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VERSATILECOMPUTER FURNITURE

PLUS: A STURDY KID'S TABLEAND CHAIR SET

NOTES FROM THE SHOPNO.56 $3.50

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WOOOSMITH (ISSN 0164-41141 IS pub­lished bimonthly (Fe!lnJa'Y Apnl June, AJJ·gus! OcIobcr, December) by WoodsmIIhPublishing Co, 2200 Grand Ave.. DesMoones. IA 50312Woodsmllh IS a regIStered lrademark 01WoocfsmothPublishing Co.Copyright 1988 by Woodsmllh PublIShing

Co. AllRightsReservedSubscrlpllons: One year (6 ISSUes)SI2.95.TwoYea,., (12 ISSues)$22.95. Canada andForlll9n· Ildd 52 per year, U.S lunds onlySrnglecopy pnce. 53.50Second Class Poslage Paid al DesMoinc:l. IowaPostmasler; Send change of addressooIice to VbldsmIh Pubistwlg Co 2200GrandA~e Des Moines IA 50312-BACK ISSUES: All back Issues ofWoo<1smi:h are I>lIiI avaatabie For a freebOokJcI dcsabng the contents and j)l1CeS 018Ibi,,> 'suo ' ~Isondusyournameandadd,' .....k' th" rddross aboveSAMPLE COPY, We w •• be happy to send afree ··""'ple copy of I'IOOdsmlth 10 anyone)IOU Ih nkwould enJOYrt Just send LIShis hername and address.

•Opera,,,,, Steve Krohmer

MsrlloMqM__ Sieve Dozier

AdmriIIrnIM.' It!! Ctrristel MinerSlate 1oA.In.'Ig(VS

St.louis,MO Jon BehrleBc<I<eloy.CA MiChael DPHaven

Des I.1oincs IA KentWelsh

Number 56 April. 1988

Ea!or Donald B. Pesdtke

Oe$lgl ~(If Ted Kraficek

M.YlagIngEd:lOf Douglas L Hicksl\s5is1ant EdltOf Douglas M, Udster

Projoc;IOMigo," Kon Mu"ket

Technical ~"ato'" David KraylingCary ChristensenROd SloakesCMs Glowacki

Cu:::omcr SoM;c Sandy Baum. Mgr.VIcky RobinsonJackie StroudPaIKoob

~()pcr.IIOIIS Ken Miner___ Cheryl Scott

Jean CareyBuDdolg M.1Inlonan<:c Archie Krause

'rill! \Vtllx!smith Store

pIt"""'- TI!at IS, both .m_. "f the do\\ el Ill\'~"I 1111"maldonl( holes in hoth II*""orwood. 1'1-.. dc" ...I ..< ",.rt Qf. bonded linktlwl ",.1oL< the I'll'''''' lll!«..uoer.&Tl'"" IOnlhp olhM"hand, are actually

{'laml". '\'ik·n jllinint-tt "'0 pieces ()f wood.th. !hn'"rls tlr thl' screw only ·~db"the>;<'<Ond(,u.ch"r) bonrrl. The firRI (lOp)boarrl is .'ml,ly h.,kI down by lhl.' head ofthe ......."

Okay, "Jltlugh lhj'!,f')', The point IS thatI I(l·""..,.]I) think nr ocn-IlIC,as spot clamp;used m ""!\Junct;"n "ilh g1U<'. When join­ing l"to 1''''''' uf \\""d "ith ~(' and>Ue"'" t~ gllle Cl'\"al"" tht> actual bond.Tho.> to<1"M''I! an: cI:unp< that hold the pieces1Ol!',\her until 100 glue d"",,-Tbe bottom line Is thIS:U you're ~

10 dt>cidl between u.<lng dowcl" or """''':''I \\'00),1 ('iltllt$' «"'\\:-. in most (3..••, ••~,

&-n,-" .. (IIJW! g!u<') p",\ido.> a much m"....fIO"IU",' juml than do\\~l<(and glue) be­t!"..uu.w of th.._· rl:1I11I,lnJ{aeuon of the screws,

CQMPlm'R FVRNITIJRP"A, we began to(t('~iKl1lh(' CtJmIMJl.('rfumitut'(> in this issue,it \\'3." inlt·rt.'."tinS!to ~ ho\\ a computerdeKk vlU;l~1{'''Ill ".tJ.mdanl" funuture.The hcil(hl cor II .land.I'd d(",k b designedfor ('()mfurt MO,Iefficiency for II'ri/ill!1 (andshufllrng l"pN'II'. Although it vane. abltw, the heljtht or m... t desks i:; betw.en29" and :~r.

Ho\\ p\','r, \\ ~n .I~ignu.gthe computerdeok. It ....1 to ......an ptlici.!nl height [or ak.lboard (tilt· l'Umputt't'~~. So ......"IW.rted II-.. .. 'nt .... drawpr or the cf....:.k(the nd1 oIrd".r) 10 • pulI-oot keyboarddra" r, Thi.. al work"" out rucely Ix--eau,..· '" <"OU.ld k p the ,Ie<k heiJzht at I......I<tanlIard ~I "hile o. t ......NUne lime lower·ing tho k,·ylw.",1 oIraw~r lu a comforlableIYl'in~ h<'iJ!ht.KIU'S .1.RNln R& ( thought I ~houltl

menhon 011., thilljt "bout the Kid's Table,mel l 'It,.r. ,ho"" 11\ this is..ue, The"",P'<'C<'1<an' ,i...1 fv, kid. from about l!ye;u-.old til 7 Y",...,. old. To build 1\ b\~r sct fol'o~Io'r IhllQ:\'r) <hiM",n (Ii to (0 yean. old),"",tit· UI' t ..... , at h"iJ!h1 of lhe d\3ir andlhe ""nar1" ht'IJ!h1 of the table so they' n>about '!' Jr4,.... 'r

On" nth, I' lhing. P\-t.joct..< like thi:; bavea limitecl_fullif.· - "hi<h '" another w,,\,0( ....)1llI( ki.1$ gnI" &0 "', u.ed knocl<..Imo" l~~ 'n a: ><11110'"....... ""\i<Jr<Ompork'nt.&uf thc.<c pntj«t.- n,;"way, a.'tbt> kiM s:ro" oul of tht>m. they can be1u>ock"I.lo"n Il1Id6ton-d tu ,,"ail the next.1:< ",'rat ••n. Or, hir'J'l<l 10 other mem......'"of the family,NU'T MAIUl'l(; TIK' nvxt j~""e of Wrod·

'011'/)" (No. 57) will bt: maik-d dunng the\\'l'<lk of .Iuly II, 1!lI«.

ABOUTnil" I"'l·.:' TIK",,'s a wood",,",·Ulp: Iechniqut' lhat's not talkodabout mudl.M".l. oft"'· \IRk" .1', jgn<6l!d as a le¢timat('\\a~' t(. Juin tun JIIl_'«.-OS of wood, lnrieed~I1llll'4t\\'(H.I"'Orkf'N W' to great lengths to;"""' "-_jnj( Ihll! technique. preferringIllon' l"wllt.Q,"" methods,IVhal'. tho' w<:hni~II~? Using wood·

1'("rew•. Okay, il'. not " big surprise. Rul"OU have to w1mltth.at screws don't receivethe ittt('lIlie.rl (If jointa like ('QVC~ or mor­li"(' 111101 1<'1"0'" 'J'ho,yn,ally don't even rankup tht,n, with OO\H-l<. IIVe """,I "_L«,,, .•• extensively for the

vruJ"'-u in thi.; _,.. In Cart, if you lookbad<. ", 've actu.-.lh' I.IlO.'d t.........quit(' a btt"n all l!OrU of proJ«l.O So .. e thoul!ht it..."" ume to !:tot do.." to tht> <kWk olex­artI.l ..'hat kind (.r ........ ,. .. e uee, and bolOIll.. 11."-' II-..m

TYl'1-;..'1 Of' Ii(Rf"'" '"'" artid e- on ~~. 10 21 .".,..."ht k ,;u;..t~'of <CreWS thatcan bt, u.....-d for ".1""rking. The mainpomt j_, tlwl \\ .·\·t' used Ihe basic weed­tICl"(.'" in n"",1 of lht> pa.'¢ issues, That is,\\'e'y(" t'ho\\'n lht., l) f* of sere,,' that has 3,1011.<<1 Ilat h~~"I,8"'0011. (unthreaded).rumk, 'IIId " "piral th .....dt'(l se<!tion.

BUI ",",,,ntly wt,'ve h<,tun to !rnitch overto p,.rticl. ""ll'd "' .....". (u cio..", cou..~ofdrywlIlI ,......w,). Amung other things,tlk''''' ""n'"" run.' a "I.<>-R()O("shank. andtil<' lhn-a.l, are <I''''I''r, sh:u-pcr and at a;\t.""w'r ""!CI." Also, 111:'11'<101of the typical,lot 1........1, the 0<,,'\\' ...~\~ """'-"n ba\'~a ({ r\.<on "'ltJare- tln\ e hI>ad.HiSTORY.It "ould be "'''''y to ",,-,ume

tm.l t.hc IJftC or \\IJC.t~,,!,\i....relati,\·e),""-"lit l.henu"1< non - a ,Mrt-rot for u,;.modo'm .. ",.I"ork~r. Actually, .. ,,,.-I.1lCn-\\S tanK' mlo ,"r'ular u.e around thl:!Un, IIf Ih., Iw ...ntit'lh "''"tu11'.

It Vol'" tn...lllh,,1 mllny CJ'ufu.'11len dPcidcdI.h:ilw..."I""I\'w. ".n- the salI'abon of thefun.jlun; indu.try, OUI "enl the old join­ery "wlh ••!>, 10 ",. ",,,lac ...'" by meWscn'"")'i:.

l:lIf~rtulla\t.'I), wlwn tltey threw out lheoIeJj4'tlllt·I",)' meth4MI:o. lht·.)" Sl.-"C.mt..od to thro\\oul th" ,,_.Il' b.,hi •• 1 th•.,., method", too..\., • ......ult, the i.,u,.·r} th3t t:mpIoy.-d,;cn,.... on tht' furrulun.- of this pori.d """faik-.d AroI ........... h:\V(' I:\IU-(>n a bad ~u"'UOn. Il""e\~r. the probk>m ..... DO(thai """' ....... ,........ ,1 f"r j<~'. but th:.Itthey .... n> •• " ~I proj.O:-rIy.!l(E('UA."iI('AI.JUI~ &re,,-, fall into a

11:<.,.< ,~,'gt'I)'of """,hani<-al f:L~"""""hich UK~U<k-i; ""iLs and dO\'~l'. Althouj!hli("n.'"~ w\C1 (I,," ,·18 an- boOl mechartic;Uf&.-((o".,,.,., the)"",' nol u",,<)the :<arne way,

IVJwIl d,.w('L••• "'. u.,,-d to join two pi~of """,I. th.·y'n' joined (j!lu('Ci) to (x.tI,

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II YOU'd~k.1Oshare awoodworlang lip ""til OIlierreaders 01 wooasmn» •• end your Idea 10;WOOdS/1l,lh, Tips & TechnIQues. 2200 GrandAve., Des Metnes. Iowa 50312.We pay a minimum o! $10 16<Ups.and $ISo<

mote lOt spec[al techniques (Illat are ~Iedlorpobllcatlon). Please give aocmplel.explana­!JOn oi your Idea If a sketch Is needed. sand IIalong;we1l draw a new one.

5lND INYOU. ID_

'l'I!k l('lIljlh.le l< useful an~'lillle youkilO" the (IId~itl( circumference or a hole.but not the centerpoint, It's alse handy (orfinding the center of dowels.

Ju}m C. IV"IIto,C·Ul,tl/WU8. 11ldi«llu

Etlilo"'1j NfJle: I made nne oJ·JfJlt,,'s trtu­pial,••.0,,,1fi"tI il "",,/,,1. WI",,, II,fJki"!Jil I ""1"'1",·,1 1//1 first clJl'Ilieh,..I,·.• I<'il/)dU·ltlera. bul fo",,(I ithmYi 10 h,,'d Ih~lIil,j(l."" "/l'<J.dy a"dseratel: dl't~J' t·Jwrtgl,.Fur UArros'~ I 811,il.rhed10 a F(Jn:t1ler hit",I"ttI14'd '" a drillI'~'"Spill it b!l /"~lIdju.'9t unli! Ill, j'"lt~C'/"'$ the Pl,'nglastil/II prrHi "C(~~ thecirdr. bu! stlJP 1x[1J,.,'Ih~lifte, $1«1'1$ culling,

PATTtItN

passes illstead of trying to do it in one ortwo pa.....ses.Aile all the holes are engraved, drillihe

center holes 13Jl.>e enough 80 that yourscratch awl extends ..bout YO': throllll'hthe template, Then work some black paint.(l used model enamel) into the I\TCIOVes,;0they call easily be seen.To use the template, o;elee1. the hol~~iw

that cor res1>Onds as cl_ly a.. )JC)&'ible....itllthe ecntour of the cutout. Lay the templateon the workpiece and align the eireumfer­enee of the selected hole with the eontour.Then mark the center and drill the hole.

US,"g dividers, scratch each of thed.,gred holos in the Plex.ig~1l\to a depth ufseveral thousandths of an inch. Th. diviilerpaint.. should be very .harp ruKI lIM'en­graving $bould be done by " number of

CENTtII.FINDING CIRCLE TEMPLATE

When band or jig sawing an interior (.'9"­tour, some of lhe radii can be mOI"Caccu­rately bored out befol" sawing. One of theproblems of using' this approach is findingthe center poinl for tIM'drill Drafting circletemplates show the outside circumference,bul OOt the centerpoint,To solve that problem. I made a iem­

plate OUI of Y.·-thk:kclear Plexiglas. Finn.cover the Plexiglas with masking' tape andL1Yout the bole Ili7J.'S de;;ired with a .0.,..pass, Then lightly punch the center pointof each circle with an awl and strip otTthema.;ki"~ tape,

R_nlly, I've started using stap]es frommy staple gun, I drive 8laples into the end~n, wastearea.and other areasthat willbe covered during final assembly, Justdon't drive any staple~ where you will becutting.To R"Lboth pieces uactJlI the same size

and shape, don't remove the staples untilafWr the cut edge hlls been final ",~nd(.<J.

H"rTJld SluMrrState Coll<'9r. Pt1I11"yit'CJ 1l;(J

Pul f~r tape and glue. it's dilTlc:ultto cleanthe re..idue from the finished product.

WORKING IDENTICAL PIECES

\Yhcn cultinj! two Icl(·ntieal pieces on aband saw. 1 find it easiest to fasten thepi..."", together and theJl saw them ool to­ll"wer. I have f~n"d llwln with nail.<,doubl...sidcd carpet tape, lind hpI glu~.

