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Night Stand
change the style with a cove
molding top and pedestal base

By simply making a new top and into the front and

base, you can give the night stand a
more classic look. And then, adding
a few edge treatments to the base
and top will make them stand out to
complete the change. I finished both
assemblies the same as the case. By
the way, the knobs on the drawer
and door are also finished this way.
BUILT UP TOP . Instead of a single
top panel shown in the magazine, I
went with a “built-up” style by
adding a frame beneath it, as you
can see in the drawing below. The
frame is mitered at the front and
then has a 1/2"-radius cove routed
sides, as you can
see in detail ‘a.’
The new top
panel is the same
size as the origi-
nal, but instead
of a crisp cham-
fer, I routed a 1/4" roundover on the add an additional step. First, the
bottom edges of the top (except the cove frame needs to be screwed to
back edge) to complement the cove the top panel. I drilled oversize
molding below it. On the top holes and used washers and
edges, simply ease the sharp edges roundhead screws to allow the top
with some sandpaper. to expand and contract, as illus-
When it comes time to attach the trated in detail ‘a.’ This assembly
new top to the case, you’ll have to can then be screwed to the case.

20
19

#/4 A
TOP Drill and
countersink from
below for
#8 x 1!/4" Fh
woodscrews
D FRAME
FILLER 3!/2
8#/4
18#/4 15#/4 C
3!/2

12!/2
1
%/8 1 a.
TOP !/4
A
1!/2 #/4
B
COVE FRAME FRONT #8 x 1!/4" Fh
woodscrews B C !/4"
#8 x 1!/4" Rh (3!/2 x 19!/2) #/4 roundover
woodscrews C
with washers COVE
(through cove !/2" cove
FRAME
frame into top) #8 x 1!/4" Rh %/16"-dia. through SIDE
woodscrews with holes with
washers (through case top 1"-dia. x !/4"-deep Case !/4
into cove frame) counterbore top
#8 x 1!/4" FRONT
SECTION
NOTE: Cove frame sides, Rh woodscrews VIEW
cove frame front, and with washers
frame filler are
#/4"-thick hardwood

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 a. Case Drill and countersink
side holes from bottom for
#8 x 1!/4" Fh woodscrews
#8 x 1!/4" Fh
#/8 woodscrew 2
I
Case 17#/8 BASE
!/4 bottom PANEL
!/16 2
#/4 (#/4" plywood)

I 17#/4
!/4"
roundover #8 x 1!/4" Fh
!/4 woodscrews
FRONT #/4
H 17#/4
SECTION
F VIEW
BASE G
F
SIDE BASE
BASE BACK #/4
SIDE
4!/4
b. !/4
G H
H H
#/4 BASE 4!/4
BACK CORNER
Edge of GLUE 18#/8
panel 5
BLOCK
H is flush with
outside #/4
face of back
3 E
F H
BASE I BASE PANEL BASE
SIDE FRONT F
TOP VIEW 18#/4 1 BASE
#/4 SIDE
3
45°
MITERED BASE. The base is pretty straight-
forward, as you can see in the drawing at NOTE: Base sides, front, and back
are #/4"-thick hardwood
right. It consists of a mitered frame hold-
ing a plywood panel that is used to attach shadow line. Second, I cut an arch in the Before gluing the base frame together, I
the base to the case. There are just a few front and sides to lighten up the base. cut a rabbet on the top inside edges of
details on the base that I should mention. The final detail to note is that I wanted each part (except the back) to hold the 3/4"
First, a roundover is routed along the to beef up the frame joints between the plywood panel, as shown in detail ‘b.’
top edge of the front and sides to create a front (E), sides (F) and back (G). So I added After drilling and countersinking some
molded edge. I left a small shoulder, as 3/ "-square hardwood glue blocks to the mounting holes, the base can be glued
4
you can see in detail ‘a’ above, to create a inside of all four of the corner joints. and screwed in place from below. W

Materials, Supplies, & Cutting Diagram

A Top (1) #/4 x 19 - 20 G Base Back (1) #/4 x 4!/4 - 17#/4
B Cove Frame Front (1) #/4 x 3!/2 - 19!/2 H Corner Glue Blocks (4) #/4 x #/4 - 4!/4
C Cove Frame Sides (2) #/4 x 3!/2 - 18#/4 I Base Panel (1) #/4 ply. - 17&/8 x 17#/4
D Frame Filler (1) #/4 x 3!/2 - 12!/2
E Base Front (1) #/4 x 5 - 18#/4 • (10) #8 x 1!/4" Rh Woodscrews w/Washers
F Base Sides (2) #/4 x 5 - 18#/8 • (12) #8 x 1!/4" Fh Woodscrews

#/4" x 6"- 96" Cherry (4.0 Bd. Ft.)

H
A A A A

#/4" x 5"- 96" Cherry (3.4 Bd. Ft.)

C C B D G

#/4" x 6"- 60" Cherry (2.5 Bd. Ft.)

F F E
ALSO NEEDED: One 24" x 24" sheet
of #/4" cherry plywood

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