68 - Our All-New Router Jig, страница 8
SHOP PROJECT Shelf & DrawerAt this point, the organizer is just a shelf with a tool rack on the back. To make it even more useful, I added a couple of other features. You can adapt them in a number of ways to suit your needs. In the photo above you can see some of these features: a small shelf and drawer, a recess for a block plane, a pencil tray, and a pair of glue bottle cutouts. Small Shelf - The top of the shelf is made up of two layers. This way, I could make a custom holder for my block plane. I began by cutting the shelf (D) to final size from plywood (Figure 5). Next a top (E) is cut from W hardboard to the same size as the shelf. To create the recess for the block plane, first trace its outline on the top, as in Figure 5a. Then drill a starter hole and cut out the shape with a jig saw or scroll saw and sand the recess smooth. Before gluing the two pieces together, I.used the cutout in the top as a template to cut a piece of leather to line the recess. (Adding leather to the bottom of the recess lets me set my block plane down without dulling the blade.) Once the top and shelf have been glued together, you can glue the leather in place. Glue Holder - It seems lean never find a glue bottle when I need one. To solve this problem, I drilled a couple of holes in the shelf to provide a spot for my glue bottles. (I keep one upside down, ready to go.) All you have to do is mark the centers for the 27/W'-dia. holes and drill them out with a wing cutter mounted in a drill press, as in Figure 5b. The shelf is lifted above the base by two 3/4m plywood supports (F), as shown in Figure 4. This forms an opening for a drawer (added later). Glue and screw the supports in place through the back and base. (You'll want to make sure not to screw into a tool slot.) Then the shelf can be attached to the supports with glue and screws as well (Figures 4a and 4b). For a clean look, I only used two screws to attach the shelf. This way, they'll be covered by a pencil tray that will be added next. Pencil Tray - Another thing I have a hard lime keeping track of are pencils. So one other feature that I r a, trace outline of plane on hardboard circle wing cutter . Drawer and Shelf. Increase the storage options by further customizing the organizer. A drawer and shelf hold small tools, pencils, and a glue bottle or two. 8 ShopNotes No. 68 Wit OVERVIEW #& x 1'/2" Fh woodscrew (p* PENCIL / © TRAY leather protects plane blade woodscrew SUPPORT (2%" x 53/s" -3/4" ply.) FRONT VIEW tij--cr ENP VIEW #a x 2" Fh iglue top TO SHELF 1 nIRD; lay out AND cut holes FOR glue bottles FIRSTS lay out and cut block plane opening |
