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The pro we build may be full sie, half size, ot even quarter size Sometimes we build 2 prototype out of cardboard or Strro- foam Sometimes ifs built from plywood,| scrap, or dimension (onstruction) lumber such as 24's Whatwetealuaylokingoriaprot. go he wide ice ws forwards shown type isyhuat’s difficult to see on paper: Dohe ri ofthe parts of the project "Work" to- gether 9 cea 2 balanced look? Are the Droportons right? And, in the case of 9 hat sit conforiable 9 sin? GARDEN BENCH GardenBench that's: shown on the cover ofthis sue and on page 6 is a good example of the benefits of building a pro‘oype 1 built a protatype of the Bench using loge won dimension bers 10 above. I dirit worry about eut- ting out the knois and cracks, or nding ff those ugly lumber grading Stamps. Instead of cutting all the martise and tenon joins that we planned on using in the finished kensh, screwed it together with drywall screws. (It was plenty strong ‘enoughto siti.) And I didnt rout, sand, oF finish any ofthe parts. (Remember, the purpose wast to build a finished bench, ‘vas usta proto) T spent $30 for the humber and screws and had the prootype done in an afer. hoon. Wasit worth it? You bet Here's what We leamec: First of al, ta But when I sat in it. I noticed a few things thet weren't obvicus on paper, The armrests ‘were lie high, And thei 3 Int support my forearms very Wel. (inthe photo youl atce a fer ofthe different armrest shapes we tried are lying, in front ofthe prototype.) Also, take @ look at the vertical back Sia in the photo. The ones on the left of the center grid repositioned 2s r= sinally designed on paper, But when I SaW the prototype, I thought there was a little too much space between them. And when T sat down and leaned back, a sit caught me ight in fie becooe ‘The solution was simple: Turn the slats it of the grid). Allin all, twas well worth the time ard the efor, ‘WALL STORAGE SISTEM. Ive never been ‘big fan ofpegboard. [think most of my elem s those, darn litle metal neo, henever Ive tried to take a too! off the hook, the hook comes with the tool and falls othe floor (usually in the pik ofsaw- dust behind my bench). “The other preblem| have is when I buy 1 tag of assorted metal pezbcard hooks. Ofte twenty-five hooksin the bag, there's usually only, five ot sh that ive the eet of then get st Ing dmaver sonevwhee and never usd ‘Thats why T'm s pleased with the Stor= ae System on pae 20. It uses pesboad but it doesnt use those hooks. Instead weve developed a system that uses inex- Petsive LAtooks from the hardware store, 1 stated by building a simple chisel rack, Butthen Irealized thatthe same sys- tem could be used to make shelves and drawers to hold tools, hardware, sandpa- per, and all kinds of stuff. our the overall size ofthe bench was Wee showing some specific uses we ibe ace naitrate: | jorbo nah at was ine ania Ok forcucaligy BELT SUT Oi De Ne AE casein cy | ine since the size isone ofthe firstthings any others, let us know We'e always look- Saree ten Al svcl/, | we often change after seeing prototype.) ing for new ideas. Bia ie enn caine SESE ly ae ai, ada Ja | Be oa gag, les amino oe Sees eae soos arson Z Woodsmith No. 93A LOOK INSIDE Contents FEATURES Garden Bench 6 ‘Most ofthis Bench is built with mortise and tenon joints. The lattice grid in the back is one exception, Its sirengti comesfrom multiple edge laps Protecting with Paint 15 A project that sits outdoors much ofthe yearrequires a lot of protection. One ojthe best ways to protectitisto give theproject a coat of water repellent and a couple coats ofpaint. Edge Laps... 16 Edge laps create a strong, locking grid for latticework, shadowtozes, and drawer dividers, Here are step-by-step instructions on cuting evenly-spaced edge laps. Wall Storage System Apeghoard fool rack isa common fixture ia many shops. Our Storage Systentor pegboard includes drawer units, shelves, sandpaper storage, and tool racks Spice Drawer........ ww 26 Like a "space-saver" appliance, this Drawer hangs beneath your kitchen cupboards, When opened, it swings down so the spices inside are easy to see and within reach. Spline Groove Jig 30 Splines are’a great way to align and strengthen beveled initerjoints, Here's jig that works on arouter table to rout Wall Storage System the grooves for the splines, egies 29 Pee Les page 16 DEPARTMENTS Tips & Techniques ........ PO ney Shop Notes 18 Talking Shop 25 Sources 31 No. 93 ‘Woodsmith 8FROM FELLOW WOODWORKERS Tips & Techniques UP-IN-THE-AIREXTENSION CORD + Like many woodworkers! do Ench track consistsofa cable Thetrack works ikea shower bench that’s nice when Tmis- ‘most of my woodworking in a that’s stretched between two _cunain. When youneed to plug. ing hard-held power tools ‘garage, Unfortunately my ga- screw eyes, see Fig. la The —in.toolavay fromthe wall, just John, Cartwright Tage jant wired wih enough hooksarescevedinfo my stop shige the extension eord down Johannesburg, Souih fica electrical outlets. walls, up out of the way eat thetrack, Whenyou'rethrough, To avoid tripping over exten- the ceiling. And clipped to the _ slide itback, sce Fig. 2 Editor's Note: Use electrical sion cords, or rewiring my ga- extension cord are shower eur. Thave a ttack for ationary cable tiesto keep the extension rage, Lmade ceiling-suspended tain rings that travel along the toolslocatedinthe middle ofmy cord attached to the shower cw extension cord racks, see Fig 1. cable, see Fig, 1b. shop. Andattack overmywork- iainrings, see Fig. 1b. 1 2 Ne eseanatn when notin wo al ELECTRIC SQUARING GAUGE * When setting table saw square tothe table. brass machine screws and a and the scuare on a known flat bigde it can be dificult to tell, |The gage is built with many wo-ellbtenyholderindicates surface Then se them not when the blade is exactly 90°. ofthe same partsthatyou would when the blade is squareto the outuntil the lamp lights (To get Tosolvethisproblem,imace an Sndina flashlight (I found them gauge, see Fi better contact, you may wantto inexpensive electric gauze, see all at a lecal Radio Shack store To calibrate the gauge, first file the ends ofthe serews fla.) Fig. 1 The gaugetellstheexact forlessthanS5,) place a try square against the LawrenceGettlied moment when the blade is A lamp holder wired to two serews — with both the zauge ‘Madison, Wisconsin 1 2 4 Woodsmith No.3ROUTER TABLE EXTENDERS My router table is only de- ‘The extension wings are Sgned'o Hane smal work. nothngmorehantwopiecesoF peeors, So when routing larger_wood clamped tothe sides ofthe. workpieces (like giuedup pai- top (clamped flush with the top, is), I temporarily extend the _ so the workpiece doesnt catch). front ofthe tabletop with twoex- Dave Saunders fensionwings, see crawing. ‘Manchester, Connecticut JIG INSTRUCTION STORAGE <1've built a umber of jigs the article about shojis. Then I fiom past sues of Woodsmirh, storeit in ashortlength of PVC Unfortunately, they spend more tubing. And to make it even time hanging on the wall tan in hendier the tube is screwed t0 use. So when Tim ready t) use. the back ofthejig, see drawing. ‘one, usually needtorefieshmy ‘That way, Idon't waste tine ‘memory on how thejig works. tracking dawn the information To.avoid dogg arcund for _onhowit works the issue in which the fig ap: ‘Lynn Caming peared, [ make aphotocory of Overland Park, Kansas BLADE HOLDER +The job of changing a band saw blade can sometimes look petty comical. FM usually start y placing the blade on the up perwheel ofthe band saw. Then Til start to work the blede over the lower wheel, Butjus when | getthe blace in place, itslips off the upper wheel So te avoid the Laurel and Hardy coutins, { tempomily clamp the blade to the upper ‘wheel before workingitover the Tower wheel, It doesn't take much to hold it, A coupe: of spring clamps will do the trick, ‘Once the blade is on both wheels, set the blade tension. Then remove the clamps before checking the blade tracking Jim Engle Excelsior Springs, Missouri QUICK TIPS DUST FREE GLASSES + If you wear glasses (or eye protection), you know how hnuich trouble airborne sawdust sean be. Itonly takes a small ‘amountof sanding oreuttingbe- fore a thin layer of dust covers the lenses, Toavoidthe trouble ofhaving tocleanmy glsses every time turn around, I first wipe both sides ofthe les with ashest of fabric softener — the type used nclothes dryers The fabric soffener eaves a thin. film on the lens that helps repelthe dust And wiping your lenses removes the static elee- tricity that builds up, It keeps the distfrom being attracted to Yyourlenseslike a magnet. ‘irene L. Lambert Federal Way, Washington| AGED TURNINGS + Ne always admired the ultra ‘smooth foo on posts and ban- nisters created by generations fof hands rubbing across the ‘wood. To duplicate this "aged Took’ on newly turmed projects, bums ct the wood witha stip of ough leather. fier afew minutes, the wood takes on a look that normally takesyearsto create, Rusty Personett Flagstaf Arizona SUBMIT Your TIPS you would like to share an origina? shoptested tip, fend ito, Woodomthy Tips and Teshriques, 2200 Grand ‘Avenue, Des Moines, fewa 50512 Orifits easter fryou, FAXinowsatoio-202-0781. Te we publish i, we i sony S00 SIS depend” ing onthe published leneth, Include aie explanation and sketch (or photo). And donit worry, well