Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-1, страница 60

Even here in New England, Southwestemstyle furniture is popular. Jusi down (he road a bit from The Woodworker's Journal of-fice\ there's a store specializing in this style, and now a second similar store has opened in a nearby hamlet. We won't pretend to know just why this style has caught on. bul we do know this: from a woodworking point of view, the Southwestern-style is a breath of fresh air. It is typified by strong, simple designs, uses a minimum of superfluous decoration, and favors traditional morlise-and-tenon joinery.

The design shown here is couriesv of Kingsley Hammeu. Kingsley hails from Santa Fc. New Mexico—the wcllspiing of much of today's most populat South westem-style work. Called a < imat ron—or bookshelf—the piece shown is made of pine, but other woods could easily be substituted. Although as with all projects, our Bill of Materials and illustrations provide specific dimensions. you can easily make alterations to fit available wall space and your own book collection. By making the piece deeper, il can even be an entertainment center. A pair of these Cimarrons looks especially great flanking a fireplace. As with any freestanding bookcase, we recommend that you anchor the case top to the wall with an angle bracket, lo avoid any danger from tipping over.

Buying Stock

You'll need several different stock thicknesses tor this piece. If you arc-buying rough board stock, the sliles (A), front and back rails (Bi and side rails <C> are cul from 8/4 stock: the panels (D), back parts (E), bottom (G), shelves ill) and cleats (1) are cut from 4/4 stock, and ihe lop (F). lop fan (J). and corner fans (KI are cut from 5/4 stock. But if you don't have a thickness planer, or access to one, don't despair. The I¹/- in. thick stiles and rails can be obtained by laminating two thickness of V-f in. stock, and all the remaining pari-* can also be cut from Vj in. thick boards. No one w ill ever notice if you make the top. and the top and corner fans. ®/j in. thick instead of the I¹/* in. thickness listed in the Bill of Materials.

By the way, whatever way you prefer to buy your stock, keep in mind that you'll save some time if you use I by 6 tongue and- groove pine boards for the

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Southwestern-Style Bookcase is an Instant Library

back. You can use the tongue and-groove boards just as they are lor ihe MX cenlermost back boards, simpb cutting them to length and tenoning the ends. However, for the two outermost back boards, you'll need to cul ihe outside edge off each board, and then establish a tongue, as shown in the Section Detail, in addition lo tenoning the ends,

A Bit of Basic Joinery

Stiles & Rails: The structure of the

Cimarron is basically just a pair of frame-and-panel subassemblies, joined by front and back rails. As the exploded view and the joinery details show, the four stiles are nearly identical, the exception being that the two back stiles also have a 'A in. wide by in. deep groo\e. lo accept the tongue on the outside edges of the two outermost back boards.

The '/- in. w ide by V: in. deep groove in ihe stiles for the side rails and panel is

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