Popular Woodworking 2009-08 № 177, страница 34

BY ROBERT W LANG, CHmf&PHER SCHWARZ & GLEN^d! HUEY

We explore the best ways to raise a pane! with a router, handplane or table saw.

.raditional raised panels appearin almost every furniture style since Roman times, though the way to make them varies wildly.

All the methods, however, fall into twodifferentcamps: One method is to useatool LhaL is specially designed to do the job, such as a panel-raising plane or a panel-raising router cutter. The other method is to use a basic woodworking tool (such as a Lable saw or a rabbet plane) and a little bit of cleverness lo do the job

In our shop at Popular Woodworking, we use aL leasL three different methods tocreate raised panels for doors and drawer bottoms. What follows is a step-by-step tutorial in each.

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