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Hall Tree
This stylish project is the
perfect storage solution for
any hall or entryway. You’ll
find places to stash your
umbrellas, coats, and more.
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Construction Overview / OVERALL DIMENSIONS: 16 ⁄ 9
16"W x 68"H x 169⁄16"D
Hooks on three
Top panel is sides offer plenty
beveled slightly of coat storage
for a pleasing look
Screws secure
all panels to
rails Hardwood splines
reinforce the
mitered frame
Ends of shelf
and slat rails
are beveled
to match
angle of legs
Shelf notches
cut at an angle
to match legs
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%/16"-dia.
TOP VIEW
1%/8
NOTE: Top and bottom Leg
have a 2° compound
bevel NOTE: Drill holes
& SHELVES
(for a. %/16"-dia.
mirror) 12&/8 TOP VIEW
!#/64"-dia. 1%/8Leg
holes
(for #/8"-dia.
The legs are a good place to start on the screws) 1%/8
hall tree. They’re made from 8/4 oak that’s 90°
jointed and planed to thickness and width. A !#/16
%/16"-dia.
In the completed hall tree, the legs A
A 1%/8
have 2° compound bevels on the ends.
Leg !#/16
This allows them to tilt inward, as shown
b. #/8"-dia.
at right. I recommend labeling the inside- #/8"-dia.
TOP VIEW
holes
and outside-facing corners of each leg. (for
67!/4 dowels)
Also mark the “front” legs (for the mir- !#/16
ror) and back legs for clarity. A
COMPOUND BEVELS. The easiest way to cut LEG
92° Leg !#/16 #/8"-dia.
the compound bevel on the table saw is
to make a “cradle” with a V-groove in it to TOP VIEW
hold the leg at an angle (drawing, below
!#/16
left). This way, you can tilt the blade 2° 25!/2
37#/4 c.
45°
and pass the bottom end over the blade.
With the bottom trimmed at 2°, mea- Leg 1 !#/16
sure along the edge of the leg and mark 1%/8
the location for mitering the top end. You 92° Leg TOP VIEW
can make this cut with the same table saw !#/64"-dia.
setup by flipping the leg end for end. Now
6#/4 45°
use the first leg to lay out the cuts on the TOP VIEW
1
other three legs and repeat the process. 3#/4
DRILL HOLES. The next steps involve drill-
Leg
ing a series of holes in each leg. There are
three holes on the inside-facing corner !#/64"-dia.
to accept screws that secure the shelves. sure with the bottom or top of the leg, set action in the lower right drawings. The 45°
And two holes on the two inside faces of it parallel with the edge, and then measure details for building them TOPare 1
found
VIEW on
each leg hold dowels for the slat rails. and mark the hole locations. page 10. (You’ll need to extend your hole
As detailed in the drawings above, the The holes need to be parallel with the layout lines around the legsLeg
to use the jigs.
dimensions for laying out the holes follow floor to make it easier to assemble the hall Use a protractor or bevel gauge for this.)
!#/64"-dia.
the 2° angle of the leg. This makes layout tree. That requires guides with 2° faces to The final holes to drill in the front two
fairly simple, as you just align a tape mea- drill the holes. You can see the guides in legs accept the mirror fitting
TOPhardware.
VIEW
Leg
#/8"-dia.
Drilling guide hole
Leg (page 10)
V-block
NOTE: Flip
leg 180° to cut
other end !#/64"-dia.
drill bit
Miter Legs. Set a block with a V-groove against the Drill for Dowels. Use a brad point bit Screw Holes. This corner
miter gauge, tilt the blade 2°, and bevel the end of and this custom guide to drill holes for drilling guide lets you make
the leg. Flip it 180° to bevel the other end. dowels in the legs. holes on the inside corners.
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1#/8
Attach Rails. Leave the rails extra-long, First Cut. To cut one shoulder of each Second Cut. Move the miter gauge to
and screw them to the underside of the notch, hold the shelf on a tall fence, and the right miter slot. Angle it 2° in the
shelf using woodscrews. angle the miter gauge 2° before cutting. other direction to complete each notch.