Each method hM it.. advantngc;;. andtll:;ad\·W1Lagl.,;. Nails can ""lit the woocl.•

Aner cullin!! the angles you want.clearly mark the come r 's with ares so youknow immediately which corner to usewhen <'Ottinga specific angle. The ends ofth(' an: alway$ point to the miter gauge andthe t;UW blade.

S)· marking the /,tllI'" side or the gauge,YOII can flip it over to ""t up the miterJ(3uge when it's in the opposite <lot. Fi­nally, driUa hole in one comer or the gaugeto h.ang' it ncar your saw,

Now. whenever I make an tingle cut, Jdon't ""y attention to the rough scale ont~e miter gauge. I just reach for the 001'­rect set-up gauge. When I "'IV" to set upa new angle, I lake an extra minute andmake a new ~llIgefor the next time.

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SET.uP GAUGEWhen I built the schoolhouse dock shownin lVoodsmilil No. 21. I discovered the im­pertanee or an accurate table saw "'L-Up.TIle clock bas an oel.3gooalfront frame, Tomake all the joints fit tight, tile ends ofeach piece have to be preej,;ely mitered atb"7~·.C'Thi.< is a ~tting ~rtillo on ""memiter gnll~.)It took me quite a while to get the per­

fect set-up. 'Yhen I finally gol it. J <'Otu""t-up gnUll" in ca_.;e level' wanted II) cutthe anl?]e again.

I cut th~ gnuge from a serap of W' M.a­sonite that measured about ~ x 12". beeinset in drawing. Aller cutting off onecorner (at 67"" in my ease), I set the sawat p~isely 45" and cut off another comerto US" when -.elting that angle.

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Building a table and chair set is usually adiffieult procedure. Traditional design <'311;for joining curved and angled part" withmany variations or meruse and tenon ordowel joint..s,

We came up with ;ll,,,,. ta.'Cing techniquefor this kid's table and cl!air set. It 11,,,,,"str,ught cut.<and lap joint.,.

CHAIR SIDE fRAMES

1 started by making the chairs. (The tableis shown in the next article.) each clutirconsists uf two side frames. Btlgin by rip­ping' the leg uprights (A,B) ruld the rails(C) 2" wide from ,V4 ('y,,*) stock. Thencut them to length ail shown in Fig. I,

IfA1.f' LAPS. These pieces an> juint'" withhalf·laps to form the side fromes. Istartedby cutting end laps at the three cornerswhere t.he rdl'is meet the uprights.SIIOI}LI)ER CUT.When cutting half-laps.

the shoulder cut is made first, This cut de­tennines the length and depth uf the lapand ensures that. yuu will have a clean«IUaTe sh,,"lrl~r.

SIIOI}LI)ER LF.NGTlI.To set up the cut,lock the rip fenre in place so the distancefrom the fenoo to the o"L$id~of the bladeequals the width of the stock being lapped(2" in this case). see l'1g. 2.

BLADE lIRlGHT. Next, the blade heightis set to eut, 11.1)[ way through the stock.When making the cheek cut. the blade wmcut into this kerf and leave" square corner.

MAKE SHOULDER C\,'TS.When the sawl.set UI), make the shoulder cuts on both~nd"of the front upright.< (8) and the rails(C), but on only one cnd (th~ bottom end)of the back uprights (A).Shop Note. It's tempting at this point to

form the lap joints hy l'Ontinuing to makemultiple pssses over the saw blade. (Thisis bow Iusually form tenons.) But the $8\\blade will leave a series of score mark.. \hatwill be visible at !.he edges of the (m••hedjoint, Instead, I used U tenon jig.

CHEEK CUT. The cheek Cut determinesthe finished thickness of the lap joint. Tomake this cut, I used a tenon jig that slidesover the top of the table saw fence, seePig. a. (For details on how to build thistenon jig, >'00 WOtxi>:",nth No. 24.)Fin;t, set the height of the sawblsde >\0

it C11t.~ into the kerf of the shoulder cut.Then adjust the tenon jig (by moving thef~ in and out) to set the thickness of thelap. Now cut the ends of two scrap piecesand hold them together to check the ae­curacy of the cut. When !.hey meet per­fectly, make the cheek cuts on the chairr,ul, and uprigbt.s,

KID'S STUFF •Kid's Chairs

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After fini.'<hingthe end laps, I made the lapjoint in the center of the back upright (A).This requires a two-step technique withthe table saw and a router.

SHOULD&R CIJ1'S, The shoulder <'\lIS forthis center joint are made on the table sa"by using an auxiliary Ienee on the mitergauge, see t'ig. 4.sror- BI-OCK. To establish the first

Moulder (I.owurd the top of the upright).clamp a stop block to the auxiliary fence SOthe distance from the block to the side ofthe saw blade toward the rip fence is I:!'.

Shop Note. Since lhe shoulder on thefront upright (8) has to align with theshoulder on the back upright. you can usethe front upright as a !l'"uge. The distancefrom the slop blQCkto the opposite side ofth~ blade ~hould be the same a.< the lengthof the front UI)right (12").

S&T RIP f'llNCt:. The rip fence acts ..., astop to set the second (oottAlm) shoulder ofthis joint. Set the fence l()" from the 0111·sid« of the sawblade, see Pig. I. (This aJ·lows 'Z' for the hlp joint. and S'" for theupper se<.tion of the uprighl.)

MAKE CUTS. Now make tbe shouldercuts on the back uprights (AI. Then 1.0complete the cuts. 1cleaned out the wastebetween the kerfs with Q '/:" straii(ht bitin the router. see F'ig. 5.

TAPER ISACK UPRIGHTS

Before a.-sembling th~ pieces to make theside frallK's. n taper is cut at the lop of thebaek uprights (AI. Note: The uprights havebeen identical up to this point. But now youhave 1.0 make sure the taper il; cut on thefront edge of the upright.

L.AYTHEM OUT.To do this. dry-assemblethe side frames and lay them down asshown in Fig. 7. Note: Yau want 10 l<tythemunell down so the rails (e) Cn)tl.. U''<'1' theuprights on the "in.idc·' fll('(!. ('fhi.< is I"'~aUy just for appearance - the ullrii(htsshould look like they extend 1.0 the floor onthe -ou~d."of the frames. I

MARKTAPER. Now draw lines to indi­caw the taper eet, The taper starts 4' downfrom the lop and ends at the top end, leav­ing the top 1'4' wide, """ Fig. 6.

MARK CEl'<"l'ElUJNE. Al"O. draw a linepar.illel to the taper line and back Y,". _Fig. G. (This line is used tater to align theboles for the connecter serews.)TAPeRcur. After marking out the lines,

I cut the taper on a band >;3W and planedthe cut edge smooth, Then to eomplete thetAlp, I rounded the lop corners tAl a It,"radius. see F'ig. 6.

A.."5EMBLY. Now all the pieces can beglUL'(l and clamped 10 fonn the frames.After the glue is dry. round the threecomers 10 a 1" radius. see Fig. 7. Tbenround over aU the edges with a y, round­nver bit in the router table.

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AJWr the side frames are complete, thecllair seats are made to lit between the1'r:u1ur.<. These seats are made with • pieceof particl~ board that's eovered with For­mica and jomed between two ..ails.

Cl!I" TO SIZE.The Iirst. step is to (tit the_t parts LOsize. Begin by cutting the par­tide board (Gl 10'1"' wide by 9v"" deep,Next, cut the two rails (D) out of 414 stockI v. wide by 10'l" long. Pill3lJy. cut •piee... of laminate oversized (about II' byI()"), <lee Fig. Ii.Note: The laminate is cut 0""",,,,,,,1 so it

will overlap the particle boal'tl about 'I.on all edgei'. It can be trimmed Ilush LOtheedge; of the particle board alter the eon­tact cement (I used two coats) dries, seeDetail in Fig. 8,TRW l.AMINA1'&To trim th~~uninalC

Ilush with the particle board, I used a lIushtrim bit in the router table, sec Fig. 9.Begin by adjusting the bit so it proje<:l.Sabout K.' above the router tab'" surface.(This keeps the pilot bearing on the l~l!!"of the particle board. sec Detail.) Thentrim off the overhanging' laminate.

SEAT Al;SEMBLY. The """I is auacbed tothe front and back rails (D) with a grooveand spline joint. The grooves can be cut ona I.,hle saw, but 1 deeided to USC a Iio' slotcutter on the router table.

SEATGROOVf: Begin by a<\iusting theheight of the slot cutter so it's 'I" abovethe router table surface, see Fig. II. Thedepth of the groove in the particle boardis ,;,. (Sin"... this' is the depth the slot CUI­ter cuts with the standard pilot '-it, I ad­justed the fence so it "'3." in line with thepilot. see Step 1 in Fig. 11.)\Vhcn the router table is set up, plae...

the seat with the Formica surface dm<'11(against the table) and cut the slots on thefront and back edges,

RAlL(lROQVE. Al\er clltting tl'" groovesin the seat, matching grooves are cut (Inthe inside faces of the rails: Leave the slotcutter at the same height, but repooitionthe Ienc "" the «Ig\' of the cutter proj('<:t~only v. Then place the lop edge of therail dn..", against the router table and cutthese groove., see Step 2 in Fig. II.

GI.lJING. Afu>r all the grooves fore cut,the rails are joined to the "",,1& To do this.lin;t rip splines from 'I,' Ma.'l()nite sothey're a hair n:,""we:r than 'Yo" (to allowglue reli.f at the bottom of the grooves).Then apply glue to the groove and to the

facing edges of the scat and rails, insertthe sphnes, and clamp the pieces together,see Detail in I-'ig. 11.

PROf'll.E -':OOES.Afu!r the ¢ue dries,the top and bottom ooge,' of the ...ails areprofiled on the router I<lble. I eased liverthe bottom edge of the rails with a 'I.round-over bit. see Fig. it. Then I cut theLOpcd!!" with • 'Ii" round-over hit.

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--lACK IlST AND STI£TCHEII

.......,..DETAIL --- IO~· - rAn that's ".1\ t, 10 maIw the back rest and

_HOUCONNECTa.1.000'nON 101 I"il )bouom ",n-toller ,.. the <flair ean IX' ..- lAO< Ill$! ON

'F'""mbk-d Ik-pn by<IIU1IljI the bark rest (F) IAO<.-<n "" -rf.lACK s: •oot oj ~ 4l1t<",k ... llIat it', 4' wide b,-IOI,'- 4f REST~ .~~Inrlg. Th~n <lit the bt~t()fll .tretcher (E) - • ! -. ,

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B.,fon' as.....mbly. ruund over all rour • )1' I •OOUT -«11ll'" or I••tb pleees with the 'I" round- S"""K . '. 1tQUNOOY'E1

"vI'r bu on the router table. see Fig. 13. -HO'(S V ON (1)GlS ~

"11" I! /CONNECTORSW(' cl('C'l(1(oclt., U~-knock-down connector rgserr-ws to fi"'l~n tlx' chair together. (_~ t .....

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,kid. I-!"U" _ tlk' 1..'''1;' and chairs can be -~ :2'~~knock••1 CIc'''l1 and "'il'l",,1 or ,;wred fo)" •lhf~ Ilf'X( Jr.:',·Jrf·ratKtn.)

~y ~'Th ooo",,,"\<>I'"""'''. we used are Jan...._ ./ ,.' --,!.-",,.th,,,,,,k.1 "'re,,> with an untapered".>lllla. alk", ... the JOIntto be pul togtlMr

Jand UII<1'n"I*"- """'Y umes wjthout weak-f"nin,: L)x>o jt"nt \&... JI*I!:" 2-1 for :--ourre; J,nfor tbc.... ro.ult<'lor.;.)

OOUT 1'---"""IfA~K 1101..."..The~ holes (or the", ALl one: "". \!)c.lnnt,1.'IJ":'i aJ"'e' 'Izl- d.i.ametcr~ whICh i.< SI4AHII HOW BOTTOM- .- 00tJ'<00'JU I~At( ClNT(I(O STRETCHER ON (OGU Of"'lulll t,. tJlC ouk";,I~ diameter of th.. OH T W1D1>t IOnOM STUTCHUt!u\".l s, To 1",-",,,,th~ .hank holes for theconoc-c:lll,"thnt (""ten t"" $ide frame to the ,14 PILOTHo\£s FOR CONNECTORS(,I,.OIA.)sear, «'01,('1' th~ hoi"" on the lap joints 00 T . 'I ~lh.: tOJ) mil. "'-'" t'il(. 1:1- " SEAT(END '''WI

~Then IOC:ll"th,' shank holes ror the hot.-~

BACKREST BOTTOMSTRETCHER 010m >1,,'I.(·h,·rt'C!nh·rtodon the length and ( r --. ~

.,.~ Iwidth or th,· bottom mils Ie). """ Fig. 13. ,,~

I.- -.j '." ~ ~ ,". ..'IThI- .hank hok... m the top of the back ... •\Upnl(hk<(A' tJ\;jt hold th~ back re;<t in I'UI«' NOTE: . < £- ' \ \ '0 .'- ,,- fart· ",·nt,·",,1 on thp hflP ",,"bed parallel to AU "to!_" r .__'

til<' tal .. r <lit. ,.... Ilt-Uil in Fil(. 13. HOt(S"I( '. " ~1¥,-DO'

PIf..()T IfUI.!-.>;.AI\ ..r the ,hank hob .,...«,,11<.1.du· 1.1ot huk.. ro.r the COIlI1<.-ctAJI' 'J> l •• ctOSS SKTlON,...,..." • can be ,lrill<.1m the end.<or the seat """...... ~

(TOP VllW)rails, b:ac-k""t. and b...ttom >tn>t.eber. see _. ~ -::, f-' - 'v.- ... lAO<I'il(. II. _ICKI

I N,>«-; 11,,,",, l)i~>I.'hoI<" an: ~... dia.. ~ - ss: ll'-:-who:h is just a hair 1arJc"rthan the root of woo_a~ ,-:~

lAcetht~~)nn."t"t'Int. Thko ~ i.s critical so tht:' RUS14 wm< lEst

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C,."011U('(:tor t"UL"\ ",(.o«rb/( threads in the _ .. fOOl , ~. ""n"OIAw,.lCI. If th.. bit i, to" hu",. th~ thl'ead~ .-, SHANIC

<..... t,. OIA"ill 1><' weak. If it'. too small. the connee- ~ 'llOl HOlt

tor will "plit lh~ wood. -c. ~l~ - , ,1'J:;IU't:I>1t>1Ctll.ARHOLES. To make eel'- .' CO~NfCTO.r .. Jt.am th. holl'" ,,~'" pt;rpc!ndicuhlr to the ...

