Woodworker's Journal Summer-2008, страница 19

Frame-and-panel case sides, even complicated ones with tombstone panels (as shown here), are still just wood panels surrounded by stiles and rails.

Frame-and-panel

Frame-and-panel casework is simply a series of wood panels surrounded by a stile and rail framework. The paneled framework is joined at the corners to create a box. Probably the most familiar example of this timeless design is the roll-top desk. Mass-produced in large numbers around 100 years ago, the rolltop desk was once a common sight in America's offices. These massive oak desks featured a large, spacious writing surface supported by a pair of chest of drawers. The space between the chests provided a knee-hole. A frame-and-panel assembly covered the knee hole at the back of the desk to provide a finished appearance.

Positioned on top of the writing surface was another paneled framework, which housed a series of small drawers, pigeonholes and other storage areas. The inside edges of the framework were grooved to

Stiles and rails joined at their corners form a frame, which is filled with a flat or raised panel.

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