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For more details on using Adobe Acrobat Reader please visit our online help section at: http://www.woodstore.net/clicherforde.html Visit the WOOD Store at: WOODStore.net Dresser-top Valet Here’s an accessory that dresses up your dresser and adds storage space at the same time. It goes together quickly with biscuit joinery and features a pair of easy-to-build drawers. The valet matches the dresser (DP-00603a), but would look great in any setting.

PROJECT HIGHLIGHTS parts to finished width, cut them cross- cut-style, using your miter .  1 Overall dimensions: 29 ⁄4" wide × Tilt your tablesaw blade to 37° from 16 1⁄4" deep × 5" high. vertical, and cut the along the  Two drawers—each with a hidden 4 compartment—hold small items. bottom edge on both ends, and then the  Materials needed: Cherry, 7⁄8", 3⁄4"; front edge, of the top (A) [Drawings 1 and 1 soft , 3⁄4", 1⁄2"; and 1a]. Rout the ⁄8" round-over along the , 1⁄4". top of the beveled edges. Change to a 3⁄8" round-over bit, and 5shape the top of the ends and front Start with the case parts edge of the bottom (B) [Drawing 1]. Joint and edge-glue cherry boards 17⁄8" thick or thicker to make two Get ready for biscuits 161 ⁄2×36" blanks for the top (A), bottom Make a story stick for the biscuit (B), sides (C), and divider (D) [Drawing 1]. 1joints [Drawing 1, Skill Builder] on the Quick Tip! Glue up a panel in stages for extra side (C). Label the back edge. . To make each blank, start with three 51⁄2"-wide boards. The three-wide glue-up won’t go through most home- shop planers, so edge-glue two boards skill builder into a panel, and then it to 3⁄4" Here’s a story you can stick to thick. Plane the third board to the same A story stick helps you lay out repetitive thickness, and then edge-glue it to the measurements, such as the biscuit locations panel, keeping the joint flush. on the valet, quickly and accurately. Instead Rip and crosscut the top (A) from of measuring and marking the locations 2one blank and the bottom (B) from separately, lay them out once on a piece of the other [Materials List, page 43]. scrapwood, as shown at right. Set your tablesaw rip 31⁄2" from Then position the story stick on or against 3the blade, and crosscut the sides (C) the project part, and transfer the layout and divider (D) to length from the marks to the workpiece. For the valet, we put remaining edge-glued stock. Crosscut the story stick to work as a fence, too, when an additional piece about the same size plunging biscuit slots in the top and bottom as the sides; you will make it into a story [Photo B]. Extra part C stick later. Then, to safely rip the short woodmagazine.com DP-00604a ©Copyright Meredith Corporation 2008 41 mark the top for biscuits story stick acts like a fence the case

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A Story stick C D Biscuit A Flush at centerline back C B #20 biscuit Biscuit centerlines slot ³⁄₈"

A Story-stick position A B C With the back edges of the top (A) and bot- The story stick serves as a fence and locator Set the case on risers for clamping. Place tom (B) aligned at the center, mark the biscuit for cutting the biscuit slots. Align the guide clamps at the biscuit locations on the sides centerlines on the top. mark on the with the story-stick mark. (C) and at the ends of the divider (D).

