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stop on the table saw, ripping to a width of 2%". I glued the miter joints with no biscuits or splines - on pieces this thick there is a lot of glue area. I aligned each matching pair of stiles with the mitered edges together, and placed masking tape across the j oints in four or five locations, creating a hinge. With the j oint tight I applied glue and placed masking tape across the back side of the joint to act as a clamp.

The bottom rails, both front and side, include cloudlifts, a hallmark feature of Greene & Greene designs. These changes in the horizontal line, V4" in this case, add interest. Shaping each cloudlift by hand is time-consuming, so instead I made a plywood template and used it to mark each rail. After cutting close to the line on the band saw I used a flush-trimming bit to achieve the final shape.

Greene & Greene furniture, and architec

tural trim, typically has heavily rounded or eased edges. This detail is vital to the correct look. On the most visible edges I used a block plane to achieve a by-hand appearance. On many of the components, however, I used a Vs" roundover bit. Any edge that is visible should be rounded.

It is impossible to imagine Greene & Greene furniture without thinking of ebony pegs. Sometimes used to conceal a screw,

2¹/4"

3¹/4"

1 8¹/4" 1 6³/4"

278"

11"

profile

M

2¹/4"

7⁷/8"

2⁷/8"

10¹/8"

-1 38"

42³/8"

■ 13⁵/8"

2-1/2"

13³/8"

4"

43¹/8" ■

elevation

4

Greene & Greene-inspired Storage Chest

DiMENSiONS (iNCHES) T W L

□ 8 Stiles

□ 4 Sunburst stile

□ 2 Front/back lower rail

□ 2 Front/back upper rail

□ 2 Side lower rail

□ 2 Side upper rail

□ 2 Center panels

□ 4 Outer panels

□ 2 Side panels

□ 2 Short ledge

□ 2 Long ledge

□ 2 Front/back base

□ 2 Sides base

□ 2 bottom rails

□ 2 bottom center stile

□ 2 bottom end stile

□ 1 bottom center panel

□ 2 bottom outer panel

□ 1 Top panel

□ 2 Top breadboard ends

□ 2 Inner hinge

□ 4 Outer hinge

3/4 3/4 ³/4 ³/4 12 12 12

1'/B

1V8

³/4 ³/4 ³/4 12 12 1

2⁷/8 2⁷/8 3V4

2^/4 3V4 2^/4 14¹³^16

11V2 1^/2 1^/2 4 4

2³/16 2V2 2^/8 11⁵/8 11 ⁵8 17³/4 3³/4 1^/16

13³/8

12V2 12V2

12V4

40⁵/8 43V8 17^/2 40⁵/8 11⁷/8 11⁷/8 14³/4

9⁹/16

18 2¹/2 2

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coMMENTS

³/8" tenon both ends ³/4" haunch tenon both ends ³/4" haunch tenon both ends ³/4" haunch tenon both ends ³/4" haunch tenon both ends

V2" tenon both ends

V2" haunch tenon both ends

³/4" tongue both ends

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