Woodworker's Journal 1985-9-1, страница 54

by Harold B. Skinner

Book Ends

outer slots are V* in. from the sides. Note that the centerlines of the slots are Yt in. apart. Set the router depth to Vi in, and rout the slots in from the board ends, readjusting the edge guide as necessary to make the different slots. Next cross cut the board in half. Then, with the V-groove bit set at a 1/16 in. depth, again use the edge guide to rout the horizontal V-groove detail V* in. down from the bookend top. Finally, using a hand plane, apply a slight taper along the bookend sides so that the top is V* in. narrower than the bottom.

The bookend bases are 20 gauge sheet steel, 4³/s in. wide by 6 in. long. Use a chisel to mortise the bookend bottoms as shown. Then drill through the bases and screw them into place with three flathead wood screws. It is necessary to countersink the screw heads so they are flush with the bottom.

Finish with a generous application of penetrating oil. Wvj

guide for this operation, as we have shown.

You will need a V* in. straight bit, a V-groove bit, the edge guide, and a single ³A in. thick board that measures 4V* in. wide by just over 13Va in. long. Begin by laying out the location of the routed slots. As indicated, these slots are 6Vi in. long, V% in. apart, and the

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If you have received a router as a Christmas gift, here is a simple project that will enable you to break in that new router, and at the same time create an attractive pair of bookend s.

Although you may use the router table and a stop block to cut the decorative slots in the faces of the bookend s, it is easier to simply use the edge