Festool MFS Fence System Instruction Manual page 21

I took the time to first band the maple
top with bloodwood all the way around
as well as on the front of the shelf. You
can see (photo previous page) the un-
derside of the top with its two sliding
dovetails to receive the two sides (to
the left of the top in photo). The sides
have two horizontal sliding dovetails,
one which holds the shelf (to the rear in
the photo) and one which holds the
drawer slide (the bloodwood pieces to
the back right). There is a third, verti-
cal, sliding dovetail that receives the
half back (just to the rear of the top) that
seals the drawer area and adds lateral
stiffness to the piece.
Above it is partially assembled so you
can see what it will look like. The sides
slide into the dovetail groves on the under
side of the top, the shelf slides into the
two sides, the drawer guides slide into
the two sides below the shelf and the half
back (shown here in front of the partial
assembly) will slide up from the bottom
as the locking part of the assembly. The
white things on the top are four plastic
bolts that will be threaded into the bottom
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of the sides at each corner to
act as leveling feet and to
pull the unit visually off of the
surface upon which it stands.
It is easy to see how you can
scale up this small stand and
add a bottom and toe kick to
make a multi-drawer chest or
add doors for a cabinet, and
so on.
To build it, first use the set
up we have been discussing
to cut all the components to
size. Do the edge banding if
you wish. Now cut the fe-
male dovetail grooves into the
underside of the top as shown in the pho-