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DP-00103 ©Copyright Meredith Corporation 2000 Page 1 of 9 C ¤" kerf slots Ø" deep ¤ x ‡ x ‡" wedges 4 A 10" ‡" maple dowels 30" long ‡" holes 30" Applique' EXPLODED VIEW fi x 2" mortise A 28fi" fi x ‡ x 2" tenon B fi" ¤" ¤" TENON DETAIL ‡" fi x ‡ x 2" fi" tenon B 3" ¤" 2" Œ" ¤" ¤ x ‡ x ‡" wedges Á" fi" ¤" kerf slots Ø" deep Start with a pair Bill of Materials Finished Size of sturdy end panels Part Note: Except for the appliqué pieces for the end panels, you’ve got only TWL Matl. Qty. three different parts to make for this project—the end panels, the A end panel ‡" 10" 30" EJC 2 stretcher, and the dowels. For materials, you’ll need ‡" stock—roughly 6 bd. ft. cherry, 3 bd. ft. maple, and a 6" square of walnut for the B stretcher ‡" 3" 30" C 2 appliqué. C supports ‡" dia. 30" MD 5 1 Start by cutting and gluing up the cherry for the two 10×30" end pan- els (A). Glue up stock 1" longer than the final dimension, to allow easier *Create the end panel blanks 1" longer than the finished length noted. See Step 1 Page 2 for details. cutting of the half-round arc at the top. 2 Using the End Panel drawing as a guide, lay out the arc, the dowel hole Materials Key: EJC*edge-joined cherry, C*cherry, locations, and the mortise location on each end panel. Bandsaw just out- M*maple dowels side the arc layout; then sand the arc to shape. Or use a router and tram- Supplies: walnut for wedges, maple and walnut for mel setup to trim right to the line. applique design. Page 2 of 9 TM 45° R=5" A 45° R=4" Applique' ‡" holes Using the miter gauge to guide the stock, cut end 5" kerfs in the stretcher. A B 30" END PANEL fi" Switch to a dado blade to cut the tenons. Adjust the blade height as required. 4‡" 4‡" C 2" fi x 2" mortise 5‹" R=3fi" 10" Clamp the dowels to your bench top, and mark a vertical line on each end. Page 3 of 9 TM 3 Use your drill press to drill all of the ‡" holes for the dowels; then switch to a Á"-diameter bit to rough out the waste for the stretcher mortises. A jig- saw or scrollsaw will make short work of the mortise edges, or you can use a chisel to pare to the layout lines. When that’s done, finish-sand the D inside face of each panel. Insert the dowel end into the guide block and align the layout mark Kerfed tenons will lock the with the saw kerf (inset). Cut the kerf; then switch dowel ends and stretcher to end panels repeat. 1 Next, cut the stretcher (B) to size from a piece of ‡" maple, and use a Custom dowels require support dowel into the jig block with try square to mark the layout lines for simple tricks to make, modify the layout line and kerf aligned, and the tenons and the kerf slots that will Note: You can use store-bought dow- run the dowel end over the blade as be filled later to lock them tight. (See els for this project, but they tend to be shown in Photo D. Repeat this proce- the Tenon Detail drawing.) bland. We wanted eye-catching fig- dure for the other end; then remove it 2 Attach a tall backing board to your ure, so we made our own quilt sup- and make the same cuts in each of the tablesaw’s miter gauge. Stand the ports (C) from the same curly maple remaining quilt supports. stretcher (B) on end, butt its edge stock as the stretcher. To learn how 5 For the “wedge” inserts that will against the rip fence, and clamp it to we did it, see “Router-Made Dowels, help lock the stretcher tenons and the the backing board, ensuring that one in Minutes!” on page 5. dowel ends in place, rip a couple of of the kerf slot marks aligns with the 1 Rout and sand five dowels for the thin strips (at least a foot long) from a saw blade. Cut the slot to the required quilt supports. Cut them 30" long. piece of ‡" walnut stock. These strips depth; then rotate the board to put 2 Clamp the dowels one at a time to should fit snugly in the saw kerfs you the other edge against the fence for your workbench so they can’t roll; cut earlier (about ¤" for a standard the second cut, as shown in Photo A. then use a small block to mark a verti- blade). Rip one of the strips down to Repeat the procedure for the other cal layout line across each end of the fi" wide; then cut both of them into end of the stretcher. dowel (Photo C). These lines will help shorter pieces, at least 1" long. Don’t 3 Now install a Å" dado blade in you cut the kerf slots for the wedges. fuss with precision. These will be cut your tablesaw and attach a “sacrifi- 3 For a cutting jig, you’ll need a hard- to final length after they’re installed. cial” or auxiliary wood fence to the wood block at least 1" thick, 2" wide, rip fence. Set the fence so the dado and about 12" long. Using a drill press, Getting the makes just a shallow cut in the face of bore a ‡" hole through the center of assembly underway the sacrificial board, leaving ‡" of the the block, about 3" from one end. 1 Lay one end panel, sanded (inside) blade width exposed. Set the blade Then cut a saw kerf Ø" deep into face up, on your bench top, and height at ¤" for the wide tenon one face, centered and about half the spread glue in the mortise. Insert the cheeks, and use the miter gauge to length of the jig block so it intersects stretcher tenon; then turn the assem- guide the cut. (Test-cut on scrap first.) the ‡" hole. bly on its side and wipe off any glue Then raise the blade to fi" to cut away 4 Now, without changing the fence or squeeze-out with a damp cloth. the edge cheeks (Photo B). blade settings, insert the first quilt 2 Inject glue into the tenon slots, then Page 4 of 9 TM insert a fi"-wide wedge into each slot, tapping it home with a hammer. 3 Next, take the thin cardboard back ROUTER-MADE DOWELS, IN MINUTES! from a notepad, and cut a hole big Having custom-made dowels for your project doesn’t require a lathe or a spe- enough to fit over the wedge stubs. cial milling machine. Chuck Hedlund, our project builder, created them with an Place it on the end panel, and use a ordinary router table and a round-over bit. By doing the same, you can use small handsaw (a backless Japanese- wood with exactly the figure or character you want. style saw works best) to trim off the This simple technique involves just three basic steps. First, cut square strips excess wedge length.