Fine Woodworking 2007 Building Furniture

116 Pages·2007·12.69 MB·English

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THE LEFT-TILT CONTRACTOR’S SAW.
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After all, DELTA invented the Contractor’s Saw category. And once you try a DELTA, there’s no going back.
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LEFT-TILT BLADE INTEGRATED DUST PORT
MOBILE BASE
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building THE BEST OF
furniture
contents
Bookshelves Tables Beds
18 Three Bookcases 30 Table Design 48 Anatomy of a Bed
From simple to elegant, A well-proportioned table Construction details that work
three approaches to building offers both comfort and style with almost any design
a home for your books
BY GRAHAM BLACKBURN BY JEFF MILLER
BY PHILIP C. LOWE
34 Strong Joints Chairs
24 Sturdy Shelves
Build sturdier tables
How to build shelves by beefing up the basic
54 Chairmaking Basics
that won’t wilt under load mortise and tenon
BY JEFF MILLER BY GARRETT HACK The right approach
combines efficiency, comfort,
strength, and beauty
3388 Attaching Tabletops
BY KEVIN RODEL
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a top to its base
Cabinets
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4422 Tables With Drawers 62 Chest of Drawers
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BY WILL NEPTUNE
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70 Classic Sideboard
Common-sense approach
to joinery in complex cabinets
BY WILL NEPTUNE
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DESIGNING
DRAWERS
Cover photo: Thomas McKenna
48
BED
BASICS
62
CHEST OF
DRAWERS
Drawers 88 Side-Hung
Drawer Slides
No-nonsense approach
78 Illustrated Guide
keeps drawers running
to Drawers
straight and smooth
From simple to refined, BY MARK EDMUNDSON
drawer options for the
furniture maker Doors
BY MATTHEW TEAGUE
Departments
82 Dovetailed Drawer 94 Doors for Furniture
Learn to build traditional An illustrated guide
6 Editor’s Letter
drawers that stand to door construction
the test of time
BY GRAHAM BLACKBURN 8 Quick Tips
BY JANET A. COLLINS ■ Jig makes it easier
99 Handmade Catches to cut keys in miters
and Latches ■ Hold a drawer securely
for planing
Four elegant ways ■ Improved tabletop button
to keep doors in place
14 Getting Started
BY ANDY RAE, CHRISTIAN
Managing moisture
BECKSVOORT, DOUG NOYES,
AND MICHAEL PEKOVICH
112 Q&A
■ Basics of breadboard-end
104 Installing
construction
Butt Hinges ■ How to size and space
dovetails
Traditional hinge
■ Securing a wide table apron
will look and work great
for decades
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BY GARRETT HACK
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STURDY
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editor’s letter
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Building Furniture
ISSUE EDITOR
DISCOVER THE JOY Thomas McKenna
ISSUE ART DIRECTOR
OF FURNITURE MAKING
Michael Pekovich
CONTRIBUTING COPY EDITOR
When I started at Fine Woodworking magazine 10
Katy Zirwes Scott
years ago, I had well-honed editing skills but only CONTRIBUTING DESIGNER
Susan Lampe-Wilson
basic woodworking knowledge. Back then, I was
Fine Woodworking magazine
making very simple projects, things I needed to
EDITOR Asa Christiana
keep my house organized, such as basic bookcases,
ART DIRECTOR Michael Pekovich
tables, and shelves. But after reading and editing
hundreds of articles on furniture design and construction, I know how to build MANAGING EDITOR Mark Schofield
MANAGING EDITOR, ONLINE Matt Berger
furniture that’s sound both structurally and aesthetically, and I have the confidence
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
to tackle more complex pieces. I’d like to pass along what I’ve learned at Fine
Tom Begnal, Steve Scott,
Woodworking in one inclusive magazine: Building Furniture. This special collection Thomas McKenna, David Heim, Charlie Reina
ASSISTANT EDITOR Anissa Kapsales
of Fine Woodworking’s best articles on furniture construction and anatomy comes
ASSISTANT EDITOR, ONLINE Gina Eide
from some of the country’s foremost woodworking experts. Lessons learned here
SENIOR COPY/PRODUCTION EDITORS
can be applied to a broad range of furniture types and styles from various periods. Elizabeth Healy, Julie Risinit
You’ll learn how to build bookcases, tables, chairs, cabinets, chests of drawers, ASSOCIATE ART DIRECTOR Kelly J. Dunton
and beds in dozens of styles. You’ll also get in-depth information on building doors ASSISTANT ART DIRECTOR John Tetreault
and drawers. If you want to build stylish furniture that will last generations, dive in, SHOP MANAGER John White
ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Betsy Engel
explore, and enjoy the journey.
