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    Ginds Sharohaust Dirk VerSteege ‘Merk Higeen ‘eysla Brglant GirisGloweck Ken Munke, ‘Kent wach Stove Cutio ‘Seveotneon LeeBeedesoa Sindy Baur Troy). Dov eutA Bucctoa ‘Hlectronle Grip bles ‘Design Director Senior Designer ‘Shop Manage ‘Shop Asst,/Facilities Cirealation Director Subscription Manager Direct Mail Manager PURLIMHUNG senVIERS Moreton Clone “Graph Arie Chesil Cmor CORPORATE SERVICES ‘Baeetg Dect Jon Macarty » Cony: ob Huhimon Ant Usa Tee» Sooeteone {eGreane + Protein Myr Cal een > Sens Mo Mocce flee Buena: Boas Me Lider “pp Spc: ina Mecron Sip tase ck Suet A, Set WoODSNIFTH: MAIL ORDER 47 Din: Coy Sncson Calo Prod Mgr: o> Bae + ne ContollPro. Mgr: Mark Maton "Pr. pre Lasoo * ok Sopp ene ‘CUSTOMER SERVICE Sheer, Jee Sy «Caco Sei a Str arty. Joy Krause Sen Koea Anca ‘Sx Lonnie Alger, Karla crona SHIPPING DEPARTMENT Sue Nana ot + been Gein Shean, Phe vlan, Sys ey, ary Pe ‘WOODSMITH sFORE, Shoager: Dave Laon © Astiant Menage: Pad Schneier “Safes Sap’ WendellSwne, Pa bowery ‘ee Mager Viki Ewa mee Ue DOIm Ss S Sawdust Is ‘ie sinell that doss it Every time T start to work on 2 pine project it takes: me back to the days when T first stared woodiworking, ‘To kell the truth, that was so many years ago I don't remember most ofthe projects Thuilt, But never forget the arora tat filled the airwhen I made my firsteutinto apiece ofpine. Like, many beyimiing woodworkers T used pine becanse itwas readily available, ‘You could bay itatany lumberyard. Andit ‘was inexpensive. Something thatwas very important when you made as many mis- tales as I did. 1 stil make mistakes (fortunately, not quite as many as Tused to), But never lost iny affection forbailding pine projec’. Pine is sill relatively ineapensive and realily avaiable. But its ako versatile, In this issne all three projects, The Conniry Hutch on page 6, the Note Board on page 18, and the Finishing Cabinet on page 24, are builtusing pine Tomber NEWLOOK. Theres another thing Ive gotten alittle nostalgis about— the cover. Tve always felt the cover of a magazine should reflect whats inside, ‘And while we've made several changes to the inside of Woodsmithover the yeas, ‘Titec afpral tare tes Bicone Beka a sMantanoastona, ceriegeiea et eee apmen mae STATEMENT CF CWAERSBI, MANAGEMENT AND CROVLATICN Gequreitys9 080.385 teeta Yoo eto GIL? Doone Ss 4s Fanart ey he it any Sa hater ometes Fos Gut, ele seo COLUMN the cover has remained basically the sure. 1 knew that I wanted to make come changes but kept puting itoft ts sortoflike staring a the same face in themnimor. You'd like to improve the way it Ibols. Butyou'te alte worried thatifyen do,yourftiesdswon'tevogsize you, Wellwe finally docided to quit patingit offand ge ahead and make some changes The bianest change we made was to the Woodynith name on the cove. ‘Were dso included a ist of some of the projects and articles in the isue actos the top ofthe over, This lows you totell ata lance whats inside NEWFACE, The cover ofthis isspeisn't the only thing that’s new around fete. Weve added another member to. the Woodvntthfanily Troy Dowel iasjoined 1s a ditect mail! manager, Troy will be ‘working in our dteslaion department and wl ty tp make ene on ofall the names a PUBUSHENS STATEMENT. Speakon of nunibets, once a year the post office m= aqites that we print a Publishe’s State rent, se below. Ithas a lot of numbers in it, but the good news is we continue to stow, Forbengpatof dis groyth and for ‘Your continued support, I thank yon fem ‘Sins Gupienagsdanat flee Se 5 Ceaphe abcg cae Are, Des Maes ove 13500 & Fal tenga caee = ae Gemma oS 2 ae a ae i Secon ae ee 2 | = See SL aeeasee a (|® eee nee ender , Woodsmith No. 96 A LOOK Contents FEATURES ountry Hutch 6 Simple design and bastcfomery make tis Hutch easy 19 inuld. Knotty pine boards give tta country appearance and Heep it affirdabie,too. Note Board 18 Make this Note Board to ft yourfavorite calendar. Then ‘add an angiedshelfo hold a notepad, witha lip on thefront 0 keep writing tools from rolling off. Accent Carving 20 This carving iechnique is easy to master byfollowing our step-by-stepdrawings, Also, tipsfor choosing the best wood, laying out the pattern, and producing clean, crisp details Sanding Tips 22 ‘A collection ofpractical sanding tips to help youproduce nore professtonaifinishes every time, with less work. Finishing Cabinet 24 WC cals poud col neeihan mete alan hed wore Priel iie aires ee ae tee Circle Sanding Jig 30 Produce perfectly round —andsmooth—circles using this Jig ona disc sander. It's easily adjustable to a range ofsizes. DEPARTMENTS Tips & Techniques 4 Shop Notes 16 Talking Shop 29 Sources 31 Country Hutch page 6 URE RS Finishing Cabinet page 24 No. 96 Woodsmith FROM FELLOW WOODWOR KERS GLUING MITERS + Getting picture fames_mi- tered to eacty 90° is hart ‘enough. But then when you ane and clamp the comers to- setier they always slide apart. ‘Butlve found ¢ simple soli- tion, On the back side of the fame, Ml use one orbvo stpks fooled come wpa fore Iglve them, xe Fig. 1. The saples let the comes open fiom the font side $0 the glue can get in, soe Fig, 2, And thoy keep the comer alisnedas the damp: are tightened, se Hy | Ubi Ae ake fete st “thes ie Tips & Techniques ing ais @ oe wimale ints to Co) enya reli gle — itworks great Geange Merritt Nepean Ontario + No matter how well Tadjust my thickuess planer, whenever Tuse it, the planer always cuts a er dice (ene) at both is ofthe hoard To liminate the waste, Ladd SoG piew, se dmwing ‘They'te abvut 6” longer than my stock, 0 they get dl ofthe snipe. use small dabs of hot melt ‘ue atach the sera piecesio the sides, Then! feed theboards through the planer. ‘Once este ped tosize, the snp, ily removed, Andany sucres- due canbe quickly seaped off Chuck Brfield Brocklyn Park, Mianesoia 1 : ee hee ELIMINATING SNIPE SPACING HOLES + When installing shehes, it takes time fo measure and dil the holes for the shelf supports And it docsn's take much to get offjust anit. So use a simple €&- jig. keen the holes alzned ‘withoutall the measuring. Thesis is apiece of wood with fouthoks diled init. In two of the holes, dowels are installed as indexing pins, se drawing. To we the jig, frst dill two holes in the board. Then prsi- tion the dowels in these holes, anduse thejig when diling the nexttwo holes, By leaf the jig down the board all the les ae dled evenly spaced Onblahone iy Olle ‘Woodsmith No. 96 BLAST GATE +1 recently purchased a. dust collector for my shop. Adding, blast gates would make the col Testor easier to use. But its foo. ‘expensive for meto bny ablast ste for each machine. Sol decidedto make myown Dias gates using plywood and metal “duct pipes, see plow. (PVC tubing would also work) 1 started with two pisces of M- thickolywood and cut oat hole the same size asthe outside di- ameter ofthe pipe, se drawing, Nest, yslithick Masoute spacers fit between the ply Yyood Tie eats a ap tora ing gate tofit nto. Then sl and screw the plywood and syacers T made the sliding gate from another pieve of Y4thick Ma- sonite. A. block glued on top forms a handle, and a sew in the bottom ofthe sate keeps it from bengpulledaltheway ont when the gates opened. ‘Then cat and insall two against the sliding gate, Note: pcos of metal ductpipein the for an ainight seal use canlk plywood, lusiallthe pipe soits around the outside ofthe pipe. flash with the inside edge. You ‘Steven Magdebitrger don't want the pipe to bind Bel Ate, Maryland 2 A piwond oe ate Female ar ANGLE GAUGE = do a lot of scoll saw work that requites changing the ax ‘le ofthe table, Butte stamped aluminum scale under the table isnt very accurate, and i'shard to wad. So I made an angle tor screwed tothe side, we Fig, aige that uses an inespensive 1, A prece of wite suspended paste protractor from the centerpoint indicates ‘The angle gange is simply a the degree of angle, se Fig. biock of wood with the protrac- To use the angle gange, first adjusttheprotractorsothe wite indicaies 90° before changing the angle ofthe table. Jim Penkale: Calistoga, Calfornta BMT. TPS. ‘Ifyou would like to share | an origina! shoptested tip, Send i 10. Woodrath Tp and Techniques, 2200 Grand. Avemie, Des Moines, Towa. ‘50312. Or ififs easierforyou, FAXitto us at 515-282-6741, _Tf we publish it, we will | ‘sendyou $30 to $150, depend: | ing onthe published eng Tnclude a brief explanation and sketch (or photo). And- don't worry, well rewrite tip and redrave the art if nec- | cesar Also plea included daytimephnenunber, ‘Woodsmith — FEATURE BPROVECT Country Hutch Knotty pine boards give this Hutch an authentic “country” look, Simple design and joinery make it easy to build round here, change isa daly routine Oxiginally, I planned to build this Hutch, from clear pine That plan changed at the lumberyard when I learned clear pine (Celect & better) now cos more than T-hone steak: SoT made a changeand wentwith No.2 ‘common ("I-by” and “2by") pine, Same wood, more mois, but a big difference in price KNOTS INPINE. Knotty ine makes acountry project Jook more interesting, but itcan also make building the project more ‘teresting. Too many knots and the ‘Hutch would look lke it was made fiom used pallets, Forthebes elle, the kno's should be randomly spaced throughout the project With mexpensive wood, youcan spend time matching boards and cuting around kets. STAININGPINE. To finish the Huth, T wanted the ook of aged pine. So [used a honey-colored stain. Bt toavoid the blotches that can ocuurwhen staningine, Tals used a stain controller, see the box on page 15. a Woodsmith No.96 no Tama EXPLODED VIEW MATERIALS LOWER CABINET A Vertes Facrgs2) n2/a-32%4 B Ses 2) ax 1794-3236 © Gallo Shel (1) 34x17 47a D Center Dutder(1) Max ar -27% Yax2-aNva F Lower Backer (1) ax tia 4612 G UrperFadng (1) 3ax 1-49 H LowerFasno (1) — Yaxaw 43 V DhiderFecna() — 44x212-27¥4 4 MidcleBackers (2) 94x72 22% K Middle Fosnus(2) Yax1-20%4 1 sroies(2) Us 1674- 2204 (M Cabinet Back (1) Vax a7 2844 IN Dravier Mita. Rast) avaxca= 17 DRAWERS © Drawer Fonvacks (4) x AYn- 18¥ B DrawerSdes(s) — tax4¥e- 16 Q Drawer Botioms (2) Vax 18-155 R, Fate drawer Frenis(2)¥xaia-2018, DOORS & TOP S Dior Silks x2ie-2%% T Dow kals, Tp) 34x27 -54 UY Door Rais, IL 4) an AY oan V Ooir Panels (4) Va x BY = 151 W Top 1), 114 x 1884 - 49%] UPPER CABINET X- Vertoal Faungs( 4x 272-4474 Y sees (2) Wi NR-ADe Z_ Upper Back Ral (1) Tax 104-4714 AA Lower Back Ral () 12x 312-714 BB Cusde Back Siats(2)4x 37-4126 CC irside Back Sats (11) 142 372 -41)46 BD Spires (12) Ux A BHG EE YValonce(), 941 310-43) FF Gorey Becks (@) 9x3 3 GG ‘op (1) Wax 13-50 HH Cove Molding (1) 54-84 (rah) W Connecing Cleat (1) !2x 272-44 Bb Shelves(2) TAX 10%a 46%) SUPPLIES HARDWARE © 6)114" Beh Knobs (bp) 2" A" BultHinges (4) Magnete Boot Catches + (16)'4" SpoarSiyle Shsif Supports (@)Figure-BFeslerers © 1 16°FullExtension Drawer Gides ‘SCREWS, (26)#Bx2" PrWoodsoiows 6) #8x 212" Fh Woodrow (88x19 Eh Woortonews (42) #8 x 11a" Fh Weodscrswe © (20)#8x 1" Fh Woodscrews 9 (8) #6x 34" Fry Woedscrows No. 96 Woodsmith LOWER CABINET started the Hutch by building | the lower cabinet. This Slams out asa cise with sides, a bottom Shelf and a divider. Note: Mostofthis ject is tui fom slpinepanels So stared by gluing te erate Ponts forallthepanclsfor the lower cabinet, sseFigs 1 and2, ‘VERTICALFACING STRIPS, While the glue is drying on the panels, a pait of vertical acinigstips(A) canbe cuttofinisheddi- mensions, see Fig. 1. ‘The acing stripsare atiached tothe front edge of'the side pieces. But rather than at ‘aching them with a simple butjeint,T de- cided fo use a tongue and sroqve joint, see Fig. 1. This helps Keep the mating pieces in alignment during assembly. SIDS PANELS. Before atuching the fo: ings, Ieutthe side panels (B)to finished. size, ee Fig. Then, forholdi shelf and top stretchers that are added ater, there's a pait of dadoes across the msde ace of each patel, se Figs, 1 and 1b, ‘Anda rabbet along the back inside edge 4s foracceptinga pivwood backs Fig Ib, ote: Fora fi on attaching the facing to the side, refer to page 16 SHELF DIVIDER Now the other to ma Jorpanels, the botiom shelf() and center aivae (Dean be eu to fnished dea sions, ce Fig. 2 STRETCHERS The shelf connects the hutch sides at the bottom, But at the top, 1 used apair of stetchers, see Fig, 2, So next Fut ese stretchers (F) b fnished size TONGUES & NOTCHES. Before the lover sabinet can bo assembled, tongsies must be ‘at on the ends of both the shelf and the stretchers, sx Fig. 2b, The tongues ate cut tofit the dadoes in the side panels, Nex, cat asinallnoichonthe top comers of the denter divider (D), These permit the divider to fitbetween the stretchers when everything is asembled. ASSEMBLE UNIT. Now the Lover cabinet can be assembled. I dated by ghiing the shelf and stretchers between the sides. ‘Next, install the dividerwith Woodscrews down thnough the stetchess, sx Figs. 2 and 2a, Also sew into the divider through thebottom stelf, se Figs 2 and3. Note: Po- sition the divider soit createstwo emal-size compartments inside the cabinet. BACKER BOARD, The list stractaral part ofthe lowercabinet is alower backer (F) thal fits acres the bottom ofthe eas: under theshelf, axe Figs.3 and 3a, This stiffensthe shelf and makes the cabinet more rigid Woodsmith ‘There am a couple reasons for aiding fao- pies to the carese ofa cabinet Fis vertical facings ive the appearance t sides and divider are thicker. Second, the ‘middle (horizontal) facings oreatethe open- ings forthe door aud drawer conpartinents. UPPER & LOWER FACINGS There's nothing tricky aboot cuiting the fac- ing strips, but the sequence for installing themisimportant.I siaredby gining an up- per facing (G) onto the font suetcher, see Figs 4andta. ‘Next, sine the lower facing (H) arto the lower backer (P), see Figs 4 and 4b. ‘Note the "ip! thats created when the lower facing is attached, se Fig. 4b. This cts a5 asp for the doors insalled late. DIVIDER PACING, After the toroxal ae ings age in place, the divider facing ) can be ent and glued to the ede ofthe divider, see Fig, 4. Then, foradded strength, the op ofthe divider facing is seaued with a pair of woodscrews, see Migs. 4 and 4a. DRAWER BACKERS & FACINGS. By pow, tie base has two large, open compartments The next sep is to divide this space into drawer and shelfcormatmrent. To do his Vadéed another set offacings. Botto hold he facings, frstinstalledapair oftmiddle backers (I), see Fig.5. ‘Then the middle facings (K) are glued tothebackors, sseFigs. Sand Sa. Note: The faci cee ante fp a eyes aan upper stop for the doors, se TESS Ar Ss rw drawer compartments have been separated, Tuseda ¥#"covebittorout adevorative eve onthe outside edge ofeach facing arp (A), sxe Fig. 4. Note: I helps to lay the cabinet om ts back to routthe coves. SHELVES & BACK Avihis point, all the sunetial parts ofthe thas are cormpete, So, before moving on to thetopshelfanduppemnit, built theinside shelves and enclosed the back. toro shelves to fit inside the lower unit — one on each side of the ertical divider. And, like the other panels in this project, the adjustable shelves (L) are glued.up from several strips of pine, see Fig, 0. Fer ease of installation, the shelves ale cut 14" shorter than the ‘width of the compartments, ee Figs. 6, 6a. To sapport the shelves —and also make them adjustable — I dried three sets of Iles foreach self ace Fig. 6. Seepage 31 forsoutocs ofhardware forthe Hutch) PLYVOGD BACK. After the shelves. were conplee andthe supporthos cilled,Len- pul four layers.on asander sane time, Then nip off thetoplayerivhenitswom, chisel erapntty knife. §Q Tosand “in tight’ to ace ‘ct OF up (0 an edge, just ‘yrapeandpaperaround « dull 2 Woodsmith No.96 — THE BIG PICTURE Ifyon don'twantto