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Contemporary TV Stand
by David Radtke

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 Contemporary
TV Stand
Build a rock-solid cabinet
from one sheet of plywood.
by David Radtke
EDITOR: TIM JOHNSON | PHOTOGRAPHY: JASON ZENTNER | ILLUSTRATION: FRANK ROHRBACH

YOUR STATE-OF-THE-ART TV deserves something better than a flimsy flat-

pack shelving unit from the big box store. This handsome display stand
features sturdy construction, storage for CDs and plenty of room for
cable, gaming and sound-system components. It’s even designed to hide
the cord clutter that’s inevitable when you connect everything together.
You can build it in a couple weekends using basic shop tools and a single
sheet of plywood. If you use birch plywood from the home center, as
we did, you can build this cabinet for less than most flat-backs will cost.

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 Fig. A Exploded View MITERED CORNER
(TYP.)
B
D
D 18-1/2"
1-3/4" DIA. (TYP.) L
1-1/4" POCKET SCREW (TYP.) A J
2-1/4" LG G
F
F
J

K
F
J B H H
L
G F
K

H
#20 BISCUIT (TYP.) A

23-1/2"
C C C C
E C E

E Fig. B Plywood
21 " x 28"SLED Cutting Diagram

7-1/2"
10-1/2"
1/8" KERF

Fig. C Leg Details

1-1/2" 18-1/8" x 23"
BLANK

Fig. D B Leg Tapering

J 5" Set-up
10-1/2"
C
7-1/2" CLEATS
L

3"
C
L

Cutting List Overall Dimensions: 23-3/4" H x 53-1/2" W x 17" D

G F Part Name Qty. Material Th x W x L
13-1/2" A Back Panel 1 Birch plywood 3/4" x 8-25/32" x 35"
C C
L
B Top 1 Birch plywood 3/4" x 16-1/2" x 53"
C Leg 4 Birch plywood 3/4" x 10-1/2" x 23" (a)
D Wide edge banding 2 Birch 1/4" x 1" x 84" (b)
F 5"
E Narrow edge banding 4 Birch 1/4" x 3/4" x 96" (b)
F Center shelf 2 Birch plywood 3/4" x 13-1/4" x 35"
G Top end shelf 2 Birch plywood 3/4" x 6" x 13-1/2"
H Bottom end shelf 2 Birch plywood 3/4" x 7" x 13-1/2"
J End panel 2 Birch plywood 3/4" x 13-1/2" x 19"
C
L K Chase center 1 Birch plywood 3/4" x 5" x 8-3/4" (c)
H 3-1/2" 4" L Chase side 2 Birch plywood 3/4" x 3" x 8-3/4" (d)
Notes:
a) Leg tapers to 7-1/2" at top. Cut two tapered legs from one 18-1/8" x 23" blank.
b) Cut length to fit.
c) Both edges mitered.
d) One edge mitered.

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divots or depressions in the surface Layout
or areas where the birch rate the two 23"
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sheet or come back another day.
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plywood, it’s a puzzle why home centers that stock birch (Photo 1). Fast
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blank at the cor
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lumberyard to buy the birch.
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Cut the tapered legs Learn more about biscuit joinery at
The veneer on home center plywood is prone to chipping, AmericanWoodworker.com/WebExtras
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so before you cut the sheet, it’s a good idea to install a
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 Pocket hole
jig

Pocket hole
jig

5 6
Drill pocket holes in the back legs and the back panel. Using Assemble the bookshelf ends with biscuits and glue. Work on a
both pocket screws and biscuits simplifies assembly. flat surface and make sure the glued-up assembly is square.

