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50 ŝƐĐƵŝƚ:ŽŝŶĞƌtŽƌŬƐƚĂƟŽŶ
What a smart way to park a portable power
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accessories that aid in clamping and aligning
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Departments
06 On
Contributors Page/
the Web
53 Awesome Audio
Build a set of bookshelf
08 Christmas
Staying Sharp
in July
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of wood and the performance
of premium audio components.
10• News & Views
The cut list challenge
The electronics come in an • California dreamin‘
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techniques. It’s a project you can
enjoy every day.
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18• ATips & Tricks

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• ĂŶƟůĞǀĞƌĞĚĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐ
• Drilling sheet metal
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27 Resawing on
the Tablesaw
You don’t have to depend on a
60 Joinery Class:
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Take advantage of this expert
advice to get great resawing
64 Buyer’s Guide
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Starting out as a seventeen year
old apprentice for a furnituremaker
in Birmingham Alabama David
Traylor has been building custom
furniture like the Southern style
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Southeast for over years )n
he opened his shop to students and
has been teaching ever since David
is a founding member of the Alabama
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to teach classes and judge the annual Best blades for your tablesaw.
woodworking show David has recently Check out this comprehensive guide
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Bill Schneider still remembers the giant

speakers that were popular in his college
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Staying Sharp

Christmas in July
Working at
Woodcraft
Magazine can
seriously disrupt your sense of
seasonal priorities As you read
these words of welcome to our
Oct Nov issue the chill of winter
is nearly upon us We re enjoying
the autumn colors and turning
our attention to football games
and plans for Thanksgiving
and the (olidays But the
production cycle for the last
two issues of comes in the
middle of summer The contents
of this cold weather issue
were produced while we were
wearing shorts and t shirts and
complaining about workshops
without air conditioning
The humor of this seasonal
disconnect came to light a few
weeks ago when ) visited the
workshop of Probst Furniture
Makers probstfurniture.com
in (amlin WV Jim Probst
designed a beautiful Go
gameboard that you ll see in
the Dec Jan issue Our job on
this mid July photoshoot was to
capture all the important steps
in the project s construction
process Jim did an excellent Whatever you make it feels
job of preparing for the shoot pretty good to pick a few choice
and we made great progress boards from your scrap bin and
throughout the morning But create something special that
by lunchtime the temperature will be valued for many years
in his workshop was in the Our goal is to help you make that
s We headed to a local diner happen over and over again
…‘˜‡”‡†‹ƒϐ‹Ž‘ˆ•™‡ƒ–ƒ†
sawdust Merry Christmas
Anyway the payoff for
working so far ahead is right
in your hands As the holiday
season approaches many folks
visit websites and shopping
malls to buy gifts for friends
and family members But if
you re a woodworker there are
always opportunities to make
things that can t be found in
…ƒ–ƒŽ‘‰•ǤŠƒ–ǯ•™Š›™‡ϐ‹ŽŽ‘—”
Oct Nov and Dec Jan issues
with projects that make great
gifts For example check out
the Awesome Audio speakers
on p of this issue Jeff
Noden s Serving Tray p Thinking ahead. :ŝŵWƌŽďƐƚ;ĂƚůĞŌ͕
is also a super gift one that above) came up with an ingenious
makes the most of a small router jig to create the incised grid of
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consider getting together with out how to explain his technique in
some friends to produce a ƚŚĞĂƌƟĐůĞĨŽƌŽƵƌĞĐͬ:ĂŶŝƐƐƵĞ͘
convoy of Toy Trucks p

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machine owner’s manuals, using appropriate guards
and safety devices, and maintaining all your tools
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guards and other safety devices may be removed
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 RETAIL FRANCHISE OPPORTUNITIES
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News & Views
The cut list challenge
) m interested in building Ken Burton s My
First Chair the Aug Sept cover
project Would Ken mind sharing his cut list
—Robert Mountrger via the )nternet
Ken Burton replies:
Having taught woodworking for nearly 30 years,
I always start my classes by having my students
develop their own materials list—even if there
happens to be an existing list. I believe this exercise
helps them understand how things go together.
I also caution them to be mindful when referencing
these dimensions and to make adjustments to suit
what they have in hand. Case in point: I recently
taught a class using the chair featured in the
magazine. One student was adamant about sticking
to the numbers on his list and cut all the pieces to size
up front. As it turned out, the side stretchers wound
10 woodcraftmagazine.com Oct/Nov 2016
up 1Ψ8" short. There
wasn’t any particular
error on his part; simply
a combination of little
things that added
up to a big mistake.
Stuff like this is part
of woodworking. Had he not been so attached to
his list, he would have saved himself a little grief.
With a chair, a materials list is more of a rough
guideline than a rule book. For example, because
the legs are tapered, the stretchers and the crest
”ƒ‹Ž••Š‘—Ž†„‡Ž‡ˆ–Ž‘‰—–‹Ž›‘—†”›Ǧϔ‹––Š‡
legs to the aprons and can get a measurement.
Also note that you can probably use the offcuts
from the rear legs to make the stretchers.
This is probably more than you wanted to know
about materials lists, but it might help you avoid
some mistakes. I hope your chair turns out well.
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News & Views
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Hot New Tools
REAXX, the new super-safe tablesaw from Bosch
Bosch GTS1041A REAXX™ Jobsite Table Saw
The tablesaw is usually the most important tool in a
woodworking shop )t s also the most dangerous
prompting an average of emergency room
visits per year in the U S and about amputations
With statistics like these it s easy to recognize the
•‹‰‹ϐ‹…ƒ…‡‘ˆƒ•ƒ™–Šƒ–‘ˆˆ‡”•ϐŽ‡•ŠǦ†‡–‡…–‹‰ǡ
„Žƒ†‡Ǧ„”ƒ‹‰–‡…Š‘Ž‘‰›Ǥ‹…‡ƒ™–‘’‹–”‘†—…‡†
–Š‡ϐ‹”•–ϐ‹‰‡”Ǧ•ƒ˜‹‰•ƒ™‹ʹͲͲͶǡ–Š‘—•ƒ†•
of professional and hobbyist woodworkers have
ƒ†‡–Š‡Ž‡ƒ’–‘–Šƒ–•—’‡”Ǧ•ƒˆ‡ƒ…Š‹‡Ǥ
Now it s Bosch s turn Their REAXX saw combines
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tablesaw with proven technology from the company s
automotive airbag division What makes the REAXX
unique is that it can save your saw blade or stack dado
™Š‹Ž‡•ƒ˜‹‰›‘—”ϐ‹‰‡”•Ǥ‹‡ƒƒ™–‘’•ƒ™ǡ–Š‡
REAXX runs a slight electric current through the saw
blade When something other than dry wood comes in
contact with the blade the current variation triggers
the safety response But instead of stopping the blade
with an aluminum block that s driven into the blade
the SawStop method the REAXX simply forces the
•’‹‹‰„Žƒ†‡„‡Ž‘™–Š‡–ƒ„Ž‡•—”ˆƒ…‡„›ϐ‹”‹‰ƒ
compressed air cartridge Each cartridge is good for
Workshop worthy. The REAXX has the power
and capacity to do the work of a cabinet saw.
The included stand is sturdy, stable and mobile.
Quick recovery. When the arbor assembly is driven below
ƚŚĞƚĂďůĞ͕ŝƚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚƚĂŬĞůŽŶŐƚŽƌĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĞĂƌďŽƌ͕
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16 woodcraftmagazine.com Oct/Nov 2016
–™‘ϐ‹”‹‰‡˜‡–•Ǥ––‘‘‡Œ—•–ƒ…‘—’Ž‡‘ˆ‹—–‡•
–‘”‡‘˜‡ƒ…ƒ”–”‹†‰‡ƒˆ–‡”ϐ‹”‹‰ǡϐŽ‹’‹–ͳͺͲιǡ”‡ƒ––ƒ…Š
the wiring and reposition the arbor assembly to make
–Š‡•ƒ™‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ƒŽƒ‰ƒ‹Ǥƒ”–”‹†‰‡•…‘•–ͅͻͻƒ’‹‡…‡Ǥ
The REAXX has a simple intuitively designed control
’ƒ‡Ž”‹‰Š–ƒ„‘˜‡–Š‡•ƒ™ǯ•Žƒ”‰‡’ƒ††Ž‡•™‹–…ŠǤ‘Ž‘”Ǧ
coded icons tell you that the saw is in one of modes
Green ready to use Yellow bypass mode detection
deactivated for cutting wet wood or other conductive
material Red not ready to use cartridge needs
replacing or other condition Blue service required
by dealer Both the paddle switch and the bypass switch
can be locked to prevent unauthorized or unsafe use
‹–Š‹–•Žƒ”‰‡ȋʹͻ Τ ×ʹʹ Τͺ table surface augmented
„›ƒ‘—–ˆ‡‡†•—’’‘”––Šƒ–•Ž‹†‡•‘—–‡ƒ”Ž›ʹͲ̶Ȍƒ†ͶŠ’ǡ
„‡Ž–Ǧ†”‹˜‡’‘™‡”–”ƒ‹ǡ–Š‹•Œ‘„•‹–‡•ƒ™Šƒ•™Šƒ–‹––ƒ‡•
–‘„‡ƒˆ—ŽŽǦ–‹‡ƒ…Š‹‡‹ƒ™‘‘†™‘”‹‰•Š‘’ǤŠ‡
rip fence locks solidly at front and back and the miter
gauge is worth holding onto Provisions for tool storage
extra blades arbor and canister wrenches blade guard
miter gauge are well thought
out there s even a compartment
to store an extra cartridge and
the owner s manual But my
favorite built in feature is the
integral sheath for the pushstick
it s perfectly located on the
right corner of the saw s base
Bosch designed convenient
tool less mounting for the blade
guard and anti kickback pawls
Riving knife adjustments are also
tool less Blade height and angle
adjustments function well and )
like the fact that blade parallelism
and bevel stop adjustments can
all be made from outside the saw
Dust collection was effective when
) hooked up my shop vacuum
Weighing in at lbs the
REAXX wouldn t be portable
Photos: Randy O’Rourke
without its Gravity Rise stand
Fortunately the wheeled stand
comes with the saw )t folds
and unfolds quickly with a
few practice runs and the big
wheels make it easy to move
around a garage or jobsite
Š‡…‘•–•ƒ„‘—–ͅʹͲͲ
more than the SawStop jobsite
saw But it s worth considering
that when the REAXX safety
mechanism activates the saw
blade isn t destroyed The super
safe technology is impressive
but so are the saw s other
features )t s expensive but still
a great value when you consider
what you might be saving
Space saving. The stand folds to
boschtools.com ͅͳǡͶͻͻǤͲͲ ƐƚŽƌĞƚŚĞƐĂǁǀĞƌƟĐĂůůLJ͕ǁŚŝůĞƐƟůů
Tester: Tim Snyder allowing you to roll it around.
Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 17
 Tips & Tricks
TOP TIP
A simple spreader
Like many furnituremakers ) do my fair
ƌŽƐƐďĂƌ Glue and screw long WŝǀŽƟŶŐďĂƌ Bolt
share of repair work often involving ďĂƌƚŽĐƌŽƐƐďĂƌ͘
disassembly of chairs and other pieces )
have a reversible jaw pipe clamp that can
be used as a spreader clamp but the jaws
aren t very long Plus ) often need more
than one spreader in play so ) devised this
wooden spreader jig based on something
similar ) saw once The jig is simply a long
Šƒ”†™‘‘†„ƒ”™‹–Šƒϐ‹š‡†…”‘••„ƒ”ƒ–‘‡
end and a pivoting bar at the other with a
„ƒ”…Žƒ’™‹”‡†–‘–Š‡ϐ‹š‡†ƒ†’‹˜‘–‹‰
bars as shown Tightening the clamp
creates a strong controlled spreading
action on the opposite side of the spreader
Leather facing tŝƌĞĐůĂŵƉƚŽĐƌŽƐƐďĂƌ
‹œ‡–Š‡Œ‹‰–‘•—‹––Š‡Œ‘„ǡƒ††”‹ŽŽ‡š–”ƒ protects project ĂŶĚƉŝǀŽƟŶŐďĂƌ͘
holes in the long bar when necessary ďĞŝŶŐĚŝƐĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĚ͘
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 ƵƚŽīƚŽŶŐƵĞ Tongue-and-groove joint dŚƵŵďƐĐƌĞǁ DĂŬĞϭ5Ш8 × 2" locking collar
ĂƚƉŽŝŶƚ͘ ŬĞĞƉƐƐƟĐŬƐƉĂƌĂůůĞů͘ Ш4 -20 × 5Ш8"
1
from 1Ш2ΗͲƚŚŝĐŬŚĂƌĚǁŽŽĚ͘

KƉƟŽŶĂů Ш2"
1

increments

Ш2"
1

DĂŬĞƐƟĐŬƐĨƌŽŵ5Ш8" 15°
ƐƋƵĂƌĞŚĂƌĚǁŽŽĚ͘

^ƋƵĂƌŝŶŐƐƟĐŬƐƵƉŐƌĂĚĞ
) liked Paul Anthony s squaring sticks in issue
s Tips Tricks column They work great for
comparing diagonal distances to ensure that
cabinets and other cases are truly square (owever
) found that using a spring clamp to hold the
sticks together in use was a bit clumsy )nstead )
made a hardwood collar to do the job drilling and
tapping the face grain edge with a drill and
Τ tap to accept a thumbscrew ) also decided
to downsize the sticks from Τ to Τ square to
make them somewhat easier to handle Finally
) marked increments on one of the sticks which
provides easy reference for adjusting them in use
—Bruce Robertson, Raleigh, North Carolina

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Tips & Tricks

Snipe-free planing
Planer snipe is hard to avoid Sure you can
cut away the sniped ends but that s not
a good approach with expensive woods
ƩĂĐŚƐƚƌŝƉƐǁŝƚŚ
Or you can precede and follow the board double-faced tape.
with scrap of the same thickness but that
can make for clumsy feeding (ere s a
better approach Joint one face and both
edges of the board and make up four
lengths of straight scrap about
long and just a bit taller than
–Š‡†‡•‹”‡†ϐ‹‹•Š‡†–Š‹…‡••
‘ˆ–Š‡„‘ƒ”†Ǥ‘”‹‰‘ƒ†‡ƒ†ǦϐŽƒ–
surface attach the strips to the edges
of the board at both ends using double
faced tape extending the scraps about DĂŬĞƐƚƌŝƉƐƐůŝŐŚƚůLJ
Clamp them for a few moments to ƚĂůůĞƌƚŚĂŶĚĞƐŝƌĞĚ
ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ͘
ensure a good bond Now when you feed
the board through the planer the scrap
will take the snipe instead of your stock
—Paul Anthony, senior editor

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ĂŶƟůĞǀĞƌĞĚ ^ƚŽƵƚƐƟĐŬ
serves as beam.
Place clamping pad over
area receiving patch.

ĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐ
The next time you need to
clamp an area that s out
of the reach of your clamp
jaws such as gluing a patch
in a tabletop try this Place
a dowel or triangular strip
of wood near the edge of
the workpiece to serve
as a fulcrum and place a
Dowel serves as fulcrum
protective clamping pad for transferring pressure
over the area to be clamped to end of beam.
Straddle the two with a
stout beam and then put
clamp pressure on the
stick on the inward side of
the fulcrum as shown
—Natalie Simmons,
San Diego, California

Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 21

Tips & Tricks

Drilling sheet metal

sandwich-style
When making dado head shims ) ve found that
drilling a Τ hole with a twist drill in a piece of
thin sheet metal can be tricky as the stock wants
to spin and distort The solution is to sandwich
the metal between two pieces of hardwood
plywood scrap and then clamp the sandwich to
the drill press table The package secures the
metal and provides back up for a clean cut
—Dan Martin, Galena, Ohio

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Make a Mini Workbench
ůŝƩůĞďĞŶĐŚĐĂŶďĞĂďŝŐŚĞůƉĨŽƌŵĂŶLJǁŽŽĚǁŽƌŬŝŶŐƚĂƐŬƐ
By Chris Hedges

A traditional workbench provides a solid

platform that s convenient for many tasks that
My mini bench
has saved my
require leverage like hand planing for example back while
But a waist high work surface isn t ideal for other enhancing
Œ‘„•–Šƒ–”‡“—‹”‡‘”‡ϐ‹‡••‡ǡ‘”ƒ…Ž‘•‡”˜‹‡™‘ˆ control and accuracy for all kinds of layout and
the work ) built this benchtop workbench to handle joinery work When clamped to the big bench
woodworking operations that aren t as comfortable the mini bench becomes a sturdy platform
‘”‡ˆϐ‹…‹‡–™Š‡†‘‡ƒ–•–ƒ†ƒ”†™‘”„‡…ŠŠ‡‹‰Š–Ǥ –Šƒ–ǯ•‹†‡ƒŽˆ‘”ϐ‹‹…›”‘—–‹‰™‘”Ǥ
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 ƵŝůĚĂƐƚƌŽŶŐďĂƐĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚĂƐŽůŝĚŵĂƉůĞƚŽƉ
The base and top of my mini bench are made from
hard maple but other clear dense hardwoods are
also suitable When building your own version
adjust the dimensions to put the benchtop
around elbow height photo facing page Since
sturdiness is a virtue in any workbench ) built
mine with mortise and tenon joinery All the
mortises were cut with a router and shop made
‘”–‹•‹‰Œ‹‰Ǥ…—––Š‡–‡‘•–‘ϐ‹–‘›–ƒ„Ž‡
saw using a stack dado to remove the waste and
my miter gauge to guide each workpiece ) bored
several Τ dia holes in the top for use with bench
hold downs Attach the top by driving screws
through the oversized holes in the top rails

dKW
11Ш2 × 18 × 28"

dKWZ/> ŽŐ,ŽůĞ 3" washer-head screw

7
Ш8 × 2 × 81Ш2" ;ϯƉĞƌƌĂŝůͿ

dĞŶŽŶ
3
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11Ш2 × 2 × 111Ш2" 3
Ш8 × 2 × 3Ш4"

1"

1"

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21Ш2 × 11Ш2 × 161Ш2" 3
Ш4 × 11Ш2 × 1" Ш8 × 3 × 181Ш2"
7
• ^ƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƌ͕ƉŽƐƚΘƌĂŝů
ůĞŶŐƚŚƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞƚĞŶŽŶƐ͘
• DŽƌƚŝƐĞƐĂƌĞĐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚ
ŽŶƉŽƐƚƐΘďĂƐĞƐ͘

11Ш4"

28" 18"

141Ш2"

2" 1"

161Ш2"

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ZĞƐĂǁŝŶŐĂƚƚŚĞdĂďůĞƐĂǁ
/ƚ͛ƐŽŌĞŶƚŚĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚƚŽŽůĨŽƌƚŚĞũŽď
By Paul Anthony