On the top (inside) face of the bot- always aligning the story stick flush with along the back inside edge of each side 2tom (B), drawA N biscuit centerlines the back edge of the part. (C) [Drawing 1]. across the middle and 11⁄8" from each Transfer the biscuit locations from Finish-sand the top (A), bottom (B), end [Drawing 1]. B O 5the story stick to the top and bottom 2sides (C), and divider (D) to 220 grit. Draw a biscuitC centerlineP across the edges of the sides (C), again keeping the Apply glue to the biscuit slots in the middle of the top (A) on the inside backs flush. bottom (B), insert biscuits, and 3 D Q 3 face. On your , bring the back Cut 1⁄4" off the back edge of the story assemble the sides (C) and divider (D) edges of the top andE bottomR (B) together, 6stick. Then, align the new back edge [Drawing 1]. Then, apply glue to the slots and align them at the center. Transfer with the back of the divider (D), and in the sides and divider, insert biscuits, S the locations of theF other biscuit center- mark the biscuit locations on the top and attach the top (A) [Drawing 1]. lines to the top G [PhotoT A], and lay out and bottom edges of the divider. Make sure the sides (C) fit flush with the lines on the top. Adjust the biscuit-joiner fence to 4the back edge of the bottom (B) and U 1 Adjust your biscuitH joiner to cut a #20 7center slots on the edges of the sides the divider (D) sits ⁄4" from the edge. slot. Place the markedV edge of the (C) and divider (D). Clamp each part to Then, clamp the case [Photo C]. 4 I story stick 3 ⁄8" from the middle centerline your workbench, and plunge the three Cut the back (E) to size. and on the top (A), andJ clamp.W With the bis- slots in each edge. 5countersink screw holes in the back. cuit joiner vertical, pressX its base against (For #8 screws, drill 5⁄32" shank holes and K 7 the story stick, and thenY plunge a biscuit Build the case ⁄64" pilot holes.) Set the back aside. A N slot at each biscuitL location on the story Set up your table-mounted stick [Photo B]. RepeatZ for all the biscuit with a 1⁄4" rabbeting bit or a straight M 1 B O centerlines on the top and bottom (B), bit and a fence, and form the 1a top profile detail C P ¤" round-over

D Q 16‹" 29‹" 37° 1 valet 37° E R A A S F 37° bevel ¤" round-over ‹" ›" deep G T 4fi" #8 x ‡" F.H. wood screw H U 7fi" 26 " 3fi" V I 3" C E J W #20 biscuit slot D 3fi" X 15" K Y I C L H I 14‡" Z M J #20 biscuit H 2 TOP PROFILE DETAIL G F 3" ›" round-over 6¤" B F Filename: 188 dresser VALET 2 FILENAME: 188Valet1a_#100646702.eps 1¤" R LeMoine fi"-diam. felt pad Date: 8-08 Lorna J. 14¤" 8-13-08

#20 biscuit slot 28‹" 15‡"

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1 VALET Filename: 188 dresser VALET 2 FILENAME: 188Valet1_#100646701.eps R LeMoine Date: 8-08 Lorna J. 8-13-08 A N check for B O 2 drawer P ‡" C fi" D Q G H 2fi" fi" dadoes ‹" deep E R I ‹" S F J H H G T ‹" ‹" deep I I I fi" H U 2Œ" 1" wire V 3›" I ‡" J 11fl" W J 3›" D 13fi" X K Measure from each front corner diagonally H Y to the corner of the false back; the measure- L ments must be equal. Clamp the drawers. ‹" G Z 6„" 14fi" M Build a pair of drawers 12¤" Cut the drawer stops (F), drawer *‹" grooves ‹" deep 1fronts (G), drawer sides (H), drawer 1fi" wood knob ‹" from bottom edge backs (I), and drawer bottoms (J) to size. *See instructions. Set up your tablesaw with a 1⁄4" dado 2blade, and machine the fronts (G) and sides (H), as shown in Steps 1–3 of [Photo D]. Fasten the bottoms to the (E) in position, drill pilot holes in the Drawing 9, page 39. Change to a 1⁄2" dado rearmost backs (I) with wire nails. sides (C), and drive the screws. Attach blade, and cut the dado at the back of Drill mounting holes in the drawer the felt pads to the bottom (B). Install the drawer sides, as shown in Step 4. 5fronts (G) to fit your knobs [Drawing the drawer knobs, and slide the drawers Make another dado, where shown for 2]. Finish-sand the drawers. into the openings. ¿ the second drawer back (I) [Drawing 2]. Cut a as wide as the thickness Wrap up the valet Written by Larry Johnston with Kevin Boyle of the plywood drawer bottom (J) in Fit the drawers and touch-up-sand as Project design: Kevin Boyle 3 Illustrations: Roxanne LeMoine; Lorna Johnson the drawer fronts (G) and sides (H). 1necessary. Glue the drawer stops (F) Locate the top of the groove the same to the bottom (B) [Drawing 1]. distance from the top edge of the fronts Stain as desired. (We stained the and sides as the width of the drawer back 2valet with Minwax no. 607 Cherry- Materials List FINISHED SIZE (I) [Drawing 2]. 3 DRAWER wood gel stain to match the dresser.) PartFilename: 188T dresserW L MVALETatl. Qty. 1 Glue the drawer fronts (G) and backs Apply a clear finish. (We applied FILENAME: 188Valet2_#100646703.eps CaseR LeMoine (I) to the sides (H)Date: [Drawing 8-08 2]. Slide three coats of satin polyurethane, 4 3 A* 8-13-08top 3⁄4" 16 1⁄4" 29 1⁄4" EC 1 the bottoms (J) intoLor thena grooves J. in the sanding to 320 grit between coats.) 3 3 1 sides and fronts, but do not glue them. Attach slippery tape in the drawer B* bottom ⁄4" 15 ⁄4" 28 ⁄4" EC 1 Square the drawers, and clamp the joints 4openings [Drawing 1]. Place the back C* sides 3⁄4" 15" 3 1⁄2" EC 2 D* divider 3⁄4" 14 3⁄4" 3 1⁄2" EC 1

