Baby Crib Project
Baby Crib Project My daughters, Jessie and Elyse, are both due at the end of March 2018. Jessie still needs a crib. So the question of: “What is the next…
Baby Crib Project My daughters, Jessie and Elyse, are both due at the end of March 2018. Jessie still needs a crib. So the question of: “What is the next…
Completion and Finishing Touches Final Drawer Alignment The drawers are inset by 1/8″. This is done by having them held in place with squares as shown or a wooden jig.…
Finishing for “pop” With the quarter sawn oak, I want to enhance the grain figure while also making the mix of white and red oak piece blend together. Additionally the…
This time I am using White Oak veneered MDF that is 3/4″ thick. I ran a cross a deal on some sheets that were edge damaged at Alpine Plywood when…
Defects happen With any project there will be defects to fix, for a variety of reasons. With the batch of drawers assembled there were a few that had some gaps…
Design and construction elements This design uses “flush” drawers that fit closely into the frame. Final fitting is fussier than if you are using overlay fronts. The drawers need to…
Lessons learned With the first batch of the top drawers out of the way, it was now time to start on the rest of them. These are bigger, and I…
Building out the drawer boxes There are many ways to build the drawers. I have settled on a particular technique for the furniture I build which provides what I think…
Initial testing One of the goals when making the CNC router was to be able to do general woodworking joinery including dovetails, sliding dovetails and mortise and tenon joints. The…
The dresser frames are now all glued up. As you might expect there is an experience curve here with the last one going most efficiently. I also reached the conclusion…