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SEAT & SHELF
The seat and shelf assemblies that span betr,veen the end
frames ofthis bench are identical (SeatAssembly Illustration).
Each assembly consists of nvo long rails connected by a
number of evenly spaced slats. A pair of supports prevents
the assembly from sagging.
Make the Rails - Start by cutting the rails (E) to
size from 3/a"-thick hardwood.Thar done, you'll need
to cut two grooves in each rail: one to accept the slats
and the other to fit over the support.
The groove in the inside edge of the rail is sized to
accept t/4"-thick stub tenons on the slats (Rail Detail).
As with the end frames, cut this groove using a 1/4"
dado blade on the table saw (Frg. 1 and Crooue Detail).
Then glue in short frller blocks (H) to "plug" the exposed
ends ofthe groove.
The second groove, which is centered on the bottom
face of the rail, will fit over the seat/shelf supports. To
cut this groove, ser up a 3/c" dado blade, adjust it for an
l/s"-deep cut, and make a single pass over the blade.
Add the Slats -
At this point, you can set the rails
aside and turn your attention to the slats (F).There are
20 slats altogether (ten each for the seat and shelf).
Start by cutting the slats to size from 3/4"-thick stock.
Then cut a stub tenon on both ends of each slat to fit
the grooves in the rails (Fig.2).Routing an 1/6" chamfer
on the top outside edges of each slat finishes them off.
Now you're ready to install the slats.The goal here
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