T he technique of
resawing refers to slicing
wood across its widest
dimension )t s basically
a form of slabbing done
to make thin stock from
thick stock )t s also used
to create book-matched
ϐ‹‰—”‡ǡ™Š‡”‡”‡•ƒ™
pieces are edge joined to
create a mirrored pattern
ˆ‘”—•‡ƒ•ƒ†‘‘”’ƒ‡Žǡ
„‘šŽ‹†ǡ‘”–”ƒ›„‘––‘ǡ
such as the one on page
Resawing is usually
†‘‡‘–Š‡„ƒ†•ƒ™ǡ
which is good at slicing
™‹†‡„‘ƒ”†•ǡƒ†‹‘‡
’ƒ••ǤŽ—•ǡ–Š‡–Š‹„Žƒ†‡
on a bandsaw makes a
ƒ””‘™‡”‡”ˆǡ”‡†—…‹‰
waste and increasing
›‹‡Ž†ǤŠƒ–•ƒ‹†ǡ”‡•ƒ™‹‰
on a bandsaw can be
ˆ—••›ǡƒ††‡’‡†•‘ƒ
•Šƒ”’„Žƒ†‡ǡ™‡ŽŽƒ†Œ—•–‡†
‰—‹†‡•ǡƒ†ƒ‡–‹…—Ž‘—•
fence setup On the
‘–Š‡”Šƒ†ǡ”‡•ƒ™‹‰
on the tablesaw is fairly
straightforward Although
making deep cuts like this
with the stock on edge can
ˆ‡‡ŽŽ‹‡ƒ†‹…‡›‘’‡”ƒ–‹‘ǡ
it s not dangerous with
the proper saw setup
†ǡ„›…—––‹‰‹ˆ”‘ /ĨLJŽƵƌƐĂǁŝƐŶ͛ƚĂůƌĞĂĚLJŽƵƞŝƩĞĚ
„‘–Š‡†‰‡•‘ˆƒ„‘ƒ”†ǡ DŝƌƌŽƌĮŐƵƌĞ͘KŶĞďŝŐďĞŶĞĮƚŽĨ ǁŝƚŚĂƐƉůŝƩĞƌŽƌƌŝǀŝŶŐŬŶŝĨĞ͕ŐŽ
you can effectively double ƌĞƐĂǁŝŶŐĮŐƵƌĞĚǁŽŽĚŝƐƚŚĂƚŝƚĐƌĞĂƚĞƐ toǁŽŽĚĐƌĂŌŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ for an
the cutting depth of the a nearly symmetrical ŬͲŵĂƚĐŚ ĂƌƟĐůĞŽŶƐŚŽƉͲŵĂĚĞƐƉůŝƩĞƌƐ͘
„Žƒ†‡ǡƒŽŽ‘™‹‰ƒ–›’‹…ƒŽ when the sawn boards are opened
tablesaw to resaw ůŝŬĞƉĂŐĞƐ͘ĚŐĞͲŐůƵĞĚƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞƐĞ
stock up to wide boards will become a stunning panel.

Photos: Paul Anthony, courtesy Taunton Press Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 27

5 keys to safe, successful resawing
Resawing at the tablesaw
–Š‡ϐ‹”•––‹‡…ƒ•‡‡
•…ƒ”›ǡ‰‹˜‡–Šƒ–›‘—ǯ”‡
ˆ‡‡†‹‰ƒ„‘ƒ”†‘‡†‰‡
‹–‘’‡”Šƒ’•ƒˆ—ŽŽ›
”ƒ‹•‡†„Žƒ†‡Ǥ—––Š‡”‡ǯ•
‘‡‡†–‘„‡‡”˜‘—•
™‹–Š–Š‡’”‘’‡”•‡–—’ǣ
1. The right blade.
For best results in hard
wood, use a 20-to 30-tooth
rip blade, which will
chew through thick stock
without bogging down.
A thin-kerf blade will cut
more easily than a 1Ш8"-
kerf blade, especially on
underpowered saws.
3.ĨĞĂƚŚĞƌďŽĂƌĚ͘For
safety and accuracy,
set up a featherboard
in front of the blade
5 4
to keep the workpiece
ĮƌŵůLJĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞ
while allowing forward
3 ŵŽƟŽŶĂŶĚŚĞůƉŝŶŐ
ƉƌĞǀĞŶƚŬŝĐŬďĂĐŬ͘
4.ƐƵŝƚĂďůLJƚĂůůĨĞŶĐĞ͘
For proper support, the
2 fence should contact
1 most, if not all, of the
workpiece. When
ripping work taller than
the stock fence, set up
an auxiliary tall fence to
do the job.

2.ƐƉůŝƩĞƌŽƌƌŝǀŝŶŐŬŶŝĨĞ͘A properly aligned 5. A shoe-style pusher. For best control,

ƐƉůŝƩĞƌŽƌƌŝǀŝŶŐŬŶŝĨĞŝƐĐƌƵĐŝĂůďĞĐĂƵƐĞŝƚŬĞĞƉƐ use a pusher with a long sole, which allows
the work against the fence once it passes the holding the work down against the table while
ďůĂĚĞ͕ƉƌĞǀĞŶƟŶŐŬŝĐŬďĂĐŬ͘ůŝŐŶƚŚĞƐƉůŝƩĞƌ the heel of the pusher does the feeding.
with the side of the teeth that face the fence.

Resawing in a single pass

Š‡ϐ‹”•–‘”†‡”‘ˆ„—•‹‡••‹•
–‘Œ‘‹–ƒ†’Žƒ‡–Š‡’‹‡…‡
–‘…‘•‹•–‡––Š‹…‡••ǡƒ†
–Š‡Œ‘‹––Š‡‡†‰‡••“—ƒ”‡
–‘–Š‡ˆƒ…‡•ǤŠ‹•‡•—”‡•
•–ƒ„‹Ž‹–›ƒ†ƒ……—”ƒ–‡•Ž‹…‹‰
™Š‹Ž‡ˆ‡‡†‹‰Ǥ‡–›‘—”„Žƒ†‡
Š‡‹‰Š–‘‘”‡–Šƒƒ„‘—–
Τ ̶ƒ„‘˜‡–Š‡•–‘…Ǥ†Œ—•–
›‘—””‹’ˆ‡…‡ˆ‘”–Š‡†‡•‹”‡†
’‹‡…‡–Š‹…‡••’Ž—• Τ ̶ǡ–‘
„‡’Žƒ‡†ƒ™ƒ›Žƒ–‡”Ǥ‡–
—’ƒˆ‡ƒ–Š‡”„‘ƒ”†–‘ϐ‹”Ž›
’”‡••ƒ‰ƒ‹•––Š‡•–‘…Œ—•–
‹ˆ”‘–‘ˆ–Š‡„Žƒ†‡ǡ’Žƒ…‡
ƒ’—•Š‡”…Ž‘•‡ƒ–Šƒ†ǡƒ†
–Š‡…—–ƒ••Š‘™Ǥ‡ˆ‘”‡
„‡‰‹‹‰–Š‡‡š–…—–ǡ ^ƚĞĂĚLJĂŶĚĐŽŶĮĚĞŶƚĚŽĞƐŝƚ͘ Begin the cut holding the piece down and against the fence
Œ‘‹––Š‡ˆƒ…‡–Šƒ–™‹ŽŽ„‡ ǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌůĞŌŚĂŶĚ͕ǁŚŝůĞƉƵƐŚŝŶŐŝƚĨŽƌǁĂƌĚǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌƌŝŐŚƚ͘&ĞĞĚĂƐĨĂƐƚĂƐLJŽƵĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJ
…‘–ƒ…–‹‰–Š‡ˆ‡…‡ǤŠ‡ ĐĂŶ͕ĂŶĚĂƚĂƐƚĞĂĚLJƌĂƚĞ͘ƐƐŽŽŶĂƐƚŚĞƚƌĂŝůŝŶŐĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚŝƐƌĞƐƟŶŐŽŶƚŚĞƚĂďůĞ͕
”‡’‡ƒ––Š‡’”‘…‡••ƒ•„‡ˆ‘”‡Ǥ ďƌŝŶŐLJŽƵƌƉƵƐŚĞƌŝŶƚŽƉůĂLJ͘&ŽůůŽǁƚŚƌŽƵŐŚƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞƉƵƐŚĞƌƵŶƟůƚŚĞĐƵƚŝƐĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞĚ͘

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Resawing in Two Passes
Resawing can be done in two passes
instead of one making for a safer operation
because each of the two cuts is shallower
than a full cut Resawing in two passes
also allows you to slice a wider board
Although a typical splitter won t work for
this non through cut you can use a short
splitter mounted in a zero clearance throat
plate See onlineEXTRA When resawing
wide pieces use a tall fence This may be
as simple as an auxiliary fence screwed to
your rip fence or you can make a box style
ˆ‡…‡–Šƒ–ϐ‹–•–‹‰Š–Ž›ƒ–‘’›‘—””‹’ˆ‡…‡Ǥ‡–
–Š‡ˆ‡…‡ˆ‘”–Š‡†‡•‹”‡†ϐ‹‹•Š‡†–Š‹…‡••
plus Τ and raise the blade to reach slightly
more than halfway through the stock
Using a featherboard forward of the blade
ƒ‡›‘—”ϐ‹”•–…—–ǡ–Š‡ϐŽ‹’–Š‡•–‘… ^ƉůŝƩĞƌ
end for end to make a second pass that will
complete the cut Before resawing the next
slice joint the face that will be contacting
the fence Then repeat the entire process Half-cut for starters. With the blade raised halfway through the
stock, feed the board steadily and as quickly as you comfortably
ĐĂŶ͕ĐŽŶƟŶƵŝŶŐƚŽŚŽůĚƚŚĞƉŝĞĐĞĮƌŵůLJĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƚĂůůĨĞŶĐĞ͘

Flip and repeat. ZŽƚĂƚĞƚŚĞƉŝĞĐĞĞŶĚͲĨŽƌͲĞŶĚ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĨĂĐĞ Smooth follow-through. &ŽƌƐĂĨĞƚLJ͛ƐƐĂŬĞ͕ƵƐĞĂƉƵƐŚĞƌƚŽ

ĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞ͘tŝƚŚĂƐŚŽĞͲƐƚLJůĞƉƵƐŚĞƌĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĂĚLJ;ďĞŚŝŶĚ ĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞĐƵƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƐƚŚĞƉĂƌƚƐĨƌŽŵƉŽƐƐŝďůLJ
the fence here), begin the second cut in the same manner. ƉŝŶĐŚŝŶŐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞďůĂĚĞĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƚ͘

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Serving END
Create from
3
Ш8 × 2 × 111Ш8" piece.

Tray
An exercise in template-making
LJŝĞůĚƐĂŐƌĞĂƚŐŝŌƉƌŽũĞĐƚƚŚĂƚ͛Ɛ
ĞĂƐLJƚŽĚƵƉůŝĐĂƚĞ
LJ'ĞŽīEŽĚĞŶ

W hen some good friends got married recently

) decided to make them a custom serving tray
that was certain to stand out among any store
bought gifts ) wanted it to be beautiful unusual
require using plywood for stability but ) worried
that it might delaminate due to spilled liquid )
realized that ) could use solid wood by letting the
bottom run under the tray ends where it could
ƒ†„—‹Ž––‘Žƒ•–Ǥ•–ƒ”–‡†™‹–Š–Š‡‹†‡ƒ‘ˆϐŽƒ”‡†
sides but decided against the compound joinery
involved in angling all four sides so ) stuck with
two This led to the idea of extending two shaped
sides to accept a pair of spindle turned handles So
far so good The next challenge was the bottom
Capturing it within grooves in the tray walls would
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move freely in response to seasonal changes ) also
recognized that the bottom would provide a great
opportunity to resaw some special spalted maple
for a one of a kind book match ) ended up with a
great gift with a bonus the template that ) created
to do the shaping makes it easy to duplicate this
project for future gifts And that s a gift to me
DĂĚĞƚŽƐĞƌǀĞ͖ďƵŝůƚƚŽůĂƐƚ
This solidly built tray will be proudly serving
drinks and snacks for many years to come The ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐƚĞƉƐ͗
ends and handles connect to the sides with • Create a half-template of the tray side
mortise and tenon joinery while the solid • hƐĞƚŚĞŚĂůĨͲƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞƚŽŵĂŬĞĂĨƵůůͲƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞ
wood bottom is free to expand and contract • DĂŬĞƚŚĞƚƌĂLJƐŝĚĞƐ
seasonally sliding underneath the tray ends • Turn the handles
• DĂŬĞĂŶĚĮƚƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵĂŶĚĞŶĚƐ
• WƌĞͲĮŶŝƐŚĂŶĚŐůƵĞƵƉ

^ĞĞdƌĂLJ^ŝĚĞ,ĂůĨͲWĂƩĞƌŶďĞůŽǁ͘

See Handle Detail

on page 33.

BOTTOM
Create from
1
Ш4 × 16 × 111Ш8" piece.

67Ш8"

dƌĂLJ^ŝĚĞ,ĂůĨͲWĂƩĞƌŶ;,ĂůĨͲ^ŝnjĞĚͿ
1
Ш2ΗͲĚŝĂ͘ŚŽůĞƐǁŝůůďĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚĨŽƌ
ƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞͲƌŽƵƟŶŐƚŚĞĞŶĚŵŽƌƟƐĞƐ͘

Enlarge 200% or go to ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂŌŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵĨŽƌĂĨƵůůͲƐŝnjĞĚŚĂůĨͲƉĂƩĞƌŶ͘

KƉĞŶŝŶŐƉŚŽƚŽ͗DŽƌĞŚĞĂĚWŚŽƚŽŐƌĂƉŚLJ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗&ƌĂŶŬZŽŚƌďĂĐŚ/// Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 31

A perfect half makes
for a perfect whole
The most accurate way to make a
symmetrical template is to rout the shape
using a half template that guides the router
„‹–Ǥˆ–‡””‘—–‹‰‘‡ŠƒŽˆ‘ˆ–Š‡ϐ‹‹•Š‡†
•Šƒ’‡ǡ–Š‡ŠƒŽˆǦ–‡’Žƒ–‡‹•ϐŽ‹’’‡†‘ƒ
centerline to complete the other half Because
the shape is dependent on the half template
spend the time necessary to make it well
Begin by sawing two × template
blanks from Τ thick hardwood plywood
Print out the half pattern and glue it to the
face of one of the blanks aligning the bottom
edges Drill the Τ dia holes for the handle
and a hole at each end of what will be the Rout the recess. Using a 1Ш2"-dia. straight bit in a table router,
‘”–‹•‡•Ž‘–ǤŠ‡•ƒ™ƒ†•ƒ†–Š‡’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡ ĐƵƚƚŚĞƌĞĐĞƐƐŝŶƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞŚĂůĨͲƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐ
to perfection and rout the recess as shown sure to extend the recess slightly past the centerline.

Make the full template

using the half-template
Now you re ready to use
your perfect half template to
make a perfect full template
The basic approach is to
use the completed half
template as a drilling and
routing guide to almost
…‘’Ž‡–‡Ž›•Šƒ’‡–Š‡ϐ‹”•–
half of the full template and
then the second half Begin
by taping the half template
to the full template blank
with their lower edges
aligned drill the handle
and mortise holes and
–Š‡”‘—‰ŠǦ•ƒ™–Š‡’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡ǡ
staying Τ or so away
from the edges of the half
–‡’Žƒ–‡ǤŠ‡ϐŽ—•ŠǦ–”‹
as shown Flip the template
and repeat the process
to make the other half Flush-trim. Using a bearing-guided ƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞƐůŽƚƐ͘Carefully draw
After shaping both halves straight bit at the router table, shape half ůŝŶĞƐƚĂŶŐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞŚŽůĞƐ͕ĂŶĚ
–Š‡ϐ‹ƒŽ•–‡’‹•–‘•ƒ™ ŽĨƚŚĞĨƵůůͲƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞ͕ĐƵƫŶŐũƵƐƚďĞLJŽŶĚ ƚŚĞŶĐƵƚƚŽƚŚĞŵƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞ
between the mortise holes ƚŚĞƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌůŝŶĞ͘dŚĞŶŇŝƉƚŚĞ ƐůŽƚ͕ĮůŝŶŐŝĨŶĞĐĞƐƐĂƌLJƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂƐŶƵŐ
to create the mortise slots template and repeat for the other half. ĮƚĨŽƌĂ1Ш2"-dia. O.D. template guide.

