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Use
the template to mark the
profile
on one
face
of
the sides
(B)
along
the top edge at each end. Use a
straightedge to draw
a
line
connecting
the
profiles.
template to shape. Then, drill a %"
mark-
ing hole through the template
where
shown on the
pattern.
f
Refer
to
Drawing 1 for the location
I
of the
profile
on the sides
(B).
Then,
using the
profile
template, mark
the
profile
on the side
pieces,
as shown
in Photo A. Bandsaw and sand to the
marked lines on each
piece.
Rout %"
round-overs along the top edges,
where
shown.
flfrom
Vq"
hardwood
plywood,
cut the
lJbottom
(C)
to size. Now,
finish-sand
the ends, sides, and
bottom to 220
gnt.
Assernble
the
cradle
I
From a3/q"-diatrreter dowel, cut two
I
pieces
lV+" Iong.
Glue a
dowel into
the top hole in each end
piece
(A).
)Ory-assemble
(no
glue)
the end
Er pieces,
the sides
(B),
and the bot-
tom
(C),
as shown
in Photo B.
Using
a
3/a"
Forstner bit. drill counterbores /+"
deep at the marked locations on the
ends
(A).
Drill
pilot
and'countersunk
shank holes centered in the counter-
bores, where shown on Drawing
1.
Then,
drive
in
the screws.
QUsing
a3/a"
plugcutter,
cut lzplugs
93/s'
long from leftover material.
(Match
wood
color
and
grain
if
you
plan
to stain
your project.
For best
appearance, align the
plugs' grain
with
that of the
surounding
wood.)
Set
four
plugs
aside. Glue the
remaining
plugs
in
the counterbores. With the
glue
dry
(it's
best to let it dry overnight), sand the
plugs
flush.
Make the
supporil
fnrne
I From Vz"-thick
I stock. use a
circle
cutter to cut
two lVz"-diameter
discs
for
the spac-
ers
(D).
Clamp
a
disc, with a backer
board
underneath.
in
a
handscrew or
drill-press
vise.
Centering on
the circle
cutter's
pilot
hole, drill a
3/4"
hole
through the spacer.
Repeat for
the
other
spacer.
Then,
sand the
spacers and set
them aside.
jlCut
the supports
(E),
feet
(F),
and
Er
stretcher
(G)
to size. Cut a 2" dado
z/e"
deep
on the outside face of the
feet
and a
mating 73/q" rabbet3/a" deep on the
inside face of the suppolts, where shown
on Drawing
1,
to
form
a
lap
joint
between
the
parts.
QRefening
to
Drawing 2, lay out
tfthe
1" radii at the top ends of
the feet
(F)
and the
Vc"
cutout at the
bottom.
Bandsaw the feet to shape, and
sand smooth.
,l
Refer to Drawing 1
Efor
the
location
of
the
profile
on the sup-
ports
(E).
Then, mark
the
profile
at
the
bot-
tom of
a support
on
its
inside face, as shown
in Photo G. Reposition
the template at the top
Position the sides
(B)
rh"
back
from the
edges
of the ends
(A)
by
placing
t/c"-thick
spacers between the clamp's bar and
the
sides at both ends,
of the support on
its
inside
face with the
rounded
top
end of the template
flush
with the support's end.
Mark the com-
plete
template contour
on the support.
Also, insert a nail or an awl through
the Va" hole in the template, and
mark
the centerpoint
for
a3/q"
hole to receive the
cradle dowel.
Draw lines to connect the con-
tours along both edges of the support.
Mark
the
other support.
f
Bandsaw and sand the two supports
r,
(E)
to
shape.
Using
a
3/q"
Forstner
bit, drill a
r/2"-deep
hole at the marked
location
on
each
part.
ftUsing
the template,
mark the
profile
\fon
both ends of the stretcher
(G)
Wlth the
proflle
template
posltloned
on the Inslde face of a support
(E)
and aligned wlth the rabbet's top edge, mark the
profile
on
the
support.
2"
dado 7a" deep on outside
face
E
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WOOD magazlne November
2002