A MISSION SIDEBOARD
Oak is the most suitable material for making this sideboard and it should be first-class stock, planed and cut to the dimensions given in the following list:
- 1 top, 7/8 by 22 by 48 in., S-2-S.
- 1 top shelf, 7/8 by 12 by 48 in., S-2-S.
- 1 bottom, 7/8 by 22 by 48 in., S-2-S.
- 2 back posts, 2 by 2 by 57 in., S-4-S.
- 2 front posts, 2 by 2 by 36 in., S-4-S.
- 2 standards, 2 by 2 by 20 in., S-4-S.
- 2 mirror rails, 7/8 by 2 by 47 in., S-2-S.
- 2 mirror rails, 7/8 by 2 by 20 in., S-2-S.
- 3 front and back rails, 7/8 by 3 by 46 in., S-2-S.
- 4 end rails, 7/8 by 3 by 20 in., S-2-S.
- 4 standard rails, 7/8 by 2 by 10 in., S-2-S.
- 2 vertical pieces, 7/8 by 19-1/2 by 22 in., S-2-S.
- 1 horizontal piece, 7/8 by 22 by 14-1/4 in., S-2-S.
- 1 drawer front, 7/8 by 6 by 14-1/4 in., S-2-S.
- 1 piece, 7/8 by 3 by 3 in.
- 4 vertical door pieces, 7/8 by 2 by 17 in., S-2-S.
- 4 horizontal door pieces, 7/8 by 2 by 15 in., S-2-S.
- 2 drawer sides, 7/8 by 5 by 14 in., S-2-S.
- 1 drawer bottom, 1/4 by 14 by 14-1/4 in., S-2-S.
- 1 back panel, 1/4 by 16-1/2 by 44-1/2 in., S-2-S.
- 2 door panels, 1/4 by 10-1/2 by 15-1/2 in., S-2-S.
- 2 side panels, 1/4 by 18-1/2 by 16-1/2 in., S-2-S.
Detail of the Mission Sideboard
Begin work by cutting the posts to the length indicated in the detail drawing. The top ends are tapered with a 1/2-in. slant. These posts are cut in pairs and it is best to stand them up in the same position they will be in the finished sideboard, and mark the sides to be mortised with a pencil. Also cut the grooves into which the panels are to fit. These are to be 1/4 in. wide and a little over 1/4 in. deep.
Mission Sideboard in Quarter-Sawed Oak
The rails are cut with tenon ends to match the mortises, and also have grooves to receive the panels.