r r r ] r t h c boltnr) suppoflsafc a
irlt:rchcdwith tl ls saw or evcn wilh a hand saw
a.
i:zl;"i;'3:' -- 1
SECTION
dw:i;r*t
N o .U :
Posls(continued)
PosrslDt Wiih the postsassenrbled, ils timc
vttw t0 get them readyto mounlon the
wall.-lbform a stronslockingjoini,
+ I (rrt sone haf{tovetailnotchesb thc
Dostsandthcn Dladethe horizontal
I cleatsthe postshangon.
lor(Hts.Don't]cl lhe lulf-dovelail
t notchesthrow you. The fil herc
doesnthaveto bc prccise- youre
bas;cally crealinsa hookon (hepost
so itll be easy1()positionil on the
dcatslaler.asin l'is.6a.
wlral doesneedto bc prccise;s
lhc /.x1rltl of thc nolchcson the
posls.-lheyall nccdto bc kkattical,
so the shclfslolswill linc up wh{:n
lhc poslsarehrns oDthc clenls.
So atter carefullylayingoui the
notches,I cul /xr) licris trn cnch::r
+ (;0" kcrf on t(4)antl onc nl 9{)' on
thc botlqn,asir)I'iss..land44.
I
I Ncxl to quickly fcrrovc mr)slol
lhc wrslc, I i$i(lcd a roulcr ll.(c-
I h:nd bclwecnthc lwo kcfl.s,ns-1tr| t h c n o l c h c s ; DI h ( p o s l s ( I l i , { .( j a ) . ir1.ls fc il wxs k v.l lrnd lh l I wxs
I scc ir lrig.5- Ih(D rsins a Lhis l, 1 Inrl |(ni{l lhal thoyic nol rs wnl( hillir)s wirll shxls (liis. (ja).
1x knockr(l oLrlthc snull wc(lsc l( ft as lh. notch opcrrinj..s.
'lh.yi(' 'lh.
b o l l ( n nc k a l i s n n n r n l { \ l l l x
undcrlltc bcvcle(lkorf (l:is.l,r'). riplx{lr lilll{ nrfrowcfsolhc lr)sls srnn \(ry, l)ul yor nc(d lo iak.
(lt^rs.with all tho notrhcscul, crn lxxrl( ovcf tho ck als casily c x t m ( a n l h a l l h c p o i n tl o D o i Ddl i s _ f'
youcannrnkcthc lwo (/.rir^-| (') lhc o u i T l [ c .A t t h i s D o i r r lt,h c ( h a l s l a n c t b c l w c c l t h c c l c a t sn r a l c h e s
posls will hang oo, as iD iris. {j. a n ( l p o s l s c a Db c n x ) u r l c d ( o l l ) { thc DoiDll(!|oirrt distrncc belwcen
'ihcs(' t h c D o t c h ( s .O l h c f w i s c ,l h c p o s t s
afr jusl sirnpll lx,ls lhrl arc w a l l . ' l ' o( l o l h i s , I s c r c w c dt h c l o t )
b|clcd al(nrAlhcirr) edgcto nutch cl(al scvcDftal ironr thc noor nrak- will rcsl on orly onc cleal.
a.
SIDE
sEcfloN
b.
l< 221,'
< 2 4 " 7
No.14:
With the cleatsin place,you call driled five %irdeep
atbch tle posts (Ftg. 6b). I spaced holesfor the dowelpegs.
the posts22%" apa4 checking for To reinJorcethe front,
plumb. This spacingwill alow the I addeda singletdangt!
z4rYide shelvesto 6t b€tw€€n^the lar ,/aae (G). (Notethat
supDorrs,irsyou cin seen rlg. oc. it's sc-rewedto the tront
through th€ hole lor the
sIttvll center dowel, as shown
Thelaststepis to maketheshehes. in Flg. 8a.) Fhaly, you
Tostoreavarie9ofitems,I cameup can cut the dowels and
withorce shehdesiep$ Anda tl|re€ glue them in place.
