Showing 61 through 80 out of 89 articles containing "glued up legs"
Cherry Footboard Bench
… would be to make blanks glued up from thinner stock. Just make sure the seams are on the sides of the legs. Whichever option you go with,…sled and flipping the workpiece How-To: SHAPE THE LEGS 1 Fence !/4" Forstner bit 2 Chisel 3 Cleats Leg blank A A !/2 1 a. a. 1!/4 !/2 Square up ends of mortises Sled base END VIEW Forming Mortises. Use …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 220
August 2015
High-Pressure Veneer Press
… COUNTERBORE & DRILL 1 a. 2 a. #/4 1#/8" Forstner bit A A A &/8" Forstner bit Backer END VIEW Backer Large Counterbores. After gluing up the platens and trimming them to size, drill counterbores on the inside … the foot to final shape. Then simply cut the legs to shape and sand them smooth before gluing them to the bottom cauls. Just make sure…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 223
February 2016
Classic Card Catalog Cabinet
…LEG !/8" roundover on four edges NOTE: Legs are mirror images 28 14 8!/4 b. LOWER END RAIL C %/8"-deep mortise 1!/4 !/4 #/8 C A 1 1!/2 2 1!/4 Leg taper c. !/4 3 !/4 !/4 !/4 1!/4"-deep mortise 8 A !/8" roundover on three outside edges and on bottom perimeter NOTE: Legs are glued up…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 229
February 2017
Painted Rocking Horse
…shape. THICK SLABS. The body is made from two thick slabs. Each one is glued up from several boards so that it’s wide enough to apply the pattern shown below. …INTERIOR VIEW (shown without hooves) HOOF WEDGES I I BACK LEG J Shaping the BACK LEGS & SADDLE With the front legs in hand, creating the back legs is a breeze. When they’re complete, you’…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 239
October 2018
Eastlake Table
…Center spindle and corner blocks are made from glued-up hardwood NOTE: A template on page 50 helps you make all four legs with a uniform look Legs are joined to table with mortise and … you can turn your attention to the legs. As you’ll notice in the drawing above, each leg for the table is cut from a wide, glued-up blank. They are joined to the …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 240
December 2018
Pharmacy Cabinet
…attach them to the legs. So I gathered all the parts at the workbench. GLUE UP. To keep this process orderly, I did the glue up in two steps. First, I glued up the extensions in pairs (like you see by the left rear leg in the drawing…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 245
October 2019
Carved Pub Signs
…: Use jigsaw to rough out shape of sign frame Wing blank Waste Wing blank Leg blank Leg blank Carving a DRAGON Before we start, I think it’s important to address the… similar to the banner, it’s glued up from several boards, here though, the grain a. TOP VIEW 20!/2 NOTE: Horse is made from 1 !/4"-thick glued up softwood. Letters are made from …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 253
February 2021
Patio Planter
… legs. Turn the jig and the stave 180° to taper and bevel the right side of the stave. Woodsmith.com • 29 C C BOTTOM (16"x 16") 72º 4!/2 NOTE: The bottom is glued up…then glued up. After creating the round profile to fit in the dadoes, you’ll need to drill some weep holes for drainage. GLUE UP. Thin material can buckle easily when clamped up.…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 254
April 2021
Serpentine Chest of Drawers
…LEG BRACKET (2#/4"x 2#/4") and body get glued up first I NOTE: The front leg body, (Figure 1). Be sure the front front leg cleat, and rear leg are 1!/2"-thick hardwood. The leg aligns with the case rear leg bracket and front leg…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 263
October 2022
Gathering Table
…C a. FRONT VIEW C C Interlocking LEGS While the top may be the most eye-catching feature of this table, it’s the leg assemblies that make it what it is. The legs are glued up from a …and sanded them at once. ASSEMBLY. It’s time for the assembly. First, glue up the leg assemblies as shown on the previous page, using cauls to keep the pieces flush…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 265
February 2023
Cane Seat Stool
… 48 • Woodsmith / No. 269 DADOES & NOTCHES 1 FIRST: Rout dadoes in legs 2 3 THIRD: Square corners and clean up opening with chisel Rout NOTE: Use double-sided tape to hold jig… ASSEMBLY. The legs can now be glued up with the stretcher ring pinned in between. Band clamps and patience are key here. Leave the ring unglued — the legs will hold…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 269
October 2023
Croquet Set
… to cut the remaining bevels. The handle is glued up around the shaft (more epoxy) flush with one … each end to match the distance between the wicket legs. Press the aluminum through the holes. The tension… 7⁄32 L 1½ M J J b. rack accepts the mallet handles, as in detail ‘d.’ This rack is glued to the upright only. I drilled out the bottom …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 271
February 2024
Shop Stool
…at the top and work down. I made the seat by gluing some 5/4" x 8" pine and then cut an 11" diameter circle for … of 1" dowel to use as a template.) TAPERING AND DRILLING THE LEGS The legs are cut from 1W" closet rod, 28" long. The …rungs. Put the leg in the jig with the tapered end pointing up, and drill W holes %" deep on all four legs. The …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 4
July 1979
Ladder-Back Chair
…edge. And be sure they face each other. (Again, so you end up with a mirrored set of legs.) cut mortises. Now you can drill out all the 7/8M-deep mortises…EDGES J ASSEMBLY AND SEAT I started assembling the chair by gluing and clamping each side independently. Connect the front and back legs with the side rails checking that the assembly is…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 64
August 1989
Twin Mortise & Tenon
…to the legs vertically. That is, they're oriented up and down, see first drawing at right. With this joint, there's a lot of good face grain to face grain gluing surface… there is twice as much good gluing surface that's available. MORE WORK? Okay, a twin mortise and tenon joint is a good choice for joining legs with narrow (thin) rails. But aren't…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 97
February 1995
Tips & Techniques
…leg in position Butt hinges let legs swing down 13#/4" Legs rest on stretchers for support Butt hinge b. Notch legs to accept stretchers Profile Sanding Block Using sandpaper to clean up…dado width to match plywood thickness a. Filler strip Squaring Up Boxes One of the problems with gluing a frame or box together is keeping everything square …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 105
June 1996
Shop Notes
…blocks can be cut. 1 2 3 a. a. MORTISING PRE-MADE CABRIOLE LEGS One option that makes the jewelry cabinet… "-thick 2 stock glued together to form an L-shaped block. It holds the cabriole leg up off the table and out from the fence. This way, the block keeps the face of the corner post square to the bit. And it also keeps the leg…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 106
August 1996
Pocket Hole Joinery
…so there’s not a lot of clean up. 1 Drawer rail Cut spacer to place drawer rail at proper position Face frame 2 Apron Offset shoulders Leg Apron Size spacer to match …used to a new method of assembly with a dif- ferent set of challenges than traditional gluing and clamping. And the solution is usually as easy as adding a scrap spacer …Read More
