Popular Woodworking 2009-06 № 176, страница 40

Popular Woodworking 2009-06 № 176, страница 40

Make a Slip-joint Door Frame

1 Center the groote. S/ip-tenon doors require centered grov>vs or the setup (or the mortises and tenons

rated. Simply mtw the piece (or a second passto ensure proper

Due lo ihe door size, worries about the raised panel movement are unnecessary-, but I Mill would leave a btl of wiggle room Assemble the door frame then measure the opening With each measurement add Vs* to arrive at your final size. Form the raised panel using whatever method you choose. I'm partial to table-sawn raised panels. It's

Add a height extension to your rip fence for safety. Tih the blade to 12"and position the fence so there is V|«* between the fence and the blade-ju«t asthe blade paws below the saw top. Raise the blade so the outside edge of the carbide tooth is flush with the outside edge of the panel stock. This results ina '/a'filletCut all four edges

Return (he blade toW. drop I lie bladc height to '/«• and position the fence to just trim the raw-cut edge. Again, run all four edges and all that's left is lo sand the panel and glue up the door.

Finishing Touches

The huntboard top is a straight plank(noth-ing fancy here) that's attached to the case with a number of wooden clips around the entire case perimeter.

Slots for the clips arc cut with a plate joiner in a two-step method - the first slot begins '/i" down from the top edge and a second slot. set one blade thickness below, completes the 'A'-w ide slot. After stain and fintshair complete, pnsu mm he case ontoan inverted top. measure and adjust for equal overhang, then drive *8 x 1 '/«* woodsctew-s into countersunk holes in the clips.

The finish on thlsproject isaniline dye (Moscr's Early American Cherry), a couple coats of clear shellac and a topcoat of dull-rubbed effect lacquer.

The huntboard iscompkted with the addition of hardware. Drawer pulUare centered in the drawer fronts. Countersinks on the inside of the drawer front keep the nuts and posts from catching linens. The cupboard turn finger is shortened to just catch the vertical divider.

Once the hardware is in place, it's a short walk into your dining room. Goodbye card table. I loliday dinners will never be the same. PW

5 Panel ready. U 1th the tenons complete, the door frame should slip together and the opening lor yxxn panrl i\ r*tahS\hcd. Slip joints jut quk a and are completed, start to finish. at the table saw.

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