 |
The new instructions call for cutting 1/4" mortises in the two rails.
Of course, you also need to mortise the dividers (mullions/muntins) as
well, but I am going to do that after I have the outside frame together. I confuse easily,
so I will do them once I master the basic four corners.
Another reason for doing them separately is that I may cut and shape them so
that they fit on top the mirror, rather than be a part of the frame — and require a
lot of little pieces of mirrors.
|
So I marked the mortise to be near the
center — actually 1/4" down from the front surface. I also cut them so that the
tenons would have shoulders.
|
 |
 |
With the
mortises cut, I carefully cut tenons to fit. Since my mortise was slightly off center, I
try to cut the tenon to match exactly.
|
This is the tenon that fits. Using the
Incra Miter Gauge allowed me to cut the top and bottom shoulders exactly right. Do you
notice that one is slightly out of alignment with the other? The instructions call for the
bottom to be 1/16th wider that the top. The Incra Stop allowed me to do that exactly, but
I don't know what that 1/16" will be for — yet.
|
 |
 |
The next step says to mount the coping bit in
the router and set the height so that the top of the bit "brushes" the tenon.
But, with this adjusted, the pilot bearing is under the table top. I frankly couldn't
understand the instructions as they were written.
|
Do you remember my showing this Delta
Miter Gauge with hold-downs and saying "I would probably never need such a
setup." Well, I needed it.
I figured that it you have to raise the bit so that the bearing is exposed,
you would have to use a jig that could guide against that bearing and hold the tenoned
stock in place.
One holddown screw is holding the base plate (1/2" MDF) so that it rubs
against the bearing. I use the other hold-down to hold the stile. It is simple to set. You
slide it until the shoulder is lined up with the edge of the MDF. You will see this setup
in greater detail when Beth tries it.
|
 |
 |
And I have my coped tenon on the
stile. Now to cut the profile on the mating pieces.
|
Have I ever mentioned that the bent
wrench makes bit changing so fast and easy! (I know — ad nauseum.) Anyway, I
install the profiling bit from the set.
|
 |
 |
The RouterRaizer is also such a need
addition to the router table. I am cranking in the router depth to match the thickness of
the rule (1/16".) I will make a test cut and see how it mates with the cope.
|
I use the ruler to adjust the fence to
line up with the pattern bearing.
|
 |
 |
I make my test cut. I will set up
featherboards for the actual run, but this block holddown works fine for this pass.
|