Woodworker's Journal 1992-16-6, страница 54

small wheels (V) (hat serve as headlights. and glue these parts in place.

All that's left on the cab are the fenders (J) and the bumper (K). Cut the bumper to size, then chamfer the front edges and mount to the chassis by drilling through for the pair of medium-size pegs (X). To make the fenders, first use the full-size pattern to transfer the fender profile to your '/■» in. thick fender stock, then cut the fender shape with the band saw or scroll saw. and sand smooth. One trick to gelling both the fenders (o the exact same shape is lo use doublesiick tape to hold the fenders together, and then sand them at the same time on the drum sander. Apply a generous chamfer or roun-dover to the outside edges of the fenders (to avoid splinters), then glue the fenders in place, allowing adequate clearance lor the front wheels.

The Livestock Box

The livestock box is made as a separate unit, which is then glued in place on the truck bed. You'll need three stock thicknesses: ³/4 in. for the bottom (N). front (O) and corners (P). ^xfc in. for the side rails (Q) and ^lU in. for the end rails <R) and posts tS>. Use the table saw or the router table to establish the 'A in. deep by 1 in. wide rabbet on the bottom, the in. deep by Vj in. w ide rabbets on the ends of the front, and to make the ³/s in. deep by in. wide rabbet and the 'A in. deep by 'A in. wide groove on the corners. The overhead v iew shown in the Livestock Box Detail should help you to

see Ihe relationship of (he various parts.

The simplest way to make the two corners is to start w iih a piece of stock about 8 in. long, establish the rabbet and groove, and then crosscut to yield the two corners. The extra length jusl makes ihe piece a little easier—and safer—to handle. The same holds true for ihe

remaining paris—the side rails, end rails and posts. Rip lengths of stock sufficient to yield ihe various parts, then crosscut to rough, but not final length. As we'll see. it's best to cut these parts—the corners, rails and posts—a litlle long for now.

Once the parts have been cut to size, all that remains is to assemble them. As with the cab parts, don't be overly concerned with getting everything to register perfectly flush at the sides and ends of the bottom. You'll be using the disk sander lo sand these surfaces smooth laler. once the glue has dried.

The easiest way to handle the livestock box assembly is to first make several subassemblies. Glue up lour of

the side rails and three of the posts to form one slatted side, repeat the assembly to form the remaining slatted side, and glue up the four end rails with the two remaining posts to form the sliding gate. Here's where the extra length of the parts comes in handy. Once the slatted sides are out of clamps, you can use the table saw to trim the ends flush. Another clever way to make the slatted sides and the sliding gate is show n in the Time-Saver Tip. The advantage of this method is that ihe boards that yield the side rails need only be cui lo w idth and final length. The kerf from the table saw blade is then used to separate Ihe board into four individual rails after the posts have been glued in place!

Whatever method you use lo make the slaticd sides and the sliding gale, now assemble these parts, the bottom, front and corners. When this assembly has dried, use the disk sander to fair in any irregularities al the sides, ends or lop, then trim the ends of the sliding gate lo allow it 10 slide smoothly up and down within llie grooves in ihe corners. Round the corners of the completed livestock box, then glue n to the bed.

We don't usually apply a finish lo wooden toys, but if you prefer something on the wood, then try Preserve Natural Non-toxic Nut Oil (available from Woodcraft, tel. 1-800-225-1153). Preserve is a penelraiing oil ihal's made from nut meats, and it's truly safe, both as a liquid and when dry. g^j

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If you've ever spent lime fussing with gluing up a series of slats or rails onto their carrying posts, you've probably been perplexed trying to keep all Ihe rails or slats from sliding oul of alignment, and with keeping them al! spaced evenly apart. We've seen tips that help—such as inserting small brads, and snipping off the heads so that about '/* in. stands proud—to keep the parts from sliding about. But none of the tips we've seen is as easy as this one.

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First. glue the posts to a solid board, and then use the table saw, wiih the blade raised just a hair higher than the thickness of the rail board, to create the individual rails or slats. The advantages are obvious: perfectly spaced rails, perfectly even ends, an economy of time and effort, and no hassle. Don't even worry about setting ihe rip fence perfectly so each kerf is the same distance apart—no one will notice if the rails aren't all exactly the same vvidlh.

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