wastealotof time sanding, then you need to understand "the big pietae." T used to think of Sanding a8 a one-step process — just gotting the wood ready fora finish But now [ike to think of't as two separate Sep ‘IRSISLEP. The goal of the rst step is simple: Sind outa! ofthe bienishes. By biemishes Tmean any deep oreroserarsin scratches as well as nicks and dents. Itako includes any bums and lay-out marks too. The fist step should be tack- Jed with the coarsest grit you an to ase, Whether 6 10) oF YEO don't awich to's finer gst ‘until all the blemishes are gone. Switching too extly just means ‘youll spend mor: time sandin SECOND STE. When all oftie blomishes have been removed, ifs ime to sand with finer grits. This is the second sep of the sanding process. The goal now ‘stomakeall the scratches tiner and finerso they won'the visible hier the fish is applied “Moye to the nest finer grit ‘when you've sanded ontall the sunuclies from the previous sit. (Good lighting and clesein- Spections are important here) And don’t skip tore than one ‘gritin the long run, you'll spend Thore time sanding’ Not ess. EFFICIENT SANDING When sanding, its good to keep oes grain somiches by going the big pictire in mind. But backand sanding with thegrain there are times when is more ENDGRAIN. There's another efficient tobend the mies abit. mle Ttend afitie, thas to do AGAINST'THE ORAIN Gn- rule with end grain. Instead of start you'll hearoften is t only sand ing with a coutse git ike 100, 1 jwith the grain, But someimes sandwith amediamani, say 130 there's alot ofwvood to remove, or 1). This way,Thaveto spend Tikeonan efgeghedpmelwith more imeontheiniial sanding. alot of ridges ‘Butl think its fasterin the long, Jn these sitations, sanding nm. Heres why. swith the grain has soine draw= Coane grits ate good for re backs. Ifsdlow. Andthere’s also moving nicks and really deep the tendency to create dips and scratches, but they also reste valleys acres the panel. "icep” seratches that have tobe Sowlen there’salotofwood sanded outwith finer gtits, The to remove, ITI start by sanding problem is end grain ts barder ‘across the gain fist see Draw- tan face grain. So the scratetes ing at right But dot sand any a Kardek to sand out ‘more than needed, Remember, _ WORNPAPER. There é#a rule yon do have to sand ont the Talvays follow T change my WHEN TO STOP ‘hen should you quit sanding? ‘The answer depends on the fine ish. There are two questions to ccosifer: Are you going to stain the wood? And whattype offin- ishyll yous using apis- ment stiin Gs opposed to 2 dye), you Tave to keep a couple things in mind, Fitst, how mich you sand f= fects how dark the Stain will end ‘up. A stain sits in the pores and sematches of the wood. So. the finer yon sand, the fewerplaces Alvo keep thisin mind, When shining a pieee, everything has to be Sinided to the Same git Otherwise, the wood won't ab- sotb the stain evenly. (The &- ‘xption to this isend stain, ce Quick Tip 6 in box ot Kft) ‘CHOOSINGAFINISH Arether factor thatdetermines how fine youshoaldsandisthefinishyou intend to se, The thicker the finish, theless you have to sand. ‘Withoilfinishes (inishesthat penetraie the wood andbuidal- ost no film at all), what you ADHESIVE-BACKED PAPER Ifyouve ever used finish sane en you proba striggled with getting fies piece ofpapertinder he lips fhe sander l'sone ofthose little anmoy ances: that slows ‘you down a bit Foraboat fouryears we've teen using adhesive backed sandpaper in oar shop, foe soniices, ae page 3]. Thispa- |° Sas A Adhesive nckepaper ities (igo a santero vapding it wo tslip. Pluss qecknleasy to replace, Bending he rules, Ihere'sa lotof sanding todo, maybe faster by sandacross the grain frst But you will have lo go back and sand ‘withihograin toremove iheseoressgvain scratches. particles may be smaller, But they're aso becoming dull, So instead of finer and finer sezatles, whatyou end up do the wood inset : sandpaperofien Its tempting to Jeep the paper on site longer becuse “ifs just going to sind finer anyway." But thats not how sandpaper woke, ‘AS the paper gets worn. some moot you wl need te snd ea ee oe oart Thea for te fist coat Poe enpetoalln te it wevary”satdpaper This See Wihafimfushtlovarnnb, the frist needs be ernooth ot the wood. we Drawing at tight. So Tend np sanding the wood to aboat 120-grit or 150- git Ths may sound too couse, te Goonies oat worlt be able to see or feel the Scmiches anywry. To get the Don¥ sand too much. With a varnish or polyurdthane, sand there are forthe stain to sitand end up fecing is the wood, not _projectsmooth, lightly sand the yg scratches wil be filed in by the lighter the final color. the fnish So ityouwantitto fel fish between coats successive layers of finish No. 96 Woodsmith B SB OPPs PoRsO oS ECT Finishing Cabinet This cabinet does more than store your finishing supplies. Itfeatures apull-out tray, turntable top, and it can he rolled out of the way when not in use. \ V' its time to apply a finish to aprojeet it scemslike Thave (ohunt foran hourto find allthethinge I noed, My brushes hang in one place wile the sain and varnish I'm looking for ae stored somewhere ele. ‘Then its anotier challenge trying to find a clan place to se the project while applying the finish, Ithought