Cabinet - kitchen island

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Kitchen
Island
By Rob Joseph
Leg Dimensions
Step 1
- Cut the legs (A) slightly longer
than the dimensions given in the material
list. For the thickness we need, the legs
are cut from a piece of 12"-thick stock,
ripped to 3" wide, as shown in photo A
and A inset.
B
Leg Glue-Up
Step 2
- Use some wood glue (R) and lots
of clamps to gang a pair of legs together, as
shown in photo B.
C
We call this project a kitchen island, but after
its completion, we decided that it could be used
in a craft room, sewing room or any place that
requires the ease of a cart that moves around.
So don't let the title fool you; we're sure you
have some room in your house for this handy
cart on wheels.
Drawer Exploded View
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Rails
Step 3
- Cut all the rails (B-G) to the
dimensions given in the material list. Use
the radial arm saw to make the cross cuts
and the table saw to make the ripped cuts,
as shown in photo C.
P
Q
O
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Material List
T x W x L
A
legs (8)
pine
3" x 3" x 31"
B
bottom long rails (2)
pine
4" x 2" x 284"
C
bottom short rails (2)
pine
4" x 2" x 132"
D
middle long rails (2)
pine
4" x 12" x 284"
E
middle short rails (2)
pine
4" x 12" x 132"
Rabbeting
F
top long rails (2)
pine
4" x 2" x 284"
Step 4
- e middle and bottom rails,
both long and short, receive a 8"-wide
by 2"-deep rabbet along their inside top
edge. Use the router in the router table
with a rabbeting bit adjusted to make
the appropriate rabbet and a fence to add
stability, as shown in photo D.
G
top short rails (2)
pine
4" x 2" x 132"
H
bottom shelf
birch plywood
2" x 15" x 294"
I
middle shelf
birch plywood
2" x 15" x 294"
J
top (11)
maple
14" x 14" x 36"
K
center drawer divider
maple
4" x 8" x 154"
L
side drawer guides (2)
maple
2" x 2" x 12"
E
M
upper drawer guides (2)
pine
4" x 3" x 144"
N
top mounting clips (6)
pine
4" x 2" x 2"
O
drawer fronts (4)
maple
4" x 515/16" x 1215/16"
P
drawer sides (4)
maple
2" x 515/16" x 15"
Q
drawer bottoms (2)
birch plywood
4" x 127/16" x 15"
Scrapper
Supply List
R
wood glue
Step 5
- After the glue has dried in the legs,
use a scraper to remove the squeezed-out
glue on each leg, as shown in photo E.
waterproof
S
biscuits (4)
#10
T
center drawer divider wood screws (5)
#6 x 14"
U
maple buttons (2)
2"
V
brads
4"
F
W
wood iller
X
American Accents paint (pint)
hunt club green satin inish
Y
butcher block oil
Z
Watco oil
natural
AA
drawer pulls (4)
BB
mounting clip wood screws (6)
#6 x 18"
Final Length
CC
Varathane spray inish
DD
wheels
14" x 24" x 24"
Step 6
- Use the radial arm saw to trim
both ends of the legs to achieve your inal
length of 31", as shown in photo F.
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I
Witness Marks
Ganging Legs
Long Rails Mortise Locations
Step 7
- It's always best to make the
mortises in the legs irst, then the tenons
on the rails are made to it. Start by
marking each leg right front, left front,
right back, and left back. Arrange the legs
so the best sides are facing out. e inside
faces are where the mortises will be made.
Mark each face to avoid confusing yourself,
as shown in photo G.
Step 8
- Start by making mortises for the
long rails. Lay the legs lat with the correct
side facing up. Align their bottom edges
so that they are all lush and clamped
together, as shown in photo H.
Step 9
- Mark each leg with a top and
bottom. Refer to the front and side view
drawings for the long rail locations. Using
a square and ruler, mark each mortise
location on the legs, as shown in photo I.
