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the lid, I recommend you glue and nail two lid supports to the sides so the lid will be supported at the sides as well as the front. Fit the lid to the base and attach it to the hinge board with non-mortise hinges. that will secure the rails. Because this is a substantial cut, you should first rough out the dovetail socket with a straight bit - I made a wide x V4"-deep dado that was ll1^" from the end of each individual 50"-long board. Once you've cut the dados in the top pieces, install a 3/4" dovetail bit with a 14° slope and repeat your cuts to make the angled shoulder on the top pieces. Now re-assemble the top pieces and line up all the dovetail sock ets. Cut your rails to size, then cut the mating dovetail joint on one long edge of the rails using the following steps. Install the same dovetail bit in your router table and make test cuts on scrap until the fit between A Tippy Top I made my top from four 7/8"-thick boards that are cut to 50" long. Depending on what lumber you have available, you may need to use more boards. The top boards are joined using a close-fitting tongue-and-groove joint but no glue. The rails attached to the underside hold the top together with the help of some nails. Begin by cutting a V4"-wide x 3/8"-deep groove centered on one edge of each top board. Then cut a matching tongue on the mating edges. You want the fit to be close without splitting the joint. Clamp up the top then lay out the location of the sliding dovetails To cut dados and sliding dovetails, I like to use a shop-made template as shown here. With a template guide installed on my router, I can use the same template and template guide to make both the rough cut with a straight bit and the finish cut with a dovetail bit. Because this is a common cut in my shop, I've also made a small block that allows me to confirm that the template, bit and template guide are all properly positioned to make the cut I'm after. Make the dado cut on each board individually. If your parts are all the same length they'll line up just fine at assembly. Assemble the top without glue on your bench, line up all the dovetail sockets and prepare your rail stock. popularwoodworking.com I 63 |