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SLAT RAIL
G
b. FRONT SECTION
a. VIEW Insert
Rail
END
VIEW
NOTE: Slat rails H
and inserts left SLAT
#/4 long, then RAIL
trimmed to fit INSERT Slats
Rail assembled hall tree
1#/4 (refer to box
on page 6)
I
%/8 SLATS 17!/2
Insert
Slat
H %/8
!/4
Completed
NOTE: Inserts are !/8" slat frames 1!/4
proud of rail surface
when installed
88°
G
END
VIEW NOTE: Rail
!/4
ASSEMBLY
slats are fit in grooves cut in the edges of the slat
!/4"-thick hardwood
rails. So the next step is to cut centered
grooves in the rails (Figure 1 below).
The bottom part of the hall tree is enclosed Since the shelves are already complete, SLAT INSERTS. Next, I turned my atten-
by four frames. These consist of upper the length of the slat rails is dependent tion to the slat inserts. As mentioned
and lower rails that sandwich five slats. on the space between the legs when the earlier, these have notches to accept
Once the frames are added to the hall tree, shelves are added. The key is to tem- the slats. To simplify making them, I
they form a bin for umbrellas, walking porarily screw the shelves to the legs notched a wide blank (Figure 2) then
sticks, or other items. in order to determine the length of the ripped individual inserts from the
SLAT RAILS. The slat rails are joined to rails (more on that later). For now, you blank to fit the groove (Figure 3).
the legs with dowels. Of course, getting can size the rails to final thickness and There are a couple other things I want
dowel holes to line up can be tricky, even width and leave them extra-long. You’ll to point out here. Since the inserts fit in
when you’re not dealing with angled trim them to length later. the rails, they’re trimmed down to final
parts. So I incorporated some tips into GROOVES. Rather than cut a lot of mor- length later on like the rails. For now,
the construction process to make sure tises in the rails to hold the slats, I cre- start with an insert blank that’s the same
everything goes together smoothly. ated notched slat inserts. These inserts length as the rail blanks.
!/2
#/4" dado
blade
Combination
a.
saw blade a. FRONT VIEW %/8 !/4
1!/4 %/8 END
b. VIEW
#/8 %/8
!/4
Grooves in Rails. Set the END
VIEW
rip fence to cut a slightly
off-center groove in the Notch Inserts. Start with a wide and Rip Cut. Trim the individual
rail, then flip the piece long blank for the slat inserts, and cut slat inserts to final width at
end for end to center it. the five notches using a dado blade. the table saw.
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Also, the slats need to be centered How-To: ASSEMBLE THE HALL TREE
in the rails once each assembly is com-
pleted. To accomplish this, I simply 1 Hall tree
(temporarily
Size the Rails.
centered the notches on the blank. Since NOTE: assembled)
Use the dry-fit
cutting each notch requires two passes Center legs and shelves
slat frame Band
over the dado blade, I just laid them out in opening clamp to determine the
carefully before cutting them. After rip- before length of the slat
marking
ping them to width, you can glue them rails. After you
into the grooves in the rails. As for the center the slat
slats, they’re planed to thickness to fit frames, use a
the grooves. Then cut them to final size. pencil to mark the
SIZING THE SLAT RAILS. The next steps ends of the rails
%/8"-thick spacers
involve sizing the slat rails to fit your hall (Figure 2).
tree assembly. Get started by dry-fitting
the slat frames together, and then secure 2 3
each frame with a band clamp. At this Miter gauge
SECOND: aux. fence
point, I temporarily assembled the legs
Transfer
and shelves with the screws. hole locations FIRST: Mark
final length NOTE: Rail layout
Next, position one of the slat frames of rails Miter line
under the hall tree, as shown in Figure and inserts gauge
angled 2°
1. The key here is that the slat rails are
parallel with the shelves, and the middle
slat is centered. Once it’s all set up, there
are two things to do: Mark the ends of the Hole Locations. Also transfer the Bevels. Disassemble the slat frames
rails to indicate their finished length, and dowel locations from the legs to rails. and bevel the slat rails to final length.
transfer the dowel hole locations from the
legs to the rails (Figure 2). Now rotate the 4 6
hall tree and repeat the layout process for
the other three frames. #/8" brad
point bit
You’re ready to complete the work on
the slat frames. Disassemble each one, Align
and bevel the rails (and inserts) to final guide
centerline
length (Figure 3). To drill the dowel holes w/rail
layout Drilling guide
in the ends of the rails, I made one more line (page 10)
drilling guide (Figure 4). The details for a. BOTTOM VIEW
making it are in Shop Notes on page 10. Dowel Holes. Use a drilling guide Leg
STAIN & FINISH. Before you begin assem- (page 10) to drill the holes for the
bling the hall tree, take a moment to dowels in the ends of the slat rails.