rewrite tip and redraw the ar if mec teary. Also, please incl daytime phone aumber. No. 93, WoodsmithOUTDOOR PROVEC T Garden Bench Strongoinery is used to build a solid bench out of construction lumber. Vertical slats and a latiicework insert give the project a light look. And so does a protective coat of white outdoor paint. gbuitight. That's the oa [had forthe ign ofthis Garéen Bench, Forstength, used motise ard fencn joints throagbout But at abeut the “ght? Here, there were some deisions to make LIGHTWEIGHT aeually had two things in mind when I was thinking of a ight Garden Bench. First wanted ittobe litt nwvegh soit ‘would be easy tc move around Waen mowing un- der the Bens LIGHTEOOK. But there was another light wanted to achieve. That was inthe look of the Bench. The idea was to make the Bench fi well {na typical yard. fshouldat look lke a kids jun- ‘ke gym or the living room sola, LIGHTSOLUTIONS. My solatice to both these ‘eoncems asin the design Forthe light weight, used asoftwood, DouglasFir, sce the bam the facing page. Fir nay dent 2 ttleasier than some herd ‘vood thateould also be used in an outdoor pro- ect such 2s white oak or‘eak. Butwhen covered witha couple coats of painffS more than ade. pate, Andusing morte and een einer and screws makes fora strony bench (no matter ‘what type of wood you use). -Asforthe lightloolhee were several solutions, [First Lusedalatie insertinthecenterandslass ‘nthe bickand sides, se photo above. These are not only stiong, they also lt light passthrough. Finaly, the Bench is painted white fora iook that’s lightecthan ifitwere unpainfatkdwond. For more on how | finished the Bench, theres a separate antcle on page 1S.EXPLODED VIEW MATERIALS: OVERALL oMeNsioys: ‘Balaty ax 38 END ASSEMBLIES ‘A Back Legs (2) 1432-36 (gh) B Front Legs (2) 1x 0-25 © Aims (2, 19 43-20% D Seat Reils (2). 1x3-1774 E Stretchers (2) Tax 12-17" F Sats (6) UXV 4 He FRONT & BACK ASSEMBLIES G Fronbext Rol (1) 712%3-57% Hi Back Seat fall) 1923-577 Frontswetcher(1) 72x 72-57% Back Stetcher(1) Tax 72-57% Back Units @) 12x 3% » 32 (raf) Side Back Reals (2)"%2x5- 20 enter Beck Ral) 172% 5-20 Bucksias (0) Max t/2- 1914 SEAT ASSEMBLY © SvatSuppatsis) Wax 24 15% P SipportBloska (2) 1% 43 12/e Q Frond Uprights (2) /2x1%% -6 R SoatSias (8) Ux!"4- 7 LATTICE ASSEMBLY atc Stns (12) uxt ch HARDWARE = (80) #8 x3" Fh Gatvarized Deck Screws (6) 88x21 Fh Galvanized Deck Scrows |= (3H) 88.0114" Fh alu Deck Screws = 24) 44 Frish Nois FINISH . (Be) Kot Seabr + Blower obese Pinor 1 tore ator Pant CUTTING DIAGRAM 210 (ie oie) 8 (79.984 FL) LLLLEL, Douglis Fir & an excellent wood for ray projets, Foran outdoor uitare pnech, sch asthe Garden Benen, #s pecily practical. saboursOatihter than white oak, and tossles too But Douglas is nat the same prod- vet youte helt find at he hone ie reverent eeer onthe edge of tw {Ga fist and you may Tear they have whitewoot” ot “SPPlunber Ths not these a Douglas Fit. (SPF wood isatniue of pice, Phi an/orFit) Localy, [found agood selection of Fi dimension lumber (No. and bester srade) at the family-owned Iumberyard flat contactors use downtown, Tormore onusing dmensiot lamber, sec the ail on page.END ASSEMBLIES To simplify building this Bench, I tried not tothink ofitasone project. Rather, I conven trated on building subassemblies. T started with the two end assemblies Each has a straight front leg and aback ‘that’s ane! for more comifort when siting, TEMPLATE, Whenevi that have curves or angles, I make a card- board template first. see Patten at righ. Design Note: The template for the back is also used later fora pair of back up- hts. Butthe kes and uprights are 01 iSntical, The “BE? marks on the template inticatethetop andbottomofhe lees. And the “BU’ marks indicate the uprights. BACK Leos 1 cut all the parts for the Beneh from 196" thick Ctwoby’) stock, Because the bock ke are angled, T cut them from an 2 blank, se Fe, ‘curto SHAPE, When transferring the pat tern to the leg blank, be sure to align the ""BL" marks on the template with the edge ofthe blank, see Fig. 1.Then theback lees (A) can be cutand sinded smooth ley needuniformparts MORTISES To keep track ofthe legs and thermore, fist sand thy gs ie FRONT LEGS [proper orientation, see Fig. 2. Then mark the The front leps (B) are cut from the same Position of the mortises on the front andin- Ys-thick (two-v) stockas the back leas. I side faces ofeach, refertoFigs. 3.4, and'5_ tezan by cttingthem to finished width and Note: After the mortises are complete length, See Fig. 2 the les should be a mirrored set MORTISES, Each frobughas wopairs ‘Now, drill the mortises on each backleg, mortises. One pair wil be used to connect (Lased the drill press) ‘he front and back legs. The secon! pair is Note: Idrilledll the mortises 145! deep. for the front les to each other. But they'e not al the sime length. Also, These mortises are died inthe same lo- the mortises below the "bend! intersectat cations onthe tack less, ee Figs 4and 5 the bottom of te monise, see Fig. 6a. And TENONS, The front legs also Have a tenon forthe monises on the front ofthe legs the on top, see Figs 2 and 7. These hold the table needs io beswiveled, see Fiz. 6 anmns in place, referto Fig. 12.Bras MORTIES. Next 1aid out and drilled a 4 ‘The arms (C)are cur from 149"4hickstock seriesofimortiseson 3. st ike the Fs, ee Fa 8 the top edge ofthe | ‘Aller they had been cut to length and endrails(D) forthe ‘width, Haid owtagenticcurvealong:heout- arm slats sce Fig. 9, sidebackedge, ssethe Arm Pafternat right, ‘Theseare spaced the MORTISES. Before cutting tie arm same as the back tres, mortises in the arms. ‘haps, | ad out and cried four morises There's also a mortise on the inside face along the underside, see Fig. 8 oftheend stretchers (E) see Figs.9 anda. ‘Note: These mortises we notall in line These are to hold a front ral. like soldiers. The front mortise is located _ TENONS, Now I moved on to the tenons Closer to the inside edge, see Fig, & This ‘These are cut on the ends of the rails and. mortise its the tenon on top ofthe ffontles. stretchers, see Fig. 9. Cut these to fit the ‘The othersare for anm slats (added later). mating mortises on the Fs. CUrTOSHAPE.Next.Ibandsawedaradits _BEVELARM. Back tthe arm fora mint. actors the front of the aris, Fig, § ‘The last thing is 1 cuca bevel across the ‘Then the curved profile can be cut along backto fitagaintthe angled pactofthe buck the outside edge of earns, Filly sind eg, seeFig. 10 the from edge and profile sath. sah HP gente eon angle ofthis bevel (12° in yeas), Ue SUS asa er ral mst be ily plated petween ‘After cuiting the arms to shape, the next the front and tack leg. To suppom the arm thing to do is cut the other two pieces that _ while marking the bevel, I wsed ascrap piece cenmect the kgs. The end rails (D) and as.temporary spacerblock, soda. 10, ‘end stretchers (P) ere cuthesamelenath Now cutthe bevel across theback ofeach fiom gtutick stock, see Fig 9, ann, see Fig, 10a. SLATS ‘The last parts to make for the end assem- bles are the:¥¢thick slats (F) that fit be- ‘eon the arm and end ral, referto Fig. 12| “To determine the length ofthe sats, just add 9 tothe length ofthe spacer block used forpositioning the arm, see Fig. 11. This - ‘counts for theSy/-4ong tenons on the ends, TENONS. Afer cutting the slats lng, ccuta tenon on each end, soe Figtta. ASSEMBLE ENDS fost dcinnpecogates core DAE cl S08 Fig 2, AF rics ive teense he sons, «countersink a deck serew through the back into the end ofthe arm, see Fig. 12a. Yow, set aside the end assemblies until the back and front assemblies are complete. 8) eae ae 9) aes aS fat smteronen (ERS XAT NEAT KIT) 12) diac ot Be Pas No. 93 Woodsmith 9RAILS & STRETCHERS At this point the two end assemblies are complete. Whe these are connected, the projéctbegins to look more lke a bench, Contecing: of four pieces Steichen dhe end assemblies isthe job two seat rails, and fo pisces. Butthe tenons cn the pieces fit into dlifferen’-size mortises — the lenonsonthe rails are wider than those on the stretchers, sec Figs, Idaand 13), LAPIOINTS, When the tenonshave been completed,work canbeginontherest ofthe FRONT & BACKSEATRAILS, I started by jointsneeded on the backrail andstretcher, catting the front (G) and back seat rail ‘(to the same length and width, see Fig, se ate cult from Tigthick stock, just lke the les, FRONT RACKSTRETCHERS Next thet» sireichers that connect the end assemblies below the rails can be cut, see Fig 1B. (@) and back .esamelengthand ness a the front and back rails, see Fiz 13. But they're narrower (4%) because Mh dnt support 8 much weight ENONS, Now tenons ean be cut on the ends of ll four pieces gn Note: The: tenons are the same Gee) andthickress QA" on all four length ‘Theses joints are simply cutto accept the twoback uprights, referto 23 on the facing page, jte: The notches are cut on the fran fice ofthehack nil (H) and onthe hark face ofthe stretcher (J). To cut the notches, I used a dado blade in the table saw, see Fig. 14 Another Note: Theres somethinga little dlfferent atoutthe notchesonthe back ral. ‘The notches on the front alio extend across the 1op edge, see Fig. 14a. And there's a ‘ood reason fortis, ‘Whenthe backslas are addediater, they willbe installed atanangle fo match the an- ale inthe back uprights, refer to Fig. 23.By cutting anctchin heupperedge cfthe bac! notches