Woodworker's Journal fall-2008, страница 70

Classic Canister Set

Try your hand at segmented woodworking

while reviving a useful kitchen standard

Bv Brad Becker

Absolute accuracy is never in doubt if you make your canisters from one glued-up octagon. The author uses an accurate flip-stop miter jig to crosscut his canisters to length. All the other parts are uniform.

In the new culinary world order, flour, sugar and salt are "so twentieth century," but coffee and tea are definitely "in." And so a familiar kitchen staple — the canister set — is destined for a comeback, only it's holding trendy new ingredients for a new millennium.

This project has been designed for customization. You can make one or six canisters, and you can make each as tall or short as your kitchen setup requires. You just can't make them fatter {at least not without major modifications to these plans). My production approach, as you can see in the photo at left, is to create one long glued-up octagon cylinder and then cut each canister to length.

Getting the Bevel Right Before Moving On

When you're making a segmented project like this, setup is all-important. If you set your bevels at 22T instead of 22V°, for instance, you'll get a quick lesson in the power of multiplication. A 1/4° times eight equals... well, it equals a very leaky canister. So get some scrap wood out and set your fence and blade. (Use the Material List and the Elevation Drawings on page 12 for all your construction details.) When you're sure you've got your setup

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