317 days ago
by gizmodyne |
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Drawer Parts Galore
I started by squaring some panels to the width of the drawers. To save time I rabbeted the entire panel. Later I would rip them to create the sized drawer fronts.
Testing the drawer front fit. You can see the drawer pieces in each cubby awaiting their fronts.
The backs of the drawers are held by dadoes 1/2” in from the back of the drawer. I got to spend some quality time with the new crosscut sled.If you squint you can see that there is another 1/2”...
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399 days ago
by mdoan |
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Project #3 will be a bookcase with sliding doors. The plans come from American Woodworker #130 Sept. ‘07.
The case will be walnut veneer ply with walnut hardwood for the remainder.
Some techniques I’ll exploring on this project are:
New…1) Face frame construction2) Sliding doors in dadoes
One more try…3) More Festool Domino loose tenon joinery4) Dovetail drawers5) Re-saw stock for drawer bottoms6) Edge-gluing and making flat table tops
But first step is ...
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427 days ago
by Jojo |
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The traditional woodworking tools in Japan all share a few common characteristics, the most important of which is its simplicity, followed very closely by its ability to perform a single dedicated task extremely well. This leads to an amazing variety of almost identical tools that do different things. This is best seen when you take a look at the shelves that store the ”kanna” in a reseller’s shop. I probably should have started saying that ”kanna” is the generic...
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