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With the two bottom rails in place, I spread glue on the top edges of the
rails and in the dado before tipping the bottom in to place.After spreading glue on the end of the bottom, and the cheeks of the ten-
ons, the remaining cabinet side is carefully put in place.Because of the mechanical fi t of the rails and bottom, it only take a couple
c lam p s t o s e cu r e t h e b ot t om of t h e c as e as s e m b l y.After the tenons were complete, I marked the midpoint of
the arch, and drove a finishing nail^1 ⁄ 8 " below that point. I also
made a mark^3 ⁄ 8 " in from each end at the bottom edge of the
rail. I then bent a^1 ⁄ 8 "-thick strip of wood across these three
points, and marked the curve with a pencil. The curves in the
end panels had been marked from the template, and all of
these cuts were made with my jigsaw.
The next task was to join the two stiles and top rail that
make up the face frame of the carcase. I cut tenons on the
end of the rail with a stack dado set in the table saw, and
made the mortises at the top of the two stiles with a hollow
chisel mortiser. I glued the rail between the stiles, and set this
subassembly aside while I worked on the back panel.
The trapezoid shaped block is laid out on each end of a long piece of wood
to make cutting and handling easier.All of the cuts to form the capital block were made on the band saw, as shown
here. The fi nal cut will be made after the block is smooth.8 80-89_HarveyEllisBookcase.indd 85 0 - 89 _HarveyEllisBookcase.indd 85 3/25/13 9:57 AM 3 / 25 / 13 9 : 57 AM