127 days ago
by Jeff Waggoner |
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26. I re-rounded some of them to fix the flatness.
27. I began cutting dovetails and half-blind dove tails by hand for the drawers.
28. I fitted them and sanded them flush.
29. I cut the bottom and back for the drawers with my table saw, cutting the panels and slots, and fine cut them with the shooting board.
30. Using my drill press I cut the circles for my drawer pulls and screwed them in.
31. I routed all along the inside of my box to fit the panels.
32. I planed everythi...
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691 days ago
by lightweightladylefty |
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We left off at a point where it would be a good idea to now do a dry-fit of the top to the apron.
Dry-fit the top to the apron. Before going further, now is a good time to dry-fit the slant top to the apron so that you can get the exact location of the dado which stores the metal stand when the desktop is closed.
With the metal stand flat against the back of the top, place the top on the right side of the apron, allowing a 1/2” overhang on front, left, and back. Carefully mark where t...
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691 days ago
by lightweightladylefty |
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I was asked if I would share plans for the tray table I made for my brother. It actually took more time attempting to write these plans than it did to complete the tray table. I did not take any construction photos so I have used SketchUp scenes to try to illustrate the steps.
Disclaimer: This is the plan which I made on SketchUp before making the tray. ( I didn’t follow it exactly since I found that I had already surfaced some stock to 5/8” and used it instead of 1/2” thickness.) It s...
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