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CONTENTS
Features
Template Routing: Perfect Every Time ...6
Take your router to a new level. With a special bit and a simple
template, you can hollow out almost any shape.
Dresser-Top Valet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
A divided-tray top and a small drawer make this box the perfect
place to keep your everyday items close at hand.
Heirloom Tables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Starting with one master technique, you can build three classic
tables that look great in almost any room of the house.
Departments
Tips & Techniques . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Shop Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Sources . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
1 Screw mounting
brackets to
outfeed table
a.
2
Attach mounting
frame to
drawer slides
Screw drawer
slide to
saw cabinet
Vise Hold-Down
Traditional hold-downs To get around this prob-
work great for securing a lem, I mounted the hold-
workpiece. The problem is down to a hardwood block
the stem of the hold-down and clamped it in place in
sticks down so far that it the bench vise.
would run into the cabinet Mike Bergen
under my workbench. Corvallis, Oregon
TEMPLATE
ROUTING: PERFECT EVERY TIME
With a template and special bit you can
carve boxes and trays in just about any shape.
N
piece — like cutting joints or shap- template is then attached to the shank above the cutting head. The
ing an edge. But I’ve found it works workpiece. A bearing on the router bearing is what touches the tem-
just as well to carve out the inside. bit follows the edge of the template plate and guides the bit. Now with a
That’s what I’m doing with the as it carves out the workpiece. big bit like this, you’ll want to take
box in the photo above. The best Templates are great for making several passes (more on this later).
part is the amount of time you save. copies of a project later on. You can So the template needs to be thick
With a chisel and carving gouges quickly make as many as you want enough to touch the bearing for the
this would take hours. But with a without extra set up or hassle. first cuts and when the bit is low-
router, it takes a few minutes. SELECTING TEMPLATE STOCK . Before ered to its final depth.
The problem is it’s too difficult to you get down to routing, you’ll need You have a few options for the
control the router freehand and get to have the right template. And mak- template stock: plywood, solid
a consistent depth, perfect shapes, ing a good template starts with wood, or MDF. Like I mentioned ear-
and a smooth, even surface. The selecting the right template mate- lier, I like to use MDF. The main rea-
solution is to find a way to guide the rial. What you use depends a lot on son is that it’s flat and stable. Unlike
router. To do that I used a template. the type of bit that you’re using. solid wood, MDF isn’t going to
The way a template works is sim- For the inside routing needed for expand or contract with the sea-
ple: you start by cutting out the the boxes, I used a tray bit (see the sons. That way if I want to use the
2 3
The bit I chose for making the boxes smooth surface that needs very little
is called a tray or dishing bit. At first sanding when you’re done.
glance, it looks like a core box bit with Because of its large size, it’s a
a bearing. But there are a few differ- good idea to take light cuts with the
ences. For one, this is a pretty large bit. And with the top-mounted bear-
bit with a diameter of 11/4". Second, the ing, a thick template stock is a must.
end of the bit is flat instead of rounded Tray bits are available in several
like a core box bit. This means that sizes. This one is from Whiteside
the bit can rout a flat bottom in a and cost about $20. To find out
recess much easier. The result is a where to get one, see page 35.
4
a.
5
a.
6
a.
7
a.
1 2
a. a.
4 5
a.
a. b.
SECRET-COMPARTMENT BOX
A template and router are all it takes to “carve” out this box.
{ When planing the stock for the indexing plates used for
the top and bottom, attach the stock to a 3/4" plywood
carrier with double-sided tape. The plywood supports
the thin stock as it’s planed preventing it from getting
chewed up by the force of the planer knives.
1 a. b.
c.
