Popular Woodworking 2000-02 № 113, страница 17

PEN NSYLVAN I A STEPBACK

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Put your cabinetmaking skills to the test with this authentic Colonial classic.

y dad made one of these Pennsylvania stepback units for my mom a few years back, then promptly "borrowed" it to display it at furniture shows. After taking orders to build several like it, he returned the stepback to mom. This piece is now a staple of our business, and we've got construction down to a science.

Approach this project as three parts (base,

lower cabinet and upper cabinet) and the task becomes more manageable. The construction is traditional, but not terribly involved. And if you don't think you can construct the muntins and mullions for the glass doors, think again. The way I build the lights in this piece — and all my other glass-doored furniture — is simple and straightforward.

by Glen Huey

Glen Huey builds custom furniture in his shop in Middletown, Ohio, for Malcolm L. Huey & Sons and is a contributing editor for Popular Woodworking.