about using my workbench, But Tmosually werkingon anctherproject making all kinds of dust. And unless I'm really caf, pretty easyto pil varnish or sain all overthe top. Sol decided it was ime io organize mryfinish- ‘ng "tools!" That's what this Finishing, Cabinet is designed to do, It tors all the supplies needed tofinishaprojectin onchandy location with tom ‘ontop to hold most projects CABINET, Allof my finishing supplics ft in this cabinet thats, basically a big. wooden box. on wheels: The doors and sides are built with pex- board panels that provide ventilation inside the cabinet. The panels ate also a convenient place to hang ruse, masking ape, and other suppis onthe out Jast above the doom is aslido-cut tray. It pails ‘ou fromeitherside ofthe cabinet and holds yoar finishing supplies while you work. TURNTABLE, Another useful feature ve built into this proctis the tumtable top. This isespe- ally handy for small projects — you can sit in ‘one poe and aill ach all sides ofthe prox Woodsmith No, 96 ee EXPLODED VIEW BE TRM@— — CUTTING DIAGRAM MATERIALS rm a A Slice x3-2iA B Twp fale(y 4ax5-17 SUPPUES © (@) 1h Gia. Woed Knobs (12) 7%" dla. Non Tack Guides > (Bx 1a Fh Woodsrevs + (648 x 119" Fn MoodscEWsS: © soton Rais 24x3-17 1D Peqhd. Panels (2) Ya peghd. 17% 1794 E Tray Sumor (1) 34ply=21 x21 E poem (1) ¥4ply-21.21% G Facetrim(g ax 34-21 H Tiaycleas 4) 34x1- 10% V Bulom Cleats 2) ax 21 4 Dyider()) 4p 21%2x 19% i Tept 2A ply-22421 L Tim Foose) Sax da -22 M Trey Baton (1) $4 ply-208y6x2114 IN Tray iB. @) Yax2ins- 201% © Door sibs 4) 34xa-22 P Dea Rois) 94x3-17 POS eee pests az bia + (ape 2° But Hinges + (14) 18 2" PWeodsorews | shehest) sa piy-91Ax20% * Gs)8x" Ph Weosserewa ‘Also Neod! S Cate cess) 4x21 + (2) Magretic Catches s Sno.” 1 8! aheot W plywood ¥ Tanto cn 440i 2aaxa2te era mie + Ore 4 x4 shest 10" pocboard RiCee cs fe * (4) 3" Swive Casters wah Brakes + eda, Dowel fh Tin 2) aan ve ae + (18) 47 =0ia 177" ag serows WPiatPin(t)— Se-dindowelx te No #6 ‘Woodsmith 25 a CABINET T stared work on the finishing cabinet making tivo identical side assemblies. Eac side assembly is made up of wo siles (ver- tical pieces), two rails (horizontal preoes), and apegbourd panel, ‘The key to holding these picces together is groove on the inside edge of the stiles and rails, This groove holds the panel in place and forms a” mortise” for the tenons on the ends ofthe rails, se Fig. Ia. ‘Since the groove fs the sims size on all the picces (4" wide x 4" deep), I stated by cutting all the stiles and rails (A, B, and C) to their finished with and length, see Fig. 1. Then Icata centered groove on the inside edge ofall the pisces. ‘Afertiegroovehasbeencutin he frame 7 z Conia 20 picass the Dextsiep is fo ail fenoas on fe Ma heed: Ui ko gnae aie (See0eie, stiles, With the tenons complete, 1 board panels (D) can be cutto size. Then the entire sife asserrbly can be glued and clamped together. the sites have been assembled there's sill byo more things thatneed tobe done before they're complete. Fst, a nb- fs bet needs tobe citon the top inside fice of taton (0 it raroove both side asiemblis, see Fig, 1b, The rb- a betis sized to acepta4 plywood top that’s aided, fer oF. Butbefore the tray support and bottom botiomto dheside assemblies, Second, adado is citdown thecentcrof arwattached fo the side assemblies, laided _ However, since you need aW gap forthe bol de amerbti oe F, Tand te A fae tim () wo fot pecs x Tg. 2. vide Tusa ur tay cleats (H) onthe dividerfitsin thisdadowhen thethecabinet These trim pieces are all cut to the same tay support butonly tvo cleats (I) on the isptiogether, refer o Fig. 4. ‘ength 21") andhide theplywoodedges on bottom, referto Figs. 2 and 4. Y'SUPPORI/HOTTOM. With tbe sides the support and bottom. A tongue and ASSEMBLY. Atte the clea ae glued n comp, Tuned my atention w makong srovejointielps told de unin poston pace, the eanetisteudy tobe ase the tray support (E)and bottom (F), see until the luc dries, xe 0 do this, firstglue and screw the bottom Fig te made from" plywood and CLEATS. Once the trim i altached, the to the side assemblies, ace Fig. 3. Next, connect the two side nxt stp sald deatso theta support measure the dance between the daloes they're the same size ‘®) and botiom (F), These pieces of 4" in the sdepanels and ent the divider () to long), Lentboth atthe same time. stock areused toattachthe try supportand ff, we Fig 4 @1Ys" wide x 1914" ling) cE 2) perspren,, _ aebelistmteals? aah pith oe ee Be PB heodren ‘Then dlp the divider into the dadoes and ave and sore itto the bottom, ‘Nowyou can use the dividertohelp align the tray support in the exbinet To do this, set the tray support on the divider so the ‘eats glued on the bottom straddle the ci- vider, sce Fig. 4. Then align thebotiom of the cleats with the bottom edge of the top nils and sorew the tray supportto the side asemblies and divider, se Fig, 4a. ‘TOP. Allthatslefitosompletethe cabinet isto insall a 94" plywood top. To determine the size, [first measured from shoulder to shoulder between the Go rbbet on the side assemblies to get the widkh 2) Then toffind the length, Imeasured the widh of the sides and subtracted 1/2Mortrimpicces added later. Now the top (K) em be eut io Size @2" wide