SHOP NOTES
Routing Spline Grooves
Ordinarily, breadboard the grooves for both parts
ends are attached to a solid- with one setup. Second,
wood panel with a tongue using both workpieces
and groove or mortise and provides greater surface
tenon joint. But since the area for the router to ride
panel in the oak dining on, as in Fig. 1a. This way
room table on page 30 is it can’t tip while cutting
plywood, it calls for some- and spoil the groove. 1
thing a little different. Here, The blocks are sized to
the breadboard ends are stop the bit 2" from the
attached to the plywood ends and are longer than
slab with 1/4" hardboard the diameter of the cutter.
splines. The splines provide This way the bit isn’t
additional glue area and trapped by the pieces.
keep the breadboard ends After setting the depth
flush with the table top. so that the groove will be
SLOT CUTTER . To cut the 1/ " below the surface, I
4
grooves for the splines, I clamped the blocks so
used a slot cutter in a that they “catch” the bear-
hand-held router, as in the ing on the end of the bit.
photo above. But since I ROUT GROOVE. To rout the a.
didn’t want the spline to groove, set the router on
show on the ends, I the breadboard ends,
needed to make stopped making sure the bit isn’t
grooves in both parts. touching the sides and
STOP BLOCKS. To do this, I turn on the router. Slowly
clamped a pair of stop bring it into the workpiece
blocks between the bread- until the bearing touches.
board ends. Doing it this Then move the router
way has a couple of advan- clockwise around the
tages. First, you can cut opening (Fig. 1). W
Suede-Tex Application
To dress up the jewelry box tiny fibers. It’s available in
on page 10, I wanted to line a variety of colors (see
the compartments. There page 35 for sources).
are two ways to do this. It’s best to apply it after
One way would be to applying finish to the proj-
line the recesses with felt. ect. Otherwise, you could
But with all the curves contaminate the flocking.
and the rounded bottom, Start by brushing on a
that would be a tough job thick coat of adhesive (I
to say the least. like to use a glue brush).
The other way is to use Then, while it’s still wet,
Suede-Tex, which gives you can blow on the
Hanger bolts are great for building knock- The simplest way is to use a pair of
down table legs. The trick is knowing how nuts tightened against each other, as you
to drive them in without damaging either can see at the top in the photo at left. A
sets of threads or backing out the bolt. socket wrench makes quick work of driv-
ing the bolt home, as in the drawing at
right. Then you can remove the nuts
with a pair of wrenches.
Another option is to use a commercial
driver (shown at the bottom of the photo
at left). It has a hex head that you chuck
into a drill. All you do is thread it on the
bolt and drive it in. Reversing the drill
removes the driver. See sources.
KNOCK-DOWN
TABLE BASE
T raditional knock-down table con-
struction has been around for a
long time. And once you try it, the
But the key here is that there isn’t
any joinery between the legs and the
apron. On a traditional knock-down
shown in Figs. 2 and 2a. This serves
a couple purposes. It’ll give you
clearance for the corner brackets
reasons become obvious. First, it can base, stout, wood corner brackets are and a flat surface in which to install
really simplify the joinery without sac- fixed between the apron pieces to cre- the hanger bolts. That’s it.
rificing strength. Second, it makes ate a rigid frame. Hanger bolts THE APRONS . The work on the
the assembly of the frame a leisurely inserted into the legs mate with holes aprons is almost as easy as the legs.
process and pretty much foolproof. in the brackets (Fig. 1). And when You can get started by cutting them
And last but not least, it allows you to the nuts are snugged down, the legs to width. And since you won’t be
disassemble a table into manageable and apron are pulled into a tight, cutting any tenons on the ends of
pieces for moving or storage. square base (Fig. 1a). the aprons, their length will be the
THE LEGS . The usual place to start distance separating the top ends of
HOW IT WORKS the joinery of a table base is with the the legs. Just make sure the apron
At first glance, you’d be hard pressed legs, and in this case it’s an easy job. ends are clean and square.
to tell that a knock-down table wasn’t All you need to do is to chamfer the To give the corner brackets a bet-
built with mortise and tenon joinery. inside, top corner of each leg as ter grip on the apron, I cut a wide
a. 2
1
Chamfer inside
corner of leg
a.
Leg
45°
#/8"
#8 x 1!/2"
Fh woodscrew %/16" drill bit
Corner
bracket
Hanger bolt is
Drill countersunk Hold leg tightly "double-nutted"
shank holes in place to and installed
drill pilot hole with ratchet
HEIRLOOM TABLES
3 DESIGNS FROM ONE MASTER TECHNIQUE
b.
2 3
a. a.
b.
