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FEATURE PROJECT side of the small drawer opening). DISASSEMBLE CASE. Now you can 'disassemble the case and mark the location of the pilot holes for the mounting screws. Before removing the runners to drill the holes (and take off the tape), score a line that shows their location, see Fig. 9b. This line comes in handy when repositioning the runners to screw them in place. Note: Don't forget to position the runners on the vertical divider so the mounting screws are offset GLUE UP CASE. Once the runners are installed, you can glue up Hie case. Ifs a good idea to practice this a few times by dry assembling the case. Then use a slow-setting glue to provide plenty of working time. Base Once the case is glued up, you can turn your attention to the base that it sits on. The base is a frame and panel assembly that's simply wrapped with 'a decorative apron, see Fig. 10. FRAME & PANEL. This frame and panel assembly is identical to the horizontal dividers except for two things — it's longer and wider. This way, the apron will extend beyond the case all the way around. As before, the stiles (U, V) and rails (W) are assembled with stub tenon and groove joints, see Fig. 11. And the grooves are sized to accept W hardboard panels (X). After gluing up the frame and panels, the next step is to drill shallow (stopped) holes to accept the lock rods that are added later, see Figs. 11 and 11a. While you're at it, it's a good time to drill mounting holes for screws in the bottom of the base. APRON. Now ifs just a matter of adding the apron. To do this, I routed a decorative profile on extra-long strips of hardwood, see Fig. 10a. Then I mitered the front/back (Y) and side apron (Y) pieces to length and glued era around the frame, see margin. ATTACH BASE. At this point, all thafs left is to center the base on the case and screw it in place, see Fig. 10b. 11 NOTE: FRAME PIECES ARE V2m-THICK HARDWOOD; PANELS ARE 'A" HARDBOARD ?32"-DIA HOLE, 3/s" DEEP w/COUNTERSINK A When gluing the apron to the base, a corner block made from scrap protects the fragile tips of the miters. CU. 5TILE (1</2" x 9%") ® RAIL (11/z" x 23%")
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