x21" long) see Fig. 5. Tofinioh the top, Ighued on trim pieces (0) tothe front and backeedges, see Fig. 5 ‘Then simply shi and screw the top to the cabinet see Fig. 6. TRAY With the cabinet complete, the next stp is tomakea sliding tray. fiebetwoen the top «Band tray support). Thistray pulls ont from either side and holds your finishing supplies while you use them, TRAY, The ttay 8a pece of4"thickply- ‘woedwithiden tcalfiontandbackpiccesin~ stalled on the ends. These front and back ‘Pieoes have plastic glides mounted on top hich help the tray slide easily in the cab net. And theykeep iftomsagsing when its plled out “To determine the siz of de ray bottom GD) stat by measuring the width of the ‘opening and aubiract Vis! forclearance, se Fig, 7, (My try bottom was 20!" wide.) Finding the length ofthe taybotiomisa it tickier. Thats beeatse you need to take into account the joinery and the thickness ofthe fiont and backpizess So Tmeasured the depth ofthe cabinet, ssbtacied 1", and cette tray bottom to length (21¥2"). Then te complete the traybottom cut" tongues ‘ontwoedges, see Fig. 7 ‘The nest step 1s to cut the tray froni/back (N) piewes to size, The length of the picoes ie tho came as the width ofthe tmybottom @0154e!). Butto determine the ‘height (with), first measure the opening in the cabinet. Then subtract! to allow for the thickness ofthe glides (V4) plus Vie for leatance, sxe Fig. 7, ln my cae 20) Now a Vit wide groove canbe cut on ove fice of each piece to fi the tongues cut on the taybottom, se Fig. 7a, “Aiterghuing the front and back piears to thebottom, Iserewed aknob on both. Then tw complet the tray, Ladded plastic glides te the top edge ofthe fonvback picues, ce Figs. 7and7a. REE No. 96 Woodsmith 7 DOORS After completing the tray, [began work on the doors. made two. One forthe front and back of the cabinet Thes’re built just ike the sides — frame and panel construction, RANE & PANEL. To bull tle fumes Tor ‘the doors, first cutthe stiles (0) to match. ‘the distance from the botiom ofthe cabinet to the top edge of the tray support (22” ), see Fig. 8 Then to make the overall ‘width ofthe finished doormatch the width ofthe cabinet, Loutthe rails (P) 17” long. ‘Aflier cutting giooves in the edges ofall the pieces and fenons on the ends of the rails, the door panels (0) can be cut io size; oe Figs. 8 and 84, Now slue and clamp all the door pieces together. HARDWARE The nest step is to hang the Gooss. A pait of butt hinges mottsed into the front edae ofthe ales (he thickness of the hinge) holds the doos: on the cabinet, xe Fig. 8 Then T installed the magnetic ‘atcies and wood nabs on both doors. SHELF. After the doors are: momted to the cabinet, wo shelves can be aided in side. They sit on shelf supports spaced 2" apart, see Fig 9. Nonmally you'd dil shelf support holes inthe sides ofa cabinet Butthatwontt woek het since the sides are Masonite not solid tock, Instead, I dalled one set of oles on the side rails (A) and the ottcr set in the divider (D). Then install the supports inthe holes andentthe shelves (R) to fit CASTERS. Withtheshelvescuttosize, the next step istoinstal casters To dothis, Hist slue and sone tvo cleats (S) tothe bottom ‘ofthe cabinet, swe Fig. 9. Then use Villa, lag serews to attach the casters. (For more cn casters see page 31) TURNTABLE What I ike best about the Finishing Cabinet is the turntable top. The turatable (1) is ust a square pieve ‘of plywood cit to match the overall sin: of the top of the cabinct (2243" x 22/2"). To Hie the plywood elees, theyre covered with trim (Q) and (V) se Fig, 10. GLIDES. Oncethetrimisiaphicethenext ‘Sep isto install the plastic slides in a circa larpatter, The only probiemisthenails on Mex Stub tenons op Rake cantared ongreaves hint St, the slides aretoolong. SoIclipped the nails dia, hole "deep in the turntable anda hole and drilled pilot holes before tailing the slides to the tummabte, see Fig, 10a ‘Next, [used a Forstner bitto drill a W- through the cabinet top, see Figs. 10and 11 Finally, apivot pin (W) eanbe-cutto sae and glued in the tumtabie, see Fig. I, O 10 V1 COMMENTS & QUESTIONS Talking Shop PAMPERING PINE + Some people think of pine as The projedt sts on the plywood instead of the concrete floor. roteets the ends of the a, “uly” wo” You kno, ines in the garage, a table in the laundry rom, of sawhorses in the shop. But T als lke to build furniture ont of pine. That means "nehinking” the way things get done in the shop. Lets Face it, pite’s a soft wood ‘with special requirements, HANDLING One requirement is that you have to handle pine more care- ‘fully than other woods. This can ‘a big difference in how rich work thetewillbe when it comestime to sand andfinishit. The problem is pine dents easily — it doest take much to Sotach and beak the fibers. So tomaketheshop"pine ficndly,” ‘fit give ita good cleaning. 