that are 2 seatrailnow, anoteh inthe back upright will fitthe noich in the seat rail perfectly. EVEL. Afterall the notches have been cut the nextthing 0 do isrip abevel onthe back mil. This is tallow the back shats to lean athe sam angle asthe back legs | Ripthe bevelata 12°angk alonathe top ‘ofthe back rl, see Fig. 1, INGLED MORTSES, Spe ofthe bck sais — they fit in mortises along the top (govaed) eae ofthe ck alee Fg By diilling these mortises at an angle (ge Fi. 17 the tenons on the back shits jont have to be angled, (Cutting tenons at anangle can be tricky.) ‘Shop Note: The casestway to dail hean- ‘led mortises on the dail press ste support the workpiece with abeveled fence, See Fig 17-Thisis simply apiece ofscrap that's been. beveled to the same (12°)angleas the ral, ‘Also, an auxiliary table on the drill press helps Support the long rail as ifs being Arild, se Fig. 7 13} ‘aacx searean nae sie Back STRETCHER Tene Rare axe esi BACK searRA ‘FRONT & BACK SRETOHERSBACK UPRIGHTS The *backbones” of he Garden Bench are ‘a pair of back uprights angled the same as ‘he back egs (Ay the just don ener a the way 0 the ground. Curro SHAPE, To lay outthe shape ofthe ie dies [agai med she evplate OPE 18 st as forthe back legs, used a vide bank. Be sure 10 use the refer jinfs marked"BU" on the template FIADS, After the uprights (K) have been cut to final stape, [laid ott to etches on each, see Fig. 19. (Theseare to Hite aps on he Back ster andra) out the first notch at the bottom using a dado blade in the table saw, But to cut the notchtoward the midile ofeach upright (on the uckface), I used the band saw. MORTISES, Next, ly cut and cus two mor tises on each upright —a shor mortise on. the inside face anc a longer mortise on the Outside face, se Figs, IY and 20, Just locate ‘and dill hese to produce a mirrored set BACK RAILS & SLATS To connect the back uprights to the back Jeg atthe top, there arethree back rails “BACKRAIIS. The back rae aso ge the Bench: a gracefil appearance (betause the tops are curved), Start cutting therails from three st-vide banks, see Fig. 21, ‘TENONS & MORTISES, Before cating the rail to final shape, I irs! cut tenons on the ends ofeachrail, see Fig. 22 ‘Then, theboitomedge oftheside nails (D,se Fig 22, There are io mortises of the cete il. ‘CUTTO SHAPE. Now lay cut and cut a pro- fileon the upper edge ofthe two side rails (1), referto Paitem, right ‘Thon ley gut and cut genile are slong the top edge of the center rail (Mf, see fie 21. ‘Next, rout ais" round- ‘over along the top eds ofeach piece. TENON SHOULDERS: Naw thy encoaaiass Fa, 2 Then lens on each the rails can be cutto final width, se Figs. lay outand drill three mortiseson 23a and 23b, Note: For the side rails, Teut Now the Ty ee = the top shoulders to produce tenons alitle ee tises, 18) BACKSLATS, Finally, eut x baek slats (N) to fit between the back rails and seat ofthe slats, see Fig. sembled. Andto keep itsquare— especially the opening where the latice willbe installed uta square piece of prwoodto exactly fit this opening, see Fig. . ‘CENTER BACK RAIL (Ex S" 520°) \23}BASE ASSEMBLY Afier completing the parts for the ack of the Benth, | began putting everything to- gether. This can be a litle like puttingto- Betnera puzzle, There's acertain sequence {o getting it all to go togesher right. T found it easiest to start from the insido and work my way’ cut. RAILSTOUPRIGHTS, Stat by suing the backseat ail (H) into the uppernotch in the uprights (S).And atthe sire time, glue the center back rail (M). into the mortisesbe- twcon the uprights, reforback to Fig. 23 Shop Note: To keep the opening forthe latticework square, once azain insert the plywood square during gueup. Abo, dont lise any sorewsjust yet. STRETCHER TO UPRIGHTS. Then, luc and sorew the back stretcher 0) onto the lower notch in the uprights. Here [used a pair of #8. 114" zalyanized deck screws to reinforce ‘each joint, (Drill the screw holes after ghi- ingand cami the pars) stats. SIDERAILS. Next, glue the back slats (N) into the morises in the lnc. seat rail Then attach the side back rai: 10 ‘he uprights and back slats. (Avain, refer to the article on page 18) FRONT PIECES & END UNITS. That taxes care ofthe tricky part ofthe assembly. All. thats left is to glue and serew the end es- semblies onto the back unit while a the Sametime giving in the front seat rail and ier, see Fig, 24, ‘Note: Affer the entire assembly has been| slued and clamped together, secure all the ars with countersunk galvanized deck Screws Se Figs 24, 2a and 246, = FRONT B STRETCHER SEAT SUPPORTS At this point, the project is starting to look three paints on the are, ikeatench, buryou eatsitonitvithouta . SEATSUPPORTS. Aftr_cuting seal. Andto™maketheseet comiorable, ifs. the cardboard pattern to shape, | contoured to fityour bottom, cut four L"thick blanks 10 2% ‘The contour in the seat — andl also the rough size forthe seat supports, t ‘mounting surface for all the seat sats —_ see Fig, 26, Then transfer the pai- comes from four seat supports, To create temtotheblanksandcutthe seat the contour in the supports Tused a simple supports (0) to finished share. pattern, see Seat Support Pattem at right PATTERN, To make the pattem, [Ici oaet same shape, the shape on a piece of siffcartbeard, see Shop Note: I used doublesided carpet Fig 25, Note: [createdtheareby bendinga tape to hold apair of blanks together while thin sick (Sich as a yarisick) between — sindingthemto the same shape. pestie} Cid Syunee Afr thal, sand all the supports tothe ex- ‘SEAT SUPPORT PATTERN, ict ai B $e scwewHOLES, After the seat_suppons hhave been sanded to shape, thetwo outside supports canbe atlachedto the Bench, But first, [drilled four countersunk shank holes forthe screws, se Fig. 27. Note: Only fo ofthe supportshave screw holes. We 2:SEAT ASSEMBLY This isthepointin the project when I got an extra burst of motivation — it wouldn't be long until [could actually siton the Bench. irs, I sorewed a. cutsice seat support to gachend, se Figs 28and 281 ihe cir two sea supports a our ported from helaw. Tha'sthe job of wosup- port blocks and two front uprights, BLOCKS. The support blocks, (Pstiffen ‘theceitersuppors, referto Fes. 29 nd, After cutting the blocks t finished size, they-can be ited to the betiom edge ofthe seat supports, see Fig, 29. They should be flush with the back end of the suppor. UPRIGHTSext, cut iwo front uprights (Q)to finished siz, see Fg. 29. Note: Cur these to length 1 ft between the bottom cdlge ofthe seat suppor and the top edge supeoRr wear Note: vaaesr tue tp a tree rates poses onstint ofthe front stetcher, see Figs, 30 and 31. ‘Then the supports, suppor blocks, and uprights can all be serewed! in place as a hit, sez Figs 30and 31 SEAT SLATS, Now comesthe easy (and wanting) part Fist, cuta seat blank (an- ther2x10} tolengthtofitketweenthe seat rils ©), seeFig. 32. Then.riptheseatslts Rp atatime from this blank, see Fig. 32a, Nete: Ripping Finally, the seat slats can be attached! t0 the bench with galvanized deck screws. Note: The important thing to keep in mind ‘when attaching the slats is that there be an equal G6!) gap between the slats, And that the second slat extends just othe point on the seat support where the curved profile begins, oe Fig, 326. the seat blank determines the thickness of the slats. The width of the slats will be the same as the thickness of the blank. ROUND-OVERS, Next, rout a. V4 !round- ‘over on the top edges of each slat. Then, dail four deep countersunk shank hcles in ‘each of the slats to align with the seat sup- ports, see Fig. 32a, No. 93 BLATTICE INSERT ‘The last step to complete the Bench is to ke (grid) assembly tat fits the 1 back. This rid has to be strong enough to hold a person when lean: igback. Sol builfitusing edge laps. Design Note: The laticework is installed swith the grid pieces running diagonally. This way, the spaces look like diamonds in stead of squares, see photo aright OVERSIZE GRID, It would have been a it.can be temporarily clamped © the ply- challenge build a diagonal ‘opening inthe Benchperfecty Fd oversizeshen cut itt ftthe opening. BUILDarnice. To make the nies for the latice assembly, Tout the edge laps on couple of oversizeblanks. Thenripoedthe incividual lattice strips (S) to finished thickness from the blanks, (For more on this procedure foreuttingedge laps. see the aniclebeginning onpaze 16) ‘After the joins Fave been cut, the lice can be assembled, se Fig. 33.futa crop felue atthebottom ofeach notch. Then to make sure it ended up perfectly fat, clamped itto my bench to dry (with waxed paperbetween the bench and.» latice). ‘TRIM LATTICE. to be trimmed to fit the opening in the Bench. Todo this, Tused the same plywood! ‘square | used for assembling the Bench. Here, itacts asa carrier bostd forthelatice STABILIZER BLOCKS. To atach the atice, first draw centenines. coross the plywood, see Fig. 34, Position the center opening in the lattice over these lines, see Fig. 35. Then, ‘wood. Nowe: The latioe should overtang c the plywood equally onal side ‘Next to held the lace inthis postion svithout clamps, [cut vo small trangular blocks. Then screwed them on either side ‘fthe center diamond, se Fig. 35 SPACERBOARD,Tolna helices Irippedit on thetablesaw totheexact same s7e asthe plywood, Butthere’s a prablem here. The atice overhangs the phy wood on eich