Creative Woodworks & crafts 1998-03, страница 20

Arts and Crafts Style Plant Stand

** designed by Joseph Herrmann

bottom mortises on all the legs. Next, arrange all of the legs so that the chalk "X"'s are facing up, then transfer the mortise locations to the remaining legs This insures that all of the joints are in the same place. By laying out the mortises on the outside of the legs, any tear out that couldn't be ripped off when the leg is squared up to the final dimensions would be on the inside and would be covered up by the rail.

It is advisable to leave the legs about 1/4" longer than the finished length, tt is easier to make the through mortise that will form the bridle joint (see Fig. 2) if there is a little extra length to play with. The extra stock will be removed later.

SUPPLIES

Tools: band saw; table saw; planer; jointer; hand held drill with bits; drill press; miter box saw with a carbide tipped saw blade; random orbit sander; doweling jig; screwdriver; router with a 45" chamfer bit and a slot cutting bit Chalk

Spring clamps Sandpaper, assorted grits 8" length of 1/4*-Dia. walnut

doweling Two 3/8"-Dia. x 1-1/2" dowel

pins Two Z-clips

Two 5/8" x No. 10 metal

screws

Wood glue

Boiled linseed oil mixture Paint thinner Polyurethane varnish Tack cloth

Cut the tenons

Next, the four rails are squared up to the required dimensions. I like to add an additional 1/4" to each end of the bottom rails that will be cut off later. In addition, I make one extra rail to use for test cuts. By making the rails now, you can be sure that they are

INSTRUCTIONS

Make the legs

Begin the construction process„by squaring up the legs to the required dimensions. Because holes bored all the way through a piece of wood tend to tear as the bit exits the hole, I added an extra 1/2° to the width of the stock for insurance against this happening. The extra stock will be ripped off after the mortises are drilled.

After the stock is squared, mark the inside edge and number the legs from one to four. This allows you to reposition the legs as needed during construction without having to make those decisions over again each time.

Mark the outside of the leg with a chalk "X" to denote the approximate location of the mortise. This prevents laying out the mortise on the wrong surface or on the wrong end.

Standard practice generally dictates that the female part of the mortise and tenon joint be made first (see Fig. 1) It is much easier to cut the male portion to fit the recess rather than the reverse. Therefore, begin the process by laying out the location of the mortises on one of the legs. Lay out both the top and 20

Bottom view of the table, showing the bridle and lap joints as well as one of the z-oirps which secures the top