Popular Woodworking 2003-06 № 134, страница 74
13/4 Case plan, top removed V.. Case Construction Notes: (A) Cubbyhole unit (B) File unit (C) Adjustable steel leg (D) 1000 mm stainles steel bar (D Sliding keyboard tray (F) Wire grommet (G) Corrugated plastic glazing (H) 1" long x 2" wide x 3/8" thick tenon ® 3/4" wide x 1/2" deep rabbet ■35"- V" 253/4" 57" 3/4' 29" 3/4" 35° (n) I a7 T* 1/4" 51/2" -4 18" *-" " CC) Case elevation, doors removed Vi3' 291/2" 3>!/4" 223/8" 57" 3" 255/8" © Case back 3" 57" 3" Door elevation 33/8" 223/8" 235/8" 161/2" 33/8" 3/4" Case profile at 137 million, according to the Cathers In-Stat Group. And the modern-day telecommuter is a lot more savvy about organizing a home office. We've done our homework, too. This cabinet has just about everything you need to set up shop at home in a small space - it's also great as the family business center, for paying bills, doing taxes and answering e-mail. The cubbyholes, drawers and shelves should keep your important stuff handy. And when you're done with business, you can call it a day by closing the doors. Building this project doesn't require a lot of advanced skills. The joinery is simple: mortises and tenons, rabbets, dados and a few biscuits. But building a project of this size that has so many assemblies requires the patience and precision that comes with some experience. If you're considering building this project, you should have already built a few pieces that use these joints. You don't want to practice something new on something this size. So instead of walking you through every construction step in agonizing detail, I'm going to focus on how to meet the challenges faced by this particular project: designing a frameless cabinet so it won't rack, building a cabinet using several frame-and-panel assemblies, and installing tall doors that tend to warp. Wobbly Frameless Cabinets There's a reason traditional furniture uses face frames. These wooden frames, glued to the front of a cabinet, stop the case from racking when it's moved or simply sitting on an uneven floor. But not every cabinet needs to resist racking. Frameless built-in cabinets use a thicker back (^s" or 3/4") to give the case rigidity. And screwing your frameless project to the wall helps, too. 72 Popular Woodworking June 2003 |
