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Planing white poplar |
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This is a shop piece & poplar's just fine. This poplar was scored from the local home improvement store (the blue one, not the orange one). |
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Hand-cut dovetails |
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Dovetails are hand-cut and widely-spaced. The dovetailed drawer dividers will add tremendous strength. |
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Driving dovetails home |
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Dry-fitting the large dovetailed panels. |
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Divider dados ploughed |
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3/4" shelf divider dados are ploughed. |
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Full length rabbet |
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to accept the 1/4" case back. Stanley No. 78. |
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Stopped rabbet. |
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This is hard with a No. 78. We'll clean the stops with a chisel. |
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Case glued-up |
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nice and square. Now we'll turn our attention to the sliding dovetail drawer dividers. |
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Sliding dovetail dividers |
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These are executed like 2" deep 1/2-blind dovetails. Any sawcut overshoot will be hidden by the divider dado and webframe divider system. |
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Front dividers |
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being installed. These will be flush with the case front. |
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Webframe installation |
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The drawer supports (within dado) are pocket-screwed into the drawer dividers (dovetailed). No dust panel was installed, as this is a shop piece. |
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Close-up of case back |
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Here you can see the rabbets for the caseback. The drawer support will be planed smooth & waxed with paraffin. |
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Lots of drawer construction |
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1/2-blind drawer dovetails being planed smooth. |
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Drawer construction |
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Constructed traditionally with open rear access. A single brass screw rides in a slot to allow for movement. |
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Rear view |
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the whole assembly from behind. The drawer bottoms are 1/4" solid hardwood. Ideally, we would have made raised panels from 1/2" thick hardwood. We have to keep reminding ourselves that this is shop furniture! |
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She's assembled |
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for the most part. Now for some simple hardware. |
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Drawer pulls installed |
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Not a bad looking case! It will be surrounded by a bakers-rack-style cage & plopped under a mitersaw. |
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Sitting in its cage |
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A plinth with levelers will get her up to working height. |
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Simple plinth |
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This riser gets the assembly high enough to blow sawdust under. |
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Now for the fun part |
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filling the chest! |
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A home for chisels |
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This has since been re-arranged to allow for more fine chisels. |
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Plane cave |
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A home for a couple of combination planes. This space will likely become too prime for this luxury! |
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