".,,1, (If (ho' w<>rkpi<'re'.1u>'()<]a PortaliJ:ll.~ t> ~To d" thiA.damp the tnd or the workpic-re .... '.Du.,h ",th thc· tt", of the hench 50 the Por- "-

taI'h'l1 L<"'1~ ••rt.. 1b>' tho.> jaw> "rthe bench MAT£IUAlS LIST CUTTINGDtA~,.i....... _ t)~ lfi.()£~P"OU.' ",.,"'., one more thing to Owfetf Oie,......... +tI: 1rd. trw. 2O"l\

w-.. l<h "hen dnlIin~ the pik>l~ ror the (1_ 0-, 4..- • '''- _ ....

C>MIl1c'('l.. ,.,,_ ~t:.k..>'WY the bottom or the I I ! I i I I c

~huk'iA obout ",'II<. ptl' than the lenlllh u( " lACK UPIlGHTS (~) '." •• 2 • 20

Sthe..,...,,,,...., tIl( Ul (('he end of the eon- a RIOHT Ul'lt1G+f1'S (~) '.l"•• 2 _ 12....'\1"r ;"Idunt llIl<lyoo don't want it to but- e 1IAMl1AAS(1, 1"'•• :12.12 .,." ... Ie ,\." ......tom out in til< hoi., , D SlAT lAIlS (~) lJ·,•• 10/•• 10',,"

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fa......t·n tht· piecl'~ "i!h the eonn<?ctor F IIAQC tESTS(2' '¥••_•. 10'1) ,>'<1'1''''. Thtn I di.."""",,mbled the chair to G SUoTS(2)' II,-x lO'h lit 9V:a -ALSOUQV.!US l'r :I lA~fi.u.h it with two <'<.tat;; or polyurethalw. • '''R11Cl.£ SOARD IMIIT 01 I,." PAI11CUIOAiD

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-,Afu>r finishing the chairs, 1made a match­ing table, Tbh; t3b~ bas a )lW'ticle boardtop (covered with Formica) that's framedwith hanlwood and rests on criss-cross legsupports_ A., with the chairs, the tableparts are joined with lap joint..s,

TOP FRAME

To make the frame for the top. begin byripping 414 (,'Y,.; aetuaI thickness) stockto 2" wide. Then cut the stock into four 30"­long frame pieces (E), see Fig. I.

LAP JOINTS. Afulr the frame pieces arccut to length. end laps are made to join thetop frame at the corners,To cut these lap joints, 1 first. made the

shoulder cuts .=1)' half-wa_v Lbrougheach piece, and 2" from the end. Then Imade thP cheek cut using a tenon jig tbatrid~~ on top of the table saw fence. (Seepage 5 for more on this technique.)1'OP.Afu>r the four lap joints are CUl.the

top panel (~1 is cut to size. This panel ismade of 'I.{ particle board covered withFormica (just b1<cthl: chair seats).

Begin by CUlling the particle board tothe sh<>ukler-to-shoukler dimensions of theframe. Next. cut a piece of laminate to sizeso it's 'h.. larger overall than the particleboard (so it. overhang:< the edges by Y' aUaround). Then use contact cement to glueit and trim the edges flush with a Oush trimbi1 on the rooter table, sec page 6_SPUNE GROOVES.The next step is to

cut the grooves for the \-I." Ma-;onilesplines that join the top to the frame. Tocut these grooves. I used a slot cutter, butthis lime I mounted it in a router for hand­held operation ill:!le.ldof in the router tablea.~for the chair seals.Shop Note: There are two reasons fOI'

hand routing these grooves. First, it's "'...s­ier to move the router Oil a big :;urftl.(,~(likethe table top) than it is to try to slide thetabletop aeross the router table,The second reason is lhat the grooves in

the frame pieces that extend into the laptongues art' stopped, see FIg. 2. I lind it....sier to make a stopped groove with ahand-hekl router ber,au.<;e I see the pro­gress of the bit. (lt's not, hidden apin.Lthe face of the router table fenee_)

SPLINE AND GLUE.AJl.cr cutting all thegrooves, I ripped some y,." Mll"Onitca hairless than I" wide. (This leaves just a littleglue relief at the bottom of each I'c' deepslot.) Then glue the particle bean! t.. theframe pieces whi~ at the same time gluingand clamping the lap joints.

SPACERS. After the top is all glued to­gether, four spacers (G) an. al.ta4'bed to thebottom for mounting the leg frames. Tbessespacers are made from <1Mstock 2" wide

Kid's Table

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• AUO RfQtJ1l£S 26~" 26"SfftfT or: 1,oV' PAInQ.EIIOAtD

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Ovt:rQJ1 Oimemions: 3O"'w" 3O"d" 18"hA LEG UPRIGHTS (6) 'V,. x 2· 16)f ..8 MlDOlE UPRIGHT(t) 'JA." 4'1•• 16-\'.C lONG FRMRAIlS (2) ''l,. " 2 .. 36o SHORTfRM RAIlS (4) ,~ •• 2. -17"...f TABlE TOP FRAME (.) '¥1•• 2 .30F TA8I£ TOPBASEel)' 'h.26 • 26G SPACEJlS(4) ''1\•• 2 • 11" PAmClE BOARD

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Now the f'r:lmes are ready for assembly.Begin by oonnL'<.1.ingthe two short Cramesto the long frame. To locate the pilot hoies.drnw a L-enterline on both sides of theUllright (B) of the long frame, see Fig. 6.

Now, with the frames resting upri¢lt Oila flat surface, mark the locations of thepilot holes. (Push a "''''' dtill bit throughtbe shank holes 10mark a point. and squareacross to mark this point on the eentertine.)Then dtill '" pilot holes at these toe...·tions. F'inall)'. connect the base frame with2Yt-long connectors, see Fig. 6.

MOUNT FRA.'lE TO TOP. To mount theleg fr.une to the top, turn the lop upsidedown and position the leg frames centeredon the spacers. Next. mark the location ofthe pilot holes on lhe spacers. Then drill.y,. pilot holes [0,. the connectors.

fINISH. After the pilot holes are drilled,alUlch the leg frames to the top. Tben 1disassembled the top and frames so I coulclapply two coats o[ polyurethane.

and 12" lung. AlWr cutting them to size,CULa 41)·anllle olTboth .ide>- of the ends tofit into the corners of the frame. Then ';ueand screw them in pWa!. see Fig. a.

BASE FRAMES

When lhe spacer" are in 1>1=. th~ top iscemplete. The next ~teJl ls making th~ legf,.."me<. The J~ 0011.,,",($ of t.Iuw fram_two <hart ones and one long one=-that lit to­gether in a cross shape. refer to figure 6.cur TO SIZK. Begin by cuttin,lr all the

pieces for both the Ion)!frame and the Mortframes to >ize, refer to Fill. ~ and S.LAP JOIN1'S. AU of these pieces are

joined with Iall joints eut on the ends uf thepieces, see ~'igs.4 and 5. The long framealso has a center lap on the two long i'ramerails (Cl. (See page 5 for more on <'IIttinglap joints.)

MOtTNTlNC HOLES. I'k>fOl't! the framescan be assembled, several holes have to bebored through the width of the stock.Th('S{Jholes are for joining the tWe> shurtfi-ame;; to the long frame, and for att.uch·ing the assembled base to the "1)3('('1'5 011the table top. (To mal<e sure these hole.are Straij!;llt. bore (h('lll v.ith a drill press.)

Note: Although the t\\ C) .hon. framesstart out being identical twins, the mount­ing holes have to be bored so they don'trun into each other. Layout the framesand mark the pesition of the mountingboles as shown in Fig. 5.

CLUE TOCETlfEll. AlWI' all the ~hankholes are drilled, the fl'8.llleS Call he Wiledtogether. When the glue is dry. <outa I"radius off the bottom outside corner of allthe frames and a v." radius olT the bottominside COnK'r of the two short frames, seeFig. 6. Then use a 'f, reund-over bit toround over the outside and inside edges ofall the frames,

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I'm a1\\~)'lI aI/kIwi at the number or re­que-I.' ,,~ ~"'Ifor l""DjJUkr (Je,;k plan.,.EspeO;uly \\ hen you coasider it's a piece offurniture thaI didn't e,,,,1 10 yeal" "llf'.

Ay. we b('g!Ul working on the de-ism forthi.. rl'",k, we quickly found that two [ea­turet4. "l'n' ll'MJt-il imJJC1rt.ant.•'j...t, th,· d"oklop had 10 be 1al1,'t' and

Ilul- (c,r h"l<hnj{ 11ll'compuwr and all lhemanuals, pal"'''''. IUld ..ssort ...1 dL"'" thl.t_m 1<' j!'.II.. r arow.1 compule",

St.'('fQli. ,,~ ,"antl."fl a wav ll, mnunl tht­CMll'ut<r'lI k,·)bo:inJ al a tOOu.lrUbI<> Iyp­I.IIft b(1l,ohl If I"" desk L' buill al a I~vial"''it:t>1 (~. ",.1 till, k~)-boanl '" Smpl~~ "n I"" d""klol'. II', tou higiL So•wede;,I!llt..1W desk with • ~ drawerror till, ke) 1• ..,,1. Th", put.- the keyb ....rdlllJUllt I" k,w"r than the d""ktop.

OlSKlOP

I ,t"lr't.~1 hy huild""" the desktop. ThL, isba>il'llll) lUI 1".<,h;tIl«1structure that in­dud,," II... lop it"dr which is joined to thebal.'k panel, 1«'(' Fill. 1. Cl'he yje". in Figs.1, 4, Uillt ;) "h4.Y, thi'\ &."tJllb1~' up:Uded"wn. Th;' "1,,,1.· '_'robl\, rests on the C­,ha,"", I..~.,..n·r,·r to .'ij{.'14.)

('1fT PLYWOOl)Tu bel(in, cut the lOp (A)a"d the ba<·k pa".,1 Hi' &om a ·lxl $ht;(.tof'Yo plyv.,•• 1 """ Fij!. 1. The top i., 24'... "k, "'"' Ih,· hotck pa.oM,l i., " .. wi<I<>.£loU> 1"'''''' IU\' cul I" a k-nl!lh of 4j"~·,t:I)('IS(. hTRIItS. .\ftt.r these pscees are

cut. rip 1\\" P"'<'('II "r It ('V..' thick)stock ror lhe Crolll and ba<k edg1llj! "'"I'>(C) ll"th .tnl'" "." I~. ,,;de and tho,"""'" l,·n~..h as lh,' """e6. """ Fig. I.TON(;l!~ ANIl GROOVE!;. The edgin~

sln"., art' hl·ld to tho' 1,IywlJ<)« pieces withtoll)(Ut' rll¥1 p'J(ove j<>lllt.<.To make thesejoints. I ,ulrt,,,1 by cutung a 1I'·wideSt"JOV(' 111Jt. lA.~l ))l('t''t!. (This l.~LL~ 1.0 lestfil lh,· l'''l'''\J~" as lhe)'", cull

No,"" CUI rJbh.'ts a1"nj!' bolll edges ofboth ply","xl 1'3 6 (A and III U\ createlongu'''' that fil II te>l ~\.", Mer thoWngu<'I! are CUI on l1w ply"lJ<)«. matchillj!~\ to. an' CUI'»' the ", .. d. fa<>! of ,-ad!editing lltnp. ...., I'll! 1.Shop 1"1', r...,tJon the WOO'·" >0 the

..-l~of till· 6tn" .tick.. up 'Ii¢rtlY (aboutII.. ") abo\e the pI)"\I""o<I, AJUor the smps..,.., JdUI'<l 011. t'- ed~ can be planed,,"rf{-dly nu;h with lilt· ply"",xl. _ !'hoopNot~. ~ ~t.t:ROO"K t'OR BA('K. Alter the groov"~

art' CUI nn the u,"idc ra"", of eaeh edging.trip, aIN> CUI n~\'c centeredonthe bill·t"'l. ''''If'' .,r lh(, back ,"(Igins: strip to joinit I.l> Ih~ b;oek IWll'1 (11).

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Aft.er the .uppol1.S and cleats were at­~hOO, I added an lrsbaped bottomtrollgh to strengthen the whole assembly,(It's a)"" a nice way to <tore IIlI the cnrd.coming out of the eomputer.)cor lJOTTOl\L The trough consists of a

buttom (G) cut .1'1••" wide and lh~ samelength as the top ~I (~7'1.t"),see Pig.n. To join it to the back panel (B), cut agroove to aeeept the tongue already cut onthe b<>ttomedge of the back IllUleIIB), """em",. Section in Pig. ~.

MOlll''1' lJOTTOl\L No" glue the trQUghbottom IG) onto the tongue on the baekpanel (8). Al<o. ,;ere'" il LIIthe supportblocks. see ~'il!.5. (\\'hUe you'r., at it, drilltwo shank holes I \I/' from the end of thetrough bottom ,;0 later it can he screwedto "",untinl( bloclo; lin the Ieg,;.)TROUGHUP. Finally, to keep all the

WIres in place, r cut a :I"·wide trough tip(H) and glued it to the front edge of thetnmgh bottom, see rig. J;.

•ASSf.:MRlIY. Now that aJl th@groo\'es are AGUIE'2

CUL. the d('>llrtopIlnJl be .."""mb!ed. Startby gluing the edging strip$ to the toppanel, see ~'ig.J. Then j!hw the back panel(8l into Ihe groove on the back strip.

TOP SUPPORTS~r the de;;ktop j,; assembled, two I~shaped '1IPPOrts art- .dded. These ""P­ports hold the drawer guides. and alsokeep the top and back from bowing.cor TR1> PIECES. E:lCh or the two top

supports con.'<islsof a long center arm (D)and a support block (El, see t'ig. 2. (Besure tomatch the grain directi<>nin the sup­port block with the grain diNCliiln in thesupport arm.) AfU>r the pieces are L'UI tosize. glue them lo!.'Ilther to form the twolrshape<) supports.Cu:ATS. The 'UPllOrt.< are m(1unwd to

th" plywood top with four "( X V( cl(,als(F), see Fig. 4. (V.'hile you'r" at it, cut twoend cleats which are used to mount thewhole dllllktop a.<scmbly to the lego.)

MOUNTCIL\TS. 1 mOUnledthe cleats tothe lr$Uppor1$ with No. 8 x 1'I'- particleboard screws. To do this, drill four 'IV.rlia. countersunk shank holes through twosides ar the cleat. """ f·ig. :l. COffi;etthehoI.,. .;0 the screws won't run into eachother, $CC Detail.)SCREW ClL\TS DOWN.Aft.er the cleats

are mounted UJ the $Upport arms. serewand glue them to the underside of the topI;<) the outside r.1OO or the support ann e.II 'I.' I'rom the end, see Fig. 4. Thenscrew and glu~ the Iwo end ele.als on eachend of the desktor' Csothe leg assembly canbe attached ~Iu;r}.

