Woodworker's Journal 1992-16-6, страница 29

with a mortise gauge. This serves as a guide tor taking down the background with a rabbet plane. Don't remove more than one half the total thickness of your board, because it would weaken ihe panel loo much.

Fasten the board to the workbench, then remove a shoulder V-t in. wide around the sides of the board with a rabbet plane. This forms a raised panel for the linenfold caning.

Take it slow and easy, and make sure your plane blade is razor sharp, so that ihe cuts are smooth and even. Waxing the sole of the plane with paraffin or cross country ski wax will help the plane glide smoothly over the wood. This makes it easier to control the cuts.

Cut the shoulder across the bottom and top of the board first. When you cut across the grain of the wood, as you have to on the top and bottom of the piece, the wood has a tendency to splinter slightly at the end of the cut. Then, when you plane down the long sides of ihe board you will remove these splinters, leaving a smooth, clean cut (Photo 1).

Use a plow plane, or Fillister plane as it is called in England, lo cut grooves that will serve as a guide for the depth of ihe hollows in the folds (Photo 2).

The width of the blade for ihis cui is '/s in. The center cut is Vt^ in. deep, the

FUWU- ^IIE PATTERN

two side cuts are '/is in. deep. The side cuts are I in. in from the edge, while the center cui is 2'/-< in. in. measuring to the center of the cut.

To get the proper depth for the cuis, set the depth stop guide to the desired setting. The blade will stop cutting when the guide touches ihe surface of ihe board. Alter making the cut you can double check the depth by measuring it.

I found this particular plane in an antique shop on Portobello Road in London twenty years ago. It looks

elaborate, bui its purpose is simply to cut a precise groove. Similar planes are still being manufactured rod ay. including the Stanley combination plane, however you can probably find a similar used plane for a good deal less money than a new one.

After cutting the grooves, refer to ihe full-size pattern and trace the end view pattern of ihe linenfold on the ends of the board.

Next, use a rounding plane to hollow out the concave surfaces of the folds.

Photo 1: Cut a shoulder with a rabbet Photo 2: Use a plow plane to cut Photo J: t'se a munding plane to plane around the hoard. grooves. hollow out grooves.

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