50mm
stain and finish all the components. hex screw
The details on the stain and finish I 5 Corner
used are on page 11. block
HALL TREE ASSEMBLY. Now you can break
out the glue and clamps and get down
to business, as shown in Figure 5. I
joined the pairs of legs together with
slat frames first, and then added the b.
other two frames to bring the entire
hall tree assembly together.
SECOND: Bring the
ADD THE SHELVES. The final step is to pairs together w/two
Allen
add the two shelves (Figure 6). These more slat frames NOTE: Slide wrench
should slip right into position from FIRST: Glue
and clamp
a. 1
shelves into
position
below and stop sliding up when two pairs #/8" x 1!/4" from below
of legs to dowel 50mm hex
they’re in place. After making sure the slat frames screw
shelves are level with the floor, install-
ing them is a simple matter of driving Assembly. Glue and clamp the slat Add Shelves. Slip the shelves into
screws through the corner blocks and frames between a pair of legs. Then position from below, and install
into the holes you drilled in the corner join the pairs to one another. them with the hex screws.
of each leg (Figures 6a and 6b).
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a.
14 SIDE VIEW
Add the J
TOP PANEL Leg
Top
Top
a.
#/8 END FIRST:
Center (/16 Install w/#8 x
VIEW hall tree 1!/4" Fh screws
assembly
on underside Leg layout
lines
of top panel
Bevel. Tilt the table saw blade and Layout. Position the top panel upside down, Rails. After beveling the top rails
pass the top along a tall auxiliary rip and center the assembled hall tree on it. Mark to fit (top drawing), screw them in
fence to bevel the ends and edges. where the legs meet the top. place on the top panel (bottom).
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Cut hardwood a.
First, you’ll want to cut longer blanks splines to
NOTE: Mirror fit, then trim
to width for the mirror rails and stiles. frame parts and sand flush
are #/4"-thick w/frame
Then rabbet the frame parts (detail ‘b’). x 1!/2"-wide 1#/4
UPPER
After cutting the miters, drill holes hardwood MIRROR RAIL Top
L rail
in the stiles to accept threaded
inserts (detail ‘a’). Later on, these
inserts accept the fittings for secur-
1#/4 8!/2 FRONT
ing the mirror. Once you install the SECTION
inserts, it’s time to glue and clamp VIEW
Coat M
the mirror frame together. hook NOTE: Drill
#/8"-dia.
You’ll notice that the mitered corners hole and
Mirror install
have splines glued into kerfs. These rein- fitting 46°
w/insert miters insert
force the frame and lend a decorative M before
19!/2 frame
touch. You’ll find the techniques I used assembly
!/8" 9#/4
for adding the splines in Shop Notes on mirror
Mirror
page 9. Once that’s done, you’re ready to fitting
stain and finish the mirror frame. w/insert
#/8
Materials, Supplies & Cutting Diagram M BACK
VIEW
B B B C C C
Mirror
J J J D D E E
G G G 17!/8
I I I I I
7!/2
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Shop
Notes
Splined Miter Jig
The hall tree features a mirror frame
joined with miters at the corners. I a. b.
wanted the mirror to hold up over Frame END
VIEW
time, so I reinforced the miter joints with stile
Cleat
hardwood splines. Frame
Adding the splines requires cutting 1
kerfs in the corners of the frame after
it’s assembled. To do that quickly and
accurately, I built the table saw spline jig SIDE VIEW
shown in the photo at right.
