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Knickknack Shelf |
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The dictionary tells us that a knick knack is a small article intended for ornament, and that definition can apply to this wall-mounted shelf itself as well as its contents. It will dress up an empty wall in a hallway or elsewhere, and lets you display some of those choice little items you have found while browsing in antique shops. To cut out the pattern on the sides you'll need a scroll saw, or a hand-held coping saw will do the job. Dadoes for the joinery can be cut with a router or on the table saw- and that rounds out your machinery requirements- though a small drum sander in a drill press is helpful for shaping the curves. |
Begin by getting out your stock, all of which is 5/16" thick. If you don't have a planer, find a local cabinet shop or lumber yard that will plane it down for you. Or, double rip ¾" thick by 3" wide stock on edge on the table saw (first one edge, then the other) and edge glue the thin pieces together. Make the cuts in stages- first with the blade about 3/4" above the table, then at 1-1/2". Cut the pieces out slightly over thickness, and belt sand them down after they are glued up. |
Parts List- Knick Knack Shelf2- 5/16 x 6 x 24 sides4- 5/16 x 6 x 18-1/4 shelves 1- 5/16 x 2-1/4 x 6 divider 2- 5/16 x 1-15/16 x 8-13/16 drawer fronts 2- 5/16 x 1-11/16 x 8-13/16 drawer rears 4- 5/16 x 1-11/16 x 5-1/4 drawer sides 2- 1/4 x 5-3/8 x 8-13/16 plywood drawer bottoms |
Resources For Building A Knickknack ShelfRoutersRouter Bits Hammers, Rubber Mallet Scroll Saws and Blades Drill Presses and Drum Sanders Files Hand Drills Glue Square Table Saws and Blades |
DADOES
Rip the stock to 6" wide and cut to length. Cut the dadoes in the sides to take the shelves by setting up with a router as in photo 1. First measure and mark the sides for the dadoes according to the plan. Then clamp the sides to the bench with a long stick which doubles as the guide for the router. Carefully measure the distance from the edge of your router's base to the outside radius of the bit's cut. Measure this distance from several different spots along your router base edge, because if the motor isn't centered to the base the distance could be different from one spot to the next. If it is, be sure that you keep one spot against the guide fence, that spot being the one whose distance you use to set the guide fence. Set the guide fence at the appropriate distance from the dado marks you made on the sides, and set the depth of cut on the bit to 1/8".
