Lately (last year or so) I have had a penchant and thirst for knowledge on a more academic level, for anything related to woodworking and the items made from wood, and the tools and process's used to make wood items. This quest for knowledge has come from my own desire to build a woodworkers wiki, where all can enter the wiki, and open edit and collaborate, and contribute to the knowledge base. Click here for our wiki under construction.

I started the build of the mission style chest-of-drawers with QSWO for the primary and poplar for the secondary wood.   The drawers will rest on under-mount soft closed drawer slides.  My wife wanted 3 drawers behind the door.  The door will have the same motif as the nightstand and the bed.  I am not certain if the motif will be applied on the lower drawers.  I hope to finish the corbels and route the mortises, into the four legs, for the twin tenons next week.  The drawer heights are (4) 6", (1) 7", and (1) 8".    Danl

 
I use my shop-made-mortising jig to route the mortises into the legs for the needed mortises for the sides.

 
I use my shop-made tenoning jig to saw the tenon cheeks.

 
Fits together the 1st dry fit as planned.

 
The side panels were made from ½” book matched, solid wood.  Ripped sawn from 5/4 bd.
 
The panels have a recess to allow for a 1/16" gap.  Thanks for looking.   Danl

A friend of mine called me up and asked me if I could repair one of his Windsor chairs, and if I could come over and take a look. So to my surprise, it was the same chair I have always gravitated too whenever I am in his home. His home is one of those homes, where everything is beautiful, in an old way. He has an old fireplace area with 18th century cooking implements around it, he has several hand tool chests full of 18th century tools that are all matched and numbered from the previous 18th century owner, and if he has any late era furnishings, they are all hand made, such as this chair by maker Steven Bunn. His home is one big 18th century fantasy land full of furnishings and tools and collectibles and all sorts of things, I love visiting him.