Woodworker's Journal 1985-9-6, страница 42
V.4 « VJ^XS' >o 3/lto * vh MtAweK a pair of stiles (JJ >. with a 7-* in. hy 7* in. groove in one edge, and top and bottom rails (KK. LL), with the same size groove on one edge and tenons to fit ihe stile grooves. The panels (MM) on the desk shown are bookmatched sections of crotch walnut. A 'A in. by 'A in. quarter-round molding (NN) trims out the panels. Note that this molding is glued to the door frames only, and not to the panels. As show n on the exploded view of the pigeonhole section, a i/tt> in. by 7» in, deep rabbet is cut into the top back edge of the two doors. Don't neglect to include this rabbet: it interlocks the bottom lip on the secret drawer, making it impossible 10 open the drawer with the doors in the closed position. You'll need to mount the doors, though, before you mount the pigeonhole unit in the case— the hinges (BBB) must be screwed in place from the back of the pigeonhole. Also note that the hinges are mortised into the doors only, and not into the pigeonhole sides. Make the hinge mortises in the doors deep enough to accommodate the hinges in the folded •4K (closed) position. Before final mourning Ihe doors, you'll also need to drill for and mount the bullet catches (CCC). Since ihe holes for the hullel catches are V« in. deep, they extend through ihe pigeonhole bottom and into the desk surface. You'll need to first drill through the pigeonhole bottom, then slide the pigeonhole unit into place, and mark through the holes and onto the desk surface before completing ihe holes. Pigeonhole Drawers We showr a rabbeted construction on both the pair of pigeonhole drawers and ihe secret drawer. Make your drawers io fit the pigeonhole unit, using 3A in. thick stock for (he fronts (OO, SS), 7* in. stock for the sides (PP. IT) and backs (OQ. UU) and 1/a in. plywood for (he bottoms <RR. VV). Tlie only real differ ence between the drawers is their size and the fact that the secret drawer includes a 3/i6 in. by 'A in. lip on the bottom edge of the front, and '/k in. deep by 7: in. wide slopped grooves in the sides lo accept ihe drawer runners (II). Note thai the lip on the bottom edge of -1/4 * 3/i to the front of the secret drawer doesn't run ihe lull length of the drawer, but must be notched back on either end. The pigeonhole section is constructed so the secret drawer can only be removed when both doors are fully opened. The notched lip on the drawer front fits between the rabbets ol the opened doors as the drawer is slid out. This is difficult lo describe, bui should be clear from the detail photo on page 43. which shows ihe secret drawer being opened. The 7* m. by l/2 in. wide slopped groove in the sides of the secret drawer is best cut with a 7: in. diameter rouier bit. using the router lable set up with a slop lo limit the groove length to 67- in. Our illustration shows the groove and the runners as square-ended, so you'll need to use a chisel to square ihe groove ends. Back when the first Governor Winthrop Desk was made, routers weren't available (electricity had yet to be discovered). However, given our router-cut groove, an easier way is lo jusl round the runner ends lo match the radius al the groove ends. A pair of knobs (ZZ) completes the two pigeon- The Woodworker'?. Journal f I |
