| Blog series by RandyMarine | updated 206 days ago | 2 parts | 649 reads | 5 comments total |
Part 1: Concept, design, and taredown
Well, this is my way of getting my ideas out and get some solid advise. About 3 weeks ago my daughter, who is 2, tore the false fronts of her $60 Walmart dresser. This is just what I needed. I started thinking about building her a good dresser. However, to this point I have only built one project (my drafting table that I will post soon). As I started looking at designs for dressers, I discovered all called for dove tail joints. This revelation scared the crap out of me. So, I call...
Part 2: Disaster!
Hello all, Sorry I had not posted the follow up sooner, but family life superceeds all. Well, I learned a lot of this project. The main ones are:1) Never reuse partical board!2) Beginners should always spend max amount of time on planning.3) For now, always build a scale prototype.4) Never laminate during the assembly phase…save it for last. More cutting, but less gouging.5) Pilot holes, pilot holes, and pilot holes. Regardless of the screw size. I did manage to get the back ...
Just my way to get my head together
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