aresizedto slipeasilyintotheslobin loot Sflllt. The last
theposb.Thisway,rearranging the shell was desiSled Ior
shelves won'tlreahassle, hanging handled tools
Pu t tHRv$. The first set of or baseballbats, like in
ah.eh)es(D) arc platn3/attplryood the photo at right
panelscutto fit theslots,ash Frg.7. me tool shalf (H)
(Io slideeasily,they'll needto be starts out just like the
slighdyshorterthan 24rr.)Then I ones you made ea ier,
cutaradiusontle frontcornersand But as you can see in
easedtheedgesvdthsandpaper, Ftg. 9, this panel has
?tcsHltYls.The secondshelJI some deep notches cut
desienedendsupbeinga srnallbin in its front edge.
with a row of pegpalongthe ftont, To form each notch,
as shownin Flg. 8. This will allo!,r frEt dril a l%rr{ia. hole witi a hole
you to halg up a shopapron,ball saw as in Fig. 9. Thed to complete
csp€,ot ano<tension cord.Plu6,as the notch,you canc1ltout the waste
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whora,tlnsr fin*hn useTIf you'regoingnbuildm antdnar
Wondering
project
mdwantittnl6t,hne mea couple weusemour shap.
finishes
f fl fll slls
Filrnfinishesareprobablythemost
faniliar becausetheysiaJethe same
characteristicsas many interior fin-
ishes.They form aclear,hardbarrier
on ,op of the wood.
Polyurethanesare most often
thought of as an interior finish. wear,you'll need to sand down the flfi flGltt flItsrl
"tooth'
However,there are tough, exterior entiresurfaceto glveit some Sohow do you choos€the right out-
polyurethanesfor wood expos€dto beforeyou applyanothercoal The door fnish for your proj€ct?It really
tle elements- like doorcor trim. advantageis you'll only have to do dependson how big ,nd what tlpe
Exterior{rade polyurethanesare this onceeveryfewyears, of project you're building and how
sometimessold as sparurethaneor much work you'rewilling to do.
msrine\"dnish.Thes€'hncy'nanes P:ilErmr c ollt For example,if I was building a
refer to avery tough fnish originally Penetratingoils are just what their shed or deck, l'd use a penefating
designedto be us€don woodenships namesuggests.They'rea mixture of oil - mainly becausethese finishes
expos€dto the harsh and unforgiv- oils alongwith water repellentsand arelessexpensiveand easyto apply.
ing environm€ntof the opensea. w blockersthat soak into the sur- But iJI built a setof patiofurniture
But tlat doesntmeanyoucant use face.These are often sold as "deck oike I did in this issue) I'd use a
them on your patiofurnihfe. Ir hcl stains"or '\rater sealers," polyuethane.The reasonis simple.
they're idealfor this purpose. Unlike polnrrethanes,penetrating I like furniture, even outdoor furni
Udike interiorpolyurethales,exlF oils dont form a hard finish. They ture, to havea smooth,tough finish.
rior grade polyurethaneshave a help preventwood fom drying out SoI usedthe samefinishingstepsas
higher amountof "solids.'Sotheygo andkeepwaterfrom soakingin. if they were going insidemy house.
on alittle thicker but providea much The problem with these Vpes of After appbingacoal let it dry thor'
ha.rderandmore durablefinish. finishesis that over time they're olEhty.fien sandit lightlybefore
There is one other important diJ- slowly absorb€dby the wood until tlif next coat.I repeatedthis for a
ferenc€.bderior polF rethaneshave the surhce is left unprotected.lvhich minimum of three coats.
w (ultra-violet)inhibitors to protect meanson avemgp, you'llhaveto rea} Note:All of the outdoorProj€ctsin
the woodfom the harrnfuleffectsof ply the finish everyyear. this issuewere all tseatedwith Zar's
the sun.Howevet thesew blockers But the ad\antageto thesepene Satin E erior Polyurettu"e.
