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Dog/Cat Bed
• Step-by-step construction
instruction.
• A complete bill of materials.
• Construction drawings and
related photos.
• Tips to help you complete
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Photo by Tim Lee
Dog/Cat Bed
G iven the fact that pets are such
loyal and devoted friends, what
better Christmas gift than a bed of
cutter. This permits the cutter shaft to
be fully chucked in the router.
Use a chisel to square the stopped
their own? This bed, crafted in solid end of the spline grooves, and cut four
walnut, is sized to accommodate a cat hardwood splines with the grain run-
or small-to-medium size dog. The ning across the miter as shown. After
bed's overall dimensions could be in- band or jigsawing the front and back
creased as necessary to fit a larger cutouts, glue and assemble the box.
animal if your "best friend" tends While the box is drying, use a bearing-
toward Saint Bernard or Great Dane guided % in. Roman ogee router bit to
size. Of course, the bed could also be shape the bottom perimeter. This is a
made from pine or some other hard or good router table operation. When
softwood. dry, the box perimeter is radiused as
Start this project by laying up stock shown to establish the lA in. round-
for the bottom (C). If your stock has over.
been edge-joined accurately, only mild After cutting out the four feet (D),
pressure is required with the pipe drill and slot the base as shown to ac-
clamps. While you are waiting for the cept the six mounting screws. The slot-
bottom to dry, rip stock for the front ted holes are required to allow expan-
and back (A) and ends (B). After sion and contraction of the stock
mitering the ends of these pieces, use across the width of the base. Screw the
the router equipped with a wing cutter bottom to the box, then glue the four
as shown to cut the stopped spline feet in place.
grooves. Note how parts A and B are When final sanding was complete,
clamped back to back with an addi- we finished our bed with Deft clear
tional guide piece for extra router sup- aerosol spray finish. This protective
port. Also note that the bearing is satin coating should wear well, and can
assembled between the router and the be easily renewed when necessary. \\\V[
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Bill of Materials
(all dimensions actual)
No.
Par t Description Size Req'd.
A Front/Back % x 5 x 24 2
B End I x 5 x 18
1 1
2
C Bottom % X 19 /2 X 25 /2 1
D Foot I x 2 x 2 4
3 I P E PERIMETER
