Woodworker's Journal 2004 Spring, страница 12
A STURDY (OAT TREE "fflAT'S BUILT TOR "fflC AQCS With a generous tip of our hat to famed furniture maker Gustav Stickley, here's a coat tree that will actually stand up to the simple task it was designed for. By Chris Inman Selecting this style as the basis for the coat tree was no accident when you consider that the most important feature of a good coat tree is sturdiness. The Arts & Crafts style lends itself nicely to the heavyweight, double post approach, and the oversized feet provide excellent balance and stability. The wedged mortise and tenon joinery guarantees a lifetime of useful service. If you think cutting the mortises for the coat tree is going to require hours of drilling and chiseling, take a closer look at the Elevation Details at right. All the through mortises are located in the posts or feet, which are two-piece laminations (see Figure 1). By cutting dadoes in each half, you'll get instant mortises when you complete the glue-up. Milling the Stock The first order of business is to select straight stock for the post laminations (pieces 1). Avoid using twisted, cupped or warped material, as these defects will lead to crooked posts. Rip, plane and crosscut the four pieces to size, then lay out the mortise dadoes and bottom tenons as shown in the Post Details Elevations (at right). The ideal tool for cutting the post dadoes is a radial arm saw, since the I ans of the Arts & Crafts furniture movement in this country will recognize this coat tree's roots right away. The exposed mortise and tenon joinery and the tapered tops are dead giveaways. I did take the liberty of working with cherry instead of quartersawn white oak, and I branched out a bit from the original designs by adding an umbrella hanger and a tapered storage box for mittens and gloves. Figure 1: Use temporary tenons to align the post and feet laminations during the glue-ups. Remember to wax the tenons or they'll become a permanent part of the assembly. 10 Spring 2004 Arts & Crafts Furniture |