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Make the
tray sides
Making the sides is a simple
matter because all of the cuts
are guided by the template
(owever before you start
using the template make
sure to mark one face A and
one face B to ensure mirror
symmetry in use Then use
the template to trace the
shape onto Τ thick stock
aligning the bottom edges
of the template and stock
Saw and rout the shape
and then drill and rout the
joints To begin trace the
template shape onto a side
blank and jigsaw to within
Τ of the line )mportant
Do not saw the recess shape
at the bottom edge Then
attach the template with
double faced tape and use
a Τ diameter Forstner
bit to drill the Τ deep
handle holes using the
template holes as a guide
‹ƒŽŽ›ǡ”‘—––Š‡’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡
and joints as shown
Turn the handles
Referring to the drawing
turn the handles Carefully
•‹œ‡–Š‡–‡‘•ˆ‘”ƒ•—‰ϐ‹–
in their holes )t s also crucial
Handle Detail
Ш2"
1
Ш16"
11
Ш16"
7 9
1
Ш4"
Ш8"
1 1
Project photos: Paul Anthony
Acetone dripped
ŝŶƚŽŽƉƟŽŶĂů
holes releases
ĚŽƵďůĞͲĨĂĐĞĚ
tape.
WĂƩĞƌŶͲƌŽƵƚƚŚĞƉƌŽĮůĞƚŽ
ĮŶĂůƐŚĂƉĞ͘hƐĞĂŇƵƐŚͲƚƌŝŵ
bit in a table router, guiding
the bearing against the
ƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞ͘dŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƚĞĂƌͲ
ŽƵƚĨƌŽŵƌŽƵƟŶŐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞŐƌĂŝŶ͕ƵƐĞĂ͞ĐŽŵďŽƚƌŝŵ͟ŇƵƐŚͲƚƌŝŵďŝƚ͘LJŇŝƉƉŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ǁŽƌŬƉŝĞĐĞŽǀĞƌƚŽŝŶǀĞƌƚƚŚĞƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞĂŶĚĂĚũƵƐƟŶŐƚŚĞďĞĂƌŝŶŐŚĞŝŐŚƚ;ŝŶƐĞƚͿ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶ
ĂůǁĂLJƐĐƵƚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƐůŽƉĞŽĨƚŚĞŐƌĂŝŶ͘^ƚŽƉƐŚŽƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƌĞĐĞƐƐĂƚƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵĞĚŐĞ͘
ZŽƵƚƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞƐĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞ͘KƵƞŝƚĂƉůƵŶŐĞ
router with a 1Ш4ΗͲĚŝĂ͘ƵƉĐƵƚƐƉŝƌĂůďŝƚĂŶĚĂ1Ш2"
O.D. template guide. Then rout the two 1Ш4ΗͲ
ĚĞĞƉŵŽƌƟƐĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞ1Ш4ΗͲĚĞĞƉďŽƩŽŵŐƌŽŽǀĞ͘
tŚĞŶƌŽƵƟŶŐƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞ͕ƚĂŬĞĐĂƌĞƚŽĨĞĞĚŝŶ
Feed ƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐŚŽǁŶƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞďŝƚƐƉŝŶƉƵůůƐ
ĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶ
the template guide against the template edge.
tŚĞŶƌŽƵƟŶŐƚŚĞŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞƐŝĚĞ͕ŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞ
Scrap
to orient the template with the opposite face
plywood upward to ensure perfect symmetry. Finish up
riser ďLJĐŚŝƐĞůŝŶŐƚŚĞĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞƐƐƋƵĂƌĞ͘
for assembly that the distance distance is should you decide
between the tenon shoulders to alter the width of the tray it
is exactly the same on each will also represent the length
handle And whatever that of the tray ends and bottom
Ш16" Ш16"
11 3
Ш4"
33Ш8"
Ш8"
&ƵůůͲƐŝnjĞĚŚĂůĨͲƉĂƩĞƌŶ
Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 33
DĂŬĞĂŶĚĮƚƚŚĞ
ďŽƩŽŵĂŶĚĞŶĚƐ
The wide bottom typically needs to be ^ĂǁŝŶŐƉƌĞƩLJ͘&ŽƌďĞƐƚ
glued up from several pieces so ) take ŬͲŵĂƚĐŚŝŶŐƌĞƐƵůƚƐ͕ĚŽ
the opportunity to resaw book matched ƚŚŝƐ͗DĂŬĞƚŚĞĮƌƐƚĐƵƚǁŝƚŚ
boards to create a visually harmonious ƚŚĞďůĂĚĞƌĂŝƐĞĚƐůŝŐŚƚůLJŵŽƌĞ
panel See Resawing at the Tablesaw ƚŚĂŶŚĂůĨƚŚĞǁŝĚƚŚŽĨƚŚĞ
page To prepare mill wide stock ƐƚŽĐŬ͘dŚĞŶŇŝƉƚŚĞƉŝĞĐĞ
that s thick enough and long enough to ĞŶĚͲĨŽƌͲĞŶĚĂŶĚƌĞƉĞĂƚ͕ĂƐ
yield pieces at least long The extra ƐŚŽǁŶŚĞƌĞ͘>ŝŐŚƚůLJũŽŝŶƚƚŚĞ
length allows shifting the pieces for a ƐĂǁŶƐƵƌĨĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞŽīͲĨĂůů
good match during glue up Face joint ƉŝĞĐĞ͕ƚŚĞŶŵĂŬĞƚŚĞŶĞdžƚ
and plane the stock to thickness joint ĐƵƚƐŝŶƚŚĞƐĂŵĞŵĂŶŶĞƌ͕
both edges square and then resaw as ĂůǁĂLJƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĂƚƐŵŽŽƚŚĞĚ
shown Aim to make the resawn pieces ĨĂĐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞ͘
just a hair thicker than Τ That way
after edge gluing the pieces together ĞĂƵƟĨƵůŐůƵĞͲƵƉ͘Go for
minimal sanding will smooth the panel ƐLJŵŵĞƚƌLJ͘,ĞƌĞ͕ƚŚĞƉĂŶĞů
–‘‹–•ϐ‹ƒŽ–Š‹…‡••Ǥˆ–‡”‡†‰‡Ǧ‰Ž—‹‰ ĐŽŶƐŝƐƚƐŽĨƚǁŽŵŝƌƌŽƌͲ
the pieces to create the width ŵĂƚĐŚĞĚďŽĂƌĚƐĂƚƚŚĞ
squarely crosscut the panel to Τ ĐĞŶƚĞƌŇĂŶŬĞĚďLJƚǁŽŽƵƚĞƌ
Ž‘‰ǡƒ†–Š‡•ƒ†‹––‘•—‰Ž›ϐ‹––Š‡ ŵŝƌƌŽƌͲŵĂƚĐŚĞĚďŽĂƌĚƐ͘ůŝŐŶ
tray grooves Finally cut the tray s end ƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚƐǀĞƌLJĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJƚŽ
pieces to Τ thick × Τ long × wide ŵŝŶŝŵŝnjĞƐĂŶĚŝŶŐĂŌĞƌǁĂƌĚ͘

dĞŶŽŶƚŚĞĞŶĚƐ͖ŶŽƚĐŚƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ
Set up to cut the tenons using
scrap feeding the stock
ϐŽƒ–‘–Š‡–ƒ„Ž‡ƒ••Š‘™Ǥ
Making test cuts creep up
on the blade height until
cutting both cheeks achieves
ƒ’‡”ˆ‡…–ϐ‹–‹–Š‡‘”–‹•‡Ǥ
Then saw the long cheeks
on all four tenons Finish up
the tenons by adjusting the
blade height and cutting the
narrow edges of the cheeks
with the stock fed on edge
Next referring to the EŽƚĐŚƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵ͘
illustration on page tŚĞŶƐĂǁŝŶŐƚŚĞ
mark the corner notches on ĂƐLJƐĂǁƐĞƚƵƉ͘hƐŝŶŐĂ1Ш8ΗdZ ďŽƩŽŵŶŽƚĐŚĞƐ͕ƵƐĞ
the tray bottom measuring ;ůƚĞƌŶĂƟŶŐdŽƉĞǀĞůǁŝƚŚZĂŬĞƌͿďůĂĚĞ͕ ƚŚĞƐĂŵĞĨĞŶĐĞŽīƐĞƚĂƐ
outward from its center ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞƐĞƚ1Ш8ΗĂǁĂLJ͕ĂůůŽǁƐĐƵƫŶŐ ǁŚĞŶƐĂǁŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĞŶŽŶ
Readjust the blade height to ĞĂĐŚƚĞŶŽŶĐŚĞĞŬŝŶƚǁŽƉĂƐƐĞƐǁŝƚŚŽƵƚĂ ƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐŽŶƚŚĞƚƌĂLJĞŶĚƐ͘hƐŝŶŐƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞ
reach the cutline and then ĚĂĚŽďůĂĚĞŽƌƐĂĐƌŝĮĐŝĂůĨĞŶĐĞ͘dŚĞďůĂĚĞ͛Ɛ ĂƐĂƐƚŽƉ͕ĨĞĞĚƚŚĞƐƚŽĐŬŽŶĞĚŐĞƵƐŝŶŐƚŚĞ
saw each notch as shown ƌĂŬĞƌƚĞĞƚŚŵĂŬĞĨŽƌĂƌĞůĂƟǀĞůLJŇĂƚĐƵƚ͘ ŵŝƚĞƌŐĂƵŐĞ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĐƵƚŝŶƚǁŽƉĂƐƐĞƐ͘

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Bevel the ends and
ďŽƩŽŵƚŽĮŶĂůƐŝnjĞ
At this point the tray ends and
bottom are still oversized in
width They need to be marked
in place and then cut to size
beveling the edges of the parts
at the same time to match the
angles of the adjacent parts
Begin by installing the bottom džƚĞŶĚƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶ͘ Knife dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐ͘With a tenon
into one tray side groove and ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚŽƉĨĂĐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂLJďŽƩŽŵƚŽ ŝŶŝƚƐŵŽƌƟƐĞ͕ĐĂƌƌLJƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶ
then extend the groove location ĞīĞĐƟǀĞůLJĞdžƚĞŶĚƚŚĞƚŽƉĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞ lines from the sides onto both faces of the
toward the end of the side ŐƌŽŽǀĞŽƵƚƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞƐŝĚĞ͘ ĞŶĚƐƚŽŵĂƌŬƚŚĞƉĂƌƚƚŽĮŶĂůǁŝĚƚŚ͘
as shown Repeat at all four
corners Next transfer those
knife lines onto both faces of
the tray ends Then rip the
necessary bevel on the edge
Dry assemble the tray and
trace the slope of the tray side
onto the end of the tray end Also
mark the tray bottom to width
Š‡”‹’‡ƒ…Š–”ƒ›‡†–‘ƒϐ‹ƒŽ
beveled edge width that s offset
about Τ from the top of the
tray side Note that the bevel Trace the side slope. ŌĞƌĚƌLJͲĂƐƐĞŵďůŝŶŐ DĂƌŬƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵƚŽǁŝĚƚŚ͘ Trace along
angles on the top and bottom ƚŚĞƚƌĂLJ͕ƚƌĂĐĞƚŚĞƐůŽƉĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂLJ ƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨĞĂĐŚƚƌĂLJĞĚŐĞ͕ƚŚĞŶŵĂƌŬ
edges differ Finally bevel rip ƐŝĚĞŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƚƌĂLJĞŶĚƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞ ĞĂĐŚĐƵƚůŝŶĞ1Ш8ΗŝŶǁĂƌĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĂƚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ
–Š‡„‘––‘–‘ϐ‹ƒŽ™‹†–ŠǤ ďĞǀĞůŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƚƌĂLJĞŶĚ͘ ǁŝůůĂƩƌĂĐƟǀĞůLJŽīƐĞƚƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵĞĚŐĞƐ͘

&ŝŶŝƐŚĮƌƐƚ͕ƚŚĞŶŐůƵĞƵƉ
‘ϐ‹‹•Š—’ǡ”‘—–ƒ Τ radius round
over on the outside faces of the tray
sides and lightly break all other
‡†‰‡•™‹–Šϐ‹‡•ƒ†’ƒ’‡”ǡϐ‹‹•ŠǦ
sanding the entire tray through
grit Mask off all joint surfaces
and then apply several coats of
wiping varnish Glue up the tray
all at once Place a dab of glue at
the center of each groove before
inserting the bottom which will
keep the panel centered as it moves
seasonally Apply glue judiciously
to the tenons to minimize squeeze
out and use clamping pads to Keep out crooks. dŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚĂŶLJƚǁŝƐƚŝŶƚŚĞƚƌĂLJ͕ǁŽƌŬŽŶĂĚĞĂĚͲŇĂƚƐƵƌĨĂĐĞ͕
’”‘–‡…–›‘—”ϐ‹‹•Š‡†•—”ˆƒ…‡•Ǥ ĂŶĚŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĞƚƌĂLJŝƐĂďƐŽůƵƚĞůLJƐƋƵĂƌĞƵŶĚĞƌĐůĂŵƉƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞ͘

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Southern Style (untboard
A simple take on a Southern classic BREADBOARD END Tenon
7
Ш8 × 23Ш4 × 183Ш4" 3
Ш8 × 1 × 161Ш2"
By David Traylor

DŽƌƟƐĞ
Ш8 × 1 × 163Ш4"
3

TOP CLEAT Tenon TOP BACK RAIL

Ш8 × 11Ш2 × 113Ш4"
7 3
Ш8 × 3Ш4 × 3Ш4" Ш8 × 11Ш4 × 371Ш2"
7

BOTTOM BACK RAIL

7
Ш8 × 23Ш4 × 371Ш2" Ш8" centered groove,
3

Ш2" deep
1

Tenon
3
Ш8 × 13Ш4 × 3Ш4"

17Ш8"

OUTER RUNNER
7
Ш8 × 4 × 101Ш2"

SIDE APRON

)
Ш8 × 111Ш2 × 14"
7

LEG
think huntboards are as much a part of the 17Ш8 × 21Ш4 × 39"
South as grits and barbecue First appearing in the
late th Century these tall serving tables were
used indoors and out as counters for informal
dining Over the years the simple slab board tables
became more sophisticated gradually evolving
into pieces better suited for formal dining rooms
My design was directly inspired by an
antique my brother and sister in law found
near Signal Mountain Tennessee Although the
simple construction suggested humble origins 11Ш4"
the piece had elegant lines and proportions
that ) knew could complement a hardworking
‹–…Š‡ƒ•™‡ŽŽƒ•ƒϐ‹‡†‹‹‰”‘‘Ǥ
As ) ve helped students build this huntboard over
at last count ) ve learned from them too and
adjusted the techniques to make this project builder
friendly and forgiving )n addition to receiving an
introduction to a host of woodworking skills the
students graduate with a piece of Southern history
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 A box with legs
For a major case piece
construction is surprisingly
easy and forgiving Start with
the legs and work your way in
dKW
Ш8 × 183Ш4 × 41"
7 Aside from the mortises in the
ZĂďďĞƚďĂĐŬĨĂĐĞ
ƚŽĮƚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐ͘ legs and breadboards most of
3
Ш8ΗŐƌŽŽǀĞ͕
3
Ш4" deep the work can be accomplished at
<WE> dĞŶŽŶ
1
Ш2 × 81Ш2 × 371Ш2" 3
Ш8 × 5Ш8 × 1" the tablesaw The biscuit jointed
cleats and drawer runners do
more than just save time they
#20 Pin 21Ш4"
Biscuit Ш4"dia.
1 also offer just enough wiggle
room to correct gaps and
DRAWER GUIDE
3
Ш4 × 1 × 121Ш4" facilitate drawer installation

Drawer Detail
EdZZhEEZ dƌŝŵƐŝĚĞƚŽĂĚũƵƐƚĮƚ͘
7
Ш8 × 5 × 101Ш2" EŽƚĐŚĐůĞĂƚ
ƚŽĮƚĐĂƐĞ.
ϭΗƌĂďďĞƚ͕
^d/>
1
Ш4" deep
7
Ш8 × 23Ш4 × 71Ш2"
ZtZ>d KddKD
Ш8 × 11Ш2 × 371Ш2"
7
Ш4 × 13 × 131Ш2"
1

dKW&ZKEdZ/>
7
Ш8 × 11Ш4 × 38"

<
5
Ш8 × 67Ш8 × 123Ш4"

dĞŶŽŶ KddKD SIDE

3
Ш8 × 13Ш4 × 1" &ZKEdZ/> 5
Ш8 × 73Ш8 × 131Ш2"
7
Ш8 × 23Ш4 × 38"

Ш4ΗŐƌŽŽǀĞ͕
1
&ZKEd
Ш8" deep
3
Ш8 × 73Ш8 × 133Ш4"
7

ůĞǀĂƟŽŶƐ

441Ш2" 163Ш4"
ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ^ĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ
• DŝůůLJŽƵƌƐƚŽĐŬ͕ĂŶĚ
rough-cut the parts.
Ш4"
3
• DĂŬĞƚŚĞĂƉƌŽŶƐĂŶĚƌĂŝů
ĂƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŶĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞ
ƚŚĞďĂƐĞŐůƵĞͲƵƉ͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐ
dĂƉĞƌƐƚĂƌƚƐ
13" from top. dĂƉĞƌ ƚŚĞďĂĐŬƌĂŝůƐĚƌLJͲĮƚ͘
397Ш8"
starts 13" • DĂŬĞƚŚĞĚƌĂǁĞƌƐ͕ŝŶƐƚĂůů
from top.
ĚƌĂǁĞƌƌƵŶŶĞƌƐ͕ĂŶĚŐůƵĞƚŚĞ
ďĂĐŬĂƐƐĞŵďůLJŝŶƉůĂĐĞ͘
• DĂŬĞĂŶĚĂƩĂĐŚƚŚĞ
ďƌĞĂĚďŽĂƌĚƚŽƉ͕ƚŚĞŶĮŶŝƐŚƵƉ͘

WŚŽƚŽƐ͗ZĂůƉŚ>ĞĞŶĚĞƌƐŽŶ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌDŝůůƐ Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 37

Start with the legs Leg Detail 1"
The original huntboard had Τ square legs that 3
Ш8" groove,
tapered down to Τ ) was able to replicate the 3
Ш4" deep
Ž‘‘™‹–ŠŽ‡••‡š’‡•‹˜‡ͺΤͶ•–‘…„›ƒ†Œ—•–‹‰ 21Ш2" 11" 81Ш2"
Use chisel to
–Š‡–ƒ’‡”•‘–Š‡Ž‡‰•ǯ‹‡”ƒ†Œƒ…‡–‡†‰‡•Ǥ ĮŶŝƐŚƐĂǁŶ
groove.
‡…ƒ—•‡–Š‡Ž‡‰•ƒ”‡•‹‹Žƒ”ǡ‹–ǯ•‡ƒ•›–‘Ž‘•‡ 13" Ш2"
1

track of the mortises and tapers Label the legs

‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž›ƒˆ–‡”‹ŽŽ‹‰ǡƒ†–Š‡Žƒ›‘—–
the mortises and a Τ square on the bottom 21Ш2" 5
Ш8"
‘—–•‹†‡…‘”‡”‘ˆ‡ƒ…ŠŽ‡‰Ǥ‘—„Ž‡Ǧ…Š‡…›‘—” 91Ш4"
Žƒ›‘—–Ž‹‡•ǡƒ†–Š‡”‘—–‘”†”‹ŽŽ–Š‡ƒ’”‘
ƒ†”ƒ‹Ž‘”–‹•‡•Ǥ‡š–ǡ—•‡›‘—”–ƒ„Ž‡•ƒ™
to groove the back legs as shown below
Tapering is the last step Rather than 13Ш4"
ƒ––‡’–‹‰–‘…ƒŽ…—Žƒ–‡–Š‡ƒ‰Ž‡ǡ—•‡›
Žƒ›‘—–Ž‹‡•–‘•‡–›Œ‹‰ǤŠ‡Ž‹‡•ƒŽ•‘
ůůŵŽƌƟƐĞƐĂƌĞ3Ш8" wide and 1" deep.
ensure that ) m tapering the correct face DŽƌƟƐĞƐĂŶĚŐƌŽŽǀĞƐĂƌĞ1Ш2" in
from outside faces of legs.
Adjustable Tapering Jig
1" Washer
head screw
TOGGLE CLAMP

Pivot fence to CLAMP PAD

set taper, then 3
Ш4 × 23Ш4 × 4"
screw to base.
FENCE
3
Ш4 × 4 × 37"

Saw to the stop. Raise the 11Ш4"

blade to 3Ш4", and then mark
ƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚƚŽŽƚŚ͛ƐůŽĐĂƟŽŶ
on your tablesaw. Set the BASE 31Ш4"
stopblock so that the lines Ш2 × 7 × 37"
1

touch at the end of the cut.

dĂƉĞƌƐĞƫŶŐŵĂĚĞƐŝŵƉůĞ͘Using the layout dĂĐŬůŝŶŐƚŚĞƚĂƉĞƌƐ͘Set the fence so that the blade grazes the
ůŝŶĞƐĂƐĂŐƵŝĚĞ͕ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞƐŽƚŚĂƚƚŚĞ base’s outer edge, and rip the tapers as shown. Taper all four
waste extends over the edge of the base legs, and then reset the fence and taper the adjacent faces.

