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A November Project

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Looking good but I have one question. Why use diagonal grain on the front brackets since there is no weight there?  IMHO straight grain looks better. Of Coarse who is going to get on  their head to see it.

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    One last look, before it gets hauled to the Bedroom tomorrow ( with Craig's Help, of course) Everything has had 2 coats of shellac... Plan right now is to haul the drawers up first...T

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    At the rate I'm going?   1.5 hours today..   5 raised panels are now smooth enough for Polite Company... Get the worst of the rough sawn off with a new 80 grit sanding belt..then

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    Ok...kind of sore, today...and it took 2 people to move things around a bit.    First off, Drawers need a final fine tune for fit...No. 78 and a #4 took care of that...then each, after the

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Best use ....either way it would have been liable to split...diagonal won't split....as they were screwed and glued into place. 

Outstanding...:OldManSmiley:

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Got the first coat of this stuff brushed on...

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Plus, one side and the top got a second coat....AFTER a good hand sanding with 220 paper...

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Drawers were taken out, clamped in the bench vise, given a coat, and set down on the floor...did not want them to get stuck..

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Been known to happen....this is the right side...left side has been sanded and given a second coat...

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This is the top, after one coat..

 

Need to find a couple brushes tomorrow...and give the rest a second coat...then I think we are done...I hope..

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3 hours ago, steven newman said:

Need to find a couple brushes tomorrow...and give the rest a second coat...then I think we are done...I hope..

Most Excellent Bandit.:Praise:

Now, pay attention please: GET SOME STRONG BACKS TO MOVE THIS FOR YOU ya' hear? Your job