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Sorry for the lenght of this question.
I have a small pile of highly figured walnut (so highly figured that it is almost worthless)it has been drying for about 15 years and has a lot of sentimental value as it can from a special tree. I plan to cut it into thin stock (1/2 inch) and try to create some bookmatched panels. I want to build a chest on chest with rail and style sides using these panels. I also prefer to use web frame construction. The base chest will be a simple three drawer chest.My problem is that, assuming 3/4 stock, if I cut a 1/4 inch mortise for the rail and style frame and then a 1/4 groove for the web frame I am only left with 1/4 inch of wood at the point the uprights intercest the web frame. Since this is a base that will carry an even larger walnut upper cabinet I am worried about the remaining strength.
The obvious cheat is to dowel the rail and style but I am really trying to do a traditional piece.
- This topic was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by MTaylor.
15 August 2016 at 9:11 pm #139371Sorry MTaylor, I’m having trouble picturing what you are thinking about for these joints. Any way you could include a drawing or something?
21 August 2016 at 1:58 am #139526From what I’ve seen, the typical solutions to this problem would be either to put legs at the four corners – which might be out of the question if you don’t have thicker stock – or apply a face-frame. Alternatively, you could stop the housing at front and back so that it only reaches full depth in your rails, then notch out the frame so that it either isn’t housed in the uprights at all or perhaps very shallow – maybe 1/16 – just to resist movement.
Hope that might be helpful.
Matt
- This reply was modified 7 years, 8 months ago by chemical_cake.
@mtaylor Bill Hylton has drawings on p.307 and p. 315 that probably answer your question in detail and show examples with frame and panel carcasses with stock like you want to use. Do you have access to his book?
Bill Hylton, “Illustrated Cabinetmaking: how to design and construct furniture that works,” 2008 AW Media LLC.
I’m not sure if the publisher is AW Media LLC, Fox Chapel Publishing, or American Woodworker.
ISBN 978-1-56523-369-0
My copy is the 3rd printing, 2009
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