8
a.
b.
slightly thicker (9/16") than the top BUILD A DRAWER. As you can see in joins the drawer front (D) and the
runner (C) and has a 1/16" rabbet Fig. 8, this drawer is a little unusual. drawer sides (E). A tongue and dado { Learn a new way
that fits over the guide rail (Fig 7b). The sides of the drawer extend far joins the drawer back (F) to the to cut a locking
This allows the drawer to sit above beyond the back. This is a handy sides (Fig. 8). The 1/4" plywood rabbet joint on
the decorative apron bead and will trick that allows you to easily get at drawer bottom (G) fits in a groove. page 34.
save some wear and tear on the stuff buried at the back of the After the drawer was assembled,
apron. After the runners are drawer without risk of it falling out. I added a 11/4" wood knob. Finally,
screwed and glued to the guide The drawer joinery is pretty stan- position a drawer stop (H) across
rails, you’re ready to build a drawer. dard. A locking rabbet (Fig. 8a) the guide rails as shown in Fig. 8b.
11 12
a.
13
a. b. c.
BREADBOARD-END TOP
A Center Panel (1) #/4 ply. - 42!/2 x 64
B Side Trim (2) 1!/2 x 1!/2 - 64
C Side Fillers (2) #/4 ply. - 6 x 52
D End Fillers (2) #/4 ply. - 6 x 41
E Breadboard Ends (2) 1!/2 x 4 - 44
• (10) Metal Tabletop Fasteners w/Screws
ANTIQUE PINE
FINISH SECRETS
You don’t have to wait years to get the warm look of aged pine.With the
right finishing techniques you can easily make pine look old.
ONE-BIT
LOCKING
RABBET
A new way to make a 1 2
tried and true joint.
You really won’t need a lot in packages of ten (HB- good quality and the price maple legs (65967) for the Amana Tool
of supplies to build any of 3140) from McFeely’s. This is reasonable. (If you want smaller sofa table. 800-445-0077
the three tables from the is where I also purchased to turn your own legs, TABLETOP FASTENERS . Each amanatool.com
Bowl and Tray
article starting on page 22. the handy hanger bolt check out Woodsmith table requires a handful of Router Bit,
HANGER BOLTS .The 5/16" x driver (HB-3199). Online Extras for details.) tabletop fasteners (34215) Drawer Lock Bit
4" hanger bolts with nuts TURNED LEGS . I decided You’ll need 31/2"-dia. oak available from Rockler. McFeely’s
and washers are what hold against turning my own legs (65943) to build the KNOB . You could likely 800-443-7937
it all together. If you can’t legs. It was much easier to dining table, 31/2"-dia. pine find a wood knob for the mcfeelys.com
Hanger Bolts, Hanger Bolt
find this size of hanger bolt purchase them through legs (65951) for the kitchen drawer locally. If you can’t, Driver, Router Bits
locally, they can be ordered Rockler. The legs are very table, and I used 23/4"-dia. give Rockler a try.
Lee Valley
800-871-8158
leevalley.com
Drawer Lock Bit Finishing Pine Brass Knobs, Rare Earth
Magnets, Suede-Tex
The drawer lock bit that I I purchased all of the fin- The pre-stain conditioner Flocking Supplies,
tried out was made by ishing supplies that I that I use is made by Tabletop Fasteners,
Wood Knobs
Amana (55387). It also needed locally. Amber shel- Minwax. It’s a pretty com-
comes in a 1/4" shank lac and de-natured alcohol mon brand, but others are Whiteside Machine Co.
800-225-3982
(55386). Several other man- are fairly common items available. I’ve had good luck
whitesiderouterbits.com
ufacturers make similar bits and can be found at many with Bartley Gel Stain. And Bowl and Tray
and sources are listed in the paint, hardware, or home Minwax makes a good gel Router Bit,
Drawer Lock Bit
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800-645-9292
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FINAL DETAILS
{ Gift Boxes. Each of these boxes is unique, but all three can be built using { Template Routing. All you need is a template and a special
the same router technique.They make the perfect gift project. And one of router bit to hollow out just about any shape in a workpiece. We’ll
them has a secret. Best of all, they can each be built in a weekend. The show you the inside story on template routing and how to get
detailed instructions start on page 10. the best results. The technique article begins on page 6.