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left-handed pieces, using a story pole to transfer the measurements. I then laid out the other four leg pieces as right-handed, marking the locations of the grooves for the panels and the mortises that hold the stiles and rails together.

The mortises are the same width as, and in line with, the grooves that capture the panels. These 3/8"-wide grooves are set V2" back from the outside face of the stiles and rails, so I had to be careful to keep all the parts oriented correctly as I milled the grooves.

I cut the stopped grooves with a stack dado set on the table saw, carefully lowering and raising the legs on and off the cutters. Because the mortises fall in the ends of the grooves, the exact length of the

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grooves isn't critical. The grooves in the rails and in the intermediate stiles run the full length of those parts. After milling all the grooves, I began making mortises with my hollow-chisel mortiser, setting the distance from the fence to the chisel to match the location of the groove.

The tenons were cut with a stack dado set on the table saw, and then trimmed to a piston fit with a shoulder plane. With the individual panels dry-assembled, I made sure that the faces of the joints were flush with a few swipes of my smoothing plane.

With the dimensions marked on a story pole, the locations for the mortises are marked on the legs as a group.

The mortiser is set with the chisel flush with the panel groove. Plunge the bit and chisel to make distinct holes, then come back and clean up the waste in between.

Each of the tenons is planed to fit snugly in its mortise. A batten across the bench eliminates the need to clamp the parts while fitting.

ARTS & CRAFTS BRIDAL CHEST

NO.

ITEM

DIMENSIONS (INCHES) T W 1

MATERIAL

COMMENTS

2

Top stiles

1V4

45/8

41

Jatoba

2

Top end rails

1V4

45/8

133/4

Jatoba

113/4" between tenons, 1" TBE

2

Top center rails

1V4

4

133/4

Jatoba

113/4" between tenons, 1" TBE

2

Top end panels

V2

63/4

123/4

Maple

3/8" x V2" tongue around edge

1

Top center panel

V2

13V4

123/4

Maple

3/8" x V2" tongue around edge

8

Legs

1V4

3V2

233/4

Jatoba

4

F&B, top & bottom rails

1V4

3V2

35

Jatoba

33" between tenons, 1" TBE

4

F&B, center stiles

1V4

23/4

153/4

Jatoba

133/4" between tenons, 1" TBE

4

F&B end panels

V2

8

143/4

Maple

3/8" x V2" tongue around edge

2

F&B center panels

V2

14V2

143/4

Maple

3/8" x V2" tongue around edge

4

Side, top & bottom rails

1V4

3V2

15

Jatoba

13" between tenons, 1" TBE

2

Side panels

V2

14

143/4

Maple

3/8" x V2" tongue around edge

16

Corbels

3/8

2V4

133/4

Jatoba

Cut to pattern

2

Bottom cleats

3/4

3/4

37V2

Jatoba

2

Bottom cleats

3/4

3/4

16

Jatoba

5

Bottom planks

3/4

33/16

37V2

Cedar

V4" x V4" tongue & groove

1

Bottom plank

3/4

215/16

37V2

Cedar

V4" x V4" groove

TBE: Tenon both ends

TBE: Tenon both ends

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