Woodworker's Journal 1985-9-5, страница 34

the hutch, all he had was a Shopsmilh mullitool. though a router would have also been helpful. Most of the work was accomplished using just the table saw; the Shopsmilh scroll saw attachment was used to cut the classic whale-tail scroll profile in ihe upper section sides. A thickness planer isn't required.

Unlike much large casework, if you aren't rich in clamps, you can still build ilns project. By purchasing pre-glued wide pine you won't need the array of pipe or bar clamps that edge-gluing woik typically requires. And since parls .oi assembled wiih finish nails and . icws. clamps aren't needed for the case and upper section assembly.

Most of ihe hardware shown is fairly . oinmon. bui to make it a little easier for sou lo locate everything, we've arranged lor :t supplier to put together a kit (see Ku Source) that includes all the hardware that you'll need.

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Bv looking over (lie illustrations, and reviewing the Bill of Materials list, you'll noie (hat many parts are sized lo be obtained from common **l-by" pine boards. All the 2¹/; in. wide parts, for example, can be obtained from I by 3 pine boards, which measure exactly Vh in. wide. And the 7^lAt in. wide upper section sides and back boards can be cut from 1 by 8 pine hoards, again, with no waste.

And. as noted earlier, if you don't like

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Although we tend to think ol large projects as being complex and difficult to build, the design of this hutch is probably as elemental as a large piece can get. Excepting the '/•< in. plywood for ihe base section back and the drawer boiionis, all the board stivk is just 7i in. thick no. 2 pine. The molding around the upper section is a common lumberyard crown molding.

Perhaps best of all. you don'l need a shop full of costly equipment to build this project. When Ted Thornton built

When it comes to utility, few projects can equal the multifunctional capacity of the hutch, in ihe living room, dining room, or family room, no piece better combines ample storage space with a generous display area.

The hutch slwwn has served in a variety of capacities, and in many different homes. Built some 30 years ago by Ted Thornton, now ol Punta Gorda, Florida, the piece siill sports iis original finish. Although "aged" with the usual dings and scuffs, the pine's warm patina