Showing 61 through 80 out of 177 articles containing "dowel making"
Entry Door
… and tenons, see left photo below. This traditional joint doesn't need dowels. It's already plenty strong. PANELS. There's another important design consideration. A door …JMosventry doors are 1%" thick. But when 'eplacing a door, match its thickness. careful about making the frame smaller, especially the stiles, see Guidelines in Fig. 1.) MAJOR …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 94
August 1994
Finishing Cabinet
… Also Need: • One 4' x 8' sheet 3A" plywood • One 4' x 4' sheet Va " pegboard • 3/a"- dia. Dowel MATERIALS A Stiles (4) 3/4X3- 25V4 B Top Rails (2) 3/4X5-17 C Bottom Rails …./Bk. Trim (2) 3/4 X 3/4 - 24 W Pivot Pin (1) 3/4-dia. dowel x 11/2 No. 96 Woodsmith 25 CABINET I started work on the finishing cabinet by making two…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 96
December 1994
Tips & Techniques
…dowel as you finish the cut. To eliminate the tearout, I'll first score the circumference of the dowel by making a shallow cut (about Vie" deep). The trick is to keep the dowel from moving from side-to-side while making the cut. (Otherwise, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 97
February 1995
Porch Swing
… back gives the swing a graceful look, almost like an English garden bench. It also makes the swing more of a challenge to build. Just as important as appearance, I wanted the …^ 5/wx6 eye bolt ARMREST POST 12 Woodsmith No. 98 After gluing in the cross dowels, the support can be glued and screwed to the bottom of the arm rest, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 98
April 1995
Shop Notes
…to fit, ^ mortise KEYHOLE HANGER ■ When hanging a project on the wall, you want to make sure it's secure — especially if you expect it to hold heavy objects. So …the table. Then to prevent kickback, I created a "channel" that holds the dowel. This is done by capturing the dowel between the fence and a scrap piece clamped to the table, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 98
April 1995
Three Board Shelf
…shelf, but I also designed them to hide the hanging hardware. (More on this later.) To make the brackets (A), cut a blank to final width (4") but leave it long enough for both …slots cut, the shelf can be screwed together. Plug the holes with short pieces of %" dowel and trim them flush, see Fig. 6. Then to finish the shelf, I wiped on a few coats…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 100
August 1995
Laminated Top
… 13). DOWEL HOLES. With the guide holes drilled, the dowel holes are drilled next. I used a W-dia. brad point bit in the drill press, see Figs. 6 and 6a. Just make sure the dowels you plan on using fit snug. Note: The dowel holes in the first and last boards (1 and 13) …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 100
August 1995
Redwood Planters
… looking through the pages, I decided a planter box to hold some of these flowers would make an interesting spring project. But the problem with most planters is the bottom rots…have to clean up squeeze-out around the protruding pins, I pinned the joints with a 1/ " 4 dowel, see detail ‘a’ in exploded view. To do this, just drill a hole from the top…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 104
April 1996
CD Storage Case
… . So next I cut the posts for the case sides. These posts are all 1/ "2 dia. dowels cut to the same length (83/ "). But four support posts (F), 8 are unique. They have 1/ …bottom to conceal a lazy susan turntable and base see Fig. 13. Making the 1/2"-thick bottom molding (L) is a lot like making the edge molding (H) on top. It’s also 11/ "-wide, …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 105
June 1996
Shop Notes
…Fig. 2. W MAKING THE V-BLOCK Before the pin holes can be drilled in the dowels, you’ll need to make a V-block to hold them. The Vblock does more than just hold the dowels. It’s also part of an indexing jig to help get the holes in the dowels…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 105
June 1996
Cookbook Rack
… six boards and a small drawer. VERTICAL PANELS To build the cookbook rack, I started by making the vertical panels, see drawing below. First, I glued up 3/ "4 thick stock and cut three … shank holes. And to hide the screws on the sides, I plugged the holes with 3/ " dowels. 8 BASE. To add the base to the rack, I again glued up a panel, but this …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 107
October 1996
Accessory Box
… for finishing. But even so, there isn’t anything to building this accessory box that makes it especially difficult. BOX To build the box, I started with the 3/ "-thick sides (A), see …cut 1" long, see Fig. 13. Then the hole is plugged with a short length of 1/ "-dia. dowel. But if you cut and trim 8 EBONIZING WOOD I wanted this box to look like …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 107
October 1996
Tips & Techniques
… a different solution. I made an “extension” bench dog out of a piece of scrap and some dowels. A pair of holes are drilled in the dog to match the spacing of the …bench. Then a couple 1 a. of dowels are glued into the holes and secured with nails, see Fig. 1. (The second dowel allows the bench dog to span two dog holes, making it more stable.) …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 111
June 1997
Holiday Centerpiece
…making the trunk and platform that holds the branches. Branch Pattern Enlarge 200% 1 2 3 No. 114 Woodsmith 25 Making the “trunk” of the tree is a snap. The trunk is nothing more than a 3/8"-dia. dowel… with a spray enamel. Stringing the beads on a dowel first makes it easier to paint them. 2 To make the hooks for the ornaments, simply cut…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 114
December 1997
Shop Notes
…Making Dowels While rounding up the materials for the serving tray (see page 6), I looked high and low for a 1"-dia. mahogany dowel. When I couldn’t find one locally, I decided to make my own. The idea behind making a dowel…longer support base and fence to my router table. To make the dowel, I started with a 1"-square blank 24" long. Using a 1/ " 2 …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 115
February 1998
Mortise & Tenon
… of the method that’s chosen, I almost always follow the same sequence when making a mortise and tenon joint. I make the mortise first and then cut the tenon to fit. The reason… too long or heavy to place on a drill press, try using a portable drill with a dowel jig or a Portalign to guide the drill bit. There are a couple things I like about…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 116
April 1998
Shop Notes
…dowel into the hole. With the new tenon on the knob, next I cut a kerf on the tenon to hold the flipper, using the table saw and a simple jig, see Fig. 2. To make…I sanded a slight taper on the edge of the flipper, see Fig. 3. W 1 2 3 22 Woodsmith No. 116 Making Raised Panels One way to cut raised panels (such as shown on the chimney …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 116
April 1998
Shaker Footstool
…same techniques used to build the rocker. For instance, all the pieces are straight dowels, joined with round mortise and tenons. I enjoyed building the first stool so much, I … the stool can be assembled. I glued up the end assemblies first, see Fig. 3. To 1 a. make sure they weren’t twisted, I set them on a flat surface. And also measure the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 117
June 1998
Birdhouse
…dowel and some glue, see Figs. 7 and 7a. 6 7 a. a. No. 117 Woodsmith 29 Post A birdhouse this nice deserves a special resting place. So I took the time to make a nice mounting post. I started by making… (16) 1” Wire Brads *Also Needed: One 2’ x 2’ sheet of !/4” hardboard, #/16”-dia. dowels for ridge boards, and one 4x4 redwood or cedar…Read More