Datasheet

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ade of
sturdy red oak
en-
hanced by
a medium-toned
stain,
this bench
fits
right
into
your
come-and-go
lifestyle, and
your
limited shop
time. Our
design combines
straightforward
stub-tenon-and-groove
end assemblies
with
screw-and-plug
joinery
to
give
you
a substantial
piece
of
furniture that's
easy to build.
An open
shelf stores
footwear out of
an entry's
traffic
lane and allows
plenty
of air circu-
lation for drying
damp shoes.
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end
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Cut
the
panels
(A)
to the size shown
I on the Materials
List. Because the
t/+"
plywood
panels
are
visible from both
sides,
we applied
oak veneer
to their
backs. See
the sidebar on
page
44, for
information
on
veneering the backs of
your panels.
llcut
the
rear uprights
(B),
front
Cr uprights
(C),
upper
rails
(D),
and
lower
rails
(E)
to size.
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Install a V+" straight
bit in
your
table-
tJmounted
router, and adjust
it to cut
z/s"
deep.Position the
fence to
make a
centered
groove
in
parts
B, C,
D,
and
E.
Mark the bit's
position
on a
piece
of
masking
tape
adhered to
the router-table
insert.
Mark the ends of the
stopped
grooves
on
the sides of the
uprights
(B,
C),
where shown
on Drawing
1. Rout the
grooves,
stopping
when
the
mark on the
side of the
upright aligns
with the bit's
marked
position
on the tape.
Note: With their backs
veneered, our
pan-
els
(A)
fit
nicely in
a
1/t"
groove.
Check
the
fit
of
your panels
in the uprights'
grooves
before
proceeding.
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Without
changing
your
router-table
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setup, rout the
grooves
in the upper
rails
(D)
and
lower rails
(E),
where
shown on
Drawing 2. Set the
rails aside.
fMark
the angled
cut and the top
tlradius
on each
of the rear uprights
(B),
where shown
on Drawing
1.
Bandsaw the angle on each upright
just
outside the marked
lines,
and
then sand
or
joint
them
smooth.
Bandsaw and sand
the top radii.
Mark the
locations of the counter-
bored
holes on the rear and
front
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counter
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the same
double-curved
profile
for the shelf skirts
(H).
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