Shop Tip. I mounted the end cleats ~...from the ~nd. uf the deskt('I) so the 1Cjll'could be drawn tight. with no chance fur agap, see Detail in Fig. ·1.

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LEG UNITS

After the desktop assembly L<complete,work can begin on the leg>;. The legs arec.shaped units thai consist of an uprightjoined between a horizontal arm and a foot,

ARMS AND fEET

The four arms and feet (I) are identical.Eath one is mnde by laminating two piecesof 414 ('0/".' thick) stock together, seeFig. 6. Begin by cutting eighl pieces 5Ytwide and the same length as the depth orthe top assembly (2:)'t." in my ease) .

MORTISE. Before gluing the pieces to­,,-ether. ICUl recesses 011 t~ ilJJ<ideface ofeach piece. (The recesses form a mortisewhen the pieces are gluecl see Detail inFig. 6.l I cut the recess in two "lCPS.

DEFINE SIDES. First, I made two"toppe<1cuts on the table saw to define thesides of the recess, To do this. raise theblade to a height of '1'':. Then set the "I'relll'Ol so th~re's 1'•• belll!t"f"/l the blade andthe fenct', see Dewil A in ~'ig. 7.

To prevent the blade from going all the\~ay across the width of the workpiece (youwam, a recess, not a dado), clamp a "topblock to the rip fenee. It's clamped 4Vo"back from the point where the blade entersthe table. see fig. 7.

MAK£TIlE CUTS.Onee the saw is set up.use the miter gauge to support the work­piece and make stopped cuts in fouramvfool pieces only. (Note: The other fourpieces are ('Ill later.)To cut the other side of the recess on the

same four pieces, move the fence so theQltUide of the blade L•. , v." from the fence.see Uetail R in Pig. 7.

SECONDSET. Now. to make the mir­rored cut on the other four pieces, movethe rip fence to the kfl of the saw blade.set up the stop block on the other side ofthe fence, 3IId repeat the same procedure.(Note: If the rip fence on your saw won'tmove to the left of the blade, clamp a 2:x4to the saw table as a temporary renee.)

ROUTOUTEXCESS.After the sides of therecess are defined with the sa" kern. theoext step is to rout out the inside to actu­ally form the recess. I did this freehand\lith a router alld a v." straight bit set tothe same depth ...s the saw kerf (1'''' deep),see Fig, 8.Tu complete the l1!<JI!s.. I used a chisel

1<, clean orr the tittle "ledge" Odt by thesaw blade cui), see Fig. 9.

GLUE TOGEnl&R "lEees. Once therecesses are complete, glue the matchingpieces together with the OOg>l!l flu.O<h so lberecesses form a mortise.CUTTAPER.After the glue dries. I cut

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I.....'·' of stock anti !!'Iue thetu ~h~r '"rna)", Iw" ul>ti~>h"'. Trim fh<,m '" 5' "\\;(1,·t.~2f,* .. 1()~. see Fig. 6..TENO"S. 1\"" cut J'-Iunli! tenons on the

~nd,uf Ih,' ul'n~>h'" to fit the mortises inIhe ~""",f«'1.Cut the tenons ... the.ho"ld~,..t<>-,houkler di<\al1l.'t' 1< I!!'(,'.('I'hb mak." III.· ,k"'k ~. high.)

ASS":~1l.l1.\. Af'lA!r the tA.·ncln.... are cut .......sU(·them Inllt th,,·m(lrti~ in thP armsWill f,'t" 10 fI,m. II", 1"-,hal",lleg units.

ASSlMllING UG UNITS TO TOP ITh' 1,'1:uni", .,n·all""h,,1 In the c.....,., t.clan' aJ.n.art) mount" ...[ on th..' (ie.;k"toll a,...

.,....,b1y.'n"'fn· a!s<.)OIl"'" I" two mounl· itng hIc"..... trut lin' in,jd,. lhe lroul!h. seeFigl<. II I<Il<I13.

'10t ''',,"N(; RIA)(·K.."OTh.. t\\·o rTlt)Untingbloeks 0" :.no r",·h Ill<Itk from '"'' pi<.w'of stock Lun",al...1 1<'I!.1hl-r, see Fi)!. II.('Ill IIw .:lu,'(I·UIIb""''''' tu a width of :!'and In 1I:IIj..oth(a" .."l to fit in.<ide tilt>I,vu~h. "'v ""I(, II. Tu mount the blocks,(hill I WII 'Mnk hol",- lhroul(h each block.

l'O.o.;rrIC)NIN(l Tille; 1'01).The easie~1.\\ra~'tc. f;t...t(.·,1 th(' h'lt units to tbe lOI) L~lfJ 1.1.)'OIK'c,r lh(' 1t'J! a,.,*mlllies. (ill the floor ",lhth,· in.,,,,,· fat'"!! up. Th,"o tempur-.ui1s1)O:O.J\J,.ntht~ l4'1. Unit em It Mt It's Ilush "\\iththt· ,",, and fno"l "r tilt- ann, see t'iJ!. II.,...... n••mllng block fit.. in.~ tht>

In>U~h."'~ ~'iK.1.1.Tn mark it>; local""'.reach ,~,wn 1111., th~ In..i!h and tr.......IIwU·,ha,,,· "r th.. In..!!h "Ith a p.!Ilcil.

Bt,f"n' "''''''''Ill: the (l'P unit. pu.<h an.,,1 throu~>hlho:·,"",,"k h"lt-~ in the rtrar 10mark II.· k ..uon of tho! pilut h<IJ..,. in thearm. Then ren ••,,· Ih.. ('1' and drill IIwJ»lOl hol(,,:,! In th(· ann.ATTA('IIIN(; TIl.; BlOCK. New glu<- and

""1\'\\ IhI' n"''''li,,}! blCl"k (K) within thop"ncil lilw. ",~. F'j(, It.

M~r th,' block ., ""rewed in plaro. posi­t ion th .. tOI' UJljlOllto Iht' I<'li;' unit and ~wth .. cleat 10 til(> linn. 1'hcn ~"' thrull~>hIh,' bull"", "r tlw lmul:h In join il to th..m,,"nUnl( bl"k ""'"Fie. la, (Note; I didn'lglu,' Ih, I"" «. the I.-p in ""-'" I wanl<'d 10""',. I( "p"rt ,"1,'r.1

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DRAWER GUIDESAfter the leg and top units are assembled,the three drawers ean be added. I st3riedby making the guides to hold the drawers .nUl GUIDES.Begin by ripiling enough

stock 'I,. x .y, to make six 23'-loll!!drawer guides CL), _ 1<1g. 15. To mQuntthe guides, drill countersunk ~hMk holesthrough each guide for No. 8 x 11.' screws.

MOUl\"T mE GUIDES. The l(Ui!.le:s art'mounted l'Y,. down frum the bottom ofthe edge of the clrut:; (Fl. see ~'ig.1~, ITokeep the guides in position while mou.ntingthem, I cut • P/..··wide spacer to fit be­tween the J(Uide and cleat.)

DRAWER SlOESAfter the guides are attached. work callbegin on thv three drawers,

CUT 1'0SIZ&, Istarted by culting the sixdrawer sides (~I)2'Y,.· wide and to arough length of 25", (fhey're cut to finallength after the drawers are assembled.)

CUT GROOVES.Elichdrawer side h,~.a;<" -deep groove cut lO til over the drawerl:'Iid.,. see Fig. n. I cut this groove 'I,,,'wider than the drawer l,'Uides ('0/,.") foran easy fit. I alse located it IY.· dow:"from the top edge so lhe drawer front \\111

dear the front e<lgeof too desktop by about'/ ..:. refer to the DeWI in 'Pig. 15.

CENTER DRAWERNext. J bunt the center keyboard drawer,This drawer L<unique because it has aspecial drep-down front that allows 'lC«11'Sto the keyboard,

PROPILE SID!;. To build this drawer, Istarted by cutting" tapered profile on twoof the drawer ,;ides, !;C<! Fig. 16. (Thi.< ;_,just Cor appearance to matc:h the slant ofthe keyboard.) Also, cut a 2'h'-lcmg notchoff the front end of the drawer .ides toleave a '''i,,''lhick "ann", see Fig. 18.

ORA"''£It FROl'o"T.The center drawerfront (N) is cut to lbe same width as thedrawer sides (2'0/,.."), see Fig. 16. Then.this piece is cut to Iengtil "" it (ltv-r/ap.' theends of the two center supports (2,1,). referto Fig. 19.

OltA "'TJ;!R BACK. After cutting thedrawer front c.o leJlf,-th.I cul the drawerback (0) to a width of zy,,', see Fig. 16.The length of this piece equals lh~ distanceIx',,,,,,,,,. the two center supports (ZHI,").I,,~ the thickness of the two side. (l:y,,').less 1~'(for side clearance).

~'ROI\"l'&OGE. The drawer front is de­signed to drop down so you can get to thekeyboard, see Fig. 19. To hinge the drawerfront, cut a support. strip ('PI Z' "ide and'f..r loager than the drawer back. (Theextra 'I" ;. to ;l]low for the \4" tongueson the ends, see r·ig. 18.)

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TO'I;L·f;S. :';u". <Ut tonzues on botht'f.b ..f the 8\11'1"1'1,Irip 10 fit in the,K"""", ..., Fag IS 'OfTset the.,..· !OJlJ:Ui."l"() the ~ltt.""1or l~ suppJrt ...trip is flu.41wuh lhe bottom vi the Ura wer :<iii".)TWO "OR" ('1m- There are two """""

su- .... on th<.· oUl'l'orl strip. First, C'lII u'YI.'-deep rabb.·1 on th.· rrnnt 10 act"pl apiano hinUt>. I"t~ t'lg. 1:-4,

Then, mUI II I"' ,,,tI.· finger pull III thebottom by m'lking two passes with Ii 'Is'corv hox bit, .inct neauliol.t out ttw cent..-rwith a ' •• 1r:II~hl hiL

AS.~Y."d"I,Y.N"" tbt.- \'t'nt("T drawer canbt· """,·mld,.1 ~tartby <'<1V"inl! !hot ,i<l..._to tho 1...-1<. TI",n ~ml.mll'iJy<lid.> IlIt·IlUPI.,r1 Aril' III pLlr.o so that measure­no....... (".<II I. II1k,n (or I"" •• ply"ooddrav... r bott,~" 1:'-1, se" Fil!:. II,Aner (uttm.: lh< rI",,,,1' boltom to """',

gill<' It IOto lhe 1(roO''''' 'Gluim! the bot­tom II.t... th~ J.,7O:)\ t~ :-.tn:J1jrt.hcn... the\\'htAt_..clr"'At r so )(iU onlJo°I1(.'t..-d two ~"!01to ,...,'«'mble it )111"'(;. T" c.. ml~cte the c:<:nter drawe r,

I mounted • 1",lno hill",· In join the drawer!'runt W Ih.·,UI'I.,rt strip, "<'(' Fig. 19.

TWO OUTtR DRAWtRSTtK'l,\, lll'\' '\\'(1 -maller (Ir-J\VCI'S mountedon eneh ::i(ll' f,f tl,p e-nter drawer,

URA11'1.1, "'()Nl~ To build I~ drawers,"I.:irt hI' ,utlmg I"" draw~r !'runt.<(QI toI.ngth ;., UK'Y'!\' • I.", than the di.'<L;.<DC\!bctv. .'("1 I..Jw l't IIl( r fira\\ er W'lfl the fJiUL..1d('legs III " l'iK>nNt ",I""' ... on lhe endsI<> .... Il( tho !lid"". lO(,' rig. 201.

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draWl'''', <UI a 1(r1."~for the YO ply.. codbeuem in IIl1lhe I"ecoes.AI the.;arne time,1 eut a ~""'''I' n,'ar Ihe lop o( two or Ih"dr:lwl'r .Jdl ... rur" ,/, plywood mouse plat­forrn (U), M~'Fig. ;!II, IWh~n the keybc>anJ"' l,ull,,1 Ollt, il'. niC<'to h,n'. the mou"","ul IlI'XI 10 II, S", w~whiM a :;liding plat.rorm r.". IIC'U,hi,",'" mUll'" p"d.)

1I0TI'O" AM) MOl'S!: Pt.ATH)1llL ::-/0"cui I...•draw.'r huu,omg (n and tiK> mou.....•plalfonn It', It' fil tl('t",~nthe groo\t->S..,

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puter didn't quite keep. If anythillg, it justmade it ea:<ier and fa:;ter to print evenmure letters, documents, and sheets Ml ofnumbers nobody understands.The fact is, a printer has become an es­

senual addition to any eemputer, So. I de­cided to build a printer sUJ.nd to match mynew computer desk.

This printer stand stores fan-fold com­puter paper in a drawer under the tQP, andit has a ,;peciaI AAt>lfin lbe back tAl restaeklbt> paper 3,< it comes out. It also has alower shelf for storing refertlll1!books.

TOP AND BASE SHElF

r started by buiklinA' the top (A) and lower~helf(8) for the .UInd. To begin, cui bothpieces 23" long out of 0/,' plywood.Then cut the top (A) 14""'. "ide 001<1

the base shelf (S) 15·11," wide. (The top isnarrower to allow for lhe hinge and backshelf which are added IlII.{!r.)

EDeING PIECES. Next. rip three edgingpieces from 414 SOlid stoek. These piecesare a IYi·wide top front strip CCl, 3y,.°·"ide base front (D). and 117"·wide baseback (E), see Fig. L All pieces lire zr long.

JOINTS. 'Ihese three edging pieces arejoined to the plywood top (Al and baseshelf (B) with tongue and groove ioints. Tomake these jOints, begin by ploughing ay. x 'I,groove on a test piece.

TONGUES.Then cut rabbets on the twoplywood pieces to produce tongue.< to fitthe groove in th~ test piece. Note: On thetop, there's a tongue on the front edg...only. The back edge remains square, Thebase shelf has Wng\le5 on both lodges.

GROOVES. Now lhe grooves ean be CUIon lh" edging pieces, On the two fronlpieces (C and D), position the groeve sothe edging sticks up '1,,,," from the surf .. ",of the plywood. (It will be planed flushhuer. See Shop Not.es. page 23.)

On the base back piece tE), the grooveis. located directly OCri"'-" from lb. gt'OO\'.in the base front (D).

PAPER SLOT

In order to be useful, th" top ba.~w havea .Iot so the paper can feed up frombelo".The location for litis slot depends on wherethe slot on your printer is located.SLOT POSITION. To IlOSition the slot,

place the printer on the top so it's centeredfront to back and sideways. Then, mark 0line to indicate the center of the printer'spaper feed slot, Measure out 1'/. on bolbsides of thi.- line to lay out 3 2V,··wideslot, see Fig. 1.

