Popular Woodworking 2009-12 № 180, страница 35

Crown moulding. To make a simple crown, angle your stock at 45° to the blade and center the blade on the stock (or cut it just off-center so you have a thicker flat on one edge, if you like that look). Then clamp a long offcut beyond the blade to serve as a fence. Make repeated cuts in each piece of stock, raising the blade a little each time. Stay tight against your fence and to the table. Though I'm not wearing one here, a dust mask would be a good idea.

A little help please. With a big glue-up, it's best to rope a friend into helping. By oneself, it's difficult to tighten all the clamps down quickly without things sliding around - or reach corner to corner should you need to square things up. Or click a camera button from 9' away.

Bibliophile's Bookcase

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Upper Case

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A Dusty Crown

I dislike making crown moulding. It is incredibly dusty, and my arms get an unwanted (but not unneeded) workout pushing ³A" stock at an angle across the table saw blade. But there's no getting around it. So I had to set up the table saw, suck it up (the dust, that is) and get it done. And then there's the sanding. Lots of sanding.

The simplest way to fit the crown is to invert the upper case, then wrap the moulding around the front and two ends. Secure it to the top, sides and face frame with brads.

Put Your Back Into It

My backboards are shiplapped random-width poplar, and in the upper case they're painted. I did cut a chamfer on the front of each for added visual interest - not that it will show when the case is loaded with books.

In the lower section, the backboards are unpainted and have no chamfer - but they do run vertically to match the top. (If you

Online EXTRAS

To watch a video of making crown moulding and for more information on fitting crown, go to:

popularwoodworking.com/dec09

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