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Tenon two-step
All the tenons on this piece start long Τ
thick For speed and convenience ) cut the wide
cheeks at the tablesaw with my stack dado Apply
downward pressure to prevent lifting and test
‡ƒ…Š–‡‘‹ƒ•ƒ’Ž‡‘”–‹•‡ǤȌ‘ϐ‹‹•Š–Š‡•’Ž‹–
tenons on the side aprons and the narrow shoulders
on the rails ) switch over to hand tools Mark the
mortise locations on the tenons and then saw
and chop out the waste When chiseling simply
stay clear of the shoulder line Undercutting the
shoulder does not affect the strength of the joint

Transferring trumps a tape.ŌĞƌƌĂďďĞƟŶŐďŽƚŚĨĂĐĞƐŽĨ

ƚŚĞƐŝĚĞƐĂƚƚŚĞƚĂďůĞƐĂǁ͕ƌĞƐƚƚŚĞĂƉƌŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĞůĞŐƐ͕ĂŶĚ
ƵƐĞƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞƐƚŽŵĂƌŬƚŚĞĞdžĂĐƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶƐŽĨƚŚĞƚĞŶŽŶƐ͘
^ĞƚĂƐƚŽƉĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƚŽƉĞĚŐĞƚŽĂůŝŐŶƚŚĞƚŽƉĞĚŐĞƐ͘

Sawing out the shoulders. ŬĂƚĂďĂŵĂŬĞƐƋƵŝĐŬ

ǁŽƌŬŽĨƚŚĞƐŚŽƌƚĐŚĞĞŬĐƵƚƐ͘^ĂǁŽīƚŚĞƉĞŶĐŝůůŝŶĞƐ
ƚŽĐƌĞĂƚĞĂůŝƩůĞǁŝŐŐůĞƌŽŽŵĨŽƌĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ͘

Chipping out the waste.&ŽƌĂƐĞĂŵůĞƐƐũŽŝŶƚ͕ƚŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐĚŽŶŽƚŶĞĞĚƚŽďĞƐŵŽŽƚŚ͕ďƵƚƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ

ŵƵƐƚƌĞŵĂŝŶĐƌŝƐƉ͘,ŽůĚƚŚĞĐŚŝƐĞůũƵƐƚŽīǀĞƌƟĐĂů;ƟůƚĞĚƚŽǁĂƌĚLJŽƵͿ͕ĂŶĚƵŶĚĞƌĐƵƚƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚ͖ƚŚĞŶƚĂŬĞŽƵƚƚŚĞĐŚŝƉ͘
ŽŶƟŶƵĞĐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐƵŶƟůLJŽƵƌĞĂĐŚƚŚĞŵŝĚĚůĞ͕ƚŚĞŶŇŝƉŝƚĂŶĚĐŽŶƟŶƵĞĐŚŽƉƉŝŶŐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƐŝĚĞ͘

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Assemble in stages
)t s important to assemble the base in the
right order Glue up the front assembly
top and bottom rails stiles with the
ˆ”‘–Ž‡‰•†”›Ǧϐ‹––‘–Š‡”ƒ‹Ž–‡‘•ǡƒ••Š‘™
at right Using the legs like clamping cauls
enables you to keep the side stiles perfectly
aligned Then glue each side apron to a front
and back leg The last step at this stage
is to glue the side assemblies to the front
ƒ••‡„Ž›ǡ„—–Œ—•–†”›Ǧϐ‹––Š‡”‡ƒ””ƒ‹Ž•Ǥ
ƒ‹–ƒ‹‹‰•‘‡ϐŽ‡š‹„‹Ž‹–›ƒ––Š‡„ƒ…‘ˆ
–Š‡„ƒ•‡™‹ŽŽ’ƒ›‘ˆˆ†—”‹‰–Š‡‡š–’ƒ”–
of the project when you install runner
assemblies to guide and align the drawers

1
Use the legs to make the front. Using the legs as clamping
ĐĂƵůƐ͕ĚƌLJͲĮƚƚŚĞƌĂŝůƐŝŶƚŚĞŵŽƌƟƐĞƐ͘DĂŬĞƐƵƌĞƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞƚŽƉƌĂŝůŝƐŇƵƐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚŽƉĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞůĞŐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĂƚ
ƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌƐƟůĞƐƚŽƵĐŚƚŚĞůĞŐƐ͘ŌĞƌƚŚĞŐůƵĞĚƌŝĞƐ͕
ĚŝƐĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĂŶĚĮŶŝƐŚͲƐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ͘

2
Now assemble the sides. Glue the side aprons
ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞůĞŐƐĮƌƐƚ͘ŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞĞŶĚƐŽĨƚŚĞ
ůĞŐƐĂƌĞŇƵƐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĂƉƌŽŶƐ͛ƚŽƉĞĚŐĞƐ͘

Glue the front, not the back.

Glue the front apron between the two
ƐŝĚĞĂƐƐĞŵďůŝĞƐ͘dŚĞďĂĐŬƌĂŝůŝƐƐůŝĚ
into the grooves—without glue—to
facilitate assembly, and to allow you
ƚŽĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĂƚƚŚĞďĂƐĞŝƐƐƋƵĂƌĞ͘ 3
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EŽǁĮůůƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ
(ere s where ) tell students to put their tape
‡ƒ•—”‡•†‘™Ǥ ‹”•–ǡϐ‹––Š‡…Ž‡ƒ–•–‘–Š‡”ƒ‹Ž•ǡ
…—––Š‡„‹•…—‹–•Ž‘–•ǡƒ†•…”‡™–Š‡…Ž‡ƒ–•–‘
–Š‡”ƒ‹Ž•ǡϐŽ—•Š™‹–Š–Š‡–‘’‡†‰‡Ǥȋ‹•…—‹–•
ƒ”‡ǯ–ƒ•–‘—‰Šƒ•–‡‘•ǡ„—––Š‡ƒ””‘™
wooden wafers allow the runners to pop in
’Žƒ…‡ǡ„›•‹’Ž›•Ž‹†‹‰–Š‡„ƒ…”ƒ‹Ž—’ǤȌ
ˆ–‡”…—––‹‰–Š‡†”ƒ™‡”ˆ”‘–•ǡϐ‹––Š‡ Two fronts from one board. <ĞĞƉƚŚĞŐƌĂŝŶĐŽŶƟŶƵŽƵƐ
‘–Š‡”’ƒ”–•–‘›‘—”…ƒ•‡ƒ†ƒ••‡„Ž‡›‘—” ĂĐƌŽƐƐďŽƚŚĚƌĂǁĞƌĨƌŽŶƚƐďLJƐƚĂƌƟŶŐǁŝƚŚĂƐŝŶŐůĞďŽĂƌĚ͘
†”ƒ™‡”Ǥƒ†Ǧ…—–†‘˜‡–ƒ‹Ž•ƒ”‡‹…‡ǡ„—–‘—–‘ˆ ŌĞƌĐƵƫŶŐƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚŝŶŚĂůĨ͕ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶĞĂĐŚŚĂůĨŝŶŝƚƐ
’”ƒ…–‹…ƒŽ‹–›ǡ›•–—†‡–•—•‡ƒ ŽƉĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚŵĂƌŬƚŚĞŽƵƚĞƌŵŽƐƚĞŶĚƐƚŽďĞĐƵƚ͘
Œ‹‰Ǥˆ›‘—…Š‘‘•‡–‘ƒ‡–Š‡
†”ƒ™‡”†‹ˆˆ‡”‡–Ž›ǡ‘–‡–Š‡ ĂƐĞĞƚĂŝů 3
Ш8ΗŐƌŽŽǀĞ͕3Ш4" deep
‘˜‡”•‹œ‡†”‡ƒ””ƒ„„‡–Ǥ‡‡’‹‰
™‹–Š–Š‡‘”‹‰‹ƒŽǡ–Š‹•–ƒ„‹•—•‡† 3Ш8ΗŐƌŽŽǀĞ͕1Ш2" deep
‹•–‡ƒ†‘ˆƒ•–‘’–‘ƒ†Œ—•––Š‡ϐ‹–Ǥ
ˆ–‡”–”‹‹‰–Š‡†”ƒ™‡” BACK RAIL
sides position the drawers in
’Žƒ…‡ǡƒ†ƒ†Œ—•––Š‡„ƒ…”ƒ‹Žǡ
ZtZ'h/
ƒ••Š‘™„‡Ž‘™ǤŠ‡–Š‡
†”ƒ™‡”•ƒ”‡ϐŽ—•Š™‹–Š–Š‡ˆ”‘–ǡ
’‹–Š‡”ƒ‹Ž–‘–Š‡„ƒ…Ž‡‰•
ƒ†–Š‡ƒ––ƒ…Š–Š‡‰—‹†‡•–‘
–Š‡”—‡”•Ǥ ‹ƒŽŽ›ǡ‹•–ƒŽŽ–Š‡
„ƒ…’ƒ‡Žƒ†„ƒ…–‘’”ƒ‹ŽǤ
CENTER RUNNER
ZtZ
CLEAT

FRONT RAIL

^ůŝĚĞƵƉƌĂŝůƚŽ
ŝŶƐĞƌƚƌƵŶŶĞƌƐ͕
ƚŚĞŶƌĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
ƐŽĚƌĂǁĞƌ
ĨƌŽŶƚƐĂƌĞĐůŽƐĞ͘

>ŝŌƚŚĞďĂĐŬƚŽĮdžƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚ͘hƐĞƚŚĞĨƌĞĞͲŇŽĂƟŶŐ Guides go in last. /ŶƐĞƌƚĂĨĞǁƚŚŝŶƐŚŝŵƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞ

ďĂĐŬƌĂŝůƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞĚƌĂǁĞƌƐŇƵƐŚǁŝƚŚƚŚĞĨƌŽŶƚ͘ ĚƌĂǁĞƌĂŶĚŐƵŝĚĞƐ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƐĐƌĞǁƚŚĞŵƚŽƚŚĞƌƵŶŶĞƌƐ͘

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Build a breadboard top
Breadboard ends are one of woodworking s Twin-Faced
slickest solutions for managing wood movement Tenoning Jig
The ends permit the top panel to expand
Drill holes
and contract across the grain in response to to suit top. FENCE
1
Ш2 × 8 × 30"
seasonal changes while preventing it from
cupping This detail also adds a classy touch
dƌŝŵďĂƐĞĂŌĞƌ KNOB
To start dress the rails and panel to assembly. Ш8-16
3

ϐ‹ƒŽ–Š‹…‡••Ǥ‡š–ǡŽƒ›‘—–ƒ…‡–‡”Ž‹‡
on the rails and cut the mortise
BASE
This twin fenced routing guide can ensure 1
Ш4 × 8 × 30" CARRIAGE BOLT
that your tenon shoulders line up To make Ш8-16 × 31Ш2"
3

the jig temporarily tack two strips together

rip the strips so that the edges are perfectly Breadboard
parallel and then drill the bolt holes The End Detail
•ƒ…”‹ϐ‹…‹ƒŽ„ƒ•‡ȋƒ––ƒ…Š‡†ƒˆ–‡”†”‹ŽŽ‹‰–Š‡„‘Ž– END
holes shows the exact location of the bit
To use the jig sandwich the top between the
fences and slide the base to the tenon shoulder
Elongate outer
line Adjust the bit depth so that routing from holes for wood
both directions yields a tenon that s a hair fat movement.
‘ϐ‹‹•Šƒͳ̶Ž‘‰–‡‘ǡ’Žƒ…‡ƒͳΤ ̶™‹†‡•’ƒ…‡”
against the pass and make a second pass Tenon DŽƌƟƐĞ
ˆ–‡””‘—–‹‰ǡϐ‹––Š‡–‡‘ƒ†‹•‡”––Š‡’‹•Ǥ 3
Ш8 × 1 × 161Ш2" 3
Ш8 × 1 × 163Ш4"

Shop-Made Pins, Done Safely

Commercial dowels are convenient, but they don’t a dowel from scratch, drill a hole (in this case,
make great pins. The problem is that they swell Ш4"-dia.) in a piece of steel or 1Ш8"-thick aluminum.
1

ƚŽŽŵƵĐŚƚŽĮƚƚŚĞŚŽůĞŽƌŚĂǀĞŐƌĂŝŶƌƵŶŽƵƚ Next, rip a strip of straight-grained wood slightly

issues that cause them to split as they’re tapped ŽǀĞƌƐŝnjĞĚ͕ĂƐƐŚŽǁŶďĞůŽǁ͕ůĞŌ͘ŚĂŵĨĞƌƚŚĞ
ŚŽŵĞ͘DLJƐŽůƵƟŽŶŝƐƚŽŵĂŬĞŵLJŽǁŶ͘dŽŵĂŬĞ end of strip, and drive it through the hole.

^ƚĂƌƚǁŝƚŚĂƐĂĨĞƐŝnjĞ͘To make grade-A dowel dĂƉƉĞĚƚŽƉĞƌĨĞĐƟŽŶ͘ŌĞƌĐŚĂŵĨĞƌŝŶŐĂŶĞŶĚ

stock, select a straight-grained piece of scrap with a pencil sharpener, set the dowel on the
ĨƌŽŵLJŽƵƌďŝŶ͕ĂŶĚƌŝƉŽīƚŚĞĐŽƌŶĞƌƐ͘ sizing plate and drive it through the hole.

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 Ш2Ηďŝƚ
1

1
Ш2ΗƐƉĂĐĞƌ

Tenoning the top. ^ĞƚƚŚĞĞĚŐĞŽĨƚŚĞƐĂĐƌŝĮĐŝĂůďĂƐĞĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞƚĞŶŽŶ

ƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌůŝŶĞ͕ůŽĐŬƚŚĞũŝŐƚŽƚŚĞƚŽƉ͕ĂŶĚƐƚĂƌƚƌŽƵƟŶŐ͘dŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƚŚĞ
ƚĞŶŽŶ͕ƐĞƚĂƐƉĂĐĞƌĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞĂŶĚŵĂŬĞĂƐĞĐŽŶĚƉĂƐƐ͘

Trimming the
tenon. /ůĞĂǀĞƚŚĞ
ƚŽƉƉĂŶĞůƐĞǀĞƌĂů
ŝŶĐŚĞƐůŽŶŐƵŶƟů
ƚŚĞĨƵůůůĞŶŐƚŚ
of the tenon has
ďĞĞŶƌŽƵƚĞĚ͘dŚĞŶ
I use the waste
ƉŝĞĐĞƚŽƐƵƉƉŽƌƚ
ŵLJũŝŐƐĂǁĂƐ/ĐƵƚ Peg it together. Squeeze the
the tenon to its ďƌĞĂĚďŽĂƌĚƟŐŚƚƚŽƚŚĞƚŽƉ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶ
ĮŶŝƐŚĞĚůĞŶŐƚŚ͘ ĚƌŝůůƚŚĞƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚŽůĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞƉĞŐƐ͘

Finishing and
ĮŶĂůĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ
Cherry doesn t need much help sunlight
and oxygen do a better job of adding
color than anything you can get from a
…ƒǤˆ–‡”ƒ“—‹…ϐ‹ƒŽ‹•’‡…–‹‘ƒ†
spot sanding ) brushed on four coats of

‡‡”ƒŽ ‹‹•Šǯ•†—”‘Ǧƒ”Ǥϐ‹‹•Š‡†

both sides of the top but left the interior
‘ˆ–Š‡…ƒ•‡ƒ††”ƒ™‡”•—ϐ‹‹•Š‡†Ǥ
ȋƒ–‡”„ƒ•‡†ϐ‹‹•Š‡•†‘ǯ–‘—–‰ƒ•ƒ•
—…Šƒ•‘‹ŽǦ„ƒ•‡†ϐ‹‹•Š‡•ǡ„—–†‘ǯ–
want the drawers to smell or stick
Give the piece a few days to dry
before attaching the pulls and top see
photo right As a crowning touch ƩĂĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŽƉ͘ŌĞƌĂƩĂĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞƚŽƉĐůĞĂƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĐĂƐĞ͕ĐĞŶƚĞƌ
apply a coat of wax to give the piece a ƚŚĞďĂƐĞŽŶƚŚĞƚŽƉĂŶĚƐĐƌĞǁƚŚĞƚǁŽƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘DĂŬĞƚŚĞĞŶĚ
little extra protection and extra pop ŚŽůĞƐŝŶƚŚĞĐůĞĂƚƐŽǀĂůͲƐŚĂƉĞĚƚŽĂůůŽǁĨŽƌǁŽŽĚŵŽǀĞŵĞŶƚ͘

Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 43

Toy Trucks from × s
You could build just one, but that’s no fun. Turn your shop into an
ĂƵƚŽŵŽƟǀĞĂƐƐĞŵďůLJůŝŶĞĂŶĚĐƌĞĂƚĞĂŇĞĞƚŽĨĨŽƵƌǁŚĞĞůĞƌƐ͘
By Don Russell

W oodworkers don t have to go to the mall when

someone needs a gift We always have the opportunity
to create something special right at home That s
why ) ve come to love building these toy trucks
–ǯ•…ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‹‰ƒ†ˆ—–‘ϐ‹‰—”‡‘—–Š‘™–‘ƒ••Ǧ
produce all the parts and create my own assembly
line process ) ll share some of my techniques on
the pages ahead )t s great that the raw material
for this woodworking adventure is cheap and
‡ƒ•›–‘ϐ‹†Ǥ‘—…ƒ”ƒ‹†›‘—”•…”ƒ’’‹Ž‡ˆ‘”–”—…
parts or head to the lumber yard for × stock
What ) like most about this truck project is that
it s fun to do as a group Round up your
„—††‹‡•ǡ‘”‘”‰ƒ‹œ‡ƒ–”—…Ǧƒ‹‰
afternoon with your woodworking
guild Finished trucks are
great items to donate to toy
banks or charity auctions
Kids can get involved in the
construction process too
Who knows a child who
has a hand in building a few
trucks might just grow up
to be a great woodworker

Photos: Larry Hamel-Lambert Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 45

 6 truck parts +
wheels & axles
You can create many variations
of this truck from stake side
pickups to oil tankers and tow
trucks See p But they all are
built on the basic cab and chassis
assembly shown below This
CAB
core vehicle requires a couple of
ready made components wheels
and Τ dowel rod for axles The
remaining six parts can all be
cut from Τ thick × stock
DASH
As shown on the facing page
you ll have an easy time mass
FRAME HOOD AXLE FENDER producing these six parts if you
BLOCK
set up different workstations

