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Position the dividers
in
the carcase,
supporting
them on the spacers. Clamp
the carcase sides to snug
the
dividers.
Drillthe holes,
and drive
in the screws.
grooves.
Check
for square. Then, drill
pilot
and countersunk
shank holes
through the sides
and into the top and bot-
torn, where shown, and drive
in
the screws.
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From
t/c"-thickscrap,
make apair of
tf
spacers lVzxl0t/e"
for
positioning
the lower
divider
(L)
in the carcase and
another
pair
of spacers t/2x53/a"
for
positioning
the upper divider in the car-
case. Position and
clamp
the
spacers
and dividers
in
the carcase, as
shown in
Photo B. Mark screw-hole centerpoints
on
the
outside
face of the carcase sides
(G)
centered over the dividers,
where
dimensioned on Drawing 2. Drill
pilot
and countersunk
shank
holes at the cen-
terpoints, and drive
in
the screws.
Remove
the
spacers.
Qninisfr-sand
the
carcase and
the
lfside-panel
assemblies to 220
grj;t,
and
remove the dust. Mask mating
1"-
wide
glue-joint
areas on the carcase
sides and the
legs of
two side-panel
assemblies, where shown in Photo C.
Now, stain the
inside
of the side-panel
assemblies; the outside of the carcase
sides and back
(K);
the front edges of
the carcase; the dividers
(L);
dnd a
l"-wide area around the inside of the
carcase at. the front edge.
(We
used
Z\RProvincial stain.)
l]f
Wittr
the stain dry,
remove
the tape.
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Position the carcase upside
down
on
your
workbench,
and apply
glue
to the
previously
masked areas. Now, mate
the
side-panel assemblies to the carcase
with
the top
edges flush
and a V+"
leg
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Mask mating
glue-joint
areas along the
front
and back edges of
the
carcase
sides and on
the inside of the side-panel
legs with easy-
release
painters'tape.
Then apply the stain.
reveal
at
the front and back.
Then.
clamp the assembly.
trdd the crossriails,
and
assernble the
desk
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From
3/c"-thick
stock, cut the cap
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(M)
to size.
From
Vz"-thick
stock,
cut the crossrails
(N)
to size. Glue
the
cap to
the top of the crossrail that will
go
at the bottom of the desk with
their
front faces flush.
Now" rout
Vq"
round-
overs on the cap's top edges and on the
lower
front
edge of
fhe
crossrail that
will
go
at the front of the desk,
where
shown on
Drawing
3.
j)Cut
the cleats
(O)
to size.
Position
fthe
cleats on the ends of the cross-
rails,
where shown,
and clamp. DriU
pilot
and countersunk shank
holes,
where
shown; then,
glue
and screw
the
cleats
in
place.
QAssemble
the crossrails, the remaining
lJside
panel,
and the drawer carcase,
as shown
in Photo D. Position
the cross-
rails with
aVa"
legreveal
at the
front and
back.
Also,
position
the caplcrossrail
assembly
(M/N/O)
so the cap is flush
with the top edge of the bottom rails
(C).
Then, drill
pilot.and
countersunk shank
holes through the cleats and into the legs,
where shown, and drive
in
the screws.
Make
the
dranpers
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Edge-join enough
3/c"-tlickstock
for
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the front and back
(P)
and the sides
(Q)
for the
bottom
file drawer. Plane to
Vz"
thick; then cut the
parts
to size. From
Glamp
the
crossrails
between the side
panel
and the drawer carcase.
Drive
screws
through
the
cleats
into the legs
to secure.
3/+"-tlick
stock,
planed
to Vz",
cut the
fronts
and backs
(R)
and the sides
(S)
for
the upper
drawers to size.
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Cut a Vq" dado /t"
deep and Vt"
from
fthe
ends
of the sides
(Q,
S) on
their
inside faces, where shown
on Drawing
2.
See
Drawing 2a for the setup we used.
Using the setup shown on
Drawing
2b,
cut a Vc"
rabbet V+" deep along the
ends
of the
fronts
and
backs
(P,
R) on their
outside faces.
Finally,
cut
a V+"
groove
/+" deep
and Vq"
from
the bottom
edge
of the sides
and the fronts and backs
to
receive the bottoms
(T).
Cut
the bottoms
to size.
Now,
glue,
assemble and clamp
the large and small drawers,
and check
for square.
QPosition
the full-extension slides
9on
the drawer sides,
as shown
in
Photo E, and.attach with the
supplied
screws.
Then, disconnect the
larger
cabinet-member
part
of the slides
from
the drawer member.
llllnstall
the cabinet-member
part
of
Ethe
slides
in the drawer carcase,
working from top to bottom.
To
do
this,
first measure
from the top of the carcase
bottom
(H)
to the top of the upper
divider
(L).
From
3/+"-tlick
scrap,
cut a
2"-wide
spacer
to
your
measured
length
plus
%0".
Also, make two
1x2"
spacers
Vrs" tlickfrom
cardstock or
plastic
lam-
inate,
and set
one spacer aside. Position
a slide
in
the carcase, where
shown in
Photo F,'and drive in the screws.
(Note
that the
photo
shows
instillation of a
slide for the
middle drawer with the
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