909 days ago
by PurpLev |
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What do you know, I was able to use the last 3 days for some extra shop time!
As planned, I cut the drawers parts on day 1 (not a full day, but it did happen on the first day). On day 2 I was able to build the drawers and glue them up. The plan was to use half blind dovetails for the solid maple fronts. I must say, making these many dovetails at such a small scale was exhausting (but good practice)! the joints improved from one drawer to the next, not all perfect, but considering the scale...
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910 days ago
by jusfine |
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I finally got some time back in the shop.
I calculated the size of the outfeed table, had a friend with a cold press laminate both sides of a sheet of MDF for me, I cut it roughly to size and set it aside to finish up the base cabinet.
I lost some photos somewhere for the middle of this process, but once my blade storage shelves were sanded out, I turned some purpleheart center dowels on the lathe for the blades to sit on. I made two sizes, one for the 10” blades, and one for the...
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936 days ago
by Chris Davis |
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Just a reminder French Fri Friday is when I showcase some of the smaller things that often get overlooked. End tables are something that can be sold as in a pair or will even work by itself. One thing that I have learned is that to make one more versatile it is best to design and finish it where it can be view for all sides. With the need for surfaces in the middle if the room, next to a mid-room sofa, most unfinished end table will not work easily. A little planning ahead and a little mo...
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1010 days ago
by dustbunny |
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In the process of building my Torque cabinet, I decided to try some dovetail drawers for the first time.I figure even if I screw them up…they are for me, so no cares about messing them up.
Back up the story, last February my husband bought me the Woodline Ultimate Joinery Deluxe Combo System when we were at the Woodworking show in Springfield MA. This is the set hereThey had a show special and the system came with nine template sets, six were a bonus, and the show price was I think $...
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1064 days ago
by Rob Bois |
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I have done videos in the past about how I handle hand cut dovetails for drawers, so for this current project I decided it didn’t make much sense to just highlight the same techniques. Instead, I focused on several challenges I faced with this most recent set of drawers, ranging from some tricky grain to sharpening fatigue. This won’t teach you how to build a drawer, but you might find a few tips you can apply in your shop.
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1077 days ago
by Blake |
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I worked a 12-hour day in the shop today! I just had to finish getting those drawers in.
Building the Drawer Boxes
This is the 1/2” Beech for the drawer sides:
I chopped it up and then machined the dovetails on my router table:
Dovetails done:
Assembling the drawer boxes:
Glue up
Installing the drawer boxes
It took me a while to figure out how to install the Blum hardware.
But it looked good when It was in:
And then the drawers w...
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1192 days ago
by oldskoolg77 |
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Guys(and gals!) here is the project I am currently woking on;Seems like forever ago when I built these case sides, I selected these cherry boards from different logs. That in itself took some time, the ribbon curly cherry is not so abundant as some other figured species. Anyway I kept my eye out and finally found enough, and got it dry, I air dried the lumber in my shop using dehumidifacation methods, while hand selecting the drawer front boards. They all have the ribbon curl as well. I just ...
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1229 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
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When I last left off, I showed the dovetail slides, but they didn’t have a good way yet of attaching to the drawers, and weren’t in the drawer carcase yet. That reminds me. Here’s the carcase installed:
I cut a piece of scrap ply to fit on the top and tacked it on with small, set nails – lots of ‘em :)
And now for another rambling video on how I finished up the drawer slides:
This was the glue-up on the drawer blocks:
Adding walnut pegs thro...
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1235 days ago
by gbarteck |
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In our last episode…the desk unit came together nicely. Now for the dresser unit…
The dresser unit, like the desk unit has to be built in “mirror image” from it’s design from the first bed. The dresser features three drawers that are 28”Wx7”Hx22”D. I’m putting full-extension drawer slides on the drawers, to give easy access all the way to the back of the drawers.
A feature of the dresser that I really like in this design is th...
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1235 days ago
by Gary Fixler |
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In keeping with the “don’t spend anything” ethic of this piece, I found some scrap 1/2” boards. Two were longer scraps of baltic birch ply, but there was only enough with the long grain for the 2 sides of each drawer. I had a stack of scraps of the same stuff but with the grain running across the width, so I cut 2 of those down for the backs. The fronts I made from scrap 1/2” construction grade ply. The drawer fronts would cover those up. The bottoms are 1/8̶...
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