Basic Chassis
DASH CAB FRAME
Ш16 × 11Ш2 × 13Ш16"
3
11Ш2 × 17Ш8 × 2" Ш16 × 11Ш2 × 61Ш4"
9

ĂďWĂƩĞƌŶ
HOOD
11Ш8 × 11Ш2 × 11Ш4"

Ш4ΗŝĂ͘
3
3
Ш4"
Ш16"
7

5
Ш16 × 5Ш16"
ŐƌŽŽǀĞ
Ш4" AXLE
1

11Ш4" WHEEL
AXLE BLOCK
1
Ш2 × 1 × 15Ш8" Ш16"
3
FENDER
1
Ш2 × 1 × 31Ш2"

WŽƐŝƟŽŶďŽƩŽŵĞĚŐĞŽĨ
,ŽŽĚWĂƩĞƌŶ &ĞŶĚĞƌWĂƩĞƌŶ ĨĞŶĚĞƌŇƵƐŚǁŝƚŚĨƌĂŵĞ͘
Ш2ΗĐŚĂŵĨĞƌ
1

&ƵůůͲƐŝnjĞĚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ

1 square= 1Ш4"

46 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ Oct/Nov 2016

 ĂďŵĂƐƚĞƌďůŽĐŬ
;ďĞƩĞƌƚŚĂŶ
Set up for mass ĂƉĂƩĞƌŶͿ

ƉƌŽĚƵĐƟŽŶ
Straight square edged parts like
the frame and dashboard
can be mass produced
easily by ripping strips then ĂŶĚƐĂǁ
crosscutting them to length ĂŶĚƐĂŶĚ
Drill
To produce multiples of
other parts set up different Drill
1
Ш8Η^ĂǁĐƵƚ
workstations as shown
here ) found that it s best
to cut out the cab in pairs
starting with blanks that measure
Τ × Τ × Τ )f you ve got
STATION 1: Drill Press
inexperienced woodworkers on
your truck construction crew put Start with boring work. dǁŽĐĂďƐĐĂŶďĞĐƵƚĨƌŽŵĞĂĐŚďůĂŶŬ͕
them to work sanding parts or ĂƐƐŚŽǁŶŝŶƚŚĞĐƵƫŶŐĚŝĂŐƌĂŵ͘dŚĞĐĂďďĞŐŝŶƐǁŝƚŚĂƉĂŝƌŽĨ
painting them prior to assembly ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŚŽůĞƐ͕ĂůŝŐŶĞĚǁŝƚŚĂĨĞŶĐĞĂŶĚƐƚŽƉ͕ĂƐƐŚŽǁŶĂďŽǀĞ͘

ZƵŶĨĂĐĞƐĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ
STATION 2: dĂďůĞƐĂǁ ĨĞŶĐĞƚŽƌŝƉĂ
ĐĞŶƚĞƌĞĚŐƌŽŽǀĞ͘
Tape, then cut. Tape a series of cab
ďůĂŶŬƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͕ƚŚĞŶĂĚũƵƐƚƚŚĞƌŝƉ
ĨĞŶĐĞĂŶĚďůĂĚĞŚĞŝŐŚƚƚŽŵĂŬĞĂƉĂŝƌ
ŽĨǀĞƌƟĐĂůĐƵƚƐ͘džůĞŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐƚƌŝƉƐĐĂŶ
ĂůƐŽďĞĐƵƚŝŶƉĂŝƌƐ;ĨĂƌƌŝŐŚƚƉŚŽƚŽͿ͘
dŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞƐĨŽƌƚŚĞĚŽǁĞůĂdžůĞƐĐĂŶ
ďĞĐƵƚǁŝƚŚĂĚĂĚŽŚĞĂĚ͕ŽƌďLJŵĂŬŝŶŐ
ŽǀĞƌůĂƉƉŝŶŐŬĞƌĨƐǁŝƚŚĂƐƚĂŶĚĂƌĚďůĂĚĞ͘

STATION 3: ĂŶĚƐĂǁ STATION 4: ^ĂŶĚĞƌƐ

ZĞĮŶĞƚŚŽƐĞ Super simple
ŇĂƚƐĂŶĚĞƌ
rough edges.
^ŚĂƉŝŶŐĂŶĚ
ƐŵŽŽƚŚŝŶŐƚŚĞ
ĐĂďƐĂŶĚĨĞŶĚĞƌƐ
ĐĂŶďĞĚŽŶĞďLJ
ŚĂŶĚͲƐĂŶĚŝŶŐ͕
ďƵƚƚŚĞǁŽƌŬŐŽĞƐ
ŵƵĐŚĨĂƐƚĞƌǁŝƚŚ
ĂŶŽƐĐŝůůĂƟŶŐ
ƐƉŝŶĚůĞƐĂŶĚĞƌ
Cut curves for cabs and fenders.DĂŬĞƚŚĞ ĂŶĚĂŶĂƌƌŽǁ
ĮŶĂůĐƵƚƐƚŽĨƌĞĞƚŚĞƉĂŝƌĞĚĐĂďƐ͕ĂŶĚƌŽƵŐŚůLJ ďĞůƚƐĂŶĚĞƌ͘
ĐƵƌǀĞƚŚĞĐĂďƚŽƉƐ͘dŚĞŶĐƵƚĂďƵŶĐŚŽĨĨĞŶĚĞƌƐ͕
ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶĐůƵĚĞĂƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚƌƵŶŶŝŶŐďŽĂƌĚ͘

/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗dƌĞǀŽƌ:ŽŚŶƐƚŽŶ Oct/Nov 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 47

Speed through
assembly with 3 jigs
On this automotive assembly line
yellow wood glue and a headless
pinner take the place of welding
gear and impact wrenches Your
truck factory should also include
the assembly aids shown here
because small parts slip around
when coated with glue These 111Ш16" JIG 1: Chassis
jigs make it easy to maintain &ůƵƐŚĮƚƐ͘dŚĞĮƌƐƚƉĂƌƚƐƚŽĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĂƌĞ
your manufacturing tolerances the frame and hood. This 2-piece jig keeps
ĞĚŐĞƐŇƵƐŚĂƐLJŽƵƉŝŶƚŚĞŐůƵĞĚũŽŝŶƚ͘

JIG 2: Cab Spacer

Dashboard &
ĐĂď͘ Fasten the
dashboard to the
hood, then use a Ш16"
7

1
Ш2"-thick spacer 13Ш4"
block to align the
cab on the frame.

SIDE BACK
JIG 3: Wheels & Fenders 3
Ш4 × 33Ш8 × 7" Ш4 × 33Ш8 × 8"
3

25Ш8"

Base
Ш4 × 47Ш8 × 8"
3 Ш4"
3

9
Ш16" Spacer

hƉƐŝĚĞͲĚŽǁŶĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚ͘ Glue the wheels

ƚŽĂdžůĞƐ͕ƚŚĞŶƵƐĞƚŚĞũŝŐƚŽĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞĐŽƌƌĞĐƚůŽĐĂƟŽŶ WƌĞƐƐƵƉ͕ŶĂŝůĚŽǁŶ͘ Make sure the wheel
for a axle housings on the underside of the frame. won’t rub on the fender before pinning it.

48 woodcraftmagazine.com KĐƚͬEŽǀϮϬϭϲ
džƉĂŶĚLJŽƵƌŇĞĞƚǁŝƚŚ
ĐƵƐƚŽŵŝnjĞĚĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ
The basic truck is just the beginning WŝĐŬƵƉdƌƵĐŬ
With a little imagination you can add
features to the core truck platform and dŽǁdƌƵĐŬ
create a number of variations Four
different examples are detailed here
For a truly over the top creation
…Š‡…‘—––Š‡ϐ‹”‡–”—…•Š‘™
at the bottom of the page
Painting your truck parts
before assembly and
combining contrasting
™‘‘†•’‡…‹‡•ƒ”‡–™‘
other fun options

dĂŶŬĞƌdƌƵĐŬ

^ƚĂŬĞƐŝĚĞdƌƵĐŬ

Who’s got the best truck?

tĞ͛ǀĞŐŽƚŵŽƌĞĚĞƐŝŐŶƐ
ƚŽŝŶƐƉŝƌĞLJŽƵƌƚƌƵĐŬͲ
ŵĂŬŝŶŐĂĚǀĞŶƚƵƌĞ͘'Ž
ƚŽŽƵƌǁĞďƐŝƚĞ͕ĂŶĚĐůŝĐŬ
ŽŶƚŚĞŽŶůŝŶĞydZƐ
ĨŽƌƚŚŝƐŝƐƐƵĞ͘

Oct/Nov 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 49


‘‹‡”
Clever lever. Use this handy hold-down to keep your work
ŇĂƚĂŶĚƐĞĐƵƌĞǁŚŝůĞĐƵƫŶŐďŝƐĐƵŝƚƐůŽƚƐŝŶĞĚŐĞƐ͘
‹•…—‹–
‘”•–ƒ–‹‘
^ŽŵĞƟŵĞƐŝƚƉĂLJƐƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚŝƐ
ƉŽƌƚĂďůĞƉŽǁĞƌƚŽŽůƉĂƌŬĞĚ
By William Schneider
P ‘™‡”–‘‘Ž•…ƒ„‡…Žƒ••‹ϐ‹‡†ƒ••–ƒ–‹‘ƒ”›‘”
’‘”–ƒ„Ž‡Ǥ„‹•…—‹–Œ‘‹‡”‘”ƒŽŽ›„‡Ž‘‰•–‘–Š‡
Žƒ––‡”…ƒ–‡‰‘”›ǡ„—–›•Š‘’Ǧƒ†‡ϐ‹š–—”‡’—–•–Š‹•
…‘’ƒ…–’‘™‡”–‘‘Žƒ––Š‡Š‡ƒ”–‘ˆƒ™‘”•–ƒ–‹‘
–Šƒ–…ƒ•–”‡ƒŽ‹‡…‡”–ƒ‹’Žƒ–‡Œ‘‹‡”›–ƒ••Ǥ
Š‡™‘”•–ƒ–‹‘ǯ•‘•–‹’‘”–ƒ–’ƒ”–•ƒ”‡ƒ
Žƒ”‰‡ǡϐŽƒ–„ƒ•‡ƒ†ƒˆ‡…‡–Šƒ–‡š–‡†•–Š‡”‡ƒ…Š
‘ˆ–Š‡„‹•…—‹–Œ‘‹‡”ǯ•„—‹Ž–Ǧ‹ˆ‡…‡ǤŠ‡•‡ˆ‡ƒ–—”‡•
ƒ‡‹–‡ƒ•›–‘’‘•‹–‹‘Žƒ”‰‡’Žƒ•–Šƒ–™‹ŽŽ„‡
‰Ž—‡†‹–‘’ƒ‡Ž•ǡŽ‘‰ˆƒ…‡ˆ”ƒ‡•ǡƒ†‘–Š‡”Žƒ”‰‡
™‘”’‹‡…‡•Ǥ—–•ƒŽŽ‡”’ƒ”–•…ƒƒŽ•‘„‡Šƒ†Ž‡†
“—‹…Ž›ƒ†ƒ……—”ƒ–‡Ž›ǡ–Šƒ•–‘ƒˆ‡™•Š‘’Ǧƒ†‡
ƒ……‡••‘”‹‡•ȋ’Š‘–‘•ǡ–Š‹•’ƒ‰‡ȌǤŽ‡˜‡”ƒ”Š‘Ž†•–Š‡
™‘”‹’Žƒ…‡„›ƒ’’Ž›‹‰†‘™™ƒ”†’”‡••—”‡ǡ™Š‹Ž‡
‡‡’‹‰›Šƒ†•ƒ™ƒ›ˆ”‘–Š‡…—––‡”ǤǦ•Šƒ’‡†
’—•Š•–‹…†‘‡•ƒ‡ˆˆ‡…–‹˜‡Œ‘„‘ˆˆ‘”…‹‰•ƒŽŽ‡”
™‘”’‹‡…‡•ƒ‰ƒ‹•––Š‡ˆ‡…‡Ǥ‘•Ž‘–‹–‡”Œ‘‹–•
“—‹…Ž›ƒ†’”‡…‹•‡Ž›ǡ—•‡ƒƒ†Œ—•–ƒ„Ž‡‹–‡”•–‘’Ǥ
‘”–‡”Ǧƒ„Ž‡ǯ•ͷͷ͹„‹•…—‹–Œ‘‹‡”™‘”•‰”‡ƒ–™‹–Š
–Š‹•ϐ‹š–—”‡„‡…ƒ—•‡‹–•„ƒ•‡ƒŽ”‡ƒ†›Šƒ•Š‘Ž‡•ˆ‘”
ƒ––ƒ…Š‡––‘–Š‡ϐ‹š–—”‡Ǥˆ›‘—”Œ‘‹‡”†‘‡•‘–
Šƒ˜‡‘—–‹‰Š‘Ž‡•ǡ›‘—ǯŽŽ‡‡†–‘†”‹ŽŽ–Š‡Ǥ
••Š‘™Š‡”‡ǡ–Š‡„‹•…—‹–Œ‘‹‡”‹•’‘•‹–‹‘‡†
to center slots in Τ ̶Ǧ–Š‹…ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽǤ•‡”–‹‰
Miter mate. Slot mitered ends on stock up to ƒ•’ƒ…‡”„‡–™‡‡–Š‡Œ‘‹‡”ǯ•„ƒ•‡ƒ†–Š‡
ϴΗǁŝĚĞǁŝƚŚƚŚŝƐĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞŵŝƚĞƌƐƚŽƉ͘ ϐ‹š–—”‡„ƒ•‡™‹ŽŽ‡Ž‡˜ƒ–‡•Ž‘–Š‡‹‰Š–Ǥ

Groovy 45. Slip the corner of your workpiece into the Handy holder. dŚŝƐdͲƐŚĂƉĞĚƉƵƐŚƐƟĐŬĐŽŵĨŽƌƚĂďůLJĂŶĚƐĂĨĞůLJ
groove under the fence to slot 45° corner joints. ŚŽůĚƐLJŽƵƌǁŽƌŬ͛ƐŽƉƉŽƐŝƚĞĨĂĐĞĂƐLJŽƵƉůƵŶŐĞƚŚĞĐƵƩĞƌ͘

50 woodcraftmagazine.com Oct/Nov 2016

 Create bushing for Lever
Arm pivot pin by installing
Build the jig, then add the accessories 1
Ш4-20 threaded insert,
then drilling interior
threads out with 1Ш4" bit.
Start by routing a Τ × Τ groove
in the base The groove provides FENCE
clearance space for sawdust and 3
Ш4 × 3 × 9"
miter joint alignment )t also
FOOT
provides a straight shoulder for 3
Ш4 × 51Ш4 × 9"
aligning the MDF and biscuit
joiner fences After gluing the
base and subbase together
screw each MDF fence to its Groove
6"
foot then screw the fence foot Ш8 × 3Ш8"
3

assemblies to the base A pair of

cleats can be added as shown to BASE
‡‡’–Š‡ϐ‹š–—”‡‹’Žƒ…‡‘›‘—” 3
Ш4 × 24 × 18"
™‘”„‡…ŠǤ‡ƒŽ–Š‡ϐ‹š–—”‡™‹–Š SUBBASE
varnish or shellac for moisture CLEAT (one on each side)
1
Ш2 × 24 × 18"
protection and easier cleaning 1 × 3Ш4 × 8"

Ш4"-dia. Pivot Pin made from

1
WƵƐŚƐƟĐŬ Lever Arm Ш4-20 bolt (remove hex head)
1

61Ш4" 11Ш2"
Top view
Ш4"
3 3
Ш4"
Ш4-20 threaded brass insert
1

Nut
281Ш2"
Shape handle for Chamfer sharp edges. 12"
comfortable grip.
2"
3
Ш4"
1
Ш2"
ĸdžƌƵďďĞƌƐƚƌŝƉƚŽĨŽŽƚ
121Ш2" ǁŝƚŚĚŽƵďůĞͲƐƟĐŬƚĂƉĞ͘
ĚũƵƐƚƐƚŽƉƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
with 1Ш4-20 threaded
Miter Stop knobs that screw into
10" threaded inserts in base.
1
Ш2" plywood
Ш2"
1 11Ш2"

1"
91Ш2"
2 Ш2"
1
51Ш2"
12"
2 Ш2"
1

Ш4"
3

Fence face
ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ
sequence
• Make the base and subbase
• Make the fence and cleats
• Assemble the pieces Align joiner fence
with jig fences, and
• Make hold-downs and guides fasten joiner to base.
• Mount your joiner
6"
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ƵŝůĚĂďĞƩĞƌƐĞƚŽĨƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐƚŚĂŶ
LJŽƵ͛ĚǁĂŶƚƚŽƉĂLJĨŽƌŝŶĂƐƚŽƌĞ
By William Schneider

W ho says that you can t

build a set of loudspeakers that
can sound better than those you
can buy You ll discover that
most commercial loudspeaker
manufacturers take steps to
lower the cost of manufacturing
and shipping their products
Two places where corners are
cut are cabinet quality and in the
electronic assemblies inside These
impact sound quality Working in
—‹†‡ǡ’Ǥ͸ͶȌǡ–Š‡†‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–‡Ž‡…–”‹…ƒŽ
Opening photo: Morehead Photography
your own shop you can make stout
cabinets that won t resonate when
the piano hits middle C )nside a
well designed crossover will blend
low through high tones smoothly
While you may be comfortable
tackling the cabinets you might
feel uneasy about the electrical
tasks But don t worry With kits
like the Overnight Sensations
from Meniscus Audio see Buyer s
crossovers are available
Oct/Nov 2016
design work is already done All
you have to do is assemble the
parts per instructions The kit
featured here contains everything
you need except for the wood
Even though the kit requires
soldering electrical components
together supplied stick
on templates show where
each item goes )f you can t
solder already assembled
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Audio expertise isn t required to
,ZtKK TOP
„—‹Ž†ϐ‹”•–Ǧ…Žƒ•••’‡ƒ‡”•ǡ–Šƒ• &&> 3
Ш4 × 41Ш2 × 81Ш4"
–‘–Š‡„ƒŽƒ…‡†…‘’‘‡–•–Šƒ– 3
Ш4 × 6 × 91Ш2"
1
Ш8" thick × 1Ш4" wide
…‘‡‹–Š‡‹–•Š‘™„‡Ž‘™Ǥ ǀŝŶLJůĨŽĂŵƚĂƉĞ
ȋ—––Š‡Dz—†‹‘ͳͲͳdz˜‘…ƒ„—Žƒ”›
‘–Š‡ˆƒ…‹‰’ƒ‰‡™‹ŽŽ‰‹˜‡›‘—
TWEETER
•‘‡—•‡ˆ—Ž„ƒ•‹…‘™Ž‡†‰‡ǤȌ
Š‡•‡„‘‘•Š‡ŽˆǦ•‹œ‡•’‡ƒ‡”•
ƒ”‡•‹œ‡†–‘Š‘—•‡–Š‡…‘’‘‡–•ǡ
„—–›‘—…ƒƒ’’Ž›–Š‡•ƒ‡
…‘•–”—…–‹‘–‡…Š‹“—‡•–‘„—‹Ž†
Žƒ”‰‡”•’‡ƒ‡”•ƒ•™‡ŽŽǤ 
ƒ‡•‡š…‡ŽŽ‡–•’‡ƒ‡”…ƒ„‹‡–
ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽ„‡…ƒ—•‡‹–•†‡•‡ǡ—‹ˆ‘”
…‘’‘•‹–‹‘Š‡Ž’•‹‹‹œ‡
D/ͲtKK&Z
—™ƒ–‡†˜‹„”ƒ–‹‘Ǥ‡…ƒ—•‡ 
Šƒ•’‘‘”•…”‡™ǦŠ‘Ž†‹‰…ƒ’ƒ„‹Ž‹–›ǡ
‰Ž—‡†’Ž›™‘‘†…‘”‡”„”ƒ…‡–•
–‘–Š‡„‘š‹–‡”‹‘”–‘Š‘Ž†–Š‡ˆ‘—”
„ƒˆϐŽ‡‹•–ƒŽŽƒ–‹‘•…”‡™•Ǥ˜‡•–‹
•‘‡‹…‡ǦŽ‘‘‹‰˜‡‡‡”–‘…‘˜‡”
–Š‡ ǡƒ†•‡Ž‡…–•‘‡ƒ––”ƒ…–‹˜‡
Šƒ”†™‘‘†–‘ƒ‡›‘—”„ƒˆϐŽ‡•Ǥ

ŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐĞƋƵĞŶĐĞ
• DŽƵŶƚĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐŽŶĐƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌďŽĂƌĚ͘
• DĂŬĞƚŚĞďĂŋĞĂŶĚďƵŝůĚƚŚĞD&
ďŽdž͕ƚŚĞŶǀĞŶĞĞƌƚŚĞďŽdž͘
• ƉƉůLJĮŶŝƐŚƚŽďĂŋĞĂŶĚďŽdž͘
• /ŶƐƚĂůůƐƉĞĂŬĞƌĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͘
• ^ĐƌĞǁďĂŋĞƚŽďŽdžƚŽĐŽŵƉůĞƚĞƐƉĞĂŬĞƌĐĂďŝŶĞƚ͘

Port
ƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌ Žŝů ůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ dĞƌŵŝŶĂůĐƵƉ
boards and screws
EŽƚĞ͗DĞŶŝƐĐƵƐƐƉĞĐŝĮĞƐ1Ш2ΗͲƚŚŝĐŬ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂůĨŽƌƚŚĞƐƉĞĂŬĞƌĐĂďŝŶĞƚ͘
I adjusted cabinet dimensions so that
3
Ш4ΗͲƚŚŝĐŬƐƚŽĐŬĐĂŶďĞƵƐĞĚ͘

Just add wood. ƚΨϭϯϬ͕ƚŚĞKǀĞƌŶŝŐŚƚ

ĂŵƉŝŶŐ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů ^ĞŶƐĂƟŽŶƐƐƉĞĂŬĞƌŬŝƚŝƐĂŐŽŽĚĐŚŽŝĐĞĨŽƌ
ƐŽŵĞŽŶĞǁĂŶƟŶŐƚŽƚƌLJƐƉĞĂŬĞƌďƵŝůĚŝŶŐ͘
dŚĞŬŝƚĐŽŶƚĂŝŶƐĞǀĞƌLJƚŚŝŶŐLJŽƵŶĞĞĚĨŽƌƚǁŽ
ƐƉĞĂŬĞƌƐ͗ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐĐŽŵƉŽŶĞŶƚƐ͕ĚĂŵƉŝŶŐ
ŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͕ĐƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌďŽĂƌĚƐǁŝƚŚƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞƐ͕
ƌŝǀĞƌŐĂƐŬĞƚ DŝĚͲǁŽŽĨĞƌ Tweeter ƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌ
ƚĞŵƉůĂƚĞƐ ƐĐƌĞǁƐͶĂŶĚĐĂŶĚLJ͘zŽƵƐƵƉƉůLJƚŚĞǁŽŽĚĂŶĚ
ĂĚŚĞƐŝǀĞͲďĂĐŬĞĚĨŽĂŵƚĂƉĞ;ǁĞĂƚŚĞƌƐƚƌŝƉƉŝŶŐͿ͘

54 woodcraftmagazine.com Oct/Nov 2016

ĞůĞĐƚƌŽŶŝĐƐ
Audio 101
• Port - A tube inserted
into the cabinet that
allows deeper bass.
Its size works together
with cabinet volume.
• ĂŋĞͲ,ŽůĚƐĚƌŝǀĞƌƐŝŶ
ƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͘ĂŋĞǁŝĚƚŚ͕
ƚǁĞĞƚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ͕ĂŶĚ
Maple
veneer driver spacing must be
maintained or sound will
ďĞĂīĞĐƚĞĚ͘ŚĂŵĨĞƌƐ
#10 biscuits
or round-overs on
edges can aid sound.
• ƌŝǀĞƌƐ - The components
DAMPING that actually produce
DdZ/>
sound. Small drivers for
high frequency notes are
called “tweeters.” The
<
3
Ш4 × 41Ш2 × 8" largest drivers for handling
bass are called “woofers.”
This kit has medium-sized
drivers called mid-woofers.
• ƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌͲŝƌĐƵŝƚƌLJ
that splits the electrical
signal into high and low
bands and sends them to
the appropriate drivers.
ƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌƐŝŶĐůƵĚĞ
coils, capacitors, and
^/
3
Ш4 × 81Ш4 × 91Ш2" resistors (see below).
• Coil - This crossover
component passes low
BOTTOM
Ш4 × 41Ш2 × 81Ш4"
3 frequencies and blocks
higher frequencies
DŝƌƌŽƌƚǁĞĞƚĞƌƉŽƐŝƟŽŶ
for matching speaker. in the signal.
KZEZ MDF PORT
1" 21Ш4" Z<d • Capacitor - Blocks lower
frequencies and passes
1"
13Ш4" higher frequencies
21Ш2"
• ZĞƐŝƐƚŽƌ - Impedes the
51Ш2" ŇŽǁŽĨĞůĞĐƚƌŝĐĂůĐƵƌƌĞŶƚ͘
• ĂŵƉŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů - Placed
inside the speaker cabinet,
this material blocks internal
sound waves that adversely
ĂīĞĐƚƐŽƵŶĚƋƵĂůŝƚLJ͘
• ŝŶĚŝŶŐƉŽƐƚƐͲŽůŽƌͲ
23Ш4"
coded connectors for
ĂŵƉůŝĮĞƌǁŝƌĞƐ͘
3" ZK^^KsZ BINDING POST

<ŝƚƉŚŽƚŽ͗tŝůůŝĂŵ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗:ŽŚŶ,ĂƌƚŵĂŶ Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 55


Skin the coat.ŽŝůǁŝƌĞŝƐĐŽĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĞŶĂŵĞůƚŚĂƚ
ŝŶƚĞƌĨĞƌĞƐǁŝƚŚƐŽůĚĞƌŝŶŐ͘hƐĞĂŬŶŝĨĞƚŽƐĐƌĂƉĞƚŚĞ
ĐŽĂƟŶŐĨƌŽŵǁŝƌĞƚŚĂƚŶĞĞĚƐƚŽďĞƐŽůĚĞƌĞĚ͘
Hot melt glue
Follow the template. Glue the kit’s template to the
ĐƌŽƐƐŽǀĞƌďŽĂƌĚ͕ƚŚĞŶƵƐĞŚŽƚŵĞůƚŐůƵĞƚŽĂĚŚĞƌĞƚŚĞ
ƉĂƌƚƐ͘ĚĚnjŝƉƟĞƐƚŽƐĞĐƵƌĞŚĞĂǀLJĐŽŝůƐ͘&ŝƚƚŚĞůĞĂĚƐ
ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŝƌƚĞƌŵŝŶĂůŽƉĞŶŝŶŐƐďĞĨŽƌĞƐŽůĚĞƌŝŶŐ͘
ŝƉƟĞƐ
Terminal
DŽƵŶƟŶŐĨĞĞƚ
^ŽůĚĞƌĂĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ͘dŽƵĐŚƚŚĞŝƌŽŶ͛ƐƟƉƚŽĂĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ
ĨŽƌĂĐŽƵƉůĞŽĨƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ͘tŝƚŚŽƵƚůŝŌŝŶŐƚŚĞƟƉ͕ĨĞĞĚƐŽůĚĞƌ
ďĞƚǁĞĞŶƟƉĂŶĚĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶ͕ŵĞůƟŶŐƚŚĞƐŽůĚĞƌ͘DĂŝŶƚĂŝŶŚĞĂƚ
ĨŽƌĂƐĞĐŽŶĚĂŌĞƌƐƵĸĐŝĞŶƚƐŽůĚĞƌŚĂƐŇŽǁĞĚ͕ƚŚĞŶƉƵůůƚŚĞ
ŝƌŽŶ͛ƐƟƉĂǁĂLJ͘ůůŽǁƐĞǀĞƌĂůƐĞĐŽŶĚƐĨŽƌƐŽůĚĞƌƚŽƐŽůŝĚŝĨLJ͘
56 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ Oct/Nov 2016
DŽƵŶƚΘǁŝƌĞ
the electronics
Some soldering is required to connect
the speaker s electronic components
)f you feel uncomfortable soldering you
can order pre assembled crossovers
from Meniscus for an extra charge
Mounting components and soldering
…‘‡…–‹‘•ƒ”‡•‹’Ž‹ϐ‹‡†ǡ–Šƒ•–‘
included templates you can glue to crossover
boards as shown in these photos
Plan how to mount the crossovers inside
the speaker cabinet ) cut Τ × strips of
hardboard and plywood to use as feet for
the crossovers The plywood feet are glued
to a cabinet wall but the hardboard strips
which are glued to the crossover board
and screwed to the feet can be removed
Soldering 101
To solder electrical components, you’ll need
a soldering iron and electrical solder. Pencil
irons begin at $15, but I use a $50 Weller
ĂĚũƵƐƚĂďůĞŚĞĂƚƐŽůĚĞƌŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶ͘hƐĞϲϬͬϰϬ
rosin core, 0.031"-diameter solder.
dŽƐŽůĚĞƌ͕ƚŽƵĐŚƚŚĞŚŽƚƟƉƚŽƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚĨŽƌĂĨĞǁ
ƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ͕ĂŶĚĨĞĞĚƐŽůĚĞƌďĞƚǁĞĞŶƟƉĂŶĚũŽŝŶƚ
ƵŶƟůŝƚŵĞůƚƐĂŶĚŇŽǁƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞũŽŝŶƚ͘DŽǀĞƐŽůĚĞƌ
to coat other parts in the joint. I spend about 5
to 8 seconds per joint. A good joint should be
ƐŚŝŶLJůŝŬĞĐŚƌŽŵĞ͕ŶŽƚŐƌĂŝŶLJ͘KĐĐĂƐŝŽŶĂůůLJǁŝƉĞ
ƚŚĞƐŽůĚĞƌŝŶŐŝƌŽŶƟƉĐůĞĂŶŽŶĂĚĂŵƉƐƉŽŶŐĞ͘
Once you learn to solder, projects
ůŝŬĞŇŽŽƌůĂŵƉƐ͕ƚĂďůĞůĂŵƉƐ͕ĂŶĚƉŽǁĞƌ
tool repair all become possible.
Home-made
ƟƉŚŽůĚĞƌ
Soldering
ƐƚĂƟŽŶ
Solder
Soldering
iron
dŚĞďĂŋĞŝƐƚƌŝĐŬLJ͖ƚŚĞďŽdžŝƐĞĂƐLJ͘
Assemble, then trim
’‡ƒ‡”…ƒ„‹‡–•”‡“—‹”‡‰‘‘†Ǧϐ‹––‹‰’ƒ”–•–‘‹‹‹œ‡—™ƒ–‡†
˜‹„”ƒ–‹‘ǡ•‘…—–’ƒ”–•ƒ†”‘—–Š‘Ž‡•’”‡…‹•‡Ž›Ǥ•–ƒ”–™‹–Š–Š‡
„ƒˆϐŽ‡ǡ…—––‹‰‹–ƒ„‘—– Τ ̶‘˜‡”‹–•ϐ‹‹•Š‡†•‹œ‡Ǥƒ…Š„ƒˆϐŽ‡”‡“—‹”‡•
ƒŽƒ”‰‡ǡ”‘—†ǡ”ƒ„„‡–‡†Š‘Ž‡ˆ‘”–Š‡‹†Ǧ™‘‘ˆ‡”ƒ†ƒ•ƒŽŽ‡”
”ƒ„„‡–‡†Š‘Ž‡ˆ‘”–Š‡–™‡‡–‡”Ǥ”‘—––Š‡Š‘Ž‡•‹–Š‡„ƒˆϐŽ‡ƒ†–Š‡
„ƒ…™‹–Šƒ
ƒ•’‡”…‹”…Ž‡Ǧ…—––‹‰Œ‹‰ƒ––ƒ…Š‡†–‘–Š‡„ƒ•‡‘ˆ›”‘—–‡”
and a Τ ̶•–”ƒ‹‰Š–„‹–Ǥˆ›‘—Šƒ˜‡ǯ–”‘—–‡†…‹”…Ž‡•™‹–Šƒ
ƒ•’‡”Œ‹‰
„‡ˆ‘”‡ǡ›‘—‹‰Š–™ƒ––‘ƒ‡•‘‡’”ƒ…–‹…‡…—–•‘•…”ƒ’•–‘…Ǥ
‘—––Š‡”ƒ„„‡–‡†•‡…–‹‘‘ˆ‡ƒ…Š„ƒˆϐŽ‡Š‘Ž‡ϐ‹”•–ǡ–Š‡”‘—–
–Š‡Š‘Ž‡„›ƒ‹‰ƒ•‡”‹‡•‘ˆ•—……‡••‹˜‡Ž›†‡‡’‡”…—–•Ǥ
—––Š‡„ƒˆϐŽ‡ƒ•‹†‡ƒˆ–‡”Š‘Ž‡•ƒ”‡”‘—–‡†ǡƒ†–—”–‘ƒ‹‰–Š‡  >ĂLJŽƵƚĞĂĐŚďĂŋĞ͘ Locate each
„‘šǤƒ••‡„Ž‡–Š‡„‘š™‹–Š„‹•…—‹–Œ‘‹–•ƒ†‰Ž—‡Ǥ›„‹•…—‹–Œ‘‹‡” hole carefully. Use the compass to
™‘”•–ƒ–‹‘ȋ’ǤͷͲȌŠ‡Ž’•‡…—–•Ž‘–•“—‹…Ž›ǤŠ‡–Š‡„‘š‹•–‘‰‡–Š‡”ǡ ŵĂƌŬƚŚĞŽƉĞŶŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞƌĂďďĞƚ
–‡’‘”ƒ”‹Ž›ƒ––ƒ…Š–Š‡„ƒˆϐŽ‡•‘‹–…ƒ„‡ϐŽ—•ŠǦ…—–™‹–ŠƒϐŽ—•ŠǦ–”‹„‹–Ǥ ƚŽŚŽůĚĞĂĐŚĚƌŝǀĞƌ͛ƐŇĂŶŐĞ͘

Extend pivot
pin through
ďĂŋĞĂŶĚŝŶƚŽ
ǁŽƌŬďŽĂƌĚďĞůŽǁ͘
ŽƩŽŵ

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ZŽƵƚŚŽůĞƐĨŽƌĚƌŝǀĞƌƐ͘ƩĂĐŚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞďĂƐĞŽĨLJŽƵƌ 'ůƵĞƵƉƚŚĞďŽdžŝŶƐƚĂŐĞƐ͘Cut slots for #10 biscuits in box sides,

ƌŽƵƚĞƌ͕Ă:ĂƐƉĞƌũŝŐŝƐŝĚĞĂůĨŽƌƐƉĞĂŬĞƌĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶ͘/ƚ ďĂĐŬ͕ƚŽƉ͕ĂŶĚďŽƩŽŵ͘dŚĞŶŐůƵĞƚŚĞďĂĐŬ͕ƚŽƉ͕ĂŶĚďŽƩŽŵ
enables you to rout circular recesses and holes from ƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘WůĂĐĞĂƐŝĚĞŽŶƚŚĞǁŽƌŬďĞŶĐŚĂƐ/͛ŵĚŽŝŶŐŚĞƌĞ͕ƚŽƵƐĞ
1" to 71Ш2" in diameter in 1Ш16" increments. Use a 1Ш4" ĂƐĂƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĞďĞĨŽƌĞĐůĂŵƉŝŶŐƵƉƚŚŝƐƐƵďĂƐƐĞŵďůLJ͘tĂdž
ƐƉŝƌĂůƵƉĐƵƚďŝƚ͕ĂŶĚƚĂŬĞƉĂƐƐĞƐĂďŽƵƚ1Ш8" deep. ƉĂƉĞƌŬĞĞƉƐLJŽƵƌŐůƵĞͲƵƉĨƌŽŵƐƟĐŬŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝŶŐŐƵŝĚĞ͘

Flush-trim the
ďĂŋĞ͘Doing this
before veneering
the box prevents
router bearing
ƚƌĂĐŬƐŝŶƚŚĞ
veneer. Tape some
cardboard (about
Ϭ͘ϬϯϬΗƚŚŝĐŬͿƚŽ
approximate the
ǀĞŶĞĞƌƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐ͘
/ŶƐƚĂůůĐŽƌŶĞƌďůŽĐŬƐ͘ƵƚĐŽƌŶĞƌďůŽĐŬƐ
ƚŽŚŽůĚƚŚĞƐĐƌĞǁƐĨŽƌƚŚĞďĂŋĞ͘
Mount them about 1Ш16ΗďĞůŽǁŇƵƐŚ͘

WŚŽƚŽƐ͗>ĂƌƌLJ,ĂŵĞůͲ>ĂŵďĞƌƚ͕ĞdžĐĞƉƚƐŽůĚĞƌŝŶŐƐƚĂƟŽŶĂŶĚĐŽƌŶĞƌďƌĂĐŬĞƚƉŚŽƚŽƐ͗tŝůůŝĂŵ^ĐŚŶĞŝĚĞƌ Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 57


Map out your veneer.DĂŬĞĐĂƌĚďŽĂƌĚƉĂƩĞƌŶƐ
1
Ш2ΗŽǀĞƌƐŝnjĞĂŶĚƉŽƐŝƟŽŶƚŚĞŵŽŶƚŚĞǀĞŶĞĞƌĂƐ
shown. Allow at least 1Ш4" between the pieces.
Iron on some veneer for an
easy appearance upgrade
While MDF takes paint well after a couple rounds of
shellac and sanding it s even easier to veneer The
iron on method using paper backed veneers and an
ordinary clothes iron is straightforward and simple
Coat both the cabinet and the veneer with Titebond
Original let the glue dry and iron on the veneer Once
dried the glue will still reactivate for up to seven days
The veneer doesn t stick until you apply
heat so it s fairly easy to position each piece
’”‡…‹•‡Ž›Ǥ‡‡‡”–Š‡„ƒ…ϐ‹”•–ǡ–Š‡–Š‡„‘––‘ǡ
sides and top After ironing on a piece of
˜‡‡‡”ǡ–”‹–Š‡‘˜‡”Šƒ‰‹‰‡†‰‡•ϐŽ—•Š™‹–Š
ƒϐŽ—•ŠǦ–”‹„‹–ǤŠ‡‘˜‡–‘–Š‡‡š–•‹†‡Ǥ
Once all sides are complete use the wood
ϐ‹‹•Š‘ˆ›‘—”…Š‘‹…‡Ǥ™‹’‡†‘•‡˜‡”ƒŽ…‘ƒ–•
of General Finishes Arm R Seal satin

Iron on the
veneer. WŽƐŝƟŽŶ
the veneer as
desired. Place
ĐŽƩŽŶĐůŽƚŚ
;ƚͲƐŚŝƌƚŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů
works well)
over it. Using an
ordinary clothes
ŝƌŽŶŽŶƚŚĞĐŽƩŽŶ
Cut it out. Using scissors or a knife, cut groups of tracings ƐĞƫŶŐ͕ƉƌĞƐƐ
ĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƌŽůů͕ůĞĂǀŝŶŐĂůŝƩůĞĞdžƚƌĂŵĂƌŐŝŶĂůůĂƌŽƵŶĚ͘ ĮƌŵůLJĂŶĚǁŽƌŬ
slowly to adhere
the veneer.

