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Originally Posted by fibertech . . . Let us know how it comes out. -Derek |
Can't believe it took me a literal month of Sundays (and Saturdays - and at least one Friday) to get this done -- but - here it is. Don't judge it too harshly -- it's my first major project in almost a year. Trust me -- I know of several things I could/should have done different/better. I am my own worst critic.
BUT - I delivered it to the customer tonite - and she was pleased - and that. after all, is ultimately the opinion that counts.
I was glad they were pleased because I had added some thick trim around the sides that wasn't in their original sketch to make the unit look a little more substantial -- and hopefully more stable.
As mentioned earlier -- I used sliding dovetails to join the shelves and the drawer bases to the sides.
The only metal in the unit is the tacks holding the back on - the screws holding the handle on - and two screws I added the the top -- just for luck.
One of the things that took so long - was buying and learning to use my first dovetail jig. Prior to this I had done my drawer boxes as full boxes with simple dado joints and then attached a front.. But -- I really wanted to learn dovetails. Not visible in the photos is the simple wood strips I used for runner -- two on the bottom of each drawer - straddling a third attached to the frame/base. The handles were shop made just using roundover and cove bits.
The cove is underneath forming a fingertip grip.
The customer also wanted a barrister style cabinet door --
Knowing their tight budget -- instead of buying the specialized hardware for this -- I used this simple dado and pin design I found online from Popular Woodworking. They opted to leave the handle off of this piece so the door could slide all the way back.
The contrasting back visible behind the top shelf left alone because the customer intends covering it either with a mirror - or some of their artwork.
The three quarter view -- was shot in my shop -- before the drawers were finished -- the white film - is dust.
Sorry for rambling -- its 2am Sunday morning - I SHOULD be sleepy -- but - Im not ..