side, so you cant run the plywood aganstinerip fees To solves Fase aspacerboard betwen the plywood and the Fip fence, see Fig 36. ‘Now the latice can be cut to match the plywood, Butthere’sno need to move the ‘ei, Just rotate the plywood between cus, FINISH, With the latice complete be attached (othe back ofthe Bench its eaerto paint itfist. see next pase. ATTACH LATTICE, To ata the ttc to the Bench, lused two 4d nish nals ateach joint, se Fig 7, ( “toenailed” them in so they would hold better) But frst, I erlled hioles nthe tice to preventthe nails from spliting the wood, see Fig, 372 Sop Note: To wet the nls into the tight comers, | used atieeclenose pliers to hold the nail while tapping itn, see Fig 38 nally, set the nals and touch up the holes with spackling and paint. ee photo at bottom rihton next pce 33) Latics is glued at aliorts pepe te, baie et . arte sma a ae eas ‘: ri Tales mst Spacer bow ip Torco mith Caper tone, oe to NK ge of ood Sx | PP FN | 14 ‘Woodsmith No. 8Maybe Tin just geting tay, but 1 wanted the’ Garden Bench to look hive Fora long time withou regular ‘maintenance, Thatswhy Ldeideto use paintlt was the difference be tween refinishingevery year or two and repainting every ten With most projects, 1 want, the swoad to look natura as possi Bit a natural, transparent finish just oestt protect agaist sunight SUNLIGHT: Uravlet ys dete rietate woodby breaking. down tslig tin — nature's “glue” that holds the wood fiers together. 4 transparent finish les these rays pass through, Then, as the wood beneath the finish deers, the nish casks end lets moisturein. Prety soen, the project is back in the shop, and you're longing ona ‘minum lawn chairs again The pigments in paint Hock ultra- viletrays, Anditsfiin isa good bar- rice against moisture, So psini gives the best protection and lass much longer. REPELLENT/PRESERVATIVE ‘While at the pain: store, I remembered Hearing tat paint wil last even Longe ifyou first coat the wood with a water repc- lervpreseraive (sach a8 ‘or General Finishes’ Ontdoor Ol, for souroes te rage 31), OVERGLL. ‘When I ssked about this, the sot of water repellnvpreserative, bei salesman said it wasit necessary. It did sound like overkill Just to be sue, I called Bil Fist atthe USDA's Forest Profucts Laboratory. (He's of outdoor finishes.) ‘Starting off with a wat sewvatve does offer a distinct sdvanta Water RepellentiPreservattee sec! theend grain the lees, Let tem soak na water repellen/preservativ. DOINGS TUNG 4p Protecting with Paint DAPs Woodlife 7 C HN paint finally emcks, the repellent slows idown the penetration ofwaterinto the wood and helps the paint lst longer, Just make suretherepelent_cabe painted when dry." PREPARATION. I did mos ofthe finishing before the seat slats and the laticework wwereadded. “Thiade micheasir geto stall the nooks and eramnies To set the Garden Berch ready for its by santing everthing upto 0g he is ota erica eta ba ‘ih plenty ofetiation, APPLICATION, lusedlinstaquartof. re pelt resenatyeon fhe Bench lsd fhe wo anand he ons (ute fa roully fis rs) and hep bashing Ure pelle ino any end gin unl twoulint OitbanoPrimer. Before screwing the seat slats (0 the Bench, they arefirst primed vith an ol-bused or aya primer. 1TQUE absorb any more, (For end grain on the legs, xe lef photo below.) ‘Once’ the Bench is coaled thor- ‘uhly, wipe offthe excess, Then, lt itsita couple days to make sure the repellent/preservative is completely dry, After it dries, seal any knotsbe- fore painting, sce page 19) PAINT Paints like a lotofother things; you ‘get what you pay for. The expensive paints usually contain more pig- rents. Sothey tendto give bettemro tection from light and water. ‘rype OFPAINT. But you sill have to choose thetype ofpainito use, Oil- based and ally paints provide better moisture resistance, But they dry harder, so they crack more ensily. La- tex paints are flexible. They expand and contract withthe wood beter. PRIMER & FIRSTCOAT. On the G: den Bench, I decided to fake advan- tagcofihebest features ofboth ty ine First, I brushed on a coat of alkyd primer as a base and then a coat of latex paint, (Note: Latexpaintsmey notadhereto some water repellents. Thats another rea- sonto star with an oil orakyd primer.) did {his on all heparts ofthe Bench beforeadd- ing the sect sts are the laticework, see ‘center photo below Before addingthe seatslats, [painted an- ‘other coat of latex on the botiom and sides. SPACKLING. Next, [screwed the ea' sl to the Bench and filled the countersunk holes (as well as any other eracks) with in- teriorlexterior spacklingNow. the rest of the Benchis ready fora second coatofpaint The laststep 1s to nail the laticework place, Then touch up the nail holes usinga Small brush, sceright photo below. Exterior Latex Paint. Afor the latice- work isnailedinplace, [ouckedsp the holes with spackling and exierior latexpaint. No. 93 ‘WoodsmithJOINERY ‘Most garden-variety laticework isn't very strong. ill hold climbing plants. but not ‘much ele. Forthe Ganten Bench on pase 6, | wanted a gnd strong enough to lean back on. A perfect place to use ede lap, ‘What makesanedgelnp strangis theway the pieces lock togethermechanically. And the more pieces there are, the strongerthe ‘gnd, Even when making projects with thin Stock (like drawer dividers and. shadow boxes), edge laps can hold it all together, ‘You almosidon' need glue. THE BASICS Edge laps arefaicly simple. "Notches" are cut actss the edges of tw9 mating work pieces so they slide together, sex photo ai Fight When euting them, there a ony & few "hades" tokesp in ind. SAME WIDTH. Sime the netches are cut acioss the edges ofeach piece, the iil height ofa he pieces must be identical ICKNESSOF PIECES. Al iscsi to ‘eu edge laps ina single pas, (often use 2 lado blade. se Step 2} This simplifies the procedure, but it also means the thickness ofthe workpieces and the width ofthe blade ‘ordado blade must be Merial ELGHT OF BLADE, One mote thing. Ui Tike morises and tenors er doveais and ins, ede lap joints have two. identical Fraves, Thismeansthblade musbesetex- actly halfthe height of each workpiece, see Steps3ands, LayouT Litebirds on awire there canbequita few cedze laps on a sinele workpieve. The tick Fs geting the lapsspacel evenly, Ardeare fullayoutisthe key When laying out multiple edge laps, ifs temping to ee a smal ner and move tethodtaly to mark the workpiece every ‘so many inches. But this isn't a good idea. (CREEP. What you!l eventually un into is what [call “eedp.” One time the marks thade on one side ofthe line on the ruler. Nexttime ifs on the other. And all these lit tleinconsistenciescan add up as the rulers moved along the workpiece. To prevent this, use a tape measure, see Sep f Thisway,Fmelvaysmetsuring fiom one consistent point the endofthe werk: piece, Ofcourse, thismethod requires it tlemath, Butitkeepsme from being offjust abaireach time, "Justa hait” can add up. Mark both edges ofesch notch. Then ex- tet these layout ines across the blank with f square. The reason for his i simple: An 16 Use quae fo exons layout Ine scree blake 1] Regie nian eveiza apk, This blank willbe roped nto thn indindual workpieces later, see Step 6.) all the notcnes at one time. Then ‘Next mount dado blade and attach aunilay fence to the miter gauge, To Jayeliaé layout marks to the blade, cut a notoh ‘and drawa ine to Show edge ofneten. Acshary tiie se ; piece must equal the thickness ofthe blonk. ‘Nowy raise the dada blade to half the thickness of the blank and cut a not \ on a testpiece. The heght (width) ofthis pieces. Wecessary, agus. the height ofthe | | | Woodsmith Qi Afr making a simiar out on another test piece, check the fit of the two ‘lade until the pisces fe fush No. 93auxiliary fence won't support a long blank plete, Icutto the lines. This may soundhit- Step 5. Then I rp the blank inio individual is ene length. S the blank will mis. BueTvegotawayse Kepths edge workpieces, se Sep ‘0 be flipped end for end, Japs on all the workpieces perfectly aligned This way, | canadjustthe thickness ofthe INDEXINGJIG? Ofcourse, you could avoid (Ifthe edge laps don't line up across the workpreces to match the width of the dato the ayy usngan ndexingigiocurthe pics the grid wont fttogetier square) bla Ths may sound backwards, buts laps, Buta jig isnt foolproof either. It ustlike fting @ tenon toa momtse, oe eos eects) cece are a Se tobe perfec, orthe wesuitswon'tbe. You'e The trick [use isto stax with an oversize other berefits, 100, The pieces end up the backtothe same old "creep" problem, _ blank (orblanks), cut the edge lapsacross exact same height Alltheedge lapsare per- ‘curto ating, When the layout is com- the face of his blank — not the edge, see fectly aligned. And there's no chipout. Lg To.Gul i nouns, ine up ine layougy When all the notches are cit tp a Fal, assemble tre workpieces i) en Ines on the blonk with the mark on tH®® blank into finished pieces. (Use a te& egg crate, Whon the grt is completely wilary fence Then cush the workpiece to sot the rip fence — the finislasdembled, the top and bottom edges of completely through the blade. pieces must fit the notches snug.) ‘he pieces should be perfectly flush SPACER BLOCKS FOR EDGE LAPS When crating gridiofita given opening SPACERBLOCKS, Onesie vier os e spaves (like adrawer), Toften want he sp ‘re made, the next step isto cut the spacer