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Pine Wardrobe
Here is the orginal article from the
November - December 1955 Deltagram
ROCKWELL MANUFACTURING COMPANY - A DELTACRAFT PULICATION

(Photo No. 1)

(Photo No. 2)

The above photos show the cabinet in an opened
and closed view. A wonderful addition to any room.

Here is a wardrobe of many uses. For the man of the house there is storage space for all of his clothes and shoes. For the ladies it will house gloves, hose, cosmetics, handbags, under things, sweaters, etc. It can also be used in the dining room for silverware, tablecloths, place mats, china, candles, flower container accessories. etc. A special new type of sliding door hardware that allows the doors to rest flush when closed is used on this cabinet.
All pieces are identified by letters in the exploded view (Page 112) and the list of materials, Page 110. Equal parts are identified with same letters. Parts that are not the same are "C", "D", "L" and "G. The first three are left and right hand, parts "G" are left, right and center panels, see drawings.
The sides, bottom and center partitions are made of plywood. If you decide to use solid stock instead, you can make them up by using two pieces of ¾ x 10 boards, with the use of the glue joint knife #35-131. After cutting the pieces to sizes shown in bill of materials, the necessary tongue and groove joints are made (see photo #4). 1-1/8 inch stock was used for the top, glued together to make up the 20-1/8 inch width.

Two cutters are required to make the top edge moulding, 35-100 and 35- 221 (see Fig. 1 and Photos #10 & 13). Panel stock ¾ inches thick could be used with 1-1/8 x 2¾ inch edging strips for the moulding (Fig. 2).
After all necessary tongues and grooves arc made in the sides, bottom, top and center panels. the cabinet is ready to be glued and assembled. Be sure to cut out the necessary mortise for the sliding door fixture on the underside of the top and also the base panel (see Photo #5 and Fig. #3). For accurate layout of track and switch layout, follow the instructions that are furnished with the special hardware. For source of hardware, refer to "Where to Buy It" section, Page 119.
Assemble and glue all drawer slide frames (Fig. 4) and insert these in their proper grooves from the back of the cabinet.
Rip the bottom trim pieces (N) & (L). mould the top edge with the #35-120 cutter set (see Photo #14), on the circular saw. Before cutting the scrolled effect, miter and fit the sides and front piece to the cabinet. The scroll design can be cut on either the band or scroll saw (see Photo #15).

Blind grooves for the splines are made on the circular saw using the two outside cutters of the dado head (Photos #17 and #18). They are glued and screwed to the cabinet with 1¼ #8 flat head wood screws.
Complete drawer dimensions are given in Figs. 5, 6 and 7, Page 110. Check the drawer openings of the cabinet before assembling the drawers to make sure they will work freely.
Refer to the list of materials for stock sizes on doors. The door panels are made of % inch stock and taper cut as shown in Fig. 8 and Photos 6 and 7. Moulded edges and copes of the stiles and rails are made with the #35-209 cutters mounted in the moulding cutter head on the circular saw (see Fig. 8 and Photo # 8). After doors are assembled, grooves for the metal slides are cut at the top and bottom.
For an early American finish, use a maple stain and let dry for at least 24 hours, before applying two coats of satin finish varnish. Sand with 6-0 garnet paper between coats.

(Photo No. 3)
A roller support is very handy when cutting
long stock on your circular saw. Crosscutting
is also easily accomplished with the aid
of a roller support.

(Photo No. 4)
Grooves in the sides of the cabinet are being
made with the #34-333 or #34-334 dado head.
These are for the drawer guide frames.

(Photo No. 5)
Holes are counterbored ob the drill press with a
mult-spur bit. The remaining stock is
removed with a hand chisel. These cutouts are
for the special sliding fixture used with the doors.

(Photo No. 9)
Photo above shows a close-up view of the
dowel joints in the door construction.

(Photo No. 10)
The moulding on the top piece is made in two
operations. The first is made with the #35-221
cutter with the stock laying flat, the face
side on the saw table.

Parts & Materials - Wardrobe

Part	Qty	Size	Material
A	1	1-1/8 x 20-1/8 x 59 ¾	Pine
B	1	1-1/8 x 2 x 55 ½	"
C	2	¾ x 18½ x 36-5/16 Made of two pieces glued together.	"
D	2	¾ x 2 x 36-1/16	"
E	1	¾ x 18-9/16 x 56 Made of two pieces glued together.	"
F	1	¾ x 3 ¼ x 56½	"
G	3	¾ x 15 ¾ x 32-9/16 Made of two pieces glued together.	"
H	1	¾ x 4 x 55 ½	"
J	1	¾ x 4 ½ x 32	"
K	1	¾ x ¾ x 32	"
L	2	¾ x 7-3/8 x 19 ¾	"
M	2	7/16 x ¾ x 16½	"
N	1	¾ x 7-3/8 x 58½	"