do losetheir effectivenessovertime. tratingfnishes is that recoatingdo€e As youcanseethereis no mystery
Polyurethanes do have another n't requireanyprepwork. Recoatthe to exteriorfinishes.Youjust needto
downside.Wlen the fnish sta.rtsto surface,andyou're done, choosewhich onesuitsyou best. N
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0utdoorftloleriols
when you bLrilda project projects, somepiecesoike in the OnlineDxtrassec- wood like cedar.(with
tlut spendsmostof its time the cleatson the top and tionofour webs;te.) hardcrwoods,solidbrass
A coupleothergood(and screws aren r srrong theJoIIot,,i.?.g
outdoons, it'sa goodideato seatfrarnesol tie lableand
choosethe matenalscare b€nches)will needto be less€xpensive)choicesfor enoughandtendto snapas
tully.Hcre aresome$ings sizedbasedon the fl.ttr.rl an outdoorprojeclwould you'redrivinsthen in.)
to kccpin mindtor the Dr4 dickness of the stock.And be to sea ycllow slue for" $lid brassisnt youronly
'nrcrc
ectsfeahrrcdin thisissue. it's alwaysa good ideato mulat€dfor outdooruse oplbn though. arc
w00Ds.'Ihcre arealot0f doublecheckthe sizesof (suchas I')?r'kl;r's Tite- screwsd€signedfor out
woodsyou canbuildwith. the pi€cesto make sure bondll) or a plasticresin dooruse.Slainless slccl
As far as dccayresistance th€y'll fit properly. slLe. (Plastic
rcsinscomc in .md silicon bronzc arc both
goesredwood, teak,mahc cl.Utt.Anotherconsider- powderform and haveto 8l eat I0r ouldoor projccts,
gany,cyprcss,and white ationfor outdoorprojects be mixedwith watcr.) but they'renot as com
oakareall goodchoices- is the glueyou'lluse.The s(Rtw!.Likc theglue,you monlyavailablc andcaDbe
but dreycanalsobe expen- yellowandwhitegluesyou also want to be carelul a bit pricey.A lcsscxpen
sive (andnot all are !om- typicallybuikl with aren'i aboutth€ kindsof srrews s;vechoicefor thcscprd
monlyavailable).Solor our intendedfor outdoorappli- youuse.'lherearen'tmany ccts would be 10 usc a
projects,wechoseanodrer cations.But thereareafew srrewsin theoutdoorproj comnioDdeckscrew
'nre
decay-resistant wood: otheroptjonsto considcr. ectsin th's issue,ard lhc Di(: drin( aboutlirrd-
For the projectsin this scrcwsaren'lvisible.But iDasupplics fof otll(luf fur-
Onc thins to keep in issue,I decidedto usc a stll, you./0r l wanllo usc nilurc ;s thal you Lrsrally
miffl is that cedaris softl glue I'vehadsoodrcsults standardzinc or brass' donl havr10l(x)kvcry iar.
asdincnsionallunrbcrSo with ilr thc Dasl:poly platcdwoodscrews.'ltcs( Most honr( ccDlcrscafry
the 2xti boardswc used ureth.rneshro.'l'hisgluc justaron'tmeantto bc oul cvcrythinAyou'll nccd,
SpirolEndf,till Bilr
An pcrltspiralcndnrillbil tjnliko l,brstnfr bits. a the hishcr sp.'eds)also
is specificallyrlcsisnedkr sDiralend mill bit pulls makesftn a clcturercut,
cut tnortises.(1'sacluallya chiDsout of the mortisc, so lhe sidesot the mor-
roulerbit,bul canbc rscd whicheliminatesheatbuild' woodwr)rkins storesof
iDa drill pfessthat'ssclal up and clogging.But the SpiraleDdnrill bits are lhrough the rnail-ordcr
itshighestspe€d.) lonsercultins edge (^nd readily availableal local sourceslislcdat risht.N
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