exactly the ame. One way o co thisis with blocks. Bont worry about cutting these to asystemofspacerblocks. ‘Thisletsmeavoid finished length yét At this point, they serve petty ugh math problems," shuuld be oversize this system there are two sete of Now, stack the spacer blocks and trim blocks blocks, soe Fig. | One set represents the them all a consistent length, shavingjust ftom moving ‘workpievesin thegrid. (Il callthesedivider a smitigen off with each pass, Beween Note: My tool of blocks.) Another is the spaces be- passes, festio see ifthe spacers andthedi- choice here i the radial arm saw. The table ‘ween the dividers (pacer blocks). Vider blocks added together fitthe opening. saw will Work; its just abit awkward. ‘The goals to gctall the blocks fo add up POSITIVESTOPS. Fetes tie real payoff. Cutting the edge laps is simple. To make tofitthe opening forthe grid, seeFig. | Whenthe Blocks fitthe opering, lusethem the first ent, remove a specer and « divi DIVIDER BLOCKS. I star with the divider as positive stops for the workpiece block andbtt the piece againstthe remain- blocks. These arecut fromaserap pizcethat To set up the blocks, I place themall ina ing blecks, sce Fig. 3. After cutting the fir has been planed to the same thickness as line so they'e buttedto the saw blade atone notch, remove another spacer and divider ‘the dividers. You need one block for every end, see Fig. 2. Atthe other end, [clamp a and make another pass. Note: The piece dlivider— all with the same thickness, jived stop bioch to the fence to keep the should never test against a divider block. 1 No. 93 ‘WoodsmithSOM Be DAP SS) ER OM OUR SHOP Shop Notes DRAWING CENTERLINES + Drawing a cenedine across a sworkpicocau"tusually problem, Unless the width ofthe picceisit quickly dvisble by two, That's the situation | faced when build- the Spice Drawer (pase). he project als for apa of Afr fin pivot pins that must be centered on 27devide drawer sides. One solution is to use a com= bination square. 1 used the square to draw a pair of iter- seciing diagonal lines across one end of the workiece, see Fig. Wherethe two lines eet is the center of the workpiece. Note: The diagonal lines must say exactly atthe comers ing the center of he -wovkpiece inthis way, theblade of the square can be adjusted to. the centerpoint, se Fig. 2.Then the blade can be used to draw a cenverline across the workpiece ALIGNMENT JIG + Ordinarily when installing An aligamentjig makes thes drawer pulls do ithe old-ash-ier and more accurate, so Fig fined way. Measure mark, dil, ‘The jig consists of ust two Ast 0 eel teige ce Seaman 8 wes, see Fig. Ia. take a different approich — I ee eet antiga wal Sea sueillalgeniie” nvosetone oe) seman On the top pices the note! rage 20 isa pod example The holds one comer ofthe dnwer brojet cals for ten stall draw. pall The bottom pve acts asa Exsallihesame sizg withpuls cleat to position the jig in the ‘llatached inthe samelocttion, rightplaceon the diver. 1 Ti diagonal ersecting diagonal Oiieet 2 ae “SLIDINGTENON ” +1 ran into a unique problem Theproblemis, the tenonson stead, eutoneofthetenorsun- stalled below, the rail is slid building the Garden Beach on several different parts have to. ders page 6. The back of the Bench hasanamberofpiecesthatfitto- ether with mortise and tenon ‘pitts, But on this project, the number of tenons on the difler= beinserted atthe sametime, An ‘ordinary tenon thet fits tight in 4 mortise wouldn't work — it ‘eetsinthewayduringassembly. The best atswer would be & ("shorter") 30 it can down the mortise ont the ten- 0 ts mortise, see Fig. 1. ons onthesks, ee Fig 2 ‘During asembly, the under- "SLIDING" JOINT. Isittferea size tenon is inserted inio the weakness with astidingjomnt ike monise so the top of te tenon this? Notreally. Theresadequate fits against the top of the morghe-surficebenveenthe inside of ‘ent parts make the Bench al- “tenon bender,” but Tve nover tise, abe Fis | {he moriseand the cheeks ofthe | most impossible to asserible hheard of one that worked. So n= ‘When the slats havebeen in- tenon tomzke thejoint srong.DIMENSION LUMBER «Dimension lumber Ctwoy” tureprojes buy couple more stock) isa perfectly good mate- than called for in the plans. (To. | fal for outdoor projects, But allow for waste when cutting E a there are a couple things to look around knots and cracks) Direcifrom the lumberyard, dimension lumber usually wet. But cut for when buying and work- _Afiergeting the wood backto it wan't fake long to dry in.a home shop. For good aireirculation, ing with dimension lumber. the shop, there's the matter of "slicker" the bouris so they're offe ground and not touching moisture content Here in Towa, SELECTING dimension lumber is dried to a content once in a while. Ifyou 4") and extra length (about!”). Most dimension lumber isused moisture contentofabout20'%, donthavea meter, giveth him- The main dhng is to aveld any for house frami jaf Thisisahighermoisturecon- beran extra wekcto be safe, loose knots or cracks, 30eFig. 1 | ters, and studs. But when you tent than { want when building Asthe wood dries, itmay also chonse dimension lumber fora furniture 12% or less).Sowhat change shape (cup orbow). Or CUTTING: furniture project, it pays to sort like to doistotakethetimeand develop checks (eracks) on the After laying out all the parts, I the boards more closely than a let the wood dry a bit more surfaces crends Sol lookatthe begin cutting the boards ‘to ‘building contractor might. fore makii ‘boards carefully as I begin to lay rough size. Firs, crosscut them ‘When sorting, Pn leaking for raataie, ‘outallthe parts to make the long beards more | the same things I look for in ‘When laying out the boards, manageable. Then the piecescan hardwood. Clear boards with To dry the wood, just stack iin 'mjust marking the rough sizes _ be ripped again. to rough dimen- fewknotsandminimalwarpage. your shop fora week ortwo, see of the pieces listed in the Cut- sions). The important thing is to i) Ilipickoutthe bestboards can photo above. Ifyouhave ¢mois- ting Diagram. Note: Give your- square up one edge first ® finland then. as for otherfumni- ture msten, check the moisture Self h (about —-Atthispointihe woodmay not have perfecly flat and square surfaces, So the first edge may haye to be jointed, Stop Not: Alo, ita board i “cupped” ploe the cupped doen ie be save keep it from rocking during the cut. Finally, because dimension lumber usually has milled (rounded over) edges, | make all thenpeus withthe square edge agains the force, This va Ged tens: both edges of the workpiece square, see photo below. sae eR lene Knos ere common in dimen- creates an impermeable bar- sion lumber. But over time, rier over the knot so that sap theycan interfere withthefin- cant "bleed" through ihe ish on a project The problem primer and top costs, istheres more sap ina knot The knot sealer 1 use is tian in thesusrounding wood, called Kilz, a piginented oi Andifthe knothasaltbeen prop- based sealer, see page 31. eily sealed, the sap can bleed There's no real trick to seal- through the painted finish and ing a knot. Just coat the knot ‘create a stain or dark spot (both sides) thoroughly with, Before applying a primer the knot scaler, Then, when fnattoaprojectvth knots. the the szler, diy, the entre knots mustiirstbesealed. This board can be primed. 0, 93 ‘Woodlsmith 19 eeSHO PS PIRIOMERSO LT Wall Storage System Here’s a peghoard tool rack that uses wall space a lot more efficiently than most pegboards. ‘oc years witen You walked into angle, see top photo at right Then the Woodsmihsion. one ofthe the weight ofthe unt pale the hook frst things you oabably would have tet atalrst the beck ofthe, ee noticed was the large pegboard tool board, see bottom photo at right It's rack on the south wall. It held the impossible for them to fall out usual things — scewdrivers, pliers, WASTED SPACE. Another thing Hammers, and otbertand tok.” thatbothered me about our old pex- FALLING HANGERS. One thing that board wasthe wasted space. Itdidnit always bothered me about that old seem to bold as many tool, 3s it rack was the litle metal hooks the should — particularly forts size, tools hung fiom, Almostevery ime So.on our new pesboard, we modi reached fora tool thehook came off fied some common tool racks to With it or fll 0 the floor. make them more efficient And To avoid this, we recently de added adjustable shelves and draw signed this Wall StorageSystem with ers to hold items thai should be Cy ui on pegboard — using simple, sandpaper, hardware, small contain- Commont hooks. ou ctinih,oreven betes o Here's how the Lehooks werk. — Isa simple design that oes alot First, they're screwed to the back of more, withalot ks. And ifSall done each storage unit To hang them, with commen materials found a they're tied in the pegbearata 45° most lumberyards 20 WoodsmithPEGBOARD FRAME The frame that thepegboard hangs on is made from standard “two-by” lumber (1! thick). L'used a sheet of Mi! pegboard n- stead of Yatpegboard because it will hold the weight ofthe bins and shelves beter, FRAME, Stat by cuting the top (A), bot tom (B),and ses (C) 0 finished size. _eneatinoreinteeing ibs (Do fn, ished width ard rough length, Also, rip them to finished thicknesstt4"). RABBET, To join the fame, first cut rab bet on the inside ede of the top (A), bot= tom (B), and sides (©) to hold