CONTRIBUTING EDITORS
—Tom McKenna
Christian Becksvoort, Gary Rogowski,
Building Furniture editor Garrett Hack, Roland Johnson, Steve Latta
METHODS OF WORK Jim Richey
FineWoodworking.com/BuildingFurniture PUBLISHER
Anatole Burkin
MARKETING MANAGER Melissa Robinson
For more inspiration and advice on handmade furniture, ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Christina Glennon
visit our Web site to explore photos, video tutorials, and CIRCULATION DIRECTOR Dennis O’Brien
audio slide shows. Also, browse more than 1,500 SENIOR SINGLE COPY SALES MANAGER Jay Annis
images of custom furniture submitted by readers ADVERTISING SALES MANAGER
Peter Badeau
around the world.
SENIOR NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER
VIDEOS: Linda Abbett
NATIONAL ACCOUNT MANAGER John Lagan
•Furniture maker Matthew Teague goes step-by-step
CORPORATE ACCOUNTS MANAGER Judy Caruso
through the process of making a drawbored mortise and tenon.
SENIOR AD SALES SUPPORT ASSOCIATE
Marjorie Brown
•Graham Blackburn shares practical tips and design inspiration
for designing frame-and-panel furniture parts. WOODWORKING BOOKS & VIDEOS
EXECUTIVE EDITOR Helen Albert
•Fine Woodworking contributing editor Gary Rogowski shares his favorite Building Furniture: (ISSN: 1936-8127) is published by
The Taunton Press, Inc., Newtown, CT 06470-5506.
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quick tips
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Jig makes it easier to plane sides of drawers
It usually is necessary to plane the sides of an assembled drawer The yoke is a rectangular piece of 3⁄4-in.-thick plywood. A
to get a perfect fit in the drawer pocket. But it can be a chore to 1-in.-wide slot cut in the yoke accepts either the drawer front or
hold the drawer in place for that task. back. Attaching a hardwood cleat to the underside of the yoke
The typical routine requires that you clamp the drawer to allows it to be clamped in the vise.
the side of a bench, take a pass with the plane, unclamp the The support board has slots on each side to accommodate
drawer, check the fit, reclamp, take another pass with the plane, drawers of different depths. I hold it in place by sliding a clamp
and so on. through one of the benchdog holes, which keeps the clamp
This simple jig saves time and effort. It consists of two main clear of the planing area. A bench hook also would work. By
parts: a yoke that mounts in the end vise and a flipping the piece end
support board that clamps to the workbench. Plywood yoke, 3/4 in. thick Cleat, 1 in. thick for end and moving
Once the jig is set up, you simply slide by 2 in. wide by the clamp to different
16 in. long
the drawer in place and plane. benchdog holes, I can
Slide the drawer out to fit drawers of almost any
check the fit. The jig width or length. If I
provides support can’t, I just cut a
so that the sides new slot in the
stay flat. It also plywood.
holds the drawer —Mark
in such a way that EdMundson,
I don’t feel like sandpoint, Idaho
I’m stressing the
corner joinery.
Slots to
accept drawer
Plywood support board,
Extra
3/4 in. thick by 16 in. sq.
A lot of woodworkers fill
smallish dings, dents, and
splits with homemade
improved tabletop button Front screw applies
putty made from sanding pressure to apron slot.
dust and wood glue. fits slot every time Back screw holds
button in place.
To make the putty less
visible, I go a half-step An apron slot that’s a little too high
further and use dust from or low won’t make a difference to
the same species of wood this tabletop button. A kerf under the
that’s getting filled. To working end of the button gives it the
ensure a ready source of flexibility to bend up or down as needed
different types of sawdust, to slip into the slot.
I store dust from several —PEtEr WallIn, Malmö, sweden
common wood species in
Tabletop
individual containers. A Slot in apron
sawdust source is never a
problem; I just empty the
dust-collection canister
on my random-orbit
sander after using it on
a particular species of
wood.
—Michael Wilson,
Tuscaloosa, ala..
Button
Kerf
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