1 patawaytools Pm not nsing and ‘sweep offthebench. Chips and dcied sine thet Tdont normally bother with get leaned up. ‘Abo, on abig projed like the ‘Country Hutch, Tilase ashect ‘ofplywood fora “huritireste." ‘That boards from chipping sliding the project ar ‘Bal you cant avoid scratches and dents completely. They're inevitable — but not fatal. Most seratcles can be sanded out ‘quickly. And mest dents ean be remnved too. Tuse ahot iron and adampcloth. The dents soakup moisture from the steam until they disappeat TECHNIQUE Just as important as pineishowyouworkit The first thing T dois make sarethe table ssawblade is sharp. A dullblade tears the soft fibers instead of citing them-clean, ‘Ako keep an Ge buildup on the saw blade, Ttere~ fates more resistance during the ‘nt andthe woodtendsto burn. Note: An easy way to remove piteh buildup is to ‘lad in a common household ‘leaner like Formula409, Drilling pine can also be alit- te icky, When T used a new brad poi bit on the Country Hutch (teferto pane 6) instead of starting the hole cleanly, it took chunks out ofthe wood. I found it helped to first run the and dnl in reverse, That way the points on the Git setibe he gutside diareterofthchole aie. ing the wood fibers GLUING & SANDING Jst asthe fibersin pine getton het cutting and diling, you can ako tear them out when re- moving dried ghee — expecielly ‘thyou ty to sompe it of. So frst make sure notto use toomuchslue onthejoints. And any excess slue is cleaned up Jt before it diies completely. ‘Removing the exes now o- ‘vents tearing the fibers lier, SANDING. Sanding. pine has outwhen ond, handling on pitch its own challenges (ee ‘page 22 for sanding tis). Nor- soak your tally Td use a finish sandex 10 conplete a project But on pine it Ieaves nearly imvisble swirl ‘marks —until it's stained. So I finish sand ny projeasbyhand. Tis dso a good idea fo use a ce rine, That's becanse it doesnt and evenly. Pie is made up of both soft and hard fibers (ealy and late wood). When you sand without_a block, you remove: anor af the early wood becanse {ester Whatyonent mph is awavy surface insieal of a treat Ht one FINISH When inishingpine, there area couple thing: to keep in mind that will give you a better Iook= ing prec. First, pine doesnt absorb stain. evenly so you get dark blotches on the wood. Try using, stain controller (refer fo page 15) Itevens ont the amoant of stain that cansoakkintothe pine. Second, pick lighter colored sains if posibe. They don't bighlight missed dents, broken fibers, or swirl marks as mich as dark colors RIPPING CUPPED BOARDS + After rearing the Shop Notes section of Issue 93, Ihave @ question about ripping cupped boards. I tke to have the cu facing tip. But you show it te- ing ripped with the cup down. Whats the best method for sofel) roping a cupped board? Bruce Degarmo Aatunily, Bruce, T think both methods have aivantages and disadvantages CUP DOWN, Ripping withthe ip down supports the work- 1608 On 80 eds, So t's stable For most ofthe eat Bunt the last ‘fewiniches cai cause problems. Aayou complete the cut, the piecebetiveenthe fence andthe ‘blade can fall down end bind aainstthe blade To reduce the ‘poteatial forkickback, the workpiece quiexly through the last few inches of the cut (rom behind, not ow t ‘CUP UP. Tho other ipping with the emp up, elimi nates the binding and at the end ofthe cut By holding the board firmlyagaistthe table and fence the pieces tend to fall away fromthe biace. ‘But i seers lke the board is ‘kas stable during tho entire cut —notjust thelas fewinches So the chanceforthe bari tobind Hitshove wp) method, Kickback is grester (and so isthe chance forkickback). [BAND SAW, Probably the best ‘and safes) waytonpa capped boaid and avoidkickback isnot tose the table avs at al “stead, st up the band saw andip the board to size (CUPPED SIDE powns Oe are eae men v ‘euppen sine 1D srs ete ‘Te Rod ford tent ‘ions! fe he NOTE Aways use Bush tbe No.96 READER'S JIG Circle Sanding Jig “The cicle canting ig sentinby Ron Hale of Joshua Tise, Cd fomniawonksgret allows you to acantely sand circa Shapes on a dis sade, “Trojig consists of wo siding tables. A bace table that sides Silotoside in the miter sot on the die sinder. And atoptable that holds the work prece and Slides ineand-cut ASE The base (A) is nod ig mo than amp od "6" witha groove Inthe top and bottom. se Fi 1. The groove in the tap seis erie ad catered of te width of the piece. Bur the proore in the bation cols at {Cina the width ofthe miler pane sl ‘Note: Lact the bottom groove cothe font cde ofbase willed up 1" aay from the Sanding di, se detain Fig 2. Then cata runner (B) tofit an ghee tn pace "TOP. Attached to the top of base is ane ctr siting a, The fp ab dis Sid out anf llows you to feed the work pee into the spinning dis "The top (C) isthe same size a8 the baw ()and hasa centered groove cutin hebot- tomstde.Thisgtooveisthe sane sae as the ‘nc you a atin the tcp adc ofthebase and accepts a wood runner (D), see Fi But before the mnner is glned in pace a couple of countertored slots reed 0. be Galled in the top (C, see Fig. These sos A. Thisjig allows you to accurately sand a wide variety ofdifer- ‘entsizetcircles. And ifou nzed several pieces thesame ste, the buth-instop makes teasy. allow the tp to be seiewed tothe base and sill side in and ont ‘Aferghiingthe runner (D) in place, ase ries of fivelioles can be drilled in the top. These Holes are drilled 1" apatt and ate sized to accept an axis pin (E). Depending onwhich hole hein isputinyyon can cand circles from 218" to 104in diameter. ADIUSTABLE STOP. One ofthe unique tuesofthisfigistheadjustablestop system [tmakesit eas; to sand