the at pee board. Todothis, fused adadoblade buried ian auxliay fence, se Fig. 1 NOTCH. To join the siles (©) to the top (A) and botom (B), cut a notch on both ends of each side, see Fig. 2. Cut these notches just wide enough to accept the top and bottom pieces Afterthe sides (C) are notched, the next step isto cuttwo dadeesin the iop (A) and bottom (B) to hold the ribs (D), ae Fig. 4 "ASSEMBLY . Now the frame i ready tobe assembled. To do this, first drill and serew the sides tothe top and bottom, see Fig. 3. ‘Then cut the nbs to finished length ancl screw them in place, see Fig. 4 PEGBOARD. Once the frame is sewed together, cut the pegboard to fit between the rabbets, Design Note: Cutthe pegtoard so ihe holes are within Wb the edge, se Fig. 5. That way the Lthooks inthe storage units wor'tcontactihe sides ortibs. And the units wor't hang over the edge ofthe frame. nally, rout an 14" chamier around the ouside edge, ee Fi. 6. Cat rabbet on ‘ine fee Tor Wee ae, exten 30 sorrom, rites ‘SUPPLIES + (1)2x8-72tseediagram below) # (1)'4'=4'x 8! (Tempered Paghoard) (16) #8134" Flathead woodscrews # (49 #1211" Flathead woodscrews aeDRAWER FRAME To help organize some ofthehardware scat- ‘ered throughout the shop, T devided 10 build fivedrawer and two-drawer storage units for ournew pegboard, The frames for both drawer units are identical. The only differences are the size ofthe drawers and how many there are, BUILDING THE FRAME. “bottom DRAWERS, Now the ftames are ready forthe drawers This Gime, T used ¥e"thick Sock forall the parss,excyptforthebottomsand dividers (L used 1" Masonite), see drawing at rah. sicapproachisthe same. There reoniy two difierences — the lengths ofthe fronts and backs, and the mumber of dividers, see drawing st rik FRONTS, BACKS. & SIDES To. bogin, cut the fronts, backs, and sides to siz. ‘Now cut a rabbet on the front and back ieces forthe sides, see Fig. 9, Then cut a Eroove onthe inside face ofeach workpiece forthe bottom, see Fi. 10. Next, cidoes for drawer dividers can be cout. For the larger drawers, the dadoes are ‘When building eithersize drawer, the bac consists ofa top, bottom, twosides,and aback I used Hj-thickpine forall the parts except forthe back. For this lused¥" Ma- soni, see drawing below To hold the back, there's a mabbet run ning along the back edae of each piece, see Fig, 7. And another rabbet on the top and ‘botiom to hold the sides, see Fig, § Once the joinery is complete, glue and screw the tp and bottom the sides, Then cat the back to size and ghie itin ple, ‘Next, chamfer the top and bottom. Then serew three I-hooks into the back edue oF tobe istlled ‘onpegboar: L-HOOK Aone x S against the peghodh the top. When installing the Lhooks, ifs im- edge and tighten t Portanito sal them correctly 0 te unit i appro. 4 fromtie back A deaver thangs propery, soe drain a tight We chante oi ae 7 ne aden fe “asx fh Vence (a meee paensions: Peenae Lance ora mowrmacie ree Bevers Piste Breath Pa) tw conser ng (Cae ten ae Ne" 2x - S eink ‘ \ (asonie) ‘SMALL DRAWER cut in the fronts and the backs. On th sinaller drawers, they're cutin the sides, see exploded view at right, Now dry assemble each drawerto deter- ‘mine the size ofthe bottom and dividers (or divider). Then after they're cut to size, glue aaron : : ons POM Eta ee) a aE : 9 (UL ase"| [40] aaes see and nail the drawers together. Finally, I added drawer pulls that have a slocfora k bel (for sources, see page 31). 2 WoodsmithSHELF ‘When designing this Wall Sorge Sytem, I thought it would be a geod idea to have a sheif for holding smal tems like bottles of slue and containers of wood filer. tems like these tend to get lostin the shop. Soa shelf on the pegboard was ust the answer forkeeping them handy.) ‘The simplest shelf 1 build would have been a hoard with two mounting. hooks screwed in the back Butto ad¢ more sup- por to the shelf I screwed a back prece to ‘the boitom, see drawing at ight ‘Once I hacithe back in place, I realized it could be used for more than suppos. What did was screw several L-hooksin the back near the bottom and used them forhanging hand tools, see Figs, I and 12. Onething weusea lot of in the Woodsmith stop is Sikit (ade- ‘Svebacked) sandpi- per. When I realized that we go through sbout as many rolls of he ml we do tlt ph per it gave me an idea fora Stikitdspenser sing tole paper holder. Each dspenser is built with ¥s"thick stock forthe sides and door. But hick stock isused forthe top. Thisallowed meto Screw in the Looks’ without worying, abcut pling the top, ace drawing at rit An feeaise the top and bottom have the sane size rabbets, it was easiest to use thieke sock forthe bottom as well. ‘Before the parts cin be assembled, a numberof things kaveto be done. Firs, cut mortises inthe op Forhinges, se drawing. SANDPAPER DISPENSER oe aes i re 12 W chanter pe ; We chamfer Boke 4x1" Bun Hinge. Morts0hingesinte Top t poor” Wee OVERALL DIMENSIONS: Sxsne si DE wredie ae hhole) in the bottom, see Fig. 13, This hole blade to act as a paper “cutter,” see Fig. 14, allows you to get a finger behind the sand-Then drill a hole in each side for the wilet paper when tearing offa piece, paper holder, see Fig. 1S (used a chisel forthis.) ‘Next, cut a recess in the bottom edge of Aer the holes are drilled the dispenser ‘Then drill afingerhole (actually apartial the door for a shor’ length of a hacksaw can be glued and railed together. | [is] oe iG Woodsmith 23SANDPAPER FILE The alwass kad a 2 Le difficult time: try- wie "<< | mgtokeep sheets of sandpaper flat Ye rater They always want eden to curl up. Este gee s+ cially during the Weodscrew- When the Humid yer @yimeseimraneceen tata aq, Teismestore them accordingtto grit. - ‘The sapope: He jist an open box Loose dividess, similar to those found in 2 file eabinet, ae used to separate the diff ani ertsofsandpaper refertoFig. Y7-Lised Sjamaafonse ; SO, pOrTOM, V4 Masonite for the dividers to help keep °*6°* 246 ‘iMasonie) & lo flat (and the sir out). when sored on a ANGLED SIDES, Te sandpaper eis MO] OSS ilar to the the ceawer frame cfer to | seve cope [age 2. Frst.cutarabbetin theends of the i front and back forthe sides. Then cut a © | OVERALL We MasoneTe ‘oibers rabbet inthe front and sides forthe bottom, To make iteasier to get the sandpaper ih ‘and out ofthe file, [cut the sics at an angl ‘on the band saw. Then the top edge of the front is bevel-ipped on the table saw match the sides, see Fig. 16 Once all the parts aré glued and serewed ther, install twol-hooks in the bac at eS ae CHISEL & SCREWDRIVER RACKS No peaboardis com- plete without a rack for chisels and 2 lhenee sereweh Look ieee draw ee a ers and chisels are | not alike, I cusiom- a | ized the racks shown rie" here for my tools, So when you're making : 1 racks for your hand ook, use the ideas ess ee | shounber to customize yourown, sore: a hater SPACE CONSIDERATIONS. With many tool Be ml cantor | an ark coe | i cre. RACK evar Bano racks, you have to lift the tool to clear the hole in the rack. This means the sp above the rack eanttbe used Trstend, these tool racks have naro\ front of the holes. so the tools can be pulled sraiht out, (Youll sil have to itt alitle) When cuiting the slots, cut them nk ofthe tool the top edge ofthe hole oo the feral slp outofthehole, ee Fi. 18 When ceil invlorasrevenves Couriemor ie hole er slittly largerthan the handle, see Fig. 19. in er do ze cet After dalling the holes and cu et eer slots, chamfer the edges of the rack. a SCREWDRIVER RACK rae: me sen 24 Woodsmith No. 93COMMENTS AND QUESTIONS Talking Shop TOUCHING-UP ROUTER BITS + suse my rowers lot, ond he HONING FILE, The next thinby a couple noticed tas some ofmy bits are 1 do s ighty touch up the cut. “over a eet! da- Teoria Gall 16 Were cop: tegstgn, Foctiatwsacot maid tie ining Tan do short ofendingdiamong honing fies, ee phot) PROCEDURE. To them ashareningserviceor ard Sowee on pagel, doths, elim the busing new oes? SWET'NOTE. “lovching wp" letothe ede ofty Gary Harper she edges of router bits nox bench. Tis way, | ialedh, Flora ths same os shapening Its only have to worry Think ofjentsoiie pea pat inte lle bucking yore pot abu" coating ofyour shop "vardobe" fast Gamtwith alinemover. the router bt lke ssportcoc ora swestey an Nowe: Doatiryiostarenthe "Then, T use ny fapensine bit may need to be beveled ofthe cttes. Nor thumb to Keep tHe L—— Sv the cleaners" occasion” ony wil ths change te cuting fat srfice of the 4 quik way oo tnchup a dul rowterbh bs aUy/ Bet theo are couple profs, can aloe atest he Clcatide tuber per touesadianond uonnghte Fora bi with tings youresn dot hone wo —atce of the be, which can be — Selgin he lone alot bearing. Fert 'renive he bearing. Keepbit-chazand sia, dings nad once iy ie Aft SOF GEANING. Thee uptheflaturice (Oe ent) ofplepssononcofte ters inane when) thing | do‘ adul muterbits the cuiters withthe honmg fils, do the same forte oter cut tty maintauntae sme amount cen i Denatured aleoholand » TOUCH-UP, Usually it takger on te bit olpresue oneacheuter wien a old ‘oothtrish work bes just a couple stops over'a me: Shop Not To keep the bit filing Andmate the same nut- Gustdontsbak te bearings) dingy ciend fie, loved "balamedl (buhlcutes tak berof stokes across the fi. OPEN OR CLOSED ANGLE FOR MITERS? + Las issue, we showed how to psychological. They sillhaveall_ but won' trap the waste miter on a workpiece. Again, selamiter gauge to cutaccurate their fingers because they're CHIPOUT. Suxprsinzly, both there's no clear winner. 