Nice work,Phil. A little too delicate for my touch but very nice work. James.jj777746
The cork is interesting but really easy. When you cut it, it has a pretty rough edge as the cork basically crumbles. I conceal that by using the pine insert lining. It's just self stick shelf liner. Pretty cheap.Beautiful work, Phil. Tell us more about how you are able to cut or trim the cork and velvet to make them fit. Do you use contact cement or some other type of adhesive?
I definitely wouldn't recommend 1/8" stock when starting on box joints. But 1/4" is pretty easy. Having an Incra LS positioner makes it pretty easy, dare I say foolproof. Well, not damn fool proof! A lot of woodworking is making boxes of one sort or another so it's a good skill to have. I recently finished making a 15 drawer cabinet for my workshop. 15 drawers - boxes. 3 carcasses - boxes. Drawer organizers - more boxes.Great looking boxes and the detail is sweet. I've been wanting to make boxes for a while but have been consumed in other projects that have taken precedence. But I will make boxes. But I doubt they will start off being 1/8", maybe 1/2-3/8" but 1/8 seems way to fragile for me and would (wood) have to be something I work down to. I really appreciate the detailed instructions and that will work well as a guide for me to get started with even if I upscale the thickness a bit for starters. I also want to try bandsaw boxes. Actually there are far more thing I want to do then have done. Time's a wastin. Thanks again Phil.
Sweet. Looks like it was a big job. Making and mounting that many drawers can get old in a hurry!Love the cabinet. I did something similar for my miter station here I've since decided I need a shop Bookcase to house the magazines and books. Will include a space for the DVDs as well but have it outside of the shop.
Worst part was I was at the end of the build and it was late, I was tired and achy but determined they would get finished that evening. But for the bottom two drawers I needed to be on the floor to install the slides as I hadn't really thought that far ahead when assembling them and may well not have decided on the drawer sizes. But for anyone that's had one knee replaced can attest, they ain't standard issue and it was uncomfortable to say the least which was another compelling reason to get it finished. So with both knees having been replaced it was a bit more uncomfortable.Sweet. Looks like it was a big job. Making and mounting that many drawers can get old in a hurry!
Yeah, A real pain those bottom drawers. I made a template for holding the slides in place while I drilled and screwed. Started out at the top with the template for the top drawer slides. It was, iirc, about 26" tall. Once the top set was in I cut down the template bottom by the height for the 2nd row of drawers, installed those slides and the repeated the process for the 3rd and subsequent rows. I still had to climb in for the last row. My cordless drill and driver having lights on them made a huge difference.
Worst part was I was at the end of the build and it was late, I was tired and achy but determined they would get finished that evening. But for the bottom two drawers I needed to be on the floor to install the slides as I hadn't really thought that far ahead when assembling them and may well not have decided on the drawer sizes. But for anyone that's had one knee replaced can attest, they ain't standard issue and it was uncomfortable to say the least which was another compelling reason to get it finished. So with both knees having been replaced it was a bit more uncomfortable.
One bad evening versus two just made more sense to me. Just needed to ice down afterward. Lesson learned, install the slides when the cabinet is able to be raised. I used a set of cut blocks made from scrap boards for the height of the slide so I could simply rest the block on the base and use a spring clamp to hold in place. Install 2-3 screws and move the block to the opposite side and install a few screws. So as all the drawers were at the same height I just had a set of 4 blocks cut to the appropriate height to use as guides assuring all were the same.
The hard part with 28" deep drawers and an assembled cabinet as this was, I had to lay down to get the back screws. Like working on a kitchen sink faucet under the cabinet. Royal pia for us older folk.
That actually turns out to be easy to do. Mount your slides so the box with the face piece on it will be flush with the face frame. You add the face pieces at the end, cutting each one to fit with 1/16" spacer shims on bottom and sides as you go. Attach each face as you make it and measure from that. Start at the bottom and work up.Must be a club we joined and didn't know it! Makes me feel a bit better. I must say I like that flush drawer look better. Haven't tried that yet but will on next cabinet build.