cutting diagram 3-ft bookcase

FAGE FRAM EXPTODED VIEW
Face Frame Top Rail
314,, a23/4', x32',
Glamp the cleat behind
the stile while the glue dries.
Face Frame Stile
3/q" x2" xg41/2"
Face Frame
Face Frame
Stile
By now your shop is probably getting
prery
crowded with 8-ft. tall
bookcases lying around. So you'll be
glad to stand them upright to start
working on the face frames.
Begin building face frames by
cutting the stiles (W) to size from
%"-thick stock (Exploded View).
Then glue and clamp the stiles to
the carcase. If you know
you're
going to have to scribe, (see below)
widen the stile that will be next to
the wall by t/2" and let it overhang
the bookcase side.
Next cut the rails (U and V ) to fit.
You can also cut the cleats (R) that
add support behind the rails now.
Install the cleats behind the stiles
by gluing and clamping them at the
corners, as shown at left.
Attaching the rails at the top is a
sirnple matter of gluing and clamping.
At the bottom, though, the plyrvood
back ges in the way of clamping. So
you have to use a couple finish nails
to secure the rail to the carcase
bottom. The nail holes can be filled
before applying a finish.