I couldn’t really get into a assemble line, cutting all the material for all the drawers at once. Most of the drawers are different sizes. So I had to custom cut each one, one at a time. Then I had to carve the top and bottom of each drawer to match up with the shelving they went into, So Only got half of them finished.

Here is an update of where I am at the moment :

the drawers on the right haven’t been made yet, only cut out the faces.

Here’s alittle closer look at them:

The screws are there so I can open the drawer when they are closed.

Hope to lathe the nobs toward the end of the project. I don’t have alot of hrs. on a lathe…so we will see…LOL.

thanks for looking.
Enjoy your time in your shops.

But, I enjoyed the time spent. A little closer to the finish line. Next I will sand all the slates with 220 grit and start the drawers. Remember I said dovetails by hand. I don’t know if my wife has that much patience. She is getting a little antsy for her scrap book cab I think.

Anyway here is what it looks like with the slates on it:

Here’s a closer look at what I decided to do with the 2” overhang of the shelves, and a look at the design I got off the web from a book case.

Another look with out my mug in the picture.

Having fun getting it all together and ain’t done yet ! But, I thought I’d share the progress thus far. Got everything together today and assembled the complete carcass. Now comes the real fun. All those drawers. I plan to dovetail each one by hand, so a little prayer might really help about now. I really have no choice because I don’t own a dovetailing jig yet. LOL. I want to dovetail them simply for the look. How stupid am I, anyway ?

Here’s an update picture or two…or three:

After I got it all together I did decide to glue it all up. It is big, but not so big it can’t be moved into the house in one piece.

Also a question. Have any of you used this press board before. How well does the glue stick to it ? Reason for the question I plan to attach oak strips along the front of every panel to dress it up a little. Maybe you know a better way then glue if the board doesn’t take to it well.

Using 3/4 ply. with oak veneer. (Lowes on sale) and press board 1/2 thick. Also plan to use some oak facing on the drawers, and popular for sides and back on the drawers.
Wish me luck…LOL
Here’s a look see of the plan I drew up and a couple of pictures of the start.

All dado’s are cut for the inside slats and drawers for both sides. (Next picture).

First side dry fitted together. Everything seems ok at this point. (Next Picture).

At this point both sides have been glued, and now the dry fit for the shelves. Also at this point I have run out of ply. So…Off to Lowes for another one. (Next two pictures).

Still missing two main shelves. Top one and bottom one. The top two shelves (Top one missing) will have several more dado’s cut for the upright slats.
Hope to have more pictures soon for part 2.

Wanted to share my latest little project.

I haven’t started it yet. (Working on a piece for my wife to keep all her scrap booking materials in.) but would like to give you a look see to get your input of your ideas that I maybe haven’t thought of.

Here’s the plan I drew:

New here, I have already seen so many wonderful projects that have great imagination and skill that as you guys and gals get cranked up into this contest the judges will really be hard pressed to decide which of many will be the right one to win. I wouldn’t want to be them. LOL

Anyway…Hope this idea might spark those imagination cells to start rolling out the designs. I went more toward basic with just enough flare to set the case off so there it might get a second look… (at more than just the books).

I loved the rough carpenter trade and considered myself somewhat of a all around good carpenter. Little did I know that there is a difference of night and day when it comes to building fine furniture, but that is something I truly wanted to do…so when we moved back to Kennesaw Ga. I started collecting tools here and there, one at a time and have built up an adequate assortment of tools (enough to get by) as you can see from the list in my shop plan…Anyway…

I have HIGH hopes that when I retire I will have learned enough to do odd jobs for customers building furniture to supplement the income. Which (according to Bush there might not be any). But, that’s my reasoning anyway and the reason for the effort. I love working with wood and I’d love to make a little money from it while doing it. LOL…How did I get off the main subject…

The Shop. As I continue forward in this redo I hope to post some pictures (Sorry, don’t have any of the way it looked before I tore everything apart) and maybe get some idea’s from some of you…Any help will be a great help.

I’ll leave off of this first effort in this series by saying thanks for welcoming me here, and if I can be of any help just e-mail me or post a message.

Thanks