162 - Calendar Frame Pt. 1

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The calendar frame is a project that highlights the joys of simple joinery. The frame pieces are held together with half-lap joints which are as strong as they are basic. The frame is designed to allow calendar loading from the front unlike traditional frames that need to be removed from the wall every month.
The first part of this series covers the wood selection, milling, cutting half-laps, layout and cutting various rabbets. For the sake of simplicity, all of the joinery is made at the router table and a single router bit.

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Howto & Style

Tags:

• woodworking
• calendar frame
• half laps

[WMWoodWorking]

I'm thinking of making a router table but my plunge router has a lock- off switch. I was wondering if you knew of a device that i could buy that allows me to turn the router on without having to hold the switch on the router.

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@WMWoodWorking I don't unfortunately....sorry.

[Pedrofreestyle97]

what hand tools would you recommend using for the half lap joint?

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@Pedrofreestyle97 A saw minimally. But you might also use a chisel and a rabbet/shoulder plane as well. A router plane would also be very handy.

[tabhorian]

Question for you on the half laps... When you have the plywood backer board , its fresh, of course. But after your second one its cut away from the previous one. Now, if you do all the same type cuts at the same time, then the bit is going into the same recess each time after the first. Is that okay? Or do you need a different, new, backer board now and then?

[TheWoodWhisperer]

@tabhorian Eventually, its a good idea to get a new backer. But even after the first few cuts, the backer is still providing tearout support. That is, as long as you are cutting the same size rabbet each time. If you cut a smaller one, there won't be any support for the fibers. And eventually, if you start to see a little tearout occurring, its not a bad idea to get a new piece of scrap.

[WMWoodWorking]

@TheWoodWhisperer no worries

[dreggman02]

Congrats Marc! Great stuff as always.

[Pedrofreestyle97]

@TheWoodWhisperer thanks alot :)

[tabhorian]

@TheWoodWhisperer Makes sense. Thanks! I just got some nice wavy maple, and I am going to take your advice about making more than one at a time. One for my bride at least ! ;)