4S°miters.Butinputtingthatar- neverinthe path ofthe blade. groups thought their method With the closed angle, the tice ‘gether, there was aie" CUTOST' PIECE. This group produced les chipou. So did_stop Boek hols the workpitee ckbarc in our shop. Should the brought up a safety issue of is a litle test in the shop. agains the fence, But the fore: iter face sowards the own. If an auxiliary fence ex- There wast much differ- of the blade can pull the piece black (aclsed ang, see Fig tends across the ‘blade. the ence between the two. With @ along the fence — away ffom 1? Or away fromthe blade (an open angle would rap the waste dul bade and no auxiliary fence the block. To avoid this, justat- openangle), see Fig. 2? jecebetween the fence andthe to support the back edge ofthe tach sandpaper tothe fence. SARE, One tig concem is blade. The closedangleletsthe piece, I did get some chipout In the open angle, the force of safety. When the miter gauge waste fll anay suly ‘with the open angle, Buta sharp_the blade pushes the piece into faces the blade, do my fingers Butthere isan easy solution blede and a fencestiminated i the stop blosk. But the block (which makes ine abitneasy). here. Just trim the end of the STOP BLOCK. Anoiher differ. doesnit hold the piece as well. Butthose who like theclosed. fence, see Fiz. 2, Ii will sill sup- ence comes when using an an- MY OPINION. To cut moldin) angle assured methis ismostly port the back edge ofthe piece gled sop block io at the second I generally use the closed angle toreduce chipont, Molding usu- 2 Gre | ant tho back edges of tse the bal of ANGKE | curves can. chip out because there'snothing o supportthem, Otherwise I almost avays use the open angle. Its aabit feel safe with, And I'm reluctant to change habits — unless there'sa good reason But a good argument can be made for turing the miter gauge either way, And don't a habit you've became comfortable with. No. 93 Woodsmith 25WEEKEND PROJECT Spice Drawer After rummaging through my kitchoaup board looking for some ehilipoder, | de- cided there had to be a better way to store spices. A way that kept them from gettin lost in the cupbeard or from taking up valu able counter space. So afer some trial and error, I designed this Spice Draverthat mountsupand outa the way under the kitchen cabinets and off thetop ofthe counters, (Ifslike one of those *spacesaver” appliances.) Telooks like a drawer but doesnt act like one. Instead ofjust pull drawer swings down as ‘way, spices are easy to reach when they're needed. butoutofthe way when they ren Another nice thing about this proj there ist any expensive hardware needed to build it The false frontreplaces a drawer pull. And all the movement of the drawer takes plage on a pair ofp vot pins mad from dowels: The pins guide the drawer along rooves ait Sides out, and they subsitute p the drawer from pulling out to far, a small plug is glued in each case side as adrawer stop. These stopsalso allow the ‘drawer to rest atan angle when its opened ithe way. That makes spices awhole lot easier, MATERIALS A Case Sides (2) Yax Ba 11% 8 Case Top (1) Yeply- 12x 17rgh. G Thm Sip (i) ax = 1719h. © swetcners2! 74-1575 E Drawer Sides (2) Yex2/0- 11% F S 4 EXPLODED VIEW Drawer pack 6 Drawer Fk (2) 91 226 137% Drawer Bum (1) % ply 10°) - 139% Diiders 3) 4 x2 rh. 37% 1 Fab from) "ax 31/510 SUPPLIES + OQ) laxYax% Pigs + Qila xt Pot inst + @)¥0x%FH Woodscrews *Cutfrom Ock Dowels, CUTTING DIAGRAM ‘OVERALL DIMENSIONS: Sowx suena i2D 26 Woodsmith No. 93CASE To build this Spice Drawer, I worked from the outside in. So | began by constructing the case that holds the drawer. SIDES. To build the case, first cut two case sides (A), to finished length and Wid, see Fig. I Design Nete: When closed, the front of this Spice Drawer should fit flush with the the doors (or face frame) of your kitchen cabine's, referto Fig. 17. My cabinets meas- lured 12" from the front of the face frame the wall, [fyour cabinets are smaller, then shorten the sces of your Spice Drawer. GROOVES. Next, cufaldeep. groove fx each side blank to hold the top ofthe case, see Fie. I and Fig. 6. ‘Then cut 44"deep grooves to guide the pivot pins, see Figs | and la STRETCHER HOLES. Two stretchers made from dowels conned the sides, refer to Fig, 6, Why dowels instead of « solid bottom? ‘With a solid bottom it would be impossible 10 install your serews when meunting the case unde yourkitchen cabinets, ‘Tomake guretheholesforthe stetchers were aligned propery, T marked both hole locations atthe same time, see Fig, 2. Then 1 diiled the boles using a fence to maintain thgallment, se Fig 3 TOP, With the sides complete, the next step isto make thecas> top @B)I eutihe topoversizemdthen aluedatrim stip (C) to the frontedge,, see Fig. 4 After the glue dest the top to finished sine, see Fxg (When tipping the (0p to fin- ished depth, cut ofthe back edze.) ‘Then cut a 12" rabket across each end, see igs, Sand 5a, Thiscreatesatonguethat Asin ihe top eoove onthe ca side, Sneakup onthe depth ofthe rabbet unl he tongue fis sig in the groove, ‘To mount the ease under the cabinets, 1 drilled four countersink shank holes, soe Fig, 5. These could be drilled later. But ifs easier ‘0 drill them before the assembled Spice Drawer isreaty tobe installed. DOWELS. Withthe top complete, next ‘two stretchers (D) fiom a 34" done, see Fig. 6.The length ofthe dowels shoaldbea hairless than the length of the top (B),That way the case canbe glued up squarewithout any interference from the dowels, ‘CASE ASSEMBLY. Before gluing the togethor, I cry assembled the pieces to check thateverything fit, see Fig: 7. Then, to Keep the case sides square to the top ‘when clamping, I cut a temporary spacer from a piece of scrap lumber After the case has been glued together, cut ane glue two. small plugs into. the {grooves (feat the front) for drawer sops, se Fie. 7, Position the plugs tofiflush with the front ofthe case. Safety Note: Cu the small plugs from a long piece of 4"'square sick. No. 93DRAWER ‘With the case complete, the next step is to nae iakethe drawertofitthe case Its built ike | 8 ae any deawer, but toorgan zethe spice ars, it hnagasenes of cividers, SIDES FRONT acx. When buileing drawer, tart by cutting the drawer sides (&) and the front and back (F) 0 finished size, see Figs, § and 9. To determine the heght and length of these pieces, fist sure fom the top of the dovel io the cease top Band subtract Ye For clearance (My sides, frontand back wen27i¢" high.) Next cut the drawer sides the same length asthe case sides (mine were 1114"). ‘Then cut the font and back to a ength of 4131549" This provides a ie clearance be ‘hwoen the easoand the drawer sides. nawien ste DRawen LOCKINGRABBET. usedbeking rabbet ERNE: joint o assemble the drawer, To make the Joint, the ist step isto cutdedoes ceressihe need to accommodate the size (height) of cated in both sides need to be aligned with side peces, see Fig. a Then, cutarabbet your individual spice containers, teach other so thatthe drawer will side Open atcath end ofthe iront and back picees, see” GROOVE. After the dadocs in the sidasnd closed withoutbinding. Fhe seit crn anv tht have ben ut the neat sp i fo cata” Anaccurte way tokesp inepinholeson should fit snuain thedadoesoa the sides. grave for a ¥4" plywood bottom in each each side alized is to dri both holes atthe DIVIDERS. Next, three shallow. didees side, back andiront, see Fig. 1. same time, see Fig. 12. Use carpet tape he- recut inthe sidesto hold the drawer divi My plywoed wasless than V4l'thick,so1 tween the Ses o-keep them from shifting ers see Fig. 10 Desiun Nowe: These divicl made acouple ofpasses witha regular saw when drilling the holes. tere organize the spices in the drawer. Bo- blade to sneak up onthe groove width. fad. SHANKHOLES, Finally, two countersunk causethey cont ge glued inplace, you can. justed my ripience to widen the groove until shank holes are cils.on the insite of the adi orremove them ‘o fityour needs. Burif the botiom fitsnug, se Fig, 1a. drawer fron, refer to Fig, 82. These hoes ‘you dont wanttheexiradadoestoshowon PINHOLE, Now, drill a hole centered invill be used later for attaching a false front the sides, Izy out and cut only those you each drawer side orapivopin. Thepinso- (I) tothe drawer. 