Woodworker's Journal 1994-18-5, страница 33

Woodworker

Mitered Box Step-By-Step

1 Size Source Board

Start by cutting a source board wide enough to produce the required box height, plus 'A" extra for the saw kerf (if using a

standard carbide

STEP 1

i?ize source board

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y f length of source ' / board equals one-f half box circumference plus 1"

Width as needed for box plus VS"

blade) you'll make when cutting the lid from the box proper. For example, to make the small 2^"-htgh square box, start with a 2%"-wide source board. Make the length of your source board equal to box circumference plus ]" extra (for your miter cuts). Note that, you'll resaw the pieces from l "-thick stock (next step) which doubles the total length of stock obtained from the board, for your safety, do not resaw stock shorter than 12" long.

4 Cut Lid Groove

Cut the V, x Vt" middle groove in berth source boards shown at right. Actually, you need to set the blade a bit higher than /.", You may use a standard saw blade for this. However, to make a better fitting lid. Ford modified an inexpensive IV" non-carbide alternate-top-bevel grind blade by grinding off each right-pointed tooth, as detailed at right in the Step 4 drawing.

5 Miter

Sides,

Ends

Switch to a standard crosscut or combination blade and tilt it to 45° from perpendicular. Bevel-cut the box sides and ends to the required lengths, as shown at left. Clamp stop-blocks to your miter gauge extension to cut uniform lengths.

Note that each source board yields one side and one end. Lay out the boards and mark parts to avoid confusion.

Kesaw source board in half, then sand both halves to V

3/6" final thickness

& Resaw Source Board

Resaw the source board into two equal thicknesses. Although our illustration doesn't show them, use featherboards to support the piece and pushsticks to keep hands clear of the saw blade. Or, if you prefer, resaw the source board on a bandsaw. Next, sand each board to %" final thickness. Now, mark the outside face of each piece to avoid confusion.

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Cut qrowrA for top and bottom panels In both boards: cut grooves on outside faces of resaivn board®

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wide X /." deep

Bet rip fence V0" away from blade, make 1/6" wide try 3/16"-deep groove for bottom panel. Reset rip fence 3/16" from blade and cut 3/16"-deep groove for top parmel.

3 cut

Top and Bottom Grooves

Lay out and cut the grooves for the top and bottom panels as dimensioned on the drawing at left. Cut the grooves in the outside faces of the source board.

STEP 5

Crosscut Sides & ends to length each half of source board yields one side 4 one end

Blade tilted to 45* from perpendicular

Woodworker's Journal

Scpiember/Oclober 1994 33