Category: drawer

More fun (really .. it is fun!) with drawers


Here’s a nice close up of my drawer sides with the tails cut.  The small gap between the boards is the rabbet I cut to help line up sides and front.  Its a trick I learned from Chris Schwarz.  Next I’ll use the fret saw to clean out the waste and trim up with a chisel.

I’m cutting half blind dovetails into the walnut drawer fronts.

Here’s a trick I learned .. from some where.  When cutting the half blind socket, the saw doesn’t cut the entire socket.  If you sharpen the edge of a scraper and then hammer it into the saw kerf, it cuts the socket full length and .. in theory makes it easier to clean out.

Drawers

I’m still putting together my drawers.  I’ve fitted the front and sides in the drawer slots and marked out drawer parts.  I’ll be dovetailing the sides and putting in a slot for the drawer bottom.Originally I was going to pin the backs, but I’ve been watching how Shannon Rogers is doing his drawers for his Hand Tool School Tool cabinet, so I’ll be putting in one single dovetail for the back.

Sides and bottom are 1/2″ maple with a 3/4″ walnut front.