Popular Woodworking 2007-10 № 164, страница 36

Popular Woodworking 2007-10 № 164, страница 36

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with basic joinery. All of the solid-wood parts began as spruce, pine or fir 2x4s from the home center. In our neighborhood, the least-expensive hardwood available is poplar, and in 6/4 material, it costs about $2 a board foot.

I paid $2.38 each for "pre-cut" studs, slightly less than 8' long; this works out to about 70 cents a board foot. The drawback is that this stuff can be soaking wet when you buy it. This can be overcome, but it requires time and effort.

Construction lumber is kiln-dried, but it comes out of the kiln at 18-20 percent moisture content. Similar material that has been in our shop for a year is between 8-10 percent moisture content. As the 2x4s reach equilibrium with the shop's environment there will be some shrinkage, warping and twisting.

I've found some ways to work around this. The most important thing to do is wait. The drying process can be assisted, but it still takes time. When the wood gets to equilibrium, I mill it on the jointer and planer and obtain

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fixed table legs Rolling table legs Table frame side rails

Left & right table frame rails

Saw table frame rails Saw table front rail Rack uprights Rack cross piece

Lower brace between tables

Lumber supports Support brackets Saw supports Tabletops Table shelves Saw table shelf fence top & bottom

fence front & back

fence strips

fixed fence

Sacrificial fence

Cut-off stop

Spruce, pine or fir

1V4 1V4

1V4

1V4

1V4 1V4 1V4 1V4

1V4 1V4

3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4 3/4

3V4 373/4

3V4 345/8

3V4 19V2

3V4 27

3V4 28 3/4

3V4 27V4

3V4 80

3V4 717/8

3V4 50V8

3V4 12

6V2 93/4

7 203/4

203/4 32

19V2 29V2

19V2 31V4

3/4 67/8 72

3/4 3/4

V2 V2 V2

6 21/8 43/4

72 72 60

43/4 47V2 43/4 9

SPF* SPF

SPF

SPF

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SPF SPF

Plywood Plywood Plywood Plywood Plywood

Plywood

Plywood Plywood Plywood Plywood Plywood

Adjust to wheel diameter

Notch back for saw fence Match height of saw table

Make extras

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