J
Side View
N
J
F
G
M
Mortising
Step 10
- Use the drill press with a 8"
mortising chisel to make the mortises in
each leg down to a depth of 4", as shown
in photo J. If you don't have a mortising
attachment for your drill press, a series
of 8" holes drilled to a depth of 4" will
work as well. A sharp chisel will be used to
square up the edges.
L
I
D
E
K
A
H
4"
3/16"
B
Short Rail Mortise Locations
Step 11
- Lay the legs lat with the short rail
mortise side facing up and their bottom
edges lush with one another. Clamp all
4 legs together. Refer to the front and
side view drawings for mortise locations.
Transfer the locations to the legs, as shown
in photo K.
4"
15/16"
C
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4"
S
M
N
G
2"
J
4"
12"
F
L
5"
12"
O
P
P
L
I
E
15/16"
1"
D
K
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E
4"
A
A
13"
3/16"
122"
H
4"
B
12"
15/16"
8"
7"
C
74"
Front View
28"
L
M
N
Mortising
Taper Locations
Tapering Jig
Step 12
- Use the same mortising chisel
and dimensions that were used in step 10
to make the short rail mortises, as shown
in photo L.
Step 13
- e bottom's of the legs each
receive a taper on their inside faces. Stand
the legs up in the inal order. Notice how
the tapers are going to be on the same face
as the mortises. Refer to the front and
side view drawings for taper locations.
Transfer locations to each leg, as shown in
photo M.
Step 14
- Use the table saw with a tapering
jig to make each taper, as shown in photo
N. If your table saw blade does not rise
high enough, use the band saw and then
the jointer (to smooth the cut) to make
the tapers.
Step 15
- Use the table saw with the fence
and miter gauge to cut the tenons in each
of the rails. Refer to the front and side view
drawings for tenon dimensions. Make a
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Shoulder Cuts
Cheek Cuts
Step 16
- Lay the rails lat against the table
saw surface, and make the cheek cuts,
nibbling away the material with each pass,
as shown in photo P.
Shelving Dimensions
test tenon in some scrap wood to assure
proper itting. Start of by making the
shoulder cuts, as shown in photo O. Pass
each piece through the blade several times,
moving the piece further from the fence
with each pass to remove the remaining
material, as shown in photo O inset.
Step 17
- Sand all the rails and legs through
220-grit sandpaper.
Step 18
- Cut the middle shelf (I) and the
bottom shelf (H) to the dimensions given
in the material list. Use the table saw to
make the cuts, as shown in photo Q.
R
S
T
Shelving Notch Layouts
Jig Sawing
Step 20
- Use a hand-held jig saw to
remove the notches in the shelves, as shown
in photo S.
Step 21
- e top rails; both long and short,
receive a groove near their top inside edges.
e groove is used with top mounting clips
(N) to fasten the top to the frame. Use
Groove For Mounting Clips
Step 19
- e shelves have notches cut out
of their corners to it around the legs. Dry-
it the rails and legs together, and measure
around the inside corner of each leg to
get the notches' dimensions. Transfer the
dimensions to the shelves, as shown in
photo R.
the table saw with a stacked dado blade
to make the 4"-wide by 4"-deep groove
2" down from the top edge, as shown in
photo T.
Step 22
- Cut the upper drawer guides (M)
to the dimensions given in the material list.
ese guides connect to the front and back
U
V
W
Making Biscuit Slots
Top Dimensions
Step 23
- Cut the top (J) to the dimensions
given in the material list. Cut the top's
length about 1" longer than what's given
in the material list. Use the radial arm
saw to cross cut the pieces and the table
saw to make the ripped cuts, as shown in
photo V.
Top Glue-Up
top long rails with #10 biscuits (S). Refer
to the front view drawing and exploded
view drawing for their locations. Mark the
biscuit slot locations in each piece, and use
the biscuit joiner to make the #10 slots, as
shown in photo U and U inset.
Step 24
- Glue and clamp the top pieces
with their side grain face up, as shown in
photo W.
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