Some of you may recall that I said in a recent post reply that my current project is a knock-off of a Gerstner 2610 machinist's chest. Well, I finally found the "round-tuit" and got some work accomplished on it.
I started a few months ago by designing the chest in Sketchup, reverse engineering from photos and videos and specs found on the web. A few weeks ago, I started by making up the panel blanks for the main carcase ( sorry, I did not think to snap any pics :cry_smile). The project is being built from some native red oak I acquired from a friend of my dad's that was cut on his property near Woodbridge, VA. I made up:
Side panels - book matched QSRO with a breadboard top rail
Back panel - book matched QSRO
Bottom panel - 1/2" ply with QSRO front edge trim
Tray panel - 1/2" ply
This past weekend, I completed milling the dados for all the panel fits and the drawer guide rails. Here are some photos:
Dry fit of raw main carcase panels:
And the back:
Tray panel with mortises cut for the center dividers:
Side panel - fitting drawer guide rails:
One of 2 center dividers with drawer guides installed:
Dry fit of carcase and dividers:
So that's all I got done this weekend. All of the drawer guides are glued in and I think I'm ready for one more dry fit before I do final sanding and glue up of the carcase. Then I will need to make a run down to SR Hardwoods and pick up some poplar to start in on the drawers. I also need to mill and assemble the top assembly and the rail & stile front. I also need to decide if I want to stain this piece down some, or just do a blonde finish.
Not sure when I will find time to get back to this project, so I posted this as "Part I" so I can do a Part II when next I get back to it.
So far, I'm having alot of fun with this project...
C.
PS: A few more photos in the Gallery here
I started a few months ago by designing the chest in Sketchup, reverse engineering from photos and videos and specs found on the web. A few weeks ago, I started by making up the panel blanks for the main carcase ( sorry, I did not think to snap any pics :cry_smile). The project is being built from some native red oak I acquired from a friend of my dad's that was cut on his property near Woodbridge, VA. I made up:
Side panels - book matched QSRO with a breadboard top rail
Back panel - book matched QSRO
Bottom panel - 1/2" ply with QSRO front edge trim
Tray panel - 1/2" ply
This past weekend, I completed milling the dados for all the panel fits and the drawer guide rails. Here are some photos:
Dry fit of raw main carcase panels:
And the back:
Tray panel with mortises cut for the center dividers:
Side panel - fitting drawer guide rails:
One of 2 center dividers with drawer guides installed:
Dry fit of carcase and dividers:
So that's all I got done this weekend. All of the drawer guides are glued in and I think I'm ready for one more dry fit before I do final sanding and glue up of the carcase. Then I will need to make a run down to SR Hardwoods and pick up some poplar to start in on the drawers. I also need to mill and assemble the top assembly and the rail & stile front. I also need to decide if I want to stain this piece down some, or just do a blonde finish.
Not sure when I will find time to get back to this project, so I posted this as "Part I" so I can do a Part II when next I get back to it.
So far, I'm having alot of fun with this project...
C.
PS: A few more photos in the Gallery here
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