Spread glue on veneer and cabinet. Tape the Flush-trim veneer overhang.hƐĞĂŇƵƐŚͲƚƌŝŵďŝƚŝŶĂƌŽƵƚĞƌ
edges of veneer to a table, then use a sponge ŽƌƌŽƵƚĞƌƚĂďůĞƚŽƋƵŝĐŬůLJƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞĞdžĐĞƐƐǀĞŶĞĞƌĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ
paint roller to apply glue. Let the glue dry. ĞĚŐĞƐ͘dĂƉĞƌĞĚƵĐĞƐďĞĂƌŝŶŐƚƌĂĐŬƐŽŶĂůƌĞĂĚLJͲǀĞŶĞĞƌĞĚƐŝĚĞƐ͘

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Mount the crossover board,
ŝŶƐƚĂůůƚŚĞďĂŋĞ͕ƚŚĞŶZŽĐŬKƵƚ
ˆ–‡”ƒ’’Ž›‹‰ƒϐ‹‹•Šǡ‹–ǯ•–‹‡–‘‹•–ƒŽŽ–Š‡…”‘••‘˜‡”•
ƒ†’‘”–•ǡ‘—––Š‡™‹”‡•ǡƒ†ƒ––ƒ…Š–Š‡†”‹˜‡”•Ǥ ‹”•–ǡ
ƒ”ƒ††”‹ŽŽ’‹Ž‘–Š‘Ž‡•ˆ‘”ƒŽŽ‘—–‹‰•…”‡™•Ǥ
Ž—‡–Š‡
…”‘••‘˜‡”ƒ••‡„Ž‹‡•‘–‘ƒ‹–‡”‹‘”•‹†‡™ƒŽŽǤ…‡•‡…—”‡†ǡ
”—–Š‡™‹”‡•ˆ‘”–Š‡„‹†‹‰’‘•–•‘—––Š‡„ƒ…‘’‡‹‰ǡ
ƒ†—•‡–Š‡’—•ŠǦ‘…‘‡…–‘”•–‘…‘‡…––Š‡…”‘••‘˜‡”• Mount assembled crossover boards.
–‘–Š‡„‹†‹‰’‘•–•Ǥ•‹‰–Š‡‹–•…”‡™•ǡƒ––ƒ…Š–Š‡„‹†‹‰ &ŝŶĚĂůŽĐĂƟŽŶŽŶĂƐŝĚĞǁĂůůǁŚĞƌĞ
’‘•––‘–Š‡…ƒ„‹‡–Ǥ”‡••–Š‡’‘”–‹–‘’Žƒ…‡ǡƒ†–Š‡•‡…—”‡ nothing will interfere with the crossover.
™‹–Š‰Ž—‡Ǥˆ–Š‡’‘”–ϐŽƒ‰‡•ƒ”‡‘˜‡”•‹œ‡ǡϐ‹Ž‡–Š‡–‘ϐ‹–Ǥ ^ƉƌĞĂĚǁŽŽĚŐůƵĞŽŶƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨƚŚĞ
•‡”––Š‡†ƒ’‹‰ƒ–‡”‹ƒŽǡƒ†•…”‡™–Š‡„ƒˆϐŽ‡‹–‘ crossover feet, and press them into place
’‘•‹–‹‘Ǥ—–Š‡™‹”‡•–Š”‘—‰Š–Š‡†”‹˜‡”‘’‡‹‰•ǡƒ† for a minute or two. Set aside to dry.
ƒ––ƒ…Š–‘–Š‡–‡”‹ƒŽ•Ǥƒ›
…Ž‘•‡ƒ––‡–‹‘–‘–Š‡™‹”‹‰
’‘Žƒ”‹–›‰‹˜‡‹–Š‡‹•–”—…–‹‘•Ǩ
…”‡™–Š‡†”‹˜‡”•‹–‘
’‘•‹–‹‘Ǥ‹‡–‘’Žƒ›—•‹…Ǩ

Weather
stripping
ensures a
good seal on
the cabinet.

/ŶƐĞƌƚĚĂŵƉŝŶŐŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘ Cut to size and insert, but be careful not to block the port.
Sweet Spot Setup
Viewed from above, speakers ƩĂĐŚůĞĂĚƐƚŽĚƌŝǀĞƌƐ͘
and the listener should form Each driver has a “+”
an equilateral triangle. Most and a “-” terminal (plus
speakers sound best placed ŝƐƐŽŵĞƟŵĞƐĐŽĚĞĚ
at least a yard from large red). It’s important to
surfaces like walls or large use correct polarity
TVs. The listening seat should ƉĞƌŬŝƚŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐ͘dŽ
also be in the open. While ĂƩĂĐŚǁŝƌĞƐ͕ĞŝƚŚĞƌƵƐĞ
real-world compromises are the included push-on
ŽŌĞŶŝŶǀŽůǀĞĚ͕LJŽƵŽǁĞŝƚ connectors or solder
to yourself to listen to these the wires directly to
speakers at least once in the the driver terminals. Be
ŝĚĞĂůĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞ sure the driver gaskets
tucking them against the wall. ĂƌĞŝŶƉŽƐŝƟŽŶďĞĨŽƌĞ
ĂƩĂĐŚŝŶŐůĞĂĚƐ͘

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Joinery Class
Tongue-and-Groove
Making Perfect Tongue-and-Groove Joinery
on the Router Table
By Andy Rae
Edge-to-Edge
Solid wood paneling,
cabinet backs,
ŇŽŽƌŝŶŐ
Tongue
Edging
Shelving,
cabinet sides
W ith its relatively short
–‘‰—‡–Šƒ–ϐ‹–•‹–‘ƒ•ŠƒŽŽ‘™
groove the tongue and groove
Œ‘‹–‹•™‘‘†™‘”‹‰ǯ•†‹‹—–‹˜‡
…‘—•‹–‘–Š‡‘”–‹•‡Ǧƒ†Ǧ–‡‘Ǥ
Šƒˆ—ŽŽ›ǡ‹–ǯ•—…Š‡ƒ•‹‡”–‘
ƒ‡ǡ‹Žƒ”‰‡’ƒ”–†—‡–‘‘†‡”
”‘—–‡”•ƒ†”‘—–‡”„‹–•ǤŠ‡
•Š‘”–‡”–‘‰—‡‹•ƒ‰‘‘†…Š‘‹…‡ˆ‘”
”‡‰‹•–‡”‹‰’ƒ”–•ǡ•—…Šƒ•™Š‡
ϐ‹––‹‰™‘‘†’ƒ‡Ž•‘”„‘ƒ”†•ˆ‘”
…ƒ„‹‡–„ƒ…•ƒ†ϐŽ‘‘”‹‰ȋ‹
™Š‹…Š…ƒ•‡–Š‡Œ‘‹–‹•–›’‹…ƒŽŽ›
ƒ••‡„Ž‡†™‹–Š‘—–‰Ž—‡ǤȌ
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End-to-Edge
Groove Web frames,
frame-and-panel
assemblies
^ƟůĞ
Plywood
Wood edging
Š‡‹–…‘‡•–‘…—––‹‰–Š‡
Œ‘‹–ǡ–Š‡”‘—–‡”–ƒ„Ž‡ƒ‡•
“—‹…ƒ†’”‡…‹•‡™‘”‘ˆ–Š‡
Œ‘„ǡ–Šƒ•–‘”‘—–‡”„‹–•–Šƒ–
…—–…‘’Ž‡‡–ƒ”›–‘‰—‡•
ƒ†‰”‘‘˜‡•ǤŠ‹‘ˆ‹–ƒ•
…—–ǯ‰‘ǣ‘—–‡ƒ…Š‡†‰‡ǡƒ†
›‘—ǯ˜‡ƒ†‡ƒ’‡”ˆ‡…–Œ‘‹–Ǥ
Š‡”‡ǯ•ƒ”ƒ‰‡‘ˆ„‹–†‡•‹‰•
‘–Š‡ƒ”‡–ǡˆ”‘•‹‰Ž‡ǡ
”‡…‘ϐ‹‰—”ƒ„Ž‡„‹–•–Šƒ–›‘—
–ƒ‡ƒ’ƒ”–ƒ†”‡ƒ””ƒ‰‡–‘…—–
„‘–Š•‹†‡•‘ˆ–Š‡Œ‘‹–ǡ–‘ʹǦ„‹–ǡ
ƒ–…Š‡†•‡–•ƒ†Dz…‘˜‡”–‹„Ž‡dz
Rail
ŽŵŵŽŶĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƐ͗
• Edging
• Web frames
• Cabinet backs
• Wall paneling
• Flooring
„‹–•–Šƒ–ƒŽŽ‘™•’ƒ…‹‰–Š‡
…—––‡”•–‘•—‹–›‘—”•–‘…ǯ•
–Š‹…‡••ǤŽŽ–Š‡•‡„‹–•…—––Š‡
’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡‹ƒ•‹‰Ž‡’ƒ••Ȅƒ—…Š
‘”‡†‡•‹”ƒ„Ž‡ƒ’’”‘ƒ…Š–Šƒ
using a straight bit rabbeting
„‹–ǡ‘”•Ž‘–…—––‡”–‘•Šƒ’‡–Š‡
Œ‘‹–ǡ™Š‡”‡‹…‘•‹•–‡–•–‘…
–Š‹…‡••…ƒ•…”‡™›‘——’Ǥ
With a tongue and groove bit
or bits in your router table
ƒˆ‡™ƒ……‡••‘”‹‡•ǡƒ†•‘‡
•‹’Ž‡–‡…Š‹“—‡•ǡ›‘—ǯŽŽ‰‡–
”‡Ž‹ƒ„Ž‡…—–•‡˜‡”›–‹‡Ǥ
 DŝůůƐƚŽĐŬ
ĂƐŝĐdΘ'ĞƐŝŐŶ ǁŝƚŚƐƚƌĂŝŐŚƚ
ĂŶĚƉĂƌĂůůĞů
ĞĚŐĞƐ͘

For strength and aesthetics the 'ƌŽŽǀĞĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͗

tongue should slip snugly into
1
Ш4 Ͳ3Ш8ΗǁŝĚĞп1Ш4 Ͳ1Ш2ΗĚĞĞƉ
its groove whether the joint dŽŶŐƵĞĚŝŵĞŶƐŝŽŶƐ͗
is to be glued or not Making &ŝƫŶŐƚŚĞ:ŽŝŶƚ 1
Ш4 Ͳ3Ш8ΗƚŚŝĐŬп1Ш4 Ͳ1Ш2ΗǁŝĚĞ
^ŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐŵĞĞƚ
the tongue about one third ĂƚũŽŝŶƚůŝŶĞ͘
the thickness of the stock DĂŬĞƚŽŶŐƵĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚŽŶĞͲƚŚŝƌĚ
ensures that all parts of the ƚŚĞƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐŽĨƐƚŽĐŬĨŽƌƐƚƌĞŶŐƚŚ͘
’”‘ϐ‹Ž‡ƒ”‡ƒ••–‘—–ƒ•’‘••‹„Ž‡Ǥ >ĞĂǀĞƐŵĂůůŐĂƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŽŶŐƵĞĂŶĚ
ŐƌŽŽǀĞĨŽƌĂƟŐŚƚĮƚĂƚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐ͘

ZŽƵƚĞƌdĂďůĞ ^ƉĞĞĚ
ĐŽŶƚƌŽůĚŝĂů
ƌĞƐƐLJKƉƟŽŶ
^ŽŵĞƌŽƵƚĞƌďŝƚ
^ĞƚƵƉ ŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌĞƌƐŽīĞƌŵĂƚĐŚŝŶŐ
ďŝƚƐĞƚƐƚŚĂƚŝŶĐŽƌƉŽƌĂƚĞ
When routing tongue and groove ĂďĞǀĞůŝŶƚŚĞƉƌŽĮůĞ͘
joints consistency is key for dŚĞƌĞƐƵůƟŶŐsͲŐƌŽŽǀĞƐ
ƒ‰‘‘†ϐ‹–ƒ†’ƒ”–ƒŽ‹‰‡–Ǥ ŝŶƚŚĞĂƐƐĞŵďůĞĚƉĂŶĞů
For predictable results use ĂĚĚĂŶĂĞƐƚŚĞƟĐĞůĞŵĞŶƚ
the right tools accessories Dial it down.hƐĞĂǀĂƌŝĂďůĞͲƐƉĞĞĚ ǁŚŝůĞŚŝĚŝŶŐĂŶLJƐůŝŐŚƚ
ƒ†•‡–—’Ǥ ‹”•–ǡ‹–ǯ•‹’‘”–ƒ– ƌŽƵƚĞƌ͕ĂŶĚŬĞĞƉLJŽƵƌƐƉĞĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ŵŝƐĂůŝŐŶŵĞŶƚŽĨƚŚĞƉĂƌƚƐ͘
to use a powerful router with ϭϱ͕ϬϬϬZWDƚŽůŽǁĞƌǀŝďƌĂƟŽŶĂŶĚ
variable speed control to ensure ƌĞĚƵĐĞƐƚƌĞƐƐŽŶƚŚĞƌŽƵƚĞƌĂŶĚďŝƚ͘
•‘‘–Šǡ•ƒˆ‡…—–•™Š‡—•‹‰
these big heavy bits Make sure your router table is equipped V-groove paneling
™‹–Šƒ•–”ƒ‹‰Š–ǡϐŽƒ–ǡ•’Ž‹–Ǧˆ‡…‡™‹–Šƒƒ†Œ—•–ƒ„Ž‡…‡–‡”‘’‡‹‰Ǥ
Alternatively you can saw out an opening for the bit in a thick
ƒ—š‹Ž‹ƒ”›ˆ‡…‡ǡƒ†…Žƒ’–Šƒ––‘›‘—”‡š‹•–‹‰ˆ‡…‡Ǥˆ‡ƒ–Š‡”„‘ƒ”†
…Žƒ’‡†–‘–Š‡ˆ‡…‡‡•—”‡•…‘•‹•–‡–‰”‘‘˜‡•ƒ†–‘‰—‡•ǡƒ†
pushsticks and pushblocks keep your hands safe Tongue and
groove bits create a lot of chips so dust collection is crucial

ĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞs

dŚĞƌŝŐŚƚƐƚƵī͘&ŽƌƟŐŚƚ͕ĐƌŝƐƉũŽŝŶƚƐ͕ĞƋƵŝƉLJŽƵƌƚĂďůĞǁŝƚŚĂϭ1Ш2ŚƉ
;ŽƌŵŽƌĞͿǀĂƌŝĂďůĞͲƐƉĞĞĚƌŽƵƚĞƌ͕ĂƐƉůŝƚĨĞŶĐĞ͕ĂĨĞĂƚŚĞƌďŽĂƌĚ͕ĂŚĞŌLJ
ƉƵƐŚďůŽĐŬ͕ĂƉůLJǁŽŽĚƉƵƐŚƐƟĐŬ͕ĂŶĚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚͲƚŚĞͲĨĞŶĐĞĚƵƐƚĐŽůůĞĐƟŽŶ͘

WŚŽƚŽƐ͗ŶĚLJZĂĞ͖/ůůƵƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐ͗ŚƌŝƐƚŽƉŚĞƌDŝůůƐ Oct/Nov 2016 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ 61

Joinery Class

Making the joint with a 2-bit set

Using a mating piece set of router bits is one of the most ZŽƵƚƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞĮƌƐƚ͘͘͘
ƒ……—”ƒ–‡ƒ†‡ˆϐ‹…‹‡–™ƒ›•–‘ƒ‡–Š‡Œ‘‹–Ǥ‹ŽŽ–Š‡‰”‘‘˜‡
ϐ‹”•–Ǥ–ƒ”–„›ƒŽ‹‰‹‰–Š‡‰”‘‘˜‡„‹–ǯ•„ƒŽŽ„‡ƒ”‹‰–ƒ‰‡––‘
the front face of the fences and then center the cutter across
the thickness of test stock milled to the desired dimensions
Use a featherboard and a pushstick to make the cut routing the
groove in a single pass Rout the tongue next using the routed
groove to help set the tongue to the correct height and again
ƒŽ‹‰‹‰–Š‡„‹–ǯ•„‡ƒ”‹‰–ƒ‰‡––‘–Š‡ˆ‡…‡Ǥƒ‡ƒ–‡•–…—––‘
…Š‡…–Šƒ––Š‡Œ‘‹–ϐ‹–•ƒ†–Š‡„‘ƒ”†•—”ˆƒ…‡•ƒŽ‹‰ǡƒ†–Š‡
rout as before feeding smoothly with consistent pressure

Tongue ϮͲĐƵƩĞƌ
ĐƵƫŶŐďŝƚ ŐƌŽŽǀŝŶŐďŝƚ

Nut
Bearings

Spacers
Washer
DĂƟŶŐďŝƚƐĨŽƌĞĸĐŝĞŶĐLJĂŶĚĂĐĐƵƌĂĐLJ͘ This 2-piece set from
&ƌĞƵĚĂĐĐŽŵŵŽĚĂƚĞƐƐƚŽĐŬƚŚŝĐŬŶĞƐƐĞƐĨƌŽŵ1Ш2" to 11Ш4". One
ŽĨƚŚĞďŝƚƐĐƵƚƐƚŚĞƚŽŶŐƵĞ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞ͘zŽƵĐĂŶ
ĮŶĞͲƚƵŶĞƚŚĞĐƵƚŽŶďŽƚŚďŝƚƐďLJĂĚĚŝŶŐŽƌƐƵďƚƌĂĐƟŶŐƐƉĂĐĞƌƐ͘
<ĞĞƉƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞƐŵŽŽƚŚ͘
ĨĞŶĐĞͲŵŽƵŶƚĞĚ
ĨĞĂƚŚĞƌďŽĂƌĚĞŶƐƵƌĞƐ
ĂŐƌŽŽǀĞƚŚĂƚ͛ƐƉĂƌĂůůĞůƚŽƚŚĞďŽĂƌĚĨĂĐĞƐ͘
hƐŝŶŐĂƉƵƐŚƐƟĐŬŬĞĞƉƐŚĂŶĚƐĐůĞĂƌŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐƵƩĞƌƐǁŚŝůĞŽīĞƌŝŶŐŵŽƌĞĐŽŶƚƌŽůĨŽƌĂ
smoother cut. For consistency, make all cuts
with the “show” face against the table.

