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JULY/AUG
2005
Volume 48/Issue 4
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The Heirloom Cradle
• The Spirit of St. Louis Toy Airplane
• Making All-Purpose Wooden Boxes
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The Heirloom Cradle
With your Bandsaw, cut the rockers (H) and canopy support (E) to size and shape, according to the drawings. To make sure both rockers are exactly the same shape, pad saw the two workpieces by double-stick taping then together and sawing both pieces out at the same time (See Fig. 2). Be sure to leave your cutting line intact while cutting.
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| Fig. 2 Using a bandsaw to pad saw rockers to shape. |
While they're still taped together, use a Drum Sander to sand them to final shape, then drill two 1" diameter holes in the ends to accept the treadle bars (J).
Once the glue has dried on all of the pieces you glued together earlier, use a Hand Scraper to knock off any excess glue, then belt sand the surfaces of he assembled pieces smooth.
Next, mark the angles and patterns on he sides (A), headboard (B) and footboard (C). A Protractor/Bevel or Precision Protractor will make easy and precise work of this task.
With your Table Saw set up for making bevel cuts...and your Miter Gauge set for making angled cuts, cut all required edge bevels and angled cuts in the various pieces. Next, use a Scroll Saw or Sabre Saw to create the circular cut-outs in the sides. Use a 1" dia. Brad Point Bit to drill the ends of the handle cut-outs, then your Scroll Saw or Sabre Saw again to remove the remainder of the stock. Remember to stay outside your cutting lines so you can smooth the handle edges with a small diameter Drum Sander once you've finished cutting them out.
Use your Bandsaw to cut out the pattern for the footboard (C). Cut the base (D) to size on your Table Saw, then shape the edge of the base using your Router Set-up with a 1/4" Router Chuck and a Roman Ogee Bit. IMPORTANT: To avoid splintering in the corners, always remember to rout the end grain first...then the edge grain.
Once the glued-up stock for the treadle bars (J) and end caps (K) has dried for 24 hours, use your Lathe to turn these pieces to shape. Remember that your four end caps (K) are to be turned from a single piece of glued-up stock. Smooth sand and finish sand the treadle bars and end caps at slow speed while they're still mounted on the Lathe.
View
Plans &
Assembly Drawings
• Side View
• End
View
• Treadle Bar
• End Cap
• Rocker
• Foot Board
• End of Canopy
• Assembly
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