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Add-On Accessories

To make the hobby chest more versatile, I added a couple of accessories. The WonderPup by Veritas allows you to clamp a workpiece between bench dogs using the holes in the top of the hobby chest (photo below).

The second accessory I added was a small, clamp-on machinist's vise (see photo at right). To locate sources for both of these items, turn to page 51.

support walls with tongue and dado joints, as shown in Figure 4b.

After screwing the walls to the base, you can add the outer support walls. I sized these pieces to fit around the inner walls, and used the same tongue and dado joint to hold them together. Then the outer walls are also screwed to the base.

Cleats. Once the base assembly for the top is complete, you can add a couple of cleats to the sides of the case, as shown in Figure 5 below. These cleats lock the top in place, preventing it from just lifting off the case (Figure 5a). They also allow you to lift the hobby chest up by grasping the sides of the top.

The cleats are just a couple of pieces of l/i plywood that are cut to fit between the back of the case and the side wings of the top assembly They are simply glued to the inside faces of the case.

Adding the Top. The top itself is made up of two layers of V2" plywood. But because I didn't want to have exposed screwheads in the top, I screwed the bottom layer of the top down to the support assembly first. Then I glued the top layer to the bottom layer. This means that you have to drill the

dog holes and chamfer the edges before you attach the top. For more information on what's involved in making the top, see page 15.

Drawer. The last step in completing the hobby chest is to make a drawer for the top assembly. This drawer is sized to fit in the opening between the support walls. The joinery and construction are

identical to the drawers you built for the case. And just like the other drawers, I added a washer and rare-earth magnet to keep the drawer closed when carrying the hobby chest around.

Finish. To complete the chest, I wiped on a couple coats of finish.

Then for a final touch, I added a couple of accessories, as shown above. A

FRONT VIEW

--- '/a" CHAMFER

-/■-nr-

3/4-DIA. THRU HOLE

NOTE: top

is made up of two layers of v plywood

CLEAT

(2 x 11 - VS> Ply.)

DRAWER

NOTE:

SLUE CLEAT TO SIDE OF CASE

BACK

(1l5/t6 X 10®/16)

DRAWER FRONT

(1'%te x 10,5/ie)

TOP VIEW

NOTE:

DRAWER FRONT IS Vz" PLYWOOD. DRAWER SIDES AND BACK ARE V-THICK HARDWOOD. DRAWER BOTTOM IS '/©" HARDBOARD

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