5 6
Drill pocket holes in the back legs and the back panel. Using Assemble the bookshelf ends with biscuits and glue. Work on a
bothYou
pocket screws
don’t needandtobiscuits
measure simplifies assembly. mark the
any angles—just flatasurface
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good idea sureand
to plane the glued-up assembly
sand a test shelf toisget
square.
a feel for
legs’ 7-1/2" top and 10-1/2" bottom measurements onto the limits posed by the super-thin birch veneer on this low-
the ends of the blank. Place the blank on the sled and align cost plywood.
the 1/8" spaces between the two lines you’ve drawn on its
endsYouwithdon’t need saw
the sled’s to measure
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blank in position the Easy
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legs’
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and10-1/2"
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the
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them evenly.joineryOrient the biscuit joiner horizontally to cut
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its back Lay
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slots for #20
(Photo 3).biscuits in the ends of all the shelves,
cleats
face up,along thesethat’s
because marks,theand you’re ready
best-looking to cut the tapered
face. the Lay
top ends of both front
out matching slotslegs
in and
the the
topbottom
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legs. Orient the blanks so that the front faces of the left and back panel
ter shelf and(Fig.
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of each theleg slots or space
and both end
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right frontband
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directly 3). the end shelves, but only the cen-
opposite
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Tip BeHere’s a neat
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(Photo 6).
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all around andworks for the
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tapered legs, too. coarse-thread
Sand all the parts pocketby screws.
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Trim the edge banding flush with the ends of each grit sandpaper, then switch to 150 grit for final sanding. Be
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piece. sureen touse
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nished appearance,
(Photo 2). Set Ithe glued
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be covered thebytwothebookshelf
joints. ends (Photo 6).
edge bandingand
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(Photo assembly
2). Set is square.
the plane to make lines
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fine shavings and follow the grain. It’s OK to sand the faces flushWorking
with withon thea flleg
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and the layout theline
parts
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plywood by hand, using a sanding block. (available
Stand at uphardware
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spread itglue into theMake
together. slots
st mark the It’s a good idea to plane and sand a test shelf to get a feel for and
sure on the plywood
everything edges. and
is straight Position
squarethe and
backremove
panel fianyrst,
ments onto the limits posed by the super-thin birch veneer on this low- flush with withglue
squeezed-out the before
leg at the top and
it dries. the You’ll
Note: layout be lineable
at theto
d and align cost plywood. Learn more about pocket hole joinery at back. Then install the shelves, followed by the remaining leg.
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rawn on its AmericanWoodworker.com/WebExtras Stand up the assembly to clamp it together. Make
position and Easy joinery sure everything is straight and square and remove any
d. Screw the Lay out slots for #20 biscuits in the ends of all the shelves, squeezed-out glue before it dries. Note: You’ll be able to 5
the tapered the top ends of both front legs and the bottom edge of the
52 AmericanWoodworker.com A U G U S T / S E P T E M B E R 2 0 1 2
the left and back panel (Fig. A and Fig. C). Center the slots or space
ntion to the them evenly. Orient the biscuit joiner horizontally to cut
 2x2
7 8
Glue and clamp the shelves between the ends. P
Pocket-screw the back panel to the end
You can use short clamps to complete this job by p
panels to keep the base from racking. Use
clamping 2x2s to the lower shelf (photo, at right). a clamp to back up the glued butt joint.

9 10
Install the top. Glue and clamp the biscuit joints at the front and Fasten the cord chase after centering it on the hole in the upper
install pocket screws at the back. This method hides the joinery at shelf. The chase and the recess behind the back panel make it
the front and eases the assembly in back. easy to hide all the power cords.

clamp the bottom shelf to the back panel, but not the top all the legs and both end panels. Insert the biscuits, posi-
shelf. Use a couple pin nails to secure it. tion the top and clamp it at the front, using the underside
Drill a 1-3/4" dia. hole in the upper center shelf, 1-1/4" of your bench. Then anchor the back of the top with pocket
from the back edge and centered between the ends. Fin- screws (Photo 9).
ish-sand this shelf and the back panel and then assemble Assemble and glue the mitered cord chase (K, L) after
these parts using biscuits and glue. Make sure the ends drilling 1-3/4" dia. holes in both of the side pieces. Then
remain flush when you clamp the joint. Finish-sand the fasten it between the center shelves (Photo 10). Install
lower center shelf. grommets for a finished appearance (see Sources).
Glue the center shelves between the bookcase ends
(Photo 7). This large assembly can be hard to manage, so SOURCES
SOURCES
it’s a good idea to enlist an assistant to help apply glue, •• Kreg Tool
Kreg Tool Company,
Company, www.kregtool.com,
kregtools.com, 800-447-8638, 800-447-8638,
Kreg Pocket
install biscuits, align the parts, position the clamps and Kreg Pocket Screw Jig,
Screw Jig, #K4, $99.99. #K4,
remove the squeezed-out glue. Fasten the back panel to the •• Rockler, rockler.com,
Rockler Woodworking and800-279-4441,
Hardware, rockler.com, 800-279-4441,
end panels to stabilize the base (Photo 8). Standard 1-3/4”
Standard Plastic Plastic Grommet,
Grommet, #91108,
#91108, $4.69 each (3 (3 required).
required).
Locate and cut the biscuit slots on the underside of the top.
You can flip over the base and center it on the top to transfer
the slot locations, but there’s an easier way: Inside the edge David Radtke is
banding, the top overhangs the base by 3/4" at the front. That a woodworker, custom
means all you have to do to properly register the biscuit joiner cabinetmaker, freelance
is install a 3/4" wide fence against the front edge banding. editor and design consultant
Similarly, the top overhangs the base at both ends by 2-1/2". living in Minneapolis, MN.
So, just measure the slot center locations in the top of each leg See more of David’s work at
and add the 2-1/2" overhang to transfer them to the top. www.davidradtkedesign.com
Install the top. Apply glue in the slots and to the ends of

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