Woodworker's Journal 1980-4-5, страница 19

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The front vise is mortised into the front of the bench top. This can be done with a router or chisels. Care should be used since the vise top is mortised only ³/» inch from the bench top. Since use of the vise will tend to separate pieces 1 and 2 of the top over the years, I used 3-inch wood screws to hold the inside face of the Sears bench vise to the top edge. The inside face of the vise will be covered by a board, part M, and the outside face of the vise will have an 8/4 board, partL.

Next comes the chest of drawers. The frame and nine drawers can be made from common pine or scrap lumber and plywood. This chest is made of maple throughout with the exception of the drawer fronts, which are birch, and the chest sides, which are ³/i-inch solid stock. The construction of the frame comprises two sides, front and rear rails, side and drawer divider rails, and drawer dividers. The front and rear rails have Vi-inch wide by ³/«-inch deep dadoes cut their entire lengths. All other rails have Vi-inch by ³/«-inch tenons.

Make the sides first from solid stock, making sure the grooves for the side rails are evenly spaced so that the drawers can be made of equal size. Cut all rails to size, taking care with the dadoes in the divider rails. The side and rails can be glued and clamped and the drawer dividers slipped in later.

The drawers for the chest are made to overlap the rails, though flush drawers can also be made to save time. I do find, however, that the overlapping drawers are less likely to stick in warm weather and especially if your bench will be in a basement. The sides and backs of the drawers are made

of '/2-inch stock and the fronts are 1-inch stock while the drawer bottoms are Vi-inch plywood or masonite. This chest has a Vi-inch plywood back, though it's certainly an option.

Note that there are no screws, bolts or brackets that hold the chest to the bench. Yet a tight fit will assure the bench's rigidity over the years. One way to make a tight fit is to make the chest frame 1/16 inch longer than the stretchers. The bolts can then be loosened and retightened when the

A view of the front of the tail vise with side 0 & filler block W removed. Note bench screw flange secured to the inboard side of part H.