Woodworking ideas – do it yourself! (DIY)

Making the PEGGED DISPLAY SHELF – page 88 in the instruction manual

After the material has been dimensioned, profile the end panels, the back panels, and the lower shelf on the band saw. Form the moulded edge on the top on a shaper or table mounted router fit with appropriate cutters.

Next, cut joinery. You can cut the stopped rabbet that will house the ends of the back panel on the table saw, with a table-mounted router, or by hand, using chisels.

Cut the through mortises in the end panels (see chapter twelve). Then, with a backsaw or a stack of dado cutters on the table saw, cut the tenons on the ends of the lower shelf and pare to fit these mortises.

On the lathe, turn the two Shaker-style pegs. Then, fit their tenons into mortises drilled into the shelf’s back panel. When all the parts have been dry-assembled and checked

for fit, glue the frame and screw it together. Install the top, using four 1″ no. 6 wood screws passing through the top into the end grain of the side panels. Glue four maple

plugs and tap them into the countersunk screw holes.

Sand the glued shelf, and apply finishing material to it.

For the diagrams and further information get the full Ted woodworking series.

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