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End Assemblies

The next step is to make the legs. While the legs finish out at 1V2" square, they need to start out close to 2" square to accommodate the curved foot. Using ⁸/4 lumber should yield 2" x 2" stock for the legs. If not, don't worry, a little smaller than that is OK. Follow the photo and caption at right to first shape the foot on each leg and pare the leg to 1V2" square.

Next, rout V4" x ¹/2" rabbets in the back inside corners of the legs to receive the back. With that step complete, lay out the stopped-groove and dowel locations for the side rails and panels according to the diagram. The grooves are made with a router, and they are a little deeper than required to let the panel float in the frames created by rails and legs. The dowel locations (two per rail) are directly in the center-line of the rails.

The easiest way to make the rails for

the sides is to run out longer rail lengths, then cut the V4" x V4" panel groove according to the diagrams. The top and bottom rails only get a groove on one side of the rail, so make one length for the top and bottom rails, and another length for the center rails with two grooves. Before cutting the rails to length, glue your drawer guide stock to the rail stock. Then cut this assembly to consistent lengths according to the schedule. The rails are positioned flush to the inside of the legs, so lay out the dowel locations accordingly and begin drilling the V4" dowel holes into the rail ends and the legs. To run the grooves, set up a V4" mortising bit in a plunge router. Using a fence on your router, plunge rout the V4" x V4" grooves in the legs, between the dowel locations.

To form the panels, first cut them to size, then simply rout the edge profile on a router table. I used a V4" cove bit, run-

WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT YEW

Yew (Taxus brevifolia) is also called Pacific yew or Western yew and grows all the way from southeastern Alaska down to central California,according to Woods of the World. It's commonly used to make bows, furniture, musical instruments, paddles and in turning.

Yew has a close grain that varies from straight to irregular.The heartwood is bright orange after it's cut, and the wood polishes nicely.Avoid using oil finishes on yew because oil is reported to turn the wood a chocolate tan, instead of the deep orange achieved with film finishes, according to Woods of the World.

Yew takes a screw well, but it tends to split when nailed.The wood is weather-resistant and can be used in outdoor projects that are left unfinished.

Sawdust causes nose irritation and swollen hands in some woodworkers. Most parts of the tree are poisonous, including the seeds and foliage. Ingestion can result in death.

European yew (Taxus baccata) grows in Europe, north Africa and the Himalayas. It was used for centuries by the bowmen of England. Its veneer is prized for paneling, cabinetwork and marquetry.

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Make full-size patterns of the leg profiles in the diagram. Lay out the pattern on the leg ends. Use a table saw to cut the straight sections of the legs to 1 'A" square. Use a hand saw to cut off the waste and finish the cuts on a band saw. Clean up the curved feet with a spokeshave and scraper.

ning the panels up on edge and taking off just enough material to leave a ¹/4" lip that fits into the grooves in the legs and rails. Incidentally, the drawer fronts are routed in the same manner, so don't change the setup yet. I found that a curved-edge scraper works well for cleaning up the profile.

You're now ready to glue up the two ends. Make sure that the inside of the rails and drawer guides are flush with the inside face of the legs. This makes for tighter joints when the web frames are attached.

Web Frames

The web frames pull the entire carcase together and also serve as drawer runners. They're attached between the two end panels using screws run into pocket holes on the underside of the web frames.

To build the web frames, attach the front and back rails to the web ends and center support using biscuits.

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