Elegant Entry Divider - Wood Tools

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Notice that the bottom panels
(X), sides (Y), access panel (Z), and
light-fixture panel (AA).
Here again, you'11 need to bore
holes in the bottom panels for puck
lights and cut the opening that will
later receive the light fixture panel
(Bottom Panels, page 68).Also cut the
decorative kerfs in the bottom, side,
and :rccess par-rels.
Now notch the corners of each
divider (Notdr Detail, pagt 68).Also
cut a notch for the wiring to pxss
through. Thcn rabbct thc licht-flxture
opening arrd panel, and notch
one corner (Fixtrrrc Pattcl Dctnil).
Add Edging - The br-rlkhead
side and end edging (BB, CC) start
out as extra-long bl:rr-rks. The
Bulklrcad Edging Dctail shows that
e:rcl.r piece liets two different size
rabbets. One rllows the edging to fit
over the top (or bottonr).The other
receives the siclc pancls.Cut the rabbets
as showrr in the P/roro, nqfit.
In addition, each piece of side
have slighrly different dirrrcnsions. edging gets rwo dadoes sized to hold
This aliows the decorative ker* in all the dividers (Dado Detail, page 58).
the p:rrr: to rlign rfter rssenrbly. Before moving on to assembly,
Now cut the remaining pll.wood cut four bulkhead end edging pieces
pieces for the bulkhead: the dividers (DD) to size as well.
Access and Assembly - At the
colunm end of thc bulklcad, a frarttc
replaces the divider. Build the frame
by curting rhe end [r;rrrrc rails (EE)
and sdles (FF) to size. Glue and screw
the frame together, and you're ready
to assemble the bulkhead.
Assembly begins with gluing the
rop .rnd bot[orrr prnel edging irr
place. I found it easiesto first miter
the side edging to length (making
sure to not cut offthe dadoed ends).
Thcn nriter the end cdgirrg ro fit.
ancl glue up the bulkhead top and
bottonr assen-rblies.
Once the glue dries, set the bulkherd
top assembly on your bench
with the inside face up. Glue the
dividers in place.Then glue the end
lranre in position on top of the end
edging. Now spread glue on the
exposed edges of the dividers and
access fi'rne, position the bulkhead
bottor.r-r asser-nbly, and clamp it tight.
To wrap up bulkhead assembly,
glue two pieces of bulkhead end
edging to the access panel.Glue the
other two to the exposed edges of
the divider at the opposite end of
rhe bulkhead. Mounr magnetic
catches to the end frame, and screw
their strike plates to the access panel.
Note:You'll mount the side panels
1ater, after instaliing the bulkhead.
A Use on ouxiliory fence butted ogoinst o s/0" dodo
blode while robbeting the edging. Cut one robbet
with the blode roised Io 1/2" , ond the other ot3/a," .
PANET ASSEMBTY
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Side Ponel
l3/a" ply. x 3013/e " x9Vz"l
*l lU4u 3/4"J*
l{'ker|,
76" deep
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