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I built this Paper Towel Dispenser for my daughter. The plans were in the April 2001 (#134) issue of WoodSmith magazine. I used Red Oak and finished with multiple coats of Armor-Seal and a coat of Johnson Paste Wax. The only deviation from the plans is that I used a stopped dado for the top instead of the through mortise specified; the stopped dado might be a skosh weaker but with today’s glues and a good tight dado joint, I don’t feel it will come apart anytime in the near future. The drawers are square so that the Dispenser may sit upright, as shown, on either end with the bar running vertical, or hang beneath a cabinet. Of course, it would probably be nice to change the orientation of the knobs to match the orientation!
By the way, those aren’t feet underneath the unit, just a couple of pieces of scrap I had sitting around to keep it off the rocks and table.
This was a fun project and I’m quite happy with the results.
JimC
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navyman
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posted 58 days ago
I bet your daughter will love it..
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cabinetmaster
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posted 58 days ago
Looks Fantastic. Great job.
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woodworm
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posted 58 days ago
Very nice looking one. I like the woodgrains pattern!
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posted 58 days ago
Hi Jim, great job.
Are the drawers for knives, spoons and forks?
I think I will still your idea and make them for the kids for Christmas.
Thanks for posting
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J
-- Professional kitchen designer, amature woodworker.
Jim Crockett
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posted 58 days ago
The drawers are 6” deep, so it would have to be small knives, spoons & forks :-)). More for odds and ends – stuff like that.
JimC
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posted 57 days ago
You turn the entire drawer to set the piece on end or hang it under an upper cabinet, don’t you? Wouldn’t the orientation of the knobs be right automatically? I mean, the drawers (and knobs) will always be right side up.
-- Measure twice, then try to figure out which one was right.
Jim Crockett
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posted 57 days ago
JJohnston, you are correct. Guess I was having another of my duhhhhhh moments when I wrote that! Amazing how much more often they happen after you turn 60!
Jim