JIG DETAILS. The jig assembly is pretty
straightforward. It features a tall front the mirror frame is actually mitered at width of the spacers. You may need
fence to support the frame during the 44° and 46°, but that’s okay. The differ- to adjust this dimension to fit your rip
cut, and spacers and a back fence that ence in the kerf lengths is so slight that fence. You want the assembly to slide
are sized to straddle the table saw’s rip it’s difficult to notice.) smoothly without binding but also
fence. A cleat cut at 45° holds the frame BUILDING THE JIG. As you’re cutting out without racking from side to side.
at the proper position while you cut the parts for your jig (refer to the draw- Once the parts are cut, you can cut the
the kerfs. (On page 8, you’ll note that ings below), pay close attention to the dadoes in the fence parts. Then put it
all together with glue and screws. Just
make sure to position the screws in the
NOTE: Size spacers
so jig straddles
45° a. cleat high enough up so they won’t
Front
your rip fence with
fence come in contact with the saw blade.
a smooth, sliding fit Cleat
CUTTING THE KERFS. Since the mitered
17!/2 #8 x 1!/4" Fh Back
woodscrew fence END frame for this project doesn’t have per-
VIEW fect 45° miters, the key to making the
Spacer
Front cuts is to always have the frame stiles
fence (the long edges) against the cleat as
12!/2 !/4
Back you’re cutting the kerfs. It’s also a good
fence 12
8 Spacers
idea to clamp it in position, so it doesn’t
Spacer 2!/2 shift while you’re cutting (photo above).
Other than that, it’s a matter of set-
ting the blade height (detail ‘a’) and then
Cleat
2!/2 adjusting the rip fence to center the kerf
NOTE: Locate
screws in cleat NOTE: Cleat is #/4"-thick
3%/8
(detail ‘b’). After you cut a kerf, flip the
out of path hardwood. Other parts
of blade are #/4" plywood frame and repeat the process. Then add
the splines, as explained on page 8.
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Dowel Hole Drilling Guides 1 a. FRONT VIEW
The beveled legs of the hall tree present
some interesting challenges. For example,
though the legs and slat rails meet at a 2° Drilling Fence
angle, they are joined with dowels that are guide
installed parallel with the floor. This simpli- 4
fies construction of the hall tree, but it makes NOTE: Guide
drilling the holes a bit of a head-scratcher. is 1%/8"-thick
88°
hardwood.
ANGLED DRILLING GUIDES. The solution to this Fence is
88° !/4" hardboard
problem is shown in the two drawings at #/8"-dia. 2
hole
right. Figure 1 shows the thicker drilling 3
guide for drilling dowel holes in the legs. It
features a 2° bevel on one side of the guide 2°
Use this
block, so it helps you setupdrill toholes that TOP
are
VIEW 2 a.
parallel with the floor. cut first END VIEW
shoulder Drilling #/8"-dia.
The second guide (Figure 2) is for drill- guide
Fence hole 2
ing holes in the slat rails. It’s similar but
made from thinner stock to match the slat
rails. With both guides, you simply drill 1%/8 88°
centered holes at the drill press before bev- NOTE: Guide
is #/4"-thick
eling one side of the block at 88°. Then glue hardwood. Fence 4
is !/4" hardboard
the blocks to a hardboard fence. Refer to
pages 3 and 6 to use the guides.
1 2
2° a.
1#/8 Use this TOP
setup to VIEW
cut first
shoulder a.
Stop
block Drilling Fence
guide b.
!#/64"-dia. Drilling
drill bit guide
END
NOTE: Top Switch VIEW
of guide 2° miter slots
facing forward and rotate
gauge to
complete
notch
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MAIL Project Sources
ORDER • Lee Valley
SOURCES 50mm Hex Screws. . . . 00W65.03
Woodsmith Store Bronze Hooks . . . . . . . . 00W86.51
800-444-7527 Mirror Fittings. . . . . . . . 00K62.01
• Grignon’s Art and Frame
General Finishes 1⁄ " Offset Clips. . . . . . . . . . 1311G
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800-783-6050
generalfinishes.com
The mirror glass was purchased
Grignon’s Art from a local glass shop. The hall
and Frame tree was stained with General Fin-
207-487-2754 ishes’ Pecan oil stain and sprayed
grignonsart.com
with two coats of lacquer.
Lee Valley Manufacturers and retailers
800.871.8158 will periodically redesign or
leevalley.com discontinue some of their items.
So you’ll want to gather all the
hardware, supplies, and tools
you need before you get started.
It’s easy to adjust dimensions or
drill different-sized holes to suit
your hardware.
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