Drawer Vacuum?

I am impressed that you got such a tight fitting on your drawers that they vacuum. I searched out your project and am really like the chest and how you explained all the trials and tribulations.

Could you cut a slight notch along the top of the back of the drawer to let the air through and also be not as noticeable as a hole drilled in the back? It would not take too much of a notch to let sufficient air through…

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

Don’t do it! Craftsmen spend a lot of time & effort to get just that effect. It is a sign of top quality work! The reason it is desirable is that it will limit the dust in the air from getting in & getting your clothing dirty.

-- http://www.grandprairiewoodworks.com

Congrats Mark, that’s a sign of great craftsmanship!

I wouldn’t go the Forstner bit way though, maybe it is too drastic. I have torn feelings with this issue. As Tim says it is a mesure of quality but it lessens the usability in the day to day, making the experience somewhat inconfortable if the force to apply is too strong. Maybe a regular bit hole placed in the bottom of the case would help relief that force a little while not being visible at all. Methinks the trick is to achieve some balance between that great vacuum feeling and the ease of use for everyday.

By the way, I loved your project.

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://www.japanese-woodworking-tools.com/ · http://twitter.com/japanesetools

Ummmm, the great craftsmanship is CaptainSkully’s I am just an admirer of such quality and striving one day to be there :-) I agree Jojo that Tim’s suggestion of a a hole in the bottom of the cabinet to ease the air resistance is probably better then the notch suggestion I made.

-- ....next big purchase is wood for the next project, Mark

Euh… sorry to disappoint you Mark, the hole in the bottom wasn’t actually Tim’s suggestion but mine. :o)

I have to say though, that relieving the top of the drawer’s back panel was also my first idea! Great minds…

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://www.japanese-woodworking-tools.com/ · http://twitter.com/japanesetools