9 Le ge Drawer tte es aawer Borrow aS bl DRAWER sive wo) tuoi bth oces since Been ‘hal Drewer pceDRY ASSEMBLY. Beforethe drawer canbe glued together, the plywood bottom (G) ‘must be cutto is finished size. To do this, first dry assemble the drawer pieces. Now measure between the sides and front and back. Next, add Ta! (for the bottom grooves) to these dimensions, Then cathe plywood bottom to this size Finally, glue and assemble the drawer, refer Fig 8. CLEARANCE never. Affer the glue ins dried, cut a 45° bevel along the fop back edge of the drawer, see Fig, 13. This bevel allows the drawer fo drop down when ifs Pulled out ofthe case, vor, To hold the diawer in the grooves and sil allow ittopivotopen, apair Ofpivot pins are glued in the sites (2), Fig. 14, Star with exiradong pins (in my case, I" long) and then use a Hand saw to trim them to length until the drawer slikes into two'"thick boards. Next, rip the di-Note: My dividers measured 19's" long. ‘smoothly in the grooves, sve Fig, 14a, DRAWER DIVIDERS. The next step is to ‘make the drawer dividers (H), To do this, ‘Tresawed and then planed a 54"thick bcard viders so that theirfinished height fis lush ‘with the top edge of the sides. Then cut them 0 length for a snug fit between the dadoes in the drawer sdes, see Fig. 15 15) FALSE FRONT & INSTALLATION The last step on the draweritself isto attach false front (I) to the front of the draver ap at the top of the drawer, se Fig. 1.1 tied doublesded ho To do this, frst cut the false front to lenginplace while I marked the holes, see Fig. 16. So tcovers the sides ofthe case, see Fig. 16 (Mine was 18" long) ‘Now mark the location and cll holes inthe fase front Then attach the fal pilesDrawer fash withthe frame ce frames of your cabinets extend below the tape to hold it in_ bottom ofthe cabinet, you will need to add 8 coupe of spacers to bring the, Spie Then position the dividers in the dadvesto, Next peak ihefrontedze with ki! char front tothe drawer ssn ee Pig Ga ft yoursice containers, fer (or ehoose e decorative profile that will Note: Remove the tape before ataching the itch your kitchen cabinets). The positon the false front (1) om the drawer assembly to leave'ale" clearance false front to the drawer. INSTALLATION. Finally, mount the Spice Dravierto your ktchen cabinets. Ifthe face Thoose a finish that matches the color of your kitchen cabinets. 1 used Minwax’s Goldea Oak stain and topped it with two oats of Minwax's Antique Oil, aREADE RUSewLG Spline Groove Jig Gluing miter joints can be a problem. They tend to slide i ciel around when you clamp them. y ‘an original jig ‘Anda miter joints rea and would Tike 9 see it fea turedonthispage, sendyour ly! strong because ifs an end grain cise ideato Hoadsmiti, Realers fe eee } : ee to assemble and stonger. | Mitre pial A wetlcnd often adda spline, see inset Ne yon Sand a fill st of Poorer (1s (or ie opine : ye Ce cate ‘vith table env. But in come 2 LARA EES Situations (when working with [= g (aco ai eoae thin stock or when the splines tle hat eee sreexposed) narrow ceflat-bot- a daytime phone number tomed grooves would be beter. Z ‘Thats the adhantage | sawin ig designed by Grogs Eaton, ofFort cut at °— ctherwise the splines won't fit of mitered serap (the same thickness a3 Collins, Colcrado.Itwsesa outerable and_ easily into the grooves.) A guide bar (D), your workpiece) to the fence, see Fig. 2 aslot cutter cut the spline grooves, St onthe platform, guiesthe sliding table." ‘Then ightlyclamp the jis tothe able. Now, cutters cut a flat-bottom groove, and the The table assembly consists ofa sliding adjust the slot cutter unil ifs m the comeet ‘sfoove can be as narrow 25 Mi table (E) witha fence (F) attachedto one location on ihethickness ofthe miter, ‘CONSTRUCTION. This jig has ovo maind, see Fig. 1. The fence dees two things. Then, to sc the depth ofthe slot, move arts, see Fig, LAbascasembly chimps 0. Fret it holds the sock ile making the the jig closer to oF futher from the the router table and looks like a small Jec- cut. And, second. itsabacking board tore When it’ in position. tighten the clamps s0 tem Sitngntopcitisasiing blew venichipou onthe ede oftheworpiee. thea wont sift gn the outer ble fence that holds the stock a it sides past ‘The fence is screwed (not glued) to the USING THe JIG. When the jg 8 set up, the slot cuter table, This way i'can be rephiced iit gets hold the workpieve against the fence ard “The base esscmbly consists of a base chewed up. (Safety Note: Keep the serews feed i through the cutter, soe photo. plate (A) and brace “(B)jhat held plat- out ofthe rath ofthe slot carter ) ‘One other thought Tor make splined form (C) at 43° angle, sce Fig. 1. (Shep _ SET-UP, To setupthejig.frstinstallaslot ters stronger, cut the spline © the grain Note: The angles onthe base assembly are cutter inthe router ible and clamp apece runs across hejointsee Fig. 3. fa] oe File 107) © SuoniG TABLE ee 4st pare ENED Ore I) Woodsmith: No. 93PRO se Cosas a aPeP aise S Sources PRIMER & SPACKLING. When STORER aTEM priming, either oil-based ot ak To build the Wall Storage Sys- kg primers penetrate the best temon page 20, Lused alotor and give better protection. hhardwarecommonly available st When the primer had dried Ibeal home centers. Incase you completly, I used interiovex- cant find the bin pulls, they're terior spackling, to fil the Ised in the sources below.) cfacks and screwholes. | “Here's alist ofthe hantovare F PAINT. Finally, we a latex | thateach accessory requires. int for the top com Because | includes everything shown in tex is more flexible than oil- | the photo on page 20, Note: The based paint, it can expend and | Looks are also called “sauare- Diamond Honing Files:To touch up the edges aputer bits, we contract wih the wood beter. tend serew hooks," Be sure 1sediamond fone, se page 23 Forsorees, se tela Will the latex still expand | they are Se'stia and 194'Iong. ‘when theres a harder ol-basel FRAME galvanized woodserews, And ig te Beach This diferent prime? I vondered about his {AQ Sx Harm Wondacews theye been hardened, fo the thnnjus aaron such eo nd made somecal | vas *(48) #12x I" Fh Wondserews. heads on the long sciews are mmpson's Water Seal, A told tatlatex will stil beflexible SDRAWERUNIT less likely to twist off. Deck simple repellent. doesn't have 28 you put only one coat *+G) Lhooks screws and finish nails are avail aes tof Srobbecl pane eiorcah +6) Brass-Plated Bin Pulls able at local home centers and Forte Garden Bened, used Spice DRAWER. +(19) #2 4 Rh Woudscrews hardware siores. General Finishes! Outdoor Ol, *(8) #6x1" Fh Woodscrews GLUES. This Bench alsore seeourcesbelovs, Butwaterre- The Spise Drawer on page 26 +(20) I" Wire Brads auins gue hatcan stand upto pellentpresenatives, suchas doesn eaureany seca ‘2.DRAWERUNIT {uteoor conditions. In the past, fool, are available at ware But it should be finished + G) Lhooks Ive used a variety of glues on local hardware or paint stores. to match the cabinets in your +(Q)BrassPlated Bin Pulls outdoor projects—epcxy, plas Before buying a repellenvpre- Kitchen. (I stained my Drawer 3G) #2x¥4" Rh Woodscrews tic sin, even sone construe- servative, just make sue itcan with Minwax's Golden Cak: 8) 46x I" FhWonsserews tion adhesive be painted when dey Then L wiped on two coats of + (16) 1" Wire Brads Se ld somes A ee Minera ais Ole) SANDPAPER DISPENSER new (to meanyway).. repellent had dried completely, 2 Looks ‘the mess of working with atwo- I sealed the knois with white, eM ND Ee ee pair) ("x I" Butt Hinges partadhesive, Tasembled the pigmented Kitz Sealer, see page On page 25, we show how W FO" lack Saw Blade Bench with aready-touse glue, 1D. Though i's available as a tcuch up router bits with dia- ) Toilet Paper Roll Holder Franklin's Titebond I ‘sater-base (Kill), Tused the mond Honing fies. Damond BO Moguiecen Nees Nees pis U0 he (ec slid aewek 7 voncane ad +2) 1" Wire Brads works like other yellow (PVA) paint primer won't adhere to high speed steel and can be 24" SHELF UNTE alues. But unlike other yellow the water-tased Kilz, and the found in a variety of grits, see (3) Lio flues, it doesnt eure by evapo- ol-bise also dies quicker.) Kilz photo above, These files (or (6) 8x11" Ph Woedscrews fation alone. it alsa cures by a kaotseaercan be found atlocal_simihr ones) are available from SANDPAPEE FE hemical reaction like two-fart_painiad hardware stores, the sources listed below. e fyaee FhWe glues. This pene te mre *(10)#6x 1" FhWoodscrews water resistant when cured, TOOLRACKS (Whieh is not quite the same as MAIL ORDER SOURCES ce bonks Ree nace Ne! Similar hardware and supplies may befound in thefollowin GARDEN BENCH domenged mwater) na culogs. Please call each companyfor a catalog or information. | The Garden Bench shown on Lwanted 10 avoid having tae, nips - . age 6 didn' require any hard- finish the Garden Bench often, “S84 is9 Baers “oar ware other than some screws I'mide sure it was well pro- [lehou it gn puth, Ouro Bikind i Genera, {ital But rar eed ae nce pele maui Oia uttoo pot, yeu cant se 5,70 do this, Lene up with “ER wn Twn He Daond Hovis Fl justany type ofserw — some quite a few painting supplies. Tehow!l Diemond Hong Pe Woatern’sSrply willis, cating darkstans,— Buttheyre all avaible atlocal Heng es Constantine’ ‘Maced Diamond | gp What you need are screws paint stores, (Izot mostofmine CMS Ny or hn Putt, Boning Pes ©) watsseormson Fore. Sherm Wilms or ee Bench, [used valvanized deck REPELLENTIPRESERVATIVE. 1 screws. Dock serews havea applied a coat of water spel teavier galvanized coating than lenvpreservative. before. paint No. 93 Woodsmith 31 EEREASL A'S Se paOs Ones Final Details Garden Bench Spice Drawer A This Beach is strong but Tight, Morse and enon The original Wea for this Drawer was to organize joints provide the strength. And the design andjnish spice containers, see page 26. But wefound it also holds ‘reais & Took" tha’ ight, Plansstart on page 0 @ cookbook off the counter at a convenien: ante. A A pegboard tool rack is a. commorfectare. in many little metal hooks that never seem 10 stay in place, we shops. So beginning on page 20, were showing ouer- used another typaf common harawure thal works muck sum ofthis versatile sforage system. And insieadf those better. Phus, We've added shelves und drawers