Woodworker's Journal 1993-17-4, страница 52

Wedged tenons and contrasting woods dress up an old favorite

We combined ash an J walnut, two of our favorite domestic woods, to create this good looking bookshelf. The wedged through-tenons are not only a nice accent, they also allow the bookshelf to be knocked down flat, a feature that's helpful should you want to store Ihe piece, or perhaps ship it as a gill.

It will hold anywhere from one book up lo as many as 30 small paperbacks. The sliding end "locks" firmly in place when the weight of a book tilts it at a slight angle.

Although there are a number of ways to make a bookshelf like this, the nine-step process that follows is pretty foolproof-

Make the Ends

ICut Vj in. thick ash to 5 in. wide and at least \5'/i in. long. Crosscut the slock into two parts: one 9'A in. long, the other ft'/x in. long. Label the parts "A" and "B" as shown.

2 Set ihe table saw blade to a heighl of 1 ^[fc in. and. using the miter gauge, pass the stock labeled "A" through the blade lo create the '/* in. wide by I'/- in. long notches. You'll need to make several passes in order remove all the slock. It's best to use a stop block on ihe miter gauge fence to insure that the notches are exactly 6'/s in. from the end.

3 Rip v* in. thick walnut lo 1 in. wide by at least l6⁵/s in. long. You'll need two pieces. Label each of ihem part "C."

4 Cut a spacer block from 7-t in- thick stock. It should be 4 in. to 4^!/-» in. long and •'/•» in. w ide. Butt parts A and B together with ihe spacer in between. No glue is used here.

Add a thin coai of glue to the mating edges of parts A. B and C. then assemble and clamp all the parts. As indicated by the arrows, we used four clamps, three along ihe glue joints and one across the ends. Note thai ihe two

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