Fine Woodworking 2007 Building Furniture

length at back P LY WO O D B O T T O M Though reproduction builders and a few purists look down their noses at plywood drawer bo ...

Photos: Kelly J. Dunton T he dovetailed drawer has long been the hallmark of quality, hand-crafted furniture. And for good reaso ...

I’ll walk you through cutting the half- blind and through-dovetail joints typical in traditional drawers. I’ll focus mainly on c ...

principles apply. There is much debate over whether to cut the pins or the tails first, but I always cut the pins first. I find ...

side. The half-pins help keep the edges of the tail board from cupping. Space the pins by measuring and dividing the board evenl ...

follow both the angled line and the square line to bring the entire cheek of the pin into square. Use a combination square to ch ...

typically use the tablesaw to cut this bevel and handplane the bottom to fit. The bot- tom should fit the groove so that it slid ...

Side-Hung Drawer Slides No-nonsense approach keeps drawers running straight and smooth 88 F I N E W O O D W O R K I N G E A S Y ...

m a y / j u n e 2 0 0 6 O ver the years, I’ve constructed all sorts of drawer systems, from traditional drawer pockets consistin ...

Cut the grooves first Take light cuts and hold the drawer firmly. A^1 ⁄ 2 -in.- thick MDF strip clamped to the tabletop (above) ...

Drill pilot holes for the screws. In solid-wood construction, be sure to elongate the holes toward the back of the guide to allo ...

Screw the guide in place. Drive screws only in the elongated holes for now. This makes it easy to adjust the guide in or out lat ...

Long-lasting connection. In a table, the guides are wider to reach past the legs. They can be glued and screwed and even set int ...

Doors for Furniture An illustrated guide to door construction B y G r a h a m B l a c kBu r n ENTRY DOOR QUEEN ANNE CUPBOARD B e ...

Joinery options for frame-and-panel doors depend on the size and function of the door, while panel choices are based more on aes ...

considerations that inform the design process. Wood moves freely in a frame-and-panel door The simple genius of the frame-and-pa ...

d e s i g n oPt i o n s Fo r F r a m e - a n d - Pa n e l do o r s D e s i g n i n g w i t h Pe r i oD s t y l e s P roPo r t i ...

joints for lighter doors may be a quarter of the thickness. Sound design combines strength and aesthetics Working up the proport ...

Handmade Catches and Latches Four elegant ways to keep doors in place Hidden Magnets b y A n d y RAe Shaker Spinner b y C hRi s ...

and covered them with plugs, you’ll have little room for adjustments. I aim for a re­ veal of about^1 ⁄ 32 in. so that the door ...