Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-6, страница 33

The crown molding is created from three separate pieces of shaped stock stacked to form the desired profile. The author builds the molding on the case so he can hide the nails that he uses to fight seasonal movement.

back end of the strip, leaving the miter, at the front, tight. The rest of that strip is held in place by eight to 10 small nails, so the case side underneath the strip is free to move. The nails are placed below the visible half bead and are concealed by the next layer of molding which is glued, positioned, and press fitted for a 60 count. From there, the tackiness of the glue holds the molding in place on its own.

Successive layers of molding are then glued to the outside of this first strip.

I used the same attachment process to install the cornice molding around the top of the upper case.

Building the Drawers

The drawers on this case are constructed with (non-period) fitting strips glued to each side. These 3/8" x 5/8" hardwood strips are glued to both sides of the drawers for two reasons: First, they reduce the friction when the drawers are opened and closed, and second, their presence reduces the amount of material that must be planed to fit when installing the drawers. The presence of these strips means the rabbets on the back side of each end of each of the drawer fronts must be wide enough to accommodate both the drawer lip and the fitting strip.

The front side of each of the drawer fronts has a molded edge all around with a rabbet on the back side on only the top and each end. I assembled the drawers with half-blind dovetails in the front and through dovetails in the back.

The 9/16"-thick drawer bottoms are tapered to a 1/4" thickness on the front and both sides. These 1/4" edges are slid into matching grooves plowed on the inside of the drawer sides and the back of the drawer fronts. The bottoms are held in place with screws that pass through

Crown Molding

Crown Molding

Inside Side (2) 1/2" x 2" x 19%"

Middle Side (2) 11 /16" x 1 x 19³/,6"

Outside Side (2) 9/16" x 9/16" x 20³/e"

Inside Front (1) 1/2" x 2" x 34"

Middle Front (1) 11/16" x W x 35V,₆"

Outside Front (1) 9/16" x 9/16" x 36⁷A"

Waist Molding T x W x L

Inside Side (2) 1 /4" x 1 '/a" x 18^s/a"

Inside Front (1) 1/4" x 1 '/a" x 33³/."

Outside Side (2) 7/8" x 1" x 19⁵/a"

Outside Front (1)

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Waist Molding

Outside

MATERIAL LIST MOLDINGS

Inside

Full-size

Woodworker's Journal December 2009 33