ZŽƵƟŶŐŶĚƐ
Cutting tongues on the ends
of work is handy for rail
connections such as when
making web frames for drawers
and other case components
Narrow rails can be tippy
against the fence so you ll
want to back up the cut with
a pushblock for safe square
cuts Bonus The block prevents
tearout at the same time
ĂĐŬŝƚǁŝƚŚĂďůŽĐŬ͘hƐĞĂƐƋƵĂƌĞĚƉƵƐŚďůŽĐŬƚŽŬĞĞƉƚŚĞǁŽƌŬƉŝĞĐĞƐƚĞĂĚLJĂŐĂŝŶƐƚ
ƚŚĞďŝƚ͛ƐďĞĂƌŝŶŐĂŶĚƚŚĞĨĞŶĐĞƐǁŚŝůĞLJŽƵƌŽƵƚ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƚĞĂƌŽƵƚĂƚƚŚĞďĂĐŬ͘

62 ǁŽŽĚĐƌĂĨƚŵĂŐĂnjŝŶĞ͘ĐŽŵ KĐƚͬEŽǀϮϬϭϲ

 ...then tackle the tongue

WůLJǁŽŽĚƐƉĂĐĞƌ

Eyeball the height. Set the tongue bit’s Rout the tongue in one pass.<ĞĞƉƚŚĞƉƌĞƐƐƵƌĞƐƚĞĂĚLJďLJ
ŚĞŝŐŚƚďLJůŝŶŝŶŐƵƉŝƚƐĐƵƫŶŐĞĚŐĞƐ ďƵŵƉŝŶŐŽƵƚƚŚĞĨĞĂƚŚĞƌďŽĂƌĚǁŝƚŚƐĐƌĞǁƐĂŶĚƉůLJǁŽŽĚ
with the groove, and then make a test ƐƉĂĐĞƌƐƚŽĐůĞĂƌƚŚĞƚĂůůĞƌĐƵƩĞƌ͘hƐĞĂƉƵƐŚƐƟĐŬĂƐďĞĨŽƌĞ
ĐƵƚŝŶƐĐƌĂƉƚŽǀĞƌŝĨLJLJŽƵƌƐĞƫŶŐ͘ for a smooth tongue with a consistent thickness and width.

T&G for Less A Good Lookin’ Fit

&ŽƌĂƌŽƵŶĚΨϱϬ͕LJŽƵĐĂŶďƵLJ A well-made tongue-and-groove joint presents a gapless seam
a single WoodRiver bit that ĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐ͕ŽƌĨĂĐĞ͕ǁŝƚŚĂƚŽŶŐƵĞƚŚĂƚĮƚƐƐŶƵŐůLJ
will cut tongues and grooves ŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŐƌŽŽǀĞ͘dŽĞŶƐƵƌĞƟŐŚƚƐŚŽƵůĚĞƌƐ͕ůŽŽŬĨŽƌĂŚĂŝƌůŝŶĞ
in 3Ш4ΗͲƚŚŝĐŬŵĂƚĞƌŝĂů͘hƐĞďŽƚŚ ŐĂƉďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞƚŽŶŐƵĞĂŶĚƚŚĞďŽƩŽŵŽĨƚŚĞ
ĐƵƩĞƌƐƚŽŵĂŬĞƚŚĞƚŽŶŐƵĞ͖ groove. Some manufacturers build this into their bit design. If
ƚŚĞŶƵƐĞĂƐŝŶŐůĞĐƵƩĞƌĨŽƌƚŚĞ LJŽƵƌƚŽŶŐƵĞďŽƩŽŵƐŽƵƚ͕ŵĂŬĞĂƉĂƐƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚŽŶŐƵĞ͛ƐĞĚŐĞ
ŐƌŽŽǀĞ͘^ĞĞƵLJĞƌ͛Ɛ'ƵŝĚĞ͕ on the jointer or with a couple swipes from a hand plane.
Ɖ͘ϲϰĨŽƌŽƌĚĞƌŝŶŐŝŶĨŽƌŵĂƟŽŶ͘
Groovy joint. You
can make wide
panels, such as
for cabinet backs,
ďLJũŽŝŶŝŶŐĂƐĞƌŝĞƐ
of tongue-and-
groove boards
together. A good
ũŽŝŶƚƐŚŽǁƐƟŐŚƚ
shoulders with a
small gap visible
inside the joint.

Oct/Nov 2016 woodcraftmagazine.com 63

Buyer’s Guide
Mini-Workbench (p. 24)
1. WoodRiver 10-piece Router Bushing Set with Case.................................................................... #144625, $42.50

2. Whiteside RU4900 Solid Carbide Spiral Upcut Router Bit, 3Ш8"D × 11Ш4"CL × 1Ш2"SH..................... #08K61, $55.99

3. #10 × 3" HIGHPOINT Cabinet Installation Screws (washer head), 100-count box...................... #618101, $18.99

Serving Tray (p. 30)

1. Over-Under Flush Trim Router Bit, 1Ш2"D × 1"CL × 1Ш4"SH............................................................ #147970, $26.99

2. Freud LU84R011 Perma-Shield Circular Saw Blade

10" × 5Ш8" Bore × 50 Tooth Combination (ATBR).......................................................................... #127241, $73.47

Southern Huntboard (p. 36)

1. Southern Huntboard wood package. Poplar, cherry, or walnut. $199-$499,
plus shipping. (Price varies with wood species. Packages will include overage.)
Contact City Hardwoods 205-777-3647, or go to cityhardwoods.com.

2. Razorsaw Kataba Saw 255mm No. 105 with Replaceable Blade – Gyokucho ............................ #155690, $40.00

3. WoodRiver Vertical Handle Toggle Clamp,

21Ш8 x 31Ш8", 100 lbs. Capacity ...................................................................................................... #144312, $12.59

4. WoodRiver Knob Five Star with Through Hole, 3Ш8"-16 Insert (4 needed) .................................... #142225, $1.99

5. General Finishes Enduro-Var Top Coat Semi-Gloss, quart........................................................... #151028, $32.99

Toy Trucks from 2×4s (p. 45)

1. Freud Precision Shear 3Ш4"D Forstner Bit ..................................................................................... #832875, $11.99

2. Magswitch Universal Magnetic Featherboard ............................................................................ #148442, $48.99

3. Birch Dowel, 1Ш4" Round................................................................................................................... #50D01, $1.25

4. Wheels, 11Ш4"D × 3Ш8"W with 1Ш4" Axle Hole (12 pack) .....................................................................#50S41, $3.98

5. Grex 23-Gauge 13Ш8" Headless Pin Nailer .................................................................................. #826278, $189.99

ŝƐĐƵŝƚ:ŽŝŶĞƌtŽƌŬƐƚĂƟŽŶ(p. 50)
1. WoodRiver Knob, Four Arm with 1Ш4"-20 × 11Ш2" stud (2 needed) .................................................. #27R15, $3.99

2. Porter-Cable Deluxe Plate Joiner Kit ......................................................................................... #813666, $224.99

3. Threaded Insert - Brass, 1Ш4"-20 8-pc. (4 needed) ..........................................................................#159290, $6.99

Awesome Audio (p. 53)

1. Overnight Sensation Speaker Kit ..............................................................................meniscusaudio.com, $130.24

2. Conformable Weather-resistant Vinyl Foam Adhesive-back

1
Ш8" thick × 1Ш4" wide × 17' long.........................................................................#93675K11, mcmaster.com, $1.68

3. Weller WLC100 40-Watt Soldering Station ...........................................................................amazon.com, $39.75

4. Alpha Metals #AM31605, 60-40 Rosin Core Solder ................................................................amazon.com, $9.15

5. Jasper Circle Jig, Small, 1"-71Ш2" ................................................................................................... #143735, $24.99

6. Whiteside Spiral Upcut Router Bit, 1Ш4"D × 1"CL × 1Ш4"SH ............................................................. #03K33, $20.99

7. WoodRiver Flush Trim Router Bit, 1Ш2"D × 1"CL × 1Ш4"SH............................................................. #129684, $15.99

8. Titebond Original Wood Glue, 16 oz. ...............................................................................................#08L21, $4.99

9. Maple 4×8' Veneer Sheet 10mil, Paper Backed .......................................................................... #404182, $74.38

Joinery Class (p. 60)

1. WoodRiver 1Ш4" Tongue And Groove Router Bit, 1Ш2" SH ............................................................. #140802, $59.99

2. Freud 99-036 2-Piece Adjustable Tongue And Groove Router Bit Set, 1Ш2" SH ........................... #825745, $79.97

3. Whiteside 3370 Wedge Tongue And Groove (2) Router Bit, 11Ш4"D × 11Ш4"CL × 27Ш8"OL.......... #818625, $128.99

4. Whiteside 3374 Vee Panel Tongue And Groove (2) Router Bit, 13Ш4"D × 1"CL × 23Ш4"OL ......... #814403, $154.99

5. Freud 99-191 V Panel Router Bit Set, 1Ш2" SH ............................................................................ #834291, $177.47

6. CMT 855.506.11 V-Tongue and Groove Router Bit Set,

1
Ш2"SH × 3Ш4" MinJT-1" MaxJT 1 × 3Ш4"D ...................................................................................... #822356, $179.99

Unless otherwise listed, items above available at Woodcraft stores, at woodcraft.com,

or by calling (800) 225-1153. Prices subject to change without notice.

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WoodSense
Spotlight on Elm
WŝĐŬLJŽƵƌĨĂǀŽƌŝƚĞŇĂǀŽƌĨŽƌLJŽƵƌŶĞdžƚƉƌŽũĞĐƚ
By Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk
Red Elm
A century ago Dutch Elm
Disease DED decimated
millions of elm trees many
of which adorned American
city streets Fun fact Elm
is the th most common
street name in the USA The
encouraging news is that these
fast growing trees are enjoying
a comeback Elm lumber still
isn t as readily available as
other domestic hardwoods
•‘ϐ‹†‹‰ƒ•—’’Ž‹‡”…ƒ„‡
tricky but it s worth the hunt
This striking hardwood
is affordable and easy to
™‘”Ǥ‡”Šƒ’•–Š‡„‹‰‰‡•–
…ŠƒŽŽ‡‰‡‹•–Šƒ–‡Ž•’‡…‹‡•
are often intermixed in kilns
and lumber racks Two of the
most common varieties
White Ulmus americana and
Red Ulmus rubra share
many characteristics but
‡ƒ…Š’‘••‡••‡•ƒˆ‡™—‹“—‡
“—ƒŽ‹–‹‡•Ǥ‘™‹‰™Šƒ–•‡–•
–Š‡ƒ’ƒ”–…ƒŠ‡Ž’›‘—•‡Ž‡…–
the best stock from the stack
History in Woodworking
Ž•‡”˜‡†ƒ•ƒ‹’‘”–ƒ–
—–‹Ž‹–›™‘‘†ˆ‘”ƒ…‘—’Ž‡‘ˆ
…‡–—”‹‡•ǡ™‹–Š–™‘—‹“—‡
attributes lending themselves to
68 woodcraftmagazine.com Oct/Nov 2016
•’‡…‹ƒŽƒ’’Ž‹…ƒ–‹‘•ǣ ‹”•–ǡ”‡†
‡Žǯ••’Ž‹–Ǧ”‡•‹•–ƒ–‹–‡”Ž‘…‹‰
‰”ƒ‹ƒ†‡‹–ƒ’”‹œ‡†™‘‘†
ˆ‘”Š‘‘ˆǦ”‡•‹•–ƒ–„ƒ”ϐŽ‘‘”
’Žƒ•Ǥ‡…‘†Ž›ǡƒŽ–Š‘—‰Š–Š‡
™‘‘†‹••—•…‡’–‹„Ž‡–‘†‡…ƒ›
under normal conditions elm
”‡•‹•–•”‘–™Š‡‡’–‹…‘•–ƒ–
contact with water This unusual
ƒˆϐ‹‹–›ƒ†‡‹–ƒƒ–—”ƒŽ…Š‘‹…‡
ˆ‘”„ƒ””‡Ž•ǡ•Š‹’‡‡Ž•ǡƒ†‡˜‡
„‡Ž‘™Ǧ‰”‘—†™ƒ–‡”’‹’‡•ǤŠ‡•‡
days elm is best reserved for
•ƒŽŽ‡”’”‘Œ‡…–•ǡ’”‹ƒ”‹Ž›†—‡
–‘‹–•’‘‘”†‹‡•‹‘ƒŽ•–ƒ„‹Ž‹–›Ǥ
Where the wood comes from
Elms grow east of the Rockies
from Southern Canada to
northern Florida Although
ˆƒ•–Ǧƒ–—”‹‰–”‡‡•ƒ”‡ϐ‹ŽŽ‹‰
in where old elms have fallen
ƒ›‡™…‘‡”••–‹ŽŽˆƒŽŽ’”‡›
to DED As a result researchers
Šƒ˜‡„‡‡†‡˜‡Ž‘’‹‰‡™
disease resistant hybrids These
new trees blend characteristics
‘ˆ–Š‡’ƒ”‡––”‡‡•ǡˆ—”–Š‡”
…‘ˆ‘—†‹‰‡ƒ•›‹†‡–‹ϐ‹…ƒ–‹‘Ǥ
How to select the best stock
••Š‘™‹–Š‡’Š‘–‘•ǡ™Š‹–‡
ƒ†”‡†‡Ž•Ž‹˜‡—’–‘–Š‡‹”
names White ranges from
White Elm
creamy white to darker brown
the darker heartwood can
be easily confused with red
White elm may show some
staining but this does not affect
the wood s integrity Red elm
remains in the darker red
„”‘™•’‡…–”—ƒ††‘‡•‘–
†‹•’Žƒ›ƒƒŒ‘”…‘Ž‘”†‹ˆˆ‡”‡…‡
„‡–™‡‡•ƒ’ƒ†Š‡ƒ”–™‘‘†•Ǥ
‘Ž‘”‹•‹’‘”–ƒ–ǡ„—–„‡
mindful of the grain The wild
’ƒ––‡”•‘ˆϐŽƒ–•ƒ™„‘ƒ”†•
ȋ‘ˆ–‡™‹–Š”‹„„‘ǦŽ‹‡ϐ‹‰—”‡
due to alternating grain are
enchanting but elm s working
…Šƒ”ƒ…–‡”‹•–‹…•—Ž–‹’Ž›–Š‡
Elm Quick Take
White Red
DENSITY ϯϱůďƐͬ͘Ō3 ϯϴůďƐͬ͘Ō3
HARDNESS ^ŽŌ Medium
STABILITY Low
ROT/INSECT Low
RESISTANCE
TEXTURE Coarse
TOXICITY Low
Chair spindles and seats,
USES ďŽĂƚƐ͕ĐŽĸŶƐ͕ƐƉŽƌƟŶŐ
ĞƋƵŝƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĚĞĐŽƌĂƟǀĞ
ƚƵƌŶŝŶŐƐ͕ǀĞŶĞĞƌ

&ůĂƚƐĂǁŶǁŝƚŚďƵƌů
†‹ˆϐ‹…—Ž–›ˆƒ…–‘”ƒ••‘…‹ƒ–‡†
™‹–Šϐ‹‰—”‡†™‘‘†Ǥ‡Ž‡…–
•–”ƒ‹‰Š–Ǧ‰”ƒ‹‡†•–‘…ǡ‘”
•–ƒ”–•ƒŽŽǡ—–‹Ž›‘—‘™
™Šƒ–›‘—ǯ”‡‰‡––‹‰‹–‘Ǥ
‹–Š‡Žǡ…ƒ”‡ˆ—Ž•‡ƒ•‘‹‰
ƒ†•–‘”ƒ‰‡ƒ”‡’ƒ”–‹…—Žƒ”Ž›
Red Elm
ZŝŌƐĂǁŶ
™Š‹–‡ǡ”‡†”‡“—‹”‡•‘”‡—•…Ž‡
™Š‡Šƒ†’Žƒ‹‰ǡƒŽ–Š‘—‰Š‹–
White Elm
–‡ƒ”•Ž‡••ƒ†‹•‡ƒ•‹‡”–‘•…”ƒ’‡Ǥ
‹‹Žƒ”Ž›ǡ’‘™‡”–‘‘Ž•’”‘†—…‡
…Ž‡ƒ‡”‡†‰‡•ǡ™‹–ŠŽ‡••ˆ—œœ‹‰Ǥ
‘™‡˜‡”ǡ„‡…ƒ—•‡‘ˆ‹–‡”Ž‘…‹‰ &ůĂƚƐĂǁŶ
‰”ƒ‹ǡ›‘—ǯŽŽ•–‹ŽŽ™ƒ––‘‡‡’
‹’‘”–ƒ–Ǥ’”‘’‡”Ž›‹ŽǦ
†”‹‡†„‘ƒ”†•…ƒ•—ˆˆ‡”
‡š…‡••‹˜‡™ƒ”’‹‰ǡƒ†…ƒ”‡Ž‡••
•–‘”ƒ‰‡…ƒƒŽ•‘‹˜‹–‡–Š‡
™‘‘†–‘‘˜‡Ǥƒ”‡ˆ—ŽŽ›•–ƒ…
ƒ†•–‹…‡”‡™Ž›’—”…Šƒ•‡†
„‘ƒ”†•‹‡†‹ƒ–‡Ž›–‘‡‡’
–Š‡ϐŽƒ–ƒ†•–”ƒ‹‰Š–Ǥ
Working elm in the shop
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