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Step 7Case construction 2: Framing the case
With the stock wood cut to length we will follow these steps
1)rout out the grooves for faceplates
2)Rip, on the table saw, the two ends of the box - they will be the same height as the face plate*
3)Put the ends on the faceplate, see image 4 below. This will give us the overall length of the box
4)Mark & Rip the top and bottom pieces based on the measurement from the step above, see image 5 below.
5)Use the router to make the Rabbet Joint, see image 6 for details of the joint.
Using the router to cut the grooves for the face & back plates
Making the Rabbet joint
I've somehow lost the video on making the rabbet but it is a fairly simple joint to make, and strong too. I took this video after completing the project to demonstrate how to cut a standard Rabbet joint and the stronger version employed in this project
I first cut the two end pieces, see image four. Then finished with the top & bottom. You can see in the video its a very tight simple to make joint and as demonstrate by the number of times I've opened & closed the box throughout the videos - strong & durable
For more detail and measurements please refer to image 5 below taken from "Elementary-Woodwork-Manual-Training-Classes" by Frank Henry Selden (1906)
Cutting the box in half with the tablesaw
Why cut the box in half?
1)I can get the electronics in easily and re-work as necessary
2) the edges mate up perfectly. Theres no chance in hell Ill be able to build the two halves to be perfect copies of each other.
Ideally if I had a proper woodworking bench and good handsaws I would have taken the time to mark up the cut, clamp the piece to the bench and completed this step by hand.
Unless you're really comfortable with operating a tablesaw, take the time and do this step by hand.
*the end piece should not be exactly the height for the face plate - they need to be longer by the width of the table saw blade... so that when the box is cut in half the end piece become shorter to the desired height.
Reference;
For more information on the Rabbet joint as well as the router table;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(woodworking)#Table_mounted_router
1)rout out the grooves for faceplates
2)Rip, on the table saw, the two ends of the box - they will be the same height as the face plate*
3)Put the ends on the faceplate, see image 4 below. This will give us the overall length of the box
4)Mark & Rip the top and bottom pieces based on the measurement from the step above, see image 5 below.
5)Use the router to make the Rabbet Joint, see image 6 for details of the joint.
Using the router to cut the grooves for the face & back plates
Making the Rabbet joint
I've somehow lost the video on making the rabbet but it is a fairly simple joint to make, and strong too. I took this video after completing the project to demonstrate how to cut a standard Rabbet joint and the stronger version employed in this project
I first cut the two end pieces, see image four. Then finished with the top & bottom. You can see in the video its a very tight simple to make joint and as demonstrate by the number of times I've opened & closed the box throughout the videos - strong & durable
For more detail and measurements please refer to image 5 below taken from "Elementary-Woodwork-Manual-Training-Classes" by Frank Henry Selden (1906)
Cutting the box in half with the tablesaw
Why cut the box in half?
1)I can get the electronics in easily and re-work as necessary
2) the edges mate up perfectly. Theres no chance in hell Ill be able to build the two halves to be perfect copies of each other.
Ideally if I had a proper woodworking bench and good handsaws I would have taken the time to mark up the cut, clamp the piece to the bench and completed this step by hand.
Unless you're really comfortable with operating a tablesaw, take the time and do this step by hand.
*the end piece should not be exactly the height for the face plate - they need to be longer by the width of the table saw blade... so that when the box is cut in half the end piece become shorter to the desired height.
Reference;
For more information on the Rabbet joint as well as the router table;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rabbet
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Router_(woodworking)#Table_mounted_router
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