E back 1⁄4" 3 1⁄2" 26" BP 1 A N Cutting Diagram Drawers B O F stops 3⁄4" 3⁄4" 3" SM 2 P 3 3 1 C * G fronts ⁄4" 3 ⁄8" 12 ⁄8" C 2 A * D * B * C * G D Q H sides 1⁄2" 3 3⁄8" 14 1⁄2" SM 4 Œ or 1„ x 7‹ x 96" Cherry (6.7 bd. ft.) (3 needed) I backs 1⁄2" 2 7⁄8" 11 5⁄8" SM 4 E R *Plane or resaw to the thickness listed in the Materials List. 14 58 12 BP 2 F J bottoms ⁄ " 11 ⁄ " 13 ⁄ " S * * F H H * I * I *Parts initially cut oversize. See the instructions. ‡ x 3fi x 60" Soft maple (1.7 bd. ft.) (2 needed) G T Materials key: C–cherry, EC–edge-glued cherry, BP–birch plywood, SM–soft maple. H U Supplies: #8×3⁄4" flathead wood screws, 11⁄2" wood V knobs (2), #20 biscuits, 1" wire nails, 1⁄2" felt pads (4). I Blade and bits: 1⁄8" and 3⁄8" round-over bits, J W J J rabbeting bit, . X K Source Y Drawer tape: Slippery tape, 25U04.01, $12.50, L E Lee Valley, 800-871-8158 or leevalley.com. Z M ‹ x 24 x 48" Birch plywood

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Cutting Diagram Filename: 188 dresser VALET 2 FILENAME: 188ValetCD_#100646704.eps R LeMoine Date: 8-08 8-13-08 Lorna J. A N

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E R 9 machining the drawer parts S STEP 1 STEP 2 STEP 3 STEP 4 F Auxiliary Auxiliary wood fence Auxiliary Auxiliary G T wood fence wood fence wood fence G Outside Outside H U ‡" face Outside ‹" face ‹" face V fi" ‡" I fi" G fi" H H J W X ‹" ‹" K ‹" dado fi" dado Y Tablesaw ‹" dado blade ‹" dado blade blade blade L Z M

10 MACHINING THE DRAWER PARTS Filename: 188 Dresser 4 R LeMoine FILENAME:188Dress9_#100646738.eps Date: 8-08 8-12-08 Lorna J.

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