Fine Woodworking 2007 Building Furniture

hardwood veneer of the plywood). Now attach the top and bottom to the sides. Use 1^5 ⁄ 8 -in. coarse-threaded drywall screws, co ...

Mahogany bookcase with a period pedigree W ith its elegant bracket feet and dovetail joinery, this mahogany bookcase is more cha ...

Top, ¾ in. thick by 125 ⁄ 16 in. wide by 32^5 ⁄ 8 in. long Attach the feet. Miter each section and glue the halves to each other ...

Sturdy Shelves E veryone can use a few more shelves. Indeed, in many homes, an avail- able shelf can be as difficult to find as ...

Sturdy Shelves if your initial choices will be strong enough. If not, you’ll have to make some design changes. But before we get ...

Fixed shelves attach to the sides of a case with either wood joinery, hardware, or a combination of the two. Unlike adjustable s ...

J I G A L I G N S B I S C U I T S A C R O S S S H E L F This plywood jig helps to align biscuits accurately across the bookshelv ...

Adjustable shelves make it easy to change the spacing as needs change. But there is a structural cost: These shelves do nothing ...

Strength: Very good Appearance: Very good Wooden shelf standards have been around in various styles for generations. They are ea ...

C O M F O R T A C R I T I C A L FAC T O R Overall table height, legroom below the apron, overhang on the table ends, and the spa ...

heavy loads, drop or draw leaves for tables that must expand, lipped tables designed to prevent objects from falling off, and dr ...

Starting with a 1-in.-thick tabletop, for example, you might construct legs that measure 2 in. sq. and an apron that is 3 in. de ...

striking feature of any table is how well it fits in with its surroundings. This can mean designing in an established style such ...

T he life of a table is not easy. Legs get kicked; the table gets pushed and pulled across uneven floors, leaned against, and so ...

The best defense against these stresses is a well-designed, tight- fitting mortise-and-tenon joint that locks apron to leg. The ...

added benefit of covering any bruised edges on the mortise that result from cutting the joint. Centered tenons are ideal but not ...

Tenons on the tablesaw. With the workpiece firmly clamped against this tenoning jig, the tablesaw can cut tenons cleanly and acc ...

A ttaching a top to its base is a critical aspect of table design and construction. Regardless of the method you choose, it shou ...

P o c k e t h o l e s t his is probably the old- est way of attaching a tabletop. Drill a 1/2-in. flat- bottomed pocket hole at ...

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