Creative Woodworks & crafts 2004-04, страница 29
Bill of Materials Size in Inches Cut from pattern Cut from pattern Cut from pattern INSTRUCTIONS Make the box sides These boxes were made from bird's-eye maple. Two op"'ons are shown for joining the sides—finger joints and miter joints. Finger joints are sometimes referred to as box joints or comb joints. Their beauty and strength is hard to beat. A Hegner finger joint machine was used to cut them. Use the option with which you are most comfortable. Since the interior dimensions of the boxes need to be 5" x 5" x 2-1/4", a little more than twice the thickness of the wood is added to the length of the sides to accommodate the miter or finger joints. So, the finished size of the stock cfter the miter cut or finger joint cuts are made is 5-9/16' x 2-1/4" (see Fig. 1). Fig. 1. The stock for the sides (A), ready to assemble. The sides on the left use finger joints, while those on the right are mitered. Assemble the box sides Miter joint option: Once the sides' ends have been mitered, miter joint clamps make it easy to glue the four sides together (see Fig. 2). Fig. 3. If using finger joints, first glue up three sides. Fig. 4. When first joined, the fingers will protrude past the surface of the sides. Fig. 6. Gluing and clamping the top and bottom (B) to the four sides. Cut the cube into a box and lid A table saw was used to cut the lid from the box. The fence was set so the lid would be 3/4' h;gh after it was cut from the box (see Fig. 7). The cut Fig. 5. Sand the fingers flush with the sides. Fig. 7. After rounding over the edges, the lid is cut from the box with a table saw. Set the table saw fence so that the lid's overall height is 3/4". Quantity 4 2 2 4 1 Finger joint option: I find it easiest to start by gluing up tlree sides first (see Fig. 3). While the glue is still wet, glue and tap the 'ourth s'de in place. Then, check the box with a squcre and let the glue dry. The fingers are cut slightly longer than the th'ckness of the wood, so they will stick out -rom the surface of the sides (see Fig. 4). When the glue has dried, sand the fingers flush with the box sides (see Fig. 5). Make and attach the box top and bottom The next step is to cut the top and bottom of the box and glue them in place. They should be l/ff larger than the outside dimens:ons of the box. When they are glued and c amped in place, they will overhang the box 1/16" all the way around (see Fig. 6). When the glue has set, you have a cube with edges that ore ready for rounding over. A router table end a 1/2" roundover bit were used for this purpose. Make several passes, setting the height of the router b't low and raising it a little with each pass until you get to the final cut. This will trim off the overhang ond avoid splintering the cube, which would happen if too much was taken off at once. Part Description Bird's-eye ma pie A Sides B Top and Bottom Walnut C Hinges D Feet E Escutcheon (decorative keyhole) Fig. 2. Gluing and clamping the mitered sides. il^MMil 16 • Creative Woodworks 8. Crafts April 2004 |
