Router Table #11: Drawer Fronts in Front(s) of the Drawers

Looking great. Nice design in those drawer fronts.

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Thanks Karson :)

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puts a little class into it

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Sweet…. mate.

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This is looking pretty good. At one time I thought that shop funiture needed only to be functional and could easily be made of parts from sheet good material cobbled together. But now, after seeing posts like this one, I have come to appreciate projects that also address form as well as functionality. Bottom line is that the drawer fronts look good and really dress up the appearance of the table.

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Your router table looks better than furniture!!!
Those drawers look spectacular. The detail really makes it look nice.
Ellen

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I’l second Karsons comment on the drawers, they look great. Along with the straight edge on the left while installing the drawer fronts you could use a spacer between the drawers to help with positioning, starting at the bottom and working up.

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I’m saddened by the loss of the bottom drawer face, but the rest look great!

-- Gary, Los Angeles, video game animator

Thanks guys, glad it turned out to your liking. also to mine. depending on what in the shop, but a project that is more than a jig, I think that it adds a nice vibe and changes the atmosphere in the shop when you do it visually pleasing as well as functional. a project like this that really takes time to build and to a certain degree is somewhat complex – might as well put in the additional effort and turn it to also look better.

just to make it clear (Gary) – the lower Drawer Front is ALIVE and WELL, it’s the drawer that got lost in the process while trying to flush it with the front of the face frames. I’ll build a new drawer, and attach the (still in one piece) drawer front to it at a later date (aka – then I get the time).

Tim – yes, I did start from the bottom and used a spacer to align the drawer fronts with an even gap between them… I’ll edit the post :)

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Nice piece for the workshop.

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Sorry to hear about the glue failure… checking of diagonals to verify squareness is a habit that everyone needs to develop

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Them there drawers sure are fancy! I would also agree that it looks a lot better than most of the furniture in my house. lol Mazel Tov

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It going to be really nice when finished. I hope you get your drawer problem solved ok as I assume this router table will be used in your living room. lol

-- Mike, American in Norway

Thanks guys, yes, this is going to be in the living room and will also serve as an entertainment system (in todays economy, entertainment is a commodity)

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