Fine Woodworking 2007 Building Furniture

t o n g u e - a n d - g r o ov e b l o c k s t his type of fastener is made from project leftovers. these blocks are attached to ...

Many tables, one approach. Neptune's students have used his drawer system successfully in high- end tables (above), but the appr ...

Haunched tenon Side apron SyStem Lower doubler Apron Side apron Dividers Runner Doublers Doublers are glued to the inside face ...

and kickers, which keep the drawer from tipping when pulled out. Some tables require ledgers to support the runners and kickers, ...

Onto the surface of each doubler, glue one of the little square sticks you thickness planed at the same time as the dividers, on ...

larger or heftier table or one with multiple drawers, you may need to join the runners and kickers at the front and back. At the ...

wood in the doubler below the mortise to provide adequate strength; the doubler will still have plenty of wood above the mortise ...

Drawings: Bruce Morser; photos: Mark Schofield Headboard Headboards vary in design and can be made from a single, solid board or ...

http://www.finewoodworking.com Anatomy of a Bed Construction details that work with almost any design B y J e f f M i l l e r Ma ...

T he headboard (and footboard, if any) assembly usually is built as a unit, with mortise-and-tenon joints connecting the rail to ...

http://www.finewoodworking.com I n Europe, 80% of mattresses are designed to be used without a box spring and to be supported by ...

T raditional bed bolts are forged to have a square-drive head that flares out, creating a broad bearing surface on the wood. Reg ...

w w w. f i n ewo o d wo r k i n g. c o m Y ou also can bolt a bed together from the inside of the rail, leaving no holes or hard ...

54 F I N E w o o d w o r kI Ng The right approach combines efficiency, comfort, strength, and beauty B y K e v i n R o d e l I d ...

w w w. f i n ewo o d wo r k i n g. c o m^55 A L E S S O N I N C H A I R J O I N E R Y This white-oak Arts and Crafts style chair ...

comfort. I use jigs to duplicate curved and angled parts, and to create accurate angled joinery. These jigs will come in handy i ...

Angled mortises made easy It is certainly easier to cut straight, 90° mortises and tenons. But to conform to the body, the chair ...

each for the front, sides, and back. Use the templates to draw the arch on the seat rails, then use a bandsaw to remove most of ...

shape of the crest rail and the back rail. For this element, you’ll need two blanks, (^3) ⁄ 8 in. and (^5) ⁄ 8 in. thick and wid ...

dovetail joints also add a decorative twist. The side stretchers connect to the legs with slip tenons, and the cross stretchers ...