Here we go, making good progress
started week 3 gluing up the panels for the frame and panels for the inside bottom and back of case:
then mortises in the frame pieces
then the layout in prep for the dreaded glue-up
I decided to use space balls for these assemblies (they're fun to chase around the shop when you drop one on the floor)
then the panels glued up and in the clamps:
Then I cut the big-ol' top closer to it's final size (this is when you really need all the room you can get to the right of the blade)
Then I glued up the side panels (they are baltic birch cores with 1/8 thick faces resawed from the drawer fronts boards)
then groves, tenons, and rabbits (oh my) so all these pieces of the carcass fit together:
Notching the back panel to go around the legs:
Sides 1st dry fit:
Drumroll please : Here's the test fit of the carcass pieces:
Alright, now that everything fits on to leg details:
mortising the 2 front legs for the soss hinges:
then on the the 1st part of the leg design for the elongated spade foot:
then tapering the bottom of the legs:
and all 6 legs with all the joinery and design details:
the rest of week 5 will involve more grooving and dados in preparation for the interior carcass divider panels, that will allow me to measure for drawers which will take me awhile to build (8 total) and I still have some experimenting to do with which slides I'm going to use. Hope ya'll are enjoying the build
started week 3 gluing up the panels for the frame and panels for the inside bottom and back of case:
then mortises in the frame pieces
then the layout in prep for the dreaded glue-up
I decided to use space balls for these assemblies (they're fun to chase around the shop when you drop one on the floor)
then the panels glued up and in the clamps:
Then I cut the big-ol' top closer to it's final size (this is when you really need all the room you can get to the right of the blade)
Then I glued up the side panels (they are baltic birch cores with 1/8 thick faces resawed from the drawer fronts boards)
then groves, tenons, and rabbits (oh my) so all these pieces of the carcass fit together:
Notching the back panel to go around the legs:
Sides 1st dry fit:
Drumroll please : Here's the test fit of the carcass pieces:
Alright, now that everything fits on to leg details:
mortising the 2 front legs for the soss hinges:
then on the the 1st part of the leg design for the elongated spade foot:
then tapering the bottom of the legs:
and all 6 legs with all the joinery and design details:
the rest of week 5 will involve more grooving and dados in preparation for the interior carcass divider panels, that will allow me to measure for drawers which will take me awhile to build (8 total) and I still have some experimenting to do with which slides I'm going to use. Hope ya'll are enjoying the build
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