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F- 93lro" +
After ddlling a hole in the center of a
pbrud blank, rip the piece into two
equal halves to make the drawer fiorts.
DRAWERS ADD VERSAIILITY
Work on the drawers and drawer
carcase starts with the drawer fronts,
which feature haltround cutouts
for pulls (onewEn ELEVATIoNS).
You could make the cuts individually
using a jig saw, but itt easier to
drill a 2"-dia. hole centered in an
oversize (1/2" x 8" x 93lte") blank,
then rip the blank in half (FIG. 9).
Next, cut the remaining drawer
and carcase parts to size (oRewEn
CARCASE ELEVATIONS), then
remove your standard table saw blade
and install a t/2"-wide dado blade to
DRAWER B.E'ANONS
f 315Aa"
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3yr, a't/2,'rabbat
for drawer bottom
3/g" x1/2" rcbbel
3/g" x1/2" rabbel
for drawer bottom
Board protects
Rabbet both ends
of carcase top and
bottom panels to accept carcase sides.
cut all the joinery in the carcase and
drawers. I reconrmend clamping a
sacrificial board to the rip Gnce to
protect it from the dado blade. Slide
the fence against the blade and
rabbet each end of the carcase top
panel and bottom panels (nIC. 10).
Then readjust the fence and cut
dadoes in the carcase top (FIG. 11).
For the drawer joints, raise the
blade for a 3/g"-deep cut, and butt
the saw fence against it. Rabbet both
ends of each drawer front and back
panel (nennET DETAILS). Next,
rabbet the lower inside edee of each
DRAI'VER GARCASE EtilANOM;
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5"
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34"
Slide the fence
over to cut dadoes
in the top panel for the carcase sides.
drawer front, back, and side panel to
receive the drawer bottom.
When all the rabbets are cut, you
can glue up the drawers (FIG. 12).
Also assemble the carcase using glue
and#6x 71/4" flat-head screws.Tko
back panels made from l/4"-thick
hardboard get mounted with brads.
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T.I{IJTS EASE INSTATLATION
Since I may occasionally want to
remove the drill press table from my
drill press, I wanted fasteners that
were easy to use and secure. I decided
onT-nuts and bolts.
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60 wORKBENcH tr MAY I IUNE 1999