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SU)'TLENG'IlLThe length of the $I~t de­pends on the paper width, For an $<:olumnprinter (9V';·wide paper). make the slot12" long. For a 1:j2-()(,luUlIlprinter CIS'''''­wide paper). the slot L, 18" long.SU)'TCllITII'IC.To eui the 810t. J bOl't't1

;t,-dia, holes at the four corners and cutout the opening with a saber S"\'. Thenround OV~·the edges to a bullnose profilewith a 'h" roundover bil set to cui 0/,,­deep. see Fig. I.

ASSEMJJI.Y. After the slot is CUt. thethree Mge pieces (C. V. f;) tan ~ j!'Iued\(, the edges of the wI' and ha..... sbelf.

CLEATS

The ,..<Sembled LOp and base shelf arefa.'len....1 to the legs with eleats.1'OPCU:Anl. To make the cleats (F). rip

two pieces vt square. and cut them LOlength to fit between the front M)..;ngsl(ipand the back edge of tile top. see Fig, 2.Then drill 0/.,".-dia, shank holes throut,>lttwo sides of the deal'. oft';;clting the hole.Y.:' so they don't mil into each other.

IIO'M'OM CLEATS.The bouom cleats CC)are ripped to 2~" wide. These aremounted to the base shelf by pre-drillingtwo eounterbored holes fOI' 2'1," screwssee Detail in Fig. a. Also. pre-drill SiKshank holes that are used later to mountthe cleats to the legs. see Fig. 2.

FASTEN CLEATS.Alter the shank holesare drilled. drill pilot hQles in the top andbase $helf. Position the>e pilOtholes so tilecleat i., 1',.;" in from the edges. see Detailin Fig. a. (Thi, offi;et ensures that thet'(jgl!s of the top and ha.'<' "'i11 be drawnli~hL a,;.lin.t the legs.)

CORNEll BLOCKS. After f:l$tening thebottom cleats. I glUM in comer blocks (fI)to secure the cleats (C) to the front andback edge piee...s, see Fig. 3.

LEG ASSEM8l1ESTo complete the basie stand, two (;.:;Iulpedleg assemblies arc made, see Fig. 4

MORTISES. Before the arms and feet II)can he glued together. recesses are cut onthe inside faees to form mortises. (Formore on this. see ~ 12.) Afte.· therecesses are rut. glue the pieces togetherto form Lh~two arms and f('('t.Al<CLECl1I'.Tn complete the arms and

teet. tut a taper oft' the WI' edge of the feetand the bottom edge of the arms, To dothis, IUS('!I 8 shopmade tal"'" jig. see Fig.S. (Also see Shop Notes. page 2;1.)

TENONS.NeAt. glue up the pieces for tbeupril(ht.<(J). and rut tenons on the ~nd$tofit the mortises,

ASSEMBLY. Now gl,* the upright..; intothe arms and feel. W'hen the glue dries.use " y,." round-over bit to round over thei".id. edge of Lhe upright and the iIlRid,'top edge or the fooL. (RQllt these edgesnow. You can't g<:t a router in there afterthe printer .1and is asssembled.)

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ASSlMaU STANDTn ",'''Nnble the roll"l. I ~n by r""ten­inl{ lh,· lop assembly to 0"..IIr the ('~$h.apedI,"),... To 110this. lay Ihl' ~'I("""11 and posi­tit.'l th.· top 3&..;,emtJ)~·.,n Il.

AM A(.'IiTOP.•0\8 lhe' I"I'~' IlUtinto JlO'I'uen, make 8Un.' the 101' i'Urto., is nu_,Jo withlhe I'''' MI(" or tht- k~. "",11M the fronted~ "f tilt' lop "",I tho'· ~'l("are aligned.·n..." mark pilot hoh" IhnlU"h the shankhul,,,, on the dellt.." drill Ihr holes, and,,,,,,,,,, the top down tiuhl, N'" Fig. 6.

A1"ACH BASE.Nuw U.· ba."" shel[ canI,,· J"""tl<lll<'<i on Ihe botlom part of tlll'....... I.·~ assemblv. Alil(TlI"" front andbotlom Mgt' of the shelf" 110the OOll'=' orthe foot,....., fi~.i. Then """' ....it inpIat.ce.An ACH~COSD t.£C. Aft"r the top and

ixl.«' .._mblit><- are screwed to one or tI",k>w<. nil' this assemblv uver and f"'<l.enIItel tll4! (ILhp.· leg-

Aut) CASTERS. No" 110.- t,,,,t,('1'$ can Ix·rno"'hl...t to the bouom or the base shelf(AIo1\~r them ~ t.htre·g v.- C'k.oarance wbenthe~n""'te, see Dt-uiJ on t~l:.7,

DRA'Al:R GL'DE>< Tu (ol111'k'I(' the ixl.<i<..~mhl), , cut 1,," dr.",,·r 1(Ul'k-s 11\1-14'""I, by '1',.' thicl< '10" I.n ...drilled three\"JUnt(·~-unk shank hrtl"14 (fIr N(). 8 x 0/.-1'W''''Wll, ~'(> Fig. 6.

~I'ACINC GAVC". 'OW ~"Jide.< IU'('

""1"",,1 to tho: in.,;,le rW.i·, "r the legs. To,.... I.nn the goid~.I nw!t." .pacmg ~~hy nPl.ng a pieo:' uC II<-r:.p I Yo•.•.. w.I 01( tbi, ~j!e to po:<IUOIl lIot' jlUide. andmark JlI'~ hole:, thrr .. ~'" the shank hoi."in IIw ~'IIi""',""" Fig Ii.

PAPER CATCHER

OJ\I' IIf the nicest r."lun", on this WInd i.til<' I~.,"'r ,;helj' (1,.1.ThL' h"lr ",,;nJr.' upI" catch and stack the nUl ro.kl paper ..s itf,'('ds flU(, rer~r10 fog. 1'1.'HUS STOCK.1 nwlc too ,Jxolf b~ ed~

llIumg I ~ stock u, g,·t It blank Zl'l!:' b)12". This blank .. mllln",1 It, finuI1,·nlC1.h10 fit botwoen th, If.",,, with ","c1~UI""'1ro on each ,·",1 tU'I.· in my case).TIll' ,,;<1lh or the blank ,'<tual< th~ d",Ul11l.'('r"JIlI II,.. lop or Uw I.. ,,· IM~k (~~I to thetop (If th~ top ::Ollrf:K'e. 1(".SS I ,.: for elear­AlKt"(III 14- In m~ ease),:I'("\.* f-~i2". It),.,,,;,:R OPEl'lSG."\I\(r ('Utting u...

ohclf t.. _'. bon· a I ~Iia. [!llIrer hole ...co."It",,1 I',' up from too bottom M!!,'.8(~ FIll" !J and 1(1.

INSTAt..t.. HlNCP_ Th,· ,heir is mounted toth,· IIlI' with a pilln" hing,·. """ Fig. 9.I!.'¢n hy l-uttilll: tho- hingv (0 fit betweenII~ 1,'1:'. Then bold it In pIacP ~I!'..wttheh:...k .. I~ or t.Iw Inp,,' U'" center or thPknll<'kJc '" aIi!!no:-d "'th the Lnpooj!e andmark IlK· pilot Il0l('$, .... ~!g. 10 •

:';cXI, hold Ul(' hl"ll" "" I"" knuckle i,'."nl~""l on tilt' edI(t' or th< I<lJWrMel[ andmurk the.e pilot hoi... No", drill all Ihe"ilut "'.11>. and mllUnl (hI' IlInj..,\,.

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A TOP(1) ¥. pty '4'V". 238 BASESHElf(1) ¥.ply 151"11.,23C TOPFRONT(1) ':Y1•• '~~23o BASEfRONT (1) '¥I.X 3Ya. 23E BASEBACK (I)· '2A.x 7 ·23F lOP ClEAlS(2) V.x ¥•• 141'/1_G aoTTOM ClEATS (2) \f.x 2-¥a• 147/.M CORNER BLOCKS(4) V. x If. - 2'.1.I FEETiAJtM,S(4)..... lY-x5Y.·16'hJ LEG UPA..GHTS (2) 10/.x 5'1•• 16';,I( DRAWER GUIDES (2) 7ft... v.· 14L PAPERSHtlF(I)· '¥j.x 11'¥t.·227J1,M SHEU'CLEATS(2) '1'•• '1'•• 14%N DRAWER FRONT (1) ''1',. x "'A...22'11OOItAWERIACJC(I) lVi.x:2.tl.. ..21v..P DRAWER SIDES (2) 'v..lit ltV, ... 1S RQ OIAWE. aonOM II) 'f.ply 12'1'•• 21'1'.R TURN6UCXl.E(1) ,"'. x 1~ .. 12• EDG£ GlUED F.OM TH.Ef PIECES.. MOmSE IIEFOREGWING

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To complete the stand, I added a drawerto bold the fan-fold paper. This drawer issil.<...t to hold aoo to .;00 sheets of ran-foldpaper. There'. also enoujth room forseveral extra printer ribbon cartridges,

cur TO SIZE. The fh'>nl,back, and sidesof the drawer are en! from -114stock. First,rip the front (N J and sides [P) 2"{,cI'wide. This \\idth $houl~equal the distancefrom the bottom of the front edging stripdown to the front corner of the leg. lessII,." (or clearance. see Fig, 13. Then ripthe back (0) only 21'.· wide to allow 51""'"for the turnbuckle, see f'ig. 12.RABBETS.To join the fronl to the sides,I out R rabbet on both ends of the front,see Detail in Fig. 12. The back is buttedbetween the sides und screwed in plate.

GROOVES. To mount the plywooddrawer bottom (Ql, cut 3 'I."-()eep gl'(IOveto Iii the plywood bottom near the bottomedge of all the pieces. see Side View.Then, to mount th,· drawer on theguides.

plough a v.."-()e<:p by 'o/":··"id,, runnerj!tDO"" IV.. down from the top edge ofeilCh drawer side. Now .Jip in the 1.ly\\oo<lbottom and strew the drawer together.

FINISHING. The Ia.<t step is to round overall "d~'e; of the stand (except those :u'Oundthe drawer und the drawer front ilSClflwith a ~" round-over bit. Then I finishedth~ printer stand with polyurethane.

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SH£U' 51'01'8.Tu keep the shelf fromswinging in and .muning the hinge. If""teood vertical shelf stops I}f) to the in­side faces of the leg>',see Fig. lS.

CUI two slop" "'.. x 0/.. and pre-drillholes for the ,vir£' bnut. that hold them inplace. To po.;ition the stops. let th(' papershelf hang straight down. Then naD thestops so lhei'" flu.sh ag-.un..<l the papershelf and the base baek (E). set' Fig. 10.

SECURE BASE BACK.AfWo the stops arein place. ( secured the base b'lCk (E) toIllem. Drill a rounerbored hole fur a No. SX I" screw and then screw the bsse back totht' stop. see Flit. 8.

TUllNBUCKL£. Now all the paper .shelfneeds is something to hokl il up. We foundthat a turnbuckle (Rl owl. [rom a I¥." xl2" piece of -lI4 stock w"" the most sensiblemeans of support, see ~'ig. II.To make the turnbuckle, cut a workp'_'CC

Iyt" wide by 12" long. Then drill aoounterbored shank hole centered on thelength. ('!'his is for the so"", the tum­buckl~ pivot. on. see Detail in Fig. 11.)

I"YI'CH, Next, <u1a G"·long by '...r-deepnotch off one-half tbe I~ngth. This notchcompensates for the different levels of thesurfaces of the top and paper shelf, sec Fig.11.MOUNT TlIIlNBUCKLK To mount the

turnbuckle. turn the stand upside dO\\11and screw the turnbuckle into the papershelf.

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(,LAMI'IN(;A("(IN TIw goal of a o;et\'"

joint .. to pull Ilk- frunt pit"'" of woodtip:htly <1<",,, to LIM'bock (aJ\<.·hor) ~.The ke\' In lhi:- IS that "",,'n> .. >l reali""<'m\"g .hlo boIh ,.... .,:,. of wood, n;,\hn.o-",J,s ,,[ tIM·~" !:rip 'mill l"" ant'horI'i,'('(' The (""nt """'" ;.">unply held lip:htb) tho· '" no\\ h,·.d - in errect. a dampingaeuon takr-- ,>1;..".

GUlF. JOI"'" Tlus mt<:hankal action ...even more (Tilll'31 wlKonj.!it>e is awlied tolh,' joint (a.< i>< llw C'J.'" m(.. L of the time inw(X)(lwurkinf(l. 'I'he ""'''\\ actually ""rv""U>O " "11Ot,'''m'll Itl I)ull the two pi__ , ofwood til(htly \t,~;x,Lherul\til th~ WOOdrieRM~;('II,\NI('ALACTION, 'I'his is wherE' it'.

I'a.<y to 1(,'1int" trouble. In order (or themccllanit.w ltctoun(I[ thi><jomtto work Prol)­..rly. th,· ",,,.,, tlll'<'3"" ,hnultl mil erah II,..frollt I'i.",; lh,·y AA<,ulrl only .,-..b the an·chor (st«.,nd Ir"''('('

If u,.. wnk ho>lt- L"ft dt",p e,'IOU¢l (orthe""s no >h;mk bole at ali). the thre3d;.will "caleh" In tlk· front hoard. n..-n a; the>'CI\'" ,nl. n! u,.. ...ond lanchor) board.thI- th"'3lI< \\111 1Il;W,t.ain any !IlIP that ex·L<'>bel" ...... lhl· IM.."t- - and yO\! ""'" tlKo('iamJJtng 1«.11.'11c r ltw ~~\o\'.

En... ,f Iht! t"" how-tb are held t"daml~.1 t'Ij(.·th,·r.tilt, ,.,,,,,, can only ""idth,'m In tlu.t 1.""II"n. It can't pull the fronlpi,'''' dnwn Itny t'ghter without «rippinl(Ille tlln·l.t..

,1..uhl....I,-..iI th"",,1 has twice as man,tim-..&, It It·r.t to hoM better, (.IaI1:icIi.iarly in ... ft" •••Is.

I'AKTlCI.F. BOARD >'OU.....'So lIore impor­tant than thI- number ,'f threads is thed~fJ(h of the th......t ... The thn:-.id of a par.ticIe 1""",1 ......,. is d,,,,,,,,r and sharp<orthan • dl')",alI ..... w, Cotnrnercially. a(\t.'('~th........1 screw IS calJE'd a "L<>-Root':o:tre'A l'IIll'k.,· th..• ('t.·ntt"r :;haft. bet.ween lht..tM·",!. HI", "rool" nf the ~w) is mUt'hthUl!lt·r.