several pieces toex acl the sane size (This is especialy hhandy ifyoa're making toy wheels) asially, the stop system corsise of « block (5, apiece of threaded rod, and a T- nut, The rod passes throush « hole drilled in the bioek and thieads into a°T-int in- FEATURE YOUR JIG [sans Gioia eae Hse veobna Ros stalled on the back side, se Figs. 1 and 2 ‘Oneend ofthe tod contactsthe base and stops the top fromsliding closes tothe disc. Attachedto the otherendisawing andjam nut. When tshtened together they form a Irandle to make turning the rod easier. A second wing nut next o thebleck locks the rod in place once the diameteris reached USINGTHE IG, Tousetheji, fist daw.a citeleon yourvworkpieceand rough cat ito size, Nex, drill 4" hole in the center and mount the workpiece onthe ax ‘Then with the rod touching the bax, lose backit ont while rotating the work piese against the disc until yon Keach the layout Tne, Now to st thé Sn, stl tighten the wing mut against the block, [4] wont Pareod a TRE Sind des ni Sind Aus bt to oat ‘Site darter 30 Woodsmith No. 96 ROPE CT SUPPLIES Sources courmeveorcn (ove. walkbe tom anu eae ie bi fortto, col wes mic by Waren Tooke County Htc, shownon page hems PPV). You cn der 6 isavalblofrom Woodamth-acatalog ith a price Ist fom Proper supplies This kine them ‘realy by callng the chidesallikecrensyoutll ced, tumberlised below. plusthe following hardware 2(@ Bech taker Knobs Alltheprojctsinthisissiewore Sipe) 2" 13! But Hinges £14) Magnetic Cate builtourofpine Pine shard t + (16, Spoon-siyle Shelf Supports stain, Tt soaks up the sai +(2)"Feures* Comectors evenly, kavingthesurtaceotths ‘woodlooking blowhy. = Q pr) 16! Fullextension Drawer Gilides Beforestainingpine, lusually- W96-796-100Country prepare the wood with a ccat of Hutch Hardware Kit... $8995 stain controller. It fimits the Note: The same or similar pe in, $0 the hardware isavailableftom some evenly ‘of the mail order sources that Sain controller are commonly. are Istel below. available, butthey may be called SED ARDS ‘wood conditioners, depending on the brand you choose, Tie Note Board on page 18 was FINISH STAINS. 1 sed two different je to hold a Sandard of- brands f'sain Fer the Country fico calendar (812" x 11"). The Hitch, lused General Finishes" onlyhardwareitrequiresisafew Honey Maple Sealacell se the evs, Butifyou wish to scurce listed below. do the carving, youll need the For the Note Board, 1 used ‘carving tol listed belo. Minwaxs Colonial Maple wood! ‘Tocarvethewheat pattem on stain, available at many hard the top ofthe NoteBoard, Hood- ware stores and home centers ‘smith Project Supplies is cur- ToPcoaTS. 1 used the same rently offeringa fullsizepatiera. top coat for all the projects in W90-8005-650Full-Size_ this issue: General. Finishes! Wheat Carving Patiin, $395 Royal Finish, i'savailable from CARVING TOOL. To carve the Woodsmith Project Supplies accent on the Note Board, we and the souree lised below. tried a number oftodls. The one W96-4003-602 Royal Finish special fabric on them area FINISHING CABINET SHG fve seri The Finishing Cabinet on page rubber or felt base, youl nsed 24 requires common hardware to adda conversion facing tothe that should be available at oeal_pad on your sander hardware sores of homie éen- Note: One you stick the fac ters. Oryoucan order akit trom. ing tothe pad of your sander, its Woodsmith Project Supplies pretty much on for goo, But ‘Thishitinchides everythingyou you can sill use standard sand will need excep forthe casters paper Simply place the sand (offered separately, see below). per over the facing and clamp it ‘This kit includes all the screws in place as usual aswell asthe following: Woodsmith Project Supplies (@) 114" Wood Knobs is curenily offering adhesive + (12) Nylon Tack Giides tacked sandpaper. Tt comes in +4) 2x Mel Steel Hinges 412. wide rolls that are 10 yards, + ) Magnetic Catches Jong. The Conversion Facing is +) Shelf Suppors 442% LI" but can be eutio size + 16) Mi" x19" Lag Scews— W96-7EB-310_ $0 Grit S495, W96-796-200 Finishing W96-768-320 100 Grit $1495 Cabinet Hardware Kit. $1295 W96-768-330 120 Grit $1495 CASTERS. Woodsmith Project, W96-768-340 180 Grit SI ‘Supplies is also offering a set of | W96-768-350 220 Grit S14 four 3" locking casters for the W90-768-600 Conversion Finishing Facing ‘53.95 cs are general duty sw’ Em With kad rate OFS00ihs, CIRCLE SANDING IE 1W96-796250 Set of Four On page 3, e showed aj that a Locking Casiers.S9.95 ean be usedto sand exeles on dise suncer. To build this jg, oul need some scrap pecs of SANDPAPER, haxiwoodard pow pusthe Inthesanding aticleonpage22, folowing supplies Wementioned thebenefisofad’_ (1) #1082 (onat hesivescked sanpeper Cure * (1) 1082 Nut really, eve are several brands + (2)#10-32 Wing nuts Svailblo tee sourveebolow. = + () #1060 4 3" Tuded Rod The adhesive is designed to + (2) #8 x BA" Fh Wondserews be attached to a special fabric, * (2) #10x 1" Panhead Screws: we chose was a bent Veparting (Satin), SIL95 quart Some newer sanders have this + (1) ¥i" x 1" Dowel WOODSMITHERNGJECT SUPPLIES MAIL ORDER SOURCES ORDER BY MAIL ORDER BY PHONE Similar hardware and supplies may befound in thefollowing Teoariy hee toge Deserts tal]

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