This J>""""C('~ d''eper, .barper thrE'3<lsthat ~Ii«' Uwir "ltV into the wood. (The\'havp a ,mlllk·r "tlireadH Wlgl •• ".. d....":·inl( above.) On.. ' till' ""n'" "' in place, th"d('('I) thn>:wl. h"M tij!hl.

roSCU·SION. Alth,,,,j(h I'm not ruudy loj!ive UI' tIM, ..1<1 .k~·llf'oo w, .. b;cre". Iha,"(, bt-cn 'JJ-JI lot t)(lJ1icw boanI ~\\:­mon.' ()ften. .\lVt n"(,,(,lIU~'I've gotten \'t'I)'mt.t:·r'{·...tt'd In ~ Itllht-rt.'tlfl ~Vf',·.n;lon. _ I....' un lhe ",,<I paJ(t!. iI u...ro.:obt-ruon M'n''A"8 rm the l'OOlputl'C desk8nlt printt'T ~tarMt :--ho"n 111t.tu... ~-.;ue.)

MECHANICS Of A SCR£W JOINT:S-umatl('r \\ hat f'Cn'¥. i...u.··;(.'{I. ~·oushoulddrill fll I,·a.,t lwo ho,,", - n shank bole and• pilot hoi,' to dri,·c it mto the WOtMI.

H""""'r, I...f",\· drilling any holes, SCllTW­thing m"..t, t(l he "tid aoout the """,hanieN or 8 ""no" juinl.

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A f,"" y.1lr>i ~) "~.,..-dl""...,w, grabbedlhl· att_("llkJI\ of __ood","orkf>r.-. The,' glJ U.fa.'l,·r. IM.. I Uj(ht<·r.an<! d'.l·t ~ thet}'J'i<'aIp&t IMJk·•• hank hole. and coumer­,ink !It~-d«Iby "'I!Ubr """,I.<cre",.But d"",all ... ".".,. mav _ be the be>,

an.."\\\t-r ;'tm-r ftt'\'t·ntl}'.·.'\'e %:-v.;tched topart.r/, '1I'1f'"' M""t'3.

IIP.AT·TllF.ATf.O ""th loartlcle board~.·1'{l\\.l'I a...1 drvwall screws are heatt",at,..t 'nll~j..~'.'them the ;!.n:nl.",hllt"f"ff('(1 t4. IM)YtI(!r..(lriv(l' them into steel.tud. wiLh "" 1)llmhole.Th;" f,'Utun' ll11rul'tC'<lweedworkers be­

"'111>(> you c(lul<1drive them straight intohanl",~.I. (""'1\ with no pilot hole1 andlhl'Y wuultln't ",,"" or twisa apart. (AI­tIM",~", this I'n~'i""" i>< fa,,\. it's probablynot lhl' bt."t 1,,,,,,,,1,,,,·. Mort' on this ial"r.1H!:AI)SM'" Apart rrnm being ~.

I"'ld•..t, thl'n' ,.,... Kmt diIT".....nte'< tI.­t"ee n dry ..... II, IICU'tit-k-board. and iUnd­""I "00&"'''''''' 111;....'8l1 """"-,; ha,'" atruml~'I~I'" on the back W the head.while pur\fd~IM..m and .tand3nI ..,....""have • ''''''1I('r \' 'h<tJK-d he.1d. !The trum­pt't .h"Tl(· It,ts tilt: drywall screw head pundown .h)!htly "'·Iow the FUrfaoo "ilIM.u,learin)! th,' dl')'"all l"l)('r.)'''''It:AI)~. TIll' O1''''t important differ·

CllCe bet\\t~~n ih(i~t'l(I"t;!WS j.....the thre-ci.d""Kit' :"wl .hal"'· 1'yfliCllIparticle board widIlry"oll ><,...,,\< have thre.d. that climb upu,.. lIhan pt a .t{'<'Il(·rk!aJ1anw" (20") lhanon >tand",,1 "',0.1,..,..,,, s (16'), !;ee thedrd\\1J1KalKI\l~.Thl~ me.wh )'PUcan dri\'"..tlk'm In Ijuk'k,·r.ror ,·.\lUllI''''' " 1y,.-!t>na: standard,,,,,,,10"",,,, LAA, $ about 15 fuU revolution.,

of a ~\\ (tn, tor to (hi\ C n In fhL-.:h. But a1V,··long ("vUcl.' boanJ SO"i'W only tak.~about 10 re,oIutio"",

S,,"l<.·""rtide huo.nJ and ~ ....a1I ",.,..,wshave .'en "('<'I~'r t.Jtn..-Jrb 1~'lIr) rorfiI"tl'r dn"n~ (tr",I'~IIiIJ1lL-d "K,,~xin").The'> may at"" h,"'~ two separate t.hJ-<,ad.,(C<lll,..t" double Itoo) lhat climb up the.haft lik.. til,· ",<I and wllite st.ripes un abarbe·r 11<>1.. , (Thi. L.< .h"",n on lilt' drywall""n'w in the dru ...ing above.) SinO(' 8

Of all u,.. J<'U1ts d..,,'\L""l'<l In \l'ood,,,,,,I/,.thI- on.' thal". probolhly used the most andLIIlk,..t .bout till" 1....L,t ,.• lilt' simple serE'''juint. Thfit lA,JOUling11"0 piece; of wood\\ilh A ':Om'rlc,n \V{JOd.",,~,,·.

AlthOUl(hth .. joint L. simple, lately I'vebeen thinkUlI( ."(lut wluu kind of screw l,tx'!'It tAJ '1M' i\I)(I. \\'hl!t'NtJw best wav todrive It Ill'! ~

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as though it's maw>utized. y<)U can tum ituPl'idl.' down and it won'; fnll off, That'.great for tight spots,

DRIVERS. Although you need a special,;qUll..l'll-head screwdriver, one ,;ize fits No.G, 8, and tQ square-drive ",,",\I.,.. (All useuNo. 2 driver).

L().ROO'f. In addition to the square drivedesign. Ilobertson screws are aII;o availa­ble Lo-Root (like partiCle board screws).This combination of square drive :Uld Lo­RooL ,nakp them ideal for woodwol'king,see SoUl"..,.. page 24-

it£C£ll. If there's a problem, I gue!5.. itwould hav" to be: "rill ,;quare drive screw·driver.; still he available 2.'i years fh>m nowwhen the proje(,t noods to be rtpaired?

ThaI problem has been solved nhx>arly.A variation of the Robertson ..quare drive,called a -R-. ..: "'''' been devt!lopeti. Ithas a >i<jU:lr(' re<~ for dri, ing with a,;qUlll'e driver. Bllt it also has the "star"pattern of 8 Phillips h(>;t(!so it can hi! re­moved with a Phillip;; drive.

'"'" y.;.r ""'" 1900 when Pcler Rebertsen(II QUladiun tool >'3lc.'!m3Il) cut his Mndwith " s,,",wdrive" while he was driving inB$tandard slot-head woodserew. This mis­hap W8S the beginning of a new type ofscrew,After e.xperimenting with several new

designs, in 1007 Robertson patented ascrew with :\ sHghtly tapered, square halein the head. To drive it in. be used an odd­loolOng screwdriver with a """ill squarehead lhal fit snugly in the bole.

RoberlJ!on L'Illnffil'd his company byadverti.ing tbat his screW& "positively can·not slip and Cltt the finger,; O~dlsfip:ureOOIillyfurnilure or wood."

Although they've been j>(IlruJarrOT yean-;in hi, native Canada. Robertson'd ,;m,wsMv. nevt)J' caught on in the U.S. That'sunfortunate ~ tI,ere are a number ofadvantage:; to ,;quare drive !!<:I"I!W".

CAM OUT. One of the most aggravatingthings about wOrWIg with standanl wood·screws is "cam out." I'Ioth slotted and Phil·lips head sm"eW$ often 1Itrip out (cam out)just as you're tightening them down snug.However, \lith Robertson sere""" it's al·mOSL impossible for the screwdriver to camout of the square "",-ess.

Another cl\an",t<lristic I liIre is !but thescrew sta.vs on the end of the screwdriver

In tlOnwood. I u....ually dnllthe pilot holeonly half the "'n~>1hthat the screw will beinto lhe anchor piee",. Th"I.'. all that'. nee­e<.<al'Y to keep it from .plitting.

Hardwood i" 01'>'''' likely to ~ptit. so Idrill the pill,t hole to tbe rlcl'th whe'"e thescrew b<'j!inst" taper to a peim (about twothread. short of the encl.)

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1'he pilot )K,ll'and ~k bole take care ofthe nle<'harul'l'or the screw joint, but the

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fm sun! this bas happened to all o( us.You try to screw two boards together. butthey won't pull tight. So you pulIh downhard and give it an extra t\\isl. All lhi.~does is make your arm tired. andC~uenlly strips (Jut the threads or breaksthe screw,The problem is that the threads have

gripped the front board and are maintain­ing the gap belween the boards.

DRILliNG THE SHANK HOLE

\Vhen dnlling the shank hole. it ~ to bedeep eoough for the ~haftof the screw tuuiany thn:llds that will be ill the front piece,The IUOS( common ,nisUlke in (hilling the•hank hole is to drill it only for the shank(unthrended) portion of the screw, 11 hasto be deep enough fur any threaded )XII"lion, too.That is. (hi> shank hole has to go all the

way through the front board, set' drawingte th~ right.

In most eases, \'1.111 want the shank holeto be the same size 3.< the widest diameterof the shank or the threads so the screwfiu< tight again"t the wulli; of the hole, (OnL<J..Root screws Ihe thread. stick outstighlly beyond the shank.)This tight fit prevents the screw from

-..,Iclcinj!" or bending III the hole lit> the toppiece can't shift in relation to the bottompiece.However, in some situatieus. you U1f",1 f--------------------------------)

the pieces to be :lble to mo". i"tll~pendently. ~'or example, when joining :Isolid-wood tOI' to " eahinet, you want lh,· f--------------------------------itop to be able to e.~I.and,md ,,,"Ilrdl:( withclumget< in humidity. In thL' L1lS('. th..shank holes 8l'E' drilled oversize to allow forthis movement

DRILLING THE PILOT HOlt

After the shank "'de is drilled. a smallerpilot hole can be drilled in lhe back piecetAl anchor the thn:a(b of thl> screw and pre­vent the wood from splitting,To mark the 100'<Ilionof lhe pilot hole,

the Ilsual practice is to hold or clamp thefront piece in the correct position over theback picee, Then an awl is slipped throughthe shank hole to mark the centerpoint ofthe piiDt hoi•.This can be u'Oubl{O;(JDlI!beclU.><e the awl

mlIy not be .x.clly l"enU'r,"" in lhe shankhole, or i( may slide off center because ithiu< a ban] part of the grain.To get a more prE!ci1'C I"""liun for the

pilot hole. I use the following method.~'ir:>t.use a brad point bit to drill (h. "h&llkholt:, 'l11~n bold the second board in place.Now. \lith the brad poinl bit in lhe .hankhole, ju.ott I,';"e it a little wp or Lwist, :so th.IJOint IIf the bit marks the precise ,,,,"leT,point for Ih,· pOOthole.DIA"U"'UI OP PILOTHOLE. The pil(ll

how ,J".,~IIM' Ilboullhe same size or " lutir.maller II.", 11M'm(ll dianlele" of lhe

final appearance is determined by • COWl·tersink or counterbore.

OOur..''ERSlNKlNG. If you want thescrew head nush with the surface. it has tobe countersunk. To determine the correctdiameter (depth) to drill the countersink,turn the ,;eJ,,,, ulltJd~ down and 61 th"head into the countersink, The screw willbe flush with the surface when the headjlll>t fits into lh~ oountersink.In ooftwood, the diameter of the eoun­

tersink (on Lhe surface) can be a Htllesmaller than the diameter of the screwhead since I!OI\wood will compress as thescrew is tightened down, On hardwood. theoountel'$ink should be almost the size of thescrew head .coumERBORE. If you want th~ screw

head belmc the surface so it can be <'Overedwith a plug or putly, you have to drill acounterbore. I use a brad l)Ointbit to drillthe eounterbore befor« drilling the shankhole. Then the shank b"Ie can be centeredin the point left at the bottom of theeounterbore,

PILOT BIT SETS. AU of thi~ chiUing re­quites three bits: one for the eounterboreur countersink, one (ur the shank hole, andone (or the pilot hole. Or you can save timeand do it all with a pilot bit set. On thenext page, we've taken a look at some o(the moot common pilot bit sets on themarket.

screw. One trial and error method to de­termine the right drill bit is to hold bits upin front be the screw until you find one lIlatallows the root to JUSt barely show on bothsides of the bit.

DEPni OF PILOT UOLE. How deep.mould you <1n11tbe pilot hole? ,""II de­pends on the type of wood you're »Cre";lljtinto.

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...\1\( r .Inlbrlg' tht- !'olUlnkhl,ll', h,II.1 lh(·11<"'1111 (1I... h"r) "" ..nI in ph",,· a,.1 .h" Ih,.1lT1l,1 IIOUl I,'l into th, shank huI,· ·1....."" th a ligb lap or twist, lh, bmd po Dt.. II marl. the cenlerpoint ~ tht I hoi

R lIdding rountc"'ink/roun!('Jbon <'Ol.lar ~ d. cwn~1'\' I tIM

'" the oh3.nk holebole IS ,,) I 8" Ich

I" b t lo drill tht 1'0..1hole:ond nnrhor boon! Allhou 11 I

a rn O""",OOn, it U (lally y.('I," ..I ,ol hd(' that. m..t,; ........'lK·ly kx",,,.1('xacti,)' \I h.,1·8 n_led ror a 11"'.1JIII"t

TWIST '" fOI I'l1.01 MOLl

oklo), \I,.. hilS tI..scribed 000\'" ha,,' ", .. Iand had Iw.mi.g, But which '" th" I. ,11\\'hat r,,· found ix that wbon y..u IJ) 10 ,~,t\ cr)'1hin1r III onC'<". ynu run inw prohl('nt.<,Instrod J u.<e a tv.-o--tf'p 1IJ'PI'"-'8('1\.fJn;t drill the J!bar.k hole. ",..Iw> Ix ....

.. to usc a hit that dri ' the "ok> to the ....,...rert aNd goo; romplf'tely tltrou¢; thedI'tIt beard.

<)tw ur Lh~ be;t bit- r\C (...11111 ror \lUllis SA.)ratl 1)41lllt I)ll (~~ ::;OUI1.'el, flllt,K\ ~, )Th. hrad plllllt bit drills a d"u, .h"nk h..l..Bur It8 "I"" ", aI becau. .... 1elm bo· lW!<1 tfim:trk lbt 'xar..1. b"lf.Uonuf the r,lInl h'll.,.

EDITOR'S CHOICE

Although thto tAper ts • nic< (.lIt.'l ex­J"'NI".) id"". the bit h~ its n:tl ,.... is ,lO(the ('(OI'Tf('\ RZI' ((Or a pil<1t hole IIr h:If.khoi,· ..Vol'lhe depth o( the hole

TAPER lIlT

-COUNfHSINICICOUHl1ltotEcou.u

Th., Hdv"n"'~ i."ul'I""",,,1\U llt· Ilu.1lh,·bi"" at\. t;,'lll'n'ti "'like a ~1\~1A."Howr-ver,",_1"""·,,. ""n'! reaDy tajl('r until Ihe ""'I"JUI'"' th"",,)'·,.SIM' Ill(' ~·un.r bit,. \ap('r "vcr Ill< en­

l>N length (,f the tJuu..< !fx.\'.u.o cut uIonglhe r ~ntlrt' I<'...:th and ('O'fl>('Iu(1ltly tdIIl~J o\trn"'oll very quilid.,. (ItOI\b.: t (,' \I._'<I'

t"",n "L 'cry I"", .""",61.

'nM' l,jJul 1111<1shank portion o( t'" !Ie h,l..tn· Ntl( round (flat on 0"" f,d~)II, ~~\,. ilI:r.: tier drillifll: action than " I\; I hi Tht'(.'(!Unt. rbo", at IhtoWI' or Ure bit has 1wo<UtUng .pur.. Thl-y <lit D dL':tn rounterbo",. but IIwill ool CUl a counh'n!ink.

'Th< ..... bits ab;o ""If.r rrum the """'''problem of clllt1l1),'a >iL-mk hok· thaI' too~hall." rn nlool ca."".~ fl.Yt't)lGGt<:as. Antttht-r «'.ll~.,;c,,)' of

h.to mclu<I,'lI th_ thaI Ullju.t in 1('n~'1hr..rIh.· 1.lot h"l. and ..1' th. ,hank "..I.·,

~·JlQUND

",.. niC\' thmg .I,out IhlS b.l L, that thepilot bit i" odj,t;;Io,I.,," rn lenl!lh and the:<hank ".,,'lJ(<Il '" abo ltrljuSUihl<'tn alm..-tan lllCh Ioni!- A )..'1T.tl ;'J\:3 ~r\\-(""·(·r.,,;henI """,1 the bil. I was disawo ...ted_'The tm-'t pnJbit'lll .. ~'l!u.mJrall these __

u""" line<I up ruol lI~"'t.."", t1nwn Ie,..,.,...;;.oy if th,y' ...• ~IJII","...I \\,th ", .. du,(),\\'hen )'ou 'wrt til drill. thl' pjJ", UV))C'd'"10 wllblli. >'lI'''' ,t'g "hld(·n,und, Il's diffi·cull to """ ."aetly \I t... n· you'", drilling,Perhap.' th. l1I<"t rn.<lrI.,ing part i.< Ihlll

til<' pilot bit "'~'Ik.niii "', thHl lhat it bt'ndsor bn!aks ~"",,\, And vou ''WI't buv Uu.S(>('!jon (f Ib" btl ",-p:u-;ilely •

RUI o,....,.n It'" the _. bit that cum",the ~t to IIOh IIlJ': aD the proLl.:m.' ofdnllinlr a pilot """nk.".1 I'OUt~nJnkbun'aD at 0""", \\ th •ne btt

TAPER Bm; 'fht· 1.11< thalha", .......i,,,,1lht· 111<)$\ .ttl"nlion h.1Ib il", lhe FullerItlp<'¥,,:d drill, ".Ih ""partite I.'OWIt<:n;inkallli 'tOI' ,,,Ibu ...

SCRtJ.OR(ll

One- inex)Jt'n.'iI\'(· version LI' called a"~\\'(li"'_~"r"inl41nlt· alt.u.t.lj(1'i. These bitt-

TI>ert· II,,· I.ilot bits that do .v'·I)'\h,ng -drill lhto I.illlt 11<."'. :;hank " ..Ie. And ('O.un­ler.mk ur ('OJUnwrbon> -aD '" OIl<'<! It......,our "1iI,,,,11On of "'X <.l tloe .-t l""""'"!JIIot bit M'I.S 1)1'1 the =r!<ct.n.A T BIT ' ..'" One of thto<h<",,_ 111($

IooIc! tikE- a mocliJit.cl "I""k- lot It hat< anlU••llIhaft t .. lit in tht· drill. hilt IMII a.ltt. ns Ollt t" the- profik- ,r{ a sen-w,

have IS .Iandal'd I" "I hit that Iits. ime a,'Ollar, Th<>bit ,'\Ili! lhl' I,dol "'~I'whilt>Ih.collar cuts th.· .hank holl' ..' well as til<'CllUnterstnk 1m,I NJUlltlPrtJICI,....The lc"l.'th <If III" pil"l h"k' can Ix> ad

justed fllr (lifT'(_'n-n\ it'llgth screws b)'~ a ,mall I'{ I """''', But IhI: shank

1\., hall a s...,,,, 12-1"("'«'8(-( for. num- 00Ie n'maill., I'OIlSIant ('el) >hurt).b<r or y<ano and thou¢; 1',. brok~. 1"0 Sinre the hit ••• I!I!U1daroI IW.-t bil •• 1hi!... I rull ""·('Issi,,nally Uk' the hit< 1h.~1 Nt.' "11I< .. lhI> and .t <'lUI lit· ea.<IIy replaotdlire It>ft, (flal bits are "nl) ",M ill 8(1$.",' F,,.. th~I""'" (liM....SII' f'J' " ",'1 of (our).if you break a bit. you can't "'1"= JU,I ,',;rewdi,lW'''' un'n'l 1,., boAl lIut there a.... i----------------i(h.at bu.) problem, ...~ th(· tJlts Ilft('ll lll' up the \"till:.trOn th.·JlhL" .ide. th"",· bit8 .lu,,·1 h"v~ if the «:1 screw l,,,'t "xtl\'ml'ly light. Aka.

to hi· .\(IJ.II<I<'<I.they cut quickly, and k-ave sawdust tend_ to dill: up In the nut"" of~---------------ia ,".,>n.il1~ly dean bole, And th.·y'....""y the bit and in tho I.'.. I~U"ilJ-'·1f.10 ~IUI""'n_ ADJUSTABLE 8('RII-IIIIII.t_ ....'hen I first

I",..11,).'\,,,,,,1 I·ruhlem with U••..., l~t3 1$ saw a &anJt.y ~dju.'lahl.· Servw-Mate, I

IIx IIflI!\h of the >Iwlk "'.Ie. I( lhe hank I thougbt J had fu.:illy faund the perlert "molhoi,· d~'1 ~o all the ..-ay th~ the boloITh., hit ••artu:ill,) a ~J'\I·DlilI·IWOIlefronl h..anl. the "-'<Olld (andtor) board h) 1lis.,lim for ;-;tanJ.,) and Bbck &.. on'l pull up 1Ij!ht. (Sw lhe IIIticIe about {)("""'r.)kreYo1ll)ll ~t.'S 20 to ~I.) ,---------------,U"","" you ,hill a Ik-ep ('01IJnlt rI.",·..,th

" fl:11 b,t. Ih,· ,h.'lIlk ho" " ..n·lltu thnM'l(h" 'Y"4hll'k I... rd, Tho No. I' , I~" bll.(ur '·'''Illl''~.drills 3shAAkhoh· Ihal'. onlyVI,j-fl~"4.·lf nt.'lladequ~le (or rnc~t \\clrk

•IAL ..·.ROUNIlS. Anrlther t)'IM' rtf JU.'I ~ulJ¥"..tl'"' 1'.lot b.t 1.< ""'-ignt-d ""1• ..-.aIIy r..rt4lu, I,rbol'Ull(, (~. .....dls th, r& a&no .. :-;,nk. \. t<l1DOOt .-\meJ1<....... ill aSt.'1\.... Pilot~

PILOT BIT SETSTools of the Trade

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"1."11 .tlLlf·h,ll)t tIH'~' st"I)~. lht·)"1·;J]"\.' U(,'t1llJ1,1, \\ 11)'l'ito ~'"(),It.~t It 11w lil":'trm ll~ 1Jo' tel ,1,1&" lU"IlUllil th ... \\ I)r~;l'if"('r"Ih I Jl<nt: I. 1"<:",(1'"(,UK "orkpit....~. w.1",'I'C\\ tht st"P" du\\n on lh<o pl·,..ilWx·,.A 100i"1' "" " to I.dnl'or.mly clamp th<>.. orkJ 1('<, t .. Ihto J II "",Ibutt the <t.'!'" "I'tight t .. th, \\urk, ...." 'ilK... ~" tilt m(~J"11

l:-.t'f. II't .IIC. 'rn \L,<o..l' tm' Jl~.hoJ.t the"jlrk"M,_l(( JI t !tit ~~ t lJK" :o-t''i1 fi·JK'f.":",,"I I'll h tilt I):Ih'YoIIl(htho>101",'" It \\ill Icut chll I'I"-'r ullllig the 11t'1K"illinf', (Nt"',,:., eHI 4.1'.11,n.lke_- It 1'\l'll Ntfl'j' h,· (lJIO.cJ,.;ill]tlll" ~ "rklll""· tf, 'til' JIJ! \\it}. ri.)ul)l\-"':-ull~1C,I'1 M·t (411)1, t,r.t 'Il.i,·k n·)t·a.q·clam,).)

AIlGH I'EIoICll _ON lOGe OF JIG_ sca£w I>O'NN

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tJ\l ()ll 'IAI't:;.H~'l)\\ tl' ,-'lit a taperus It!! thl JI~.fiM ~I~fttlt tilt! taper .'11~'I)'lr\\ ..,.klll'·,,,' with ,I 1"'IK.'i1.~-.: tlnl\\ul)!ht·ltI\\. (".Irry ttll I,,'ncil 'il~ over ....Iwl(1,,\'11th,· ~')Id .ue l 1'11gl' II' thl' "·(,Thl)l~with it Sllu:u",Nfl\\ II~II~'1)11'\\f1rkl,j('t'\' I'" thl: jig ..;c,

the peneil murks ~\Ii~"1\\ ill, thr- l"tlc\.".-,i tJh'ha.'" 1,...I,u..1 ("h,,), I~t)lt·,lOtth fJf l1M·l)hul~).

Al1A('11 S'll).~ \\·1111th,' "·CJrkl,iL"f.'t· in,. Jlil'fl. f SoI,·'''·\'f ..1 "1'\\11 stIli' fl'lk't·" ';")(In.:t.hP tl"dihllll'I~1 It.d k-ft. t..-Ij.!I' c)f Lill' \\fti"'k ...

IJlt.'C(·If, 'u,J.I It III ,dan'

....... MAIC'ftOOOStU iIHIO GIOOVI ONIOnOM 01 IA$IIOMI)

lik.· this $) vou ~'I(_I~vxaetlv "ll('n' till.'bl;tdl.' "'lIl1Il' 11t.!ht. (Illig tht.: 1'(11:1'.t~t.te'I-t..Stln.' II.' ll~ lh. NUII-t·l,b,II' that )'f'U t)f.tlllei cut tilt· t,jl'~·.·,"Ith •

I've h.ui 1t t"lot'r )I~ III 1(1) r-h",t rllr )o1e-MS,ll'~ th,· kinel "Itl, 1\\ •• :\1'1\0; ,IttacJlt'(l with_to l1In~I' ,It 111MI'IMI (The ,...-"n'I1t.·rnal ji~"I" nl,~I,· ~ttll I.f uhruunum 4.·h;.t"rwJ, but Inm.11'11I1I1( «n or \\'"""' )"1MJl u,oun' th JIJ.:Y'141 tl.l,e tl) JI(·r(um)

thn,· I',,, nU1i1 at 1_jJl('{· • i~t,.'"utI M\ I."

to "',~Itho "'" I'''' 111:1t ngai""t U... ji):..n. n ). I '" ,. tn .. "'I the ji!! (and the,,-..rlqlM.... ultht r MI tho· LabI,> "" .... "I'(,.,,,,,h \I'" """ to pu;h th<- jilt for·...anl thrnuj:b tho IIa\t. I '" "tul<: lr)ingto k('('I' I"" " ..rkl"" ng:urt't th<- jig ar.1thi· J ' I t.ht rl ~ not t(, mtonl)oelyour fi,.,.",.,. o( u,. ""~ 0( tilt> blacl ...

\ "." II" \\ bt", I Imld,· lhto tapcr t'llL''.0 t~ an~ I,MI"~tIlf lltt· ''''I'nf.ut~:r(I(.'":'kIIltl f,111It, r lol... I. I u.:.t-'fl .l riW"t-J'Pfll ji,:::.It'JOt 'kit L"\' L!) til rh.ol.L!l' lht' t.11.K!rWlg:lt>.1.llt it' t .6..",u',tJtll.1 r::.I(I·"} tl} \1Sl'. 11lat's Ix'"t'.UI~ lh.> Jt~Inlt:K IJIth.· ",it('I' ~a\.ge ~lol.i...\ lWUI~ttill nI' ('·,K..•.

II \". 1II1,\1C1ITn hUlkl Ih" jIg. ,.tart hy'''Iftlll ,1 ..1.:' bull' 1 (,,,,InI' l1K.,"C (,r i\'~"pI,,,, ..,,,1 I rut lhe u...ml .•llltl" k'"j!<'J" Ihtmth, .k,.u. ..r Ill) I" ,~I IZ"wid..,.

~ " nil a 1:""'" otl til<- t16Uom .. f """ba.'( bruni ahoul S" (rom one roj!<'_ ThL-gr..J\ n' ""'t"" the w)(jth o( th<o mitt rIIl'U t<It n '"UUr whko """ (IL"tI!I~ .')'nM_'n ('tIl n np 0( hanl\\OI.1 tn tilt· ~I"I(width"" th ,.:n'''''' Itnd 10 th..."""",_ t" CIIu,.......mhl"',1 ,1'·lotho( I"" mrt"r II'lDj!l"' ,~,Iand tho ~'TDQ"III tht 00."" u...m.

:-.;.," lI"allthf' It I'" In tht! grutJ\l', TIk'nmllunt (hi JII: 'In thl" t\.il\\·, ;n¥J ,~..::h It11""u~h th,· b~,,!t· l.. ttim orr lnv "~""Il'C1J:'t', ...,',. rtn.L" UI~ ltIM'\ t·.Th,· .. I",· IIf th.. It;",,· Ix .. " 1 "' trimnl{.,j

, III' I( you """u1d "IIXll'<'1'l1h:h tb.·F"m,1OI.ruh _ 1 tl 1.>lV1'n.~ ,=hour t"" dull 1M)!" th a Q-t.p to n'v",,,the saun or ,:1. > I.ok

TAPlR JIG

.....,.-X RHGt. ACTSA\~'OI'to KIf'SOAl'fI MOM CUrlINGINTO"YWOOD01 POI~'«A

./

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"tart h) nnuw'!: a olnp f ""'--kiD!!ta,..rWtt aIonj: the JOint lint 1<.",,,tt'd I"" pI~­" ... 1or .ornuo.'lL Th II (llaru.· th<- ""l!1Il):

....". ",th a ,*",k ,tbne JIL<t until til('In. t.J.ii starts t,) It-ar., ~f51k\". H.St :\t. rt'n..)\·t' tht:' l1n,k-

III and Il!;("rdl"·I·{~'t·l\>·QO(l$l,~,'I~,I' ..rr II",· !a.,1 lilll<: biLthl IW."raJ,,·t.~iljon it ...,

I r ,ilk's ll1u11g the t"i!lc nfLJ111 ., .. 1 k''('I'~lhl' ~-aP'l"l'

fWoI( JIJ;;;S'I~"""'~.iUN'" ""''''NG ,....sr..n 10 TtAi,I

TaIMMING fLUSHAi" Yo, ",'.,- Il{uJ(ilflJ,!'.dl.,( the Ijro.if'd.s inthi~ io(: lU', \\'\ run urtu JUt "t,IIII ..,1.1.In: JIII\\tic. you 111.ltll Unt· RlI;.14"C ,to\\ II "",'Ift'('ll)'n" ...h with an••lhl·!' \\itl.,'Ul (li-l.{llrl'II1Jo'tht·lu\\ l'" I'Ul'fIU'(''!

f:lM"il!llC•. \llC)\'~I) l't'~()C)I). Tlus .\."L.... oJ1"",1)1('111»n tlK' ,"(I).'lll~ {nilif' '1~"Ci an)4JJ'M1t},,· 1,1)\\IJllICll. j) 1'( lilt rolO,Jlllt..'t' cle!:lk aJ~11,,;nt4'" Ao,ulli \, \: I_ 1 1C,1k'f1 t~ fitl'l ....~Jth.·~ ..tnl kill' ah..ut • ,.00" the sur­fa<, (,r u,. 101.'''' .. 1. 1'. n t""~could 10<.101:0,.",,h,,," 11 II t 'f) ., pI:tn<, down1<., far, )(., ean ('\It ngllt through Iht thin"'''''''r face of til< I~)", ..1

.:1)(;1'(. \1(Ot 'I) fC)I{.\fI<-\ It·.. {~t'llm..n o( n I roblem on tilt kkr l""k ~nd('h.'U1l' 111)\\I. ( n pag. 4to 9 llx·t ;(1 f:rame.>noul<II.· p<r('('If:, Ol~h ..1th I"" FormicaC"\"1)l~'I' lhtt If )11'1 ,lbow t1M- fnln)!' ju ..t OJlitlil' ItM' (ar :111011N" Ittli thl' t-·,lMniC"d. the:o.'Urf;'l'1·f.r tht I·'!llnll1l \\ III If,. -k dull. (~1t)rt·on thlJol htlt·.·.1

PI.UStl1111\1 UII '\1 (1"'1 I ('"n.41..l'L~)tl:..it):K a nn·1t Inm )"I)1,lr'r t.it_ But tht·~i....n't U \\ltlt "1\4'IIJ,:'" ~Ur(~(l('on tbt~e...m­lJUlt_'r .Il-xk ttl tlllJI('11 It), l"1oUt,,·r. ,\0.'1 (1)1

11,,· k.l. I.hl., the (11UIIl'tJ: >trip" •....,\\ltlt·r tlaou liM." ..1ltt til: foclg.. ',r rt ~ flu.:-h ..trim 1.11

T\\(J..~"Tl·I'\'}It'C''. I 1.1k>don a t\\"O­'kl'. 1"".1 h,,4 m.1hooL .II1Sl, I ,,,,,,, ... ) orrn ""IJOnt} 0( t"" rut ....th a bIod< 1'1;."",,.., •• 1r:."11 bo'k", 'Th.n, I .."...ped then":\t 1111\'n III \\ h iI h::uv11!Cr.tpt·r.

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ORDERING INFORMATION'1'(, un-I('I' an)' of the kits, \\ rite \'(MJI' nrdl·r.t(lcl ) IJUr naJn(J anti .atlOress Ilfl a Ilk.'('\· ofl"l><'r.&nd your om"r ..nd I"Yllll'1lt nol~ cant; or I"""'" ani{,nl. I"''''''''' to:\\' oOO:=w K,t;;

I'0 11<, IIr~".o[leo M"""",. IA :00:1("

Ib 1Ipl'tify th;:. kit ,on th;:. outn<le ofthe .!tl"'ioJ"· Allow .. - Ii "h'M for.I,,·hvel')i J'ootal!C anti bantllillJ! "rl" (n"('(Ie.".. ~1f1.'I1~ atld 4~ t-illc..<$t~\'\.).·nc."CS1ll,.1 Ihn~'~h l>Ec. al. ll~.

No.6

xn .'14)(: l'rI"l 1)1'111KII (N ... II.uod Nu,X), s:!:J.!t;. ThL'" llK':ludt.,... t·\,l·l)·thulj( IIl't411~tllO\l'lr'lr No. S .r.crt'\\'sJ plus all or Ihe fol.~.",ngbll$needc'<llo drill hoi.,,, for ~", I;Sl.1rM1an1 und 1.... 1Wol """''''l':• .. brad pornt bit Ifur .bani< ....""").• • OOlIlllef'lOk<ountprbun· that fit.s'" or the ... brad poinl bit)

• .. I" ,l hit (fur ~o. .. """,lard0lTl''' I,ilu( hoi",,).

• ¥",. twi..-n bit (fi". t\ll. tj T4(~It'MIt....n·" pilol hol.s).

A I~('('t~xdrive, :tnd about a (Icf/A'" ntl}""i'\.:.unpl,'~uan...dJi\"e screws Ilnel ;l IM'\\t'rdnn·r bu. Order Suu'pl, Kif II'S, $:I.tKI.()th.'r m:u) "mer seurees inehuh-;M<t't'eU' HARDWOODS AND It MHUt,

P.O. 11." :1. il:! 12th ::ilrtocl. I.Ylk'hburg,vA :!-1;~J(j..... 1-1-13-'i'9:l7TRI'UUI>El<,I~('_:r.s Bt .... h:un ~U'>:'<:•

1',>11 Olfl« II", I»li. Cl'K'l",a, \IA (l'~1~"!!I1Q.31:"h'!2lJ<

KIT .SIID. &1"'''''' lin,,· Serow... $1&.95.This kil induol,,,:• (100) or .....,10 or lI!<, r.,llowing screw.•(tota! loo!1 '"""" ): ~ 0, Ii x ¥.-, I.:\0. )i 1 ••, I. I .-.1 ..

• PIa.;tic ",.X .IIlh dl\1<le..,. to hold all~", lisl(."(1 alMJ"e

• Sq~n\'e 16Cf'{"\\.fn'tcr• Square-dri\'I' 1""" r dnH'r bit.\V" ar\.' nIN, "fT<·nnl:• kil thaI Illclud""

the extra SCl't'W8,.~,I,.llo huild Ihe com­puter de,;k ,,11,1 ],nllh·,· .:.ulll.

KJT #lI8F_(''''"I'UII''' N'''''' Kll, $19.llii,'!'hi. kil ind,~I,... uSlof IIx' "'I~rh',·"""'''$ and ,hi'e'" in ,"" kil above, plu.,·• (25 e»l,"}t on No. 1'i x 1Y.·. 2Y.",

~ I'Il0T DRILl lOT

\\·t·"" pul ~'lh<r a kll of our fa,oontebit... f.,.. drilling pilot ho~....., AA:mk hoJe,.,anci t"OUntl.·~inkrool t(Tt. n'io! ror !\4). oS,,,,,,,L'Ird ",.1 (,.n,." I!<'l'\.,,~,::;....,fJill('2:1 and Il", phuto 10 Ih,' nghl.)KIT~F, l>jk.1IInli K,t (N", Xl, $12.!I.'.,

TIt!.; kil inclurl"':• tt~· bratl I)clint t'lt ((1)1' Nu. 8 shank

0010;<).• • co\ml ..narlkNlunttriJlll»f'{ (that fiL'4o\·.r the· • brad I•• nl bil).

• ':'lOI> <Ollar.• Allen ",..""h• y... tv.;'..t bit I(I'll"No. ~ 6I.anc:latd :'('1"'{'\\

pilot hoIe:<).• y... IWI.'t b,l (fur :-00. i" r..~R.. Jl

S<2'I1" pilot .....1,.. )\\'eve a1....., I'"llog"lhel' anoll1er ""'-thaI

adds Ihc· bit. "l·<-d.~1(OJ' Nu, II~'(!"';l.

SQUARI.ORIVE SCRIWS

printer' stand io< a•• il,.hle fl'l'm \\',ood;tmilil.(see box below), Or. you can probably findall of this hardwn...· III 8 hardware store,

DESK. F(lr Uk' 'It·,,k. ~'OUneed a 11/.:\\;'1" b)" 2-1' M.g ("It u. fit) br...", pianohingn. and four .t<-d base ~PIUNn'.R "''fA'''' rur lhe printer "land.

you _. anoloor I • ...1<1. by 2-1" longbra.,. piano 11In~OJ.I fwr 2~· easters.

Sources

TIlt WOODWORK£BS sTunl l_In the artick- on ",''''w', we talked about ... 1010·,.... ill fl.", column.the advW1ta~.·. uf Ii<lnlt square-drive WOOllWOlU(bK'SSUPPL' OF I>M., 5ti<LI(Robertson) ""''''w,," "'.., page 2L ~V"",J Ah"nl,ln. Nt:. A1btrqu~"I\J", NM ~111:1;I'lt"ili, il:o. Orr~11n" two kiL~of these screws ~"I.;·~I"~l.wuh driver», ("" .... x hclu\\). Tht'1't' art' PILOT DRILL BITSal....~several mall (lnWT ~. ~SQUAREDRI~' -.c'Ro" ('0. ;,90() \\'est '1111.-I_lot dnIJ bil..' "",.Wl.on ~ l:! ......

Nth Stl"t'rl. flI"omlngton, MX iii)j:t>o. (~ a\aiI:tbI from local and m:uI order ..... ",..';.14-9WJ). Thig rompony will ...m out a 1\ ",.L< tl}, IS of!'pnllj! a I'p<'d:ll kll of ...rr"""pie kil that indudt .!-I No ,., xl,' (;"orue bil8 for ~'" !;and:-; I, otandanIflathead, 1.0·Houl nn.:, 1>lat",1"(1"('"'' with and l.o·Root II<rvws, (see box Ix 10".

IUD'S TABlE AND CHAlRS

1\'... 1." fh is Qlfering a 101of hard" lin'~r the kid'. t.ah1P and I"0dwn.KIT.!ICA. !Grl'. Table and Ch.-U1'1l, Sl,!«>

The leit ,ncIudos:• S) 2 .- t'1:othead C"nfirm:ll ("'AIll('C-

1<,,) NT!'''' for thf: ~• W) Z' FIat.he-.od O>nfirm:ll s.1'I.,,~roo.

~. l,liC) cboun\.For ~:...h IIllditi<.naI <hair, 1111,1$1.2.1 for

tu ""1'11 I;Cl"l'wS per chair. Plo·..... •~I'."i(v:'.;XTRA S(,RE\VS FOR _ CIIAIHS."

COMPUTER OESIt'PRINTlR STAND

\\,ood..J1nJh III al", otfenng 1"0 kit., ofhanh'1IJ\ rur lhe <omputt>r d k andpnntcr and. ~ kil do IlO( include11<:1\.... '5. To ord<-r~" Si'{' kI "" ~<ht.)"IT._ Computer r I<-$k K t (for thetk~ only), $6.95. Thig kit includes

• (1) 2-1' Rr...", Piano Hi,,!!,, ~."g• ttl SI ....I Ba,,,,, GU,I...., %' ,liaKIT .G«~Compuler Il...,.k 0",1 "n"U'r

I'Ilmol, $17,!\,), Thi.< kil inclu,I.", Ih.· itt·m..In Ih,' <1• .,.)( kll (lIb",,,), plu,.:• (l ffi(lre)Pia"o Hil1j(t'."'Ih sen'"''• III 1\< In \\~I C'" It 1'11. .!' "hc'('I.,2' • 0\enII bei¢tt, bIaclI.

SQUAR£-OIIIVE SCREWSI\'",w,,,tlh IS al.<o <>fft'l'lJlg 1.. 0 """,pie ktl& Iof II<luare·<!rhe (Roberu;.,on) ....". ...,. IlJ10idrive..... All "r the -c....". Ill\' ."",platednnd he.1 lr\>'d1l<l,Lo-Rout 1.111.. 1<0 l>oar<lBCI'f'W" Th~y ano tlalht>a.1 w'lh n H,,,..,,rln,,'

KID'S TABlE AND CHAIRSYO" Cjj1l order the eonneeter (O,"finn:<l)11<.,..'''' 110<<1 on we kid'~!.UbI, .,.1 chair:!fn>m 1I'",>d.<""th as a kit, ~~, ho.. tIt'low).or from lh<- following ........."'On' WOODWORKERS'STORr. 21"11 I.,..

dU:l1nallllvd .. R~. YX 1;5:171612-12">-2199 (CaI.aIog: $2,001. C"."nllCJ :-;.,.."..,2 ••..Iclflg Oni(>T No. J);l'nl. $I.~, .)('Or 10(I! are n-quired for the IlIM,'); :!" lollg,Orel"r No, 05770. $U.) per- 10 ( In art· re­quinocl rur ~"rl, chair).

PLA8TI(, I.AMlNATE. 11....• I..hl~ ""IUII;<"a l"I'<'t'of ,,""'lic laminate at I, :~<I:!iii" , 2Ir.•:":h chair "'<I""'" a [""''''!I '1I1~·.IlIIIk"j • ItX'8.I buildin): 'llvrdy "'01'1 '0 ('\II• IJI<....,SIr \ 4H" for ll1e t.ahle "",I chairs.They<~ me tr',rl.l,

COMPunR OESK.P'UNTl. STANO

Tbc "',"I""", for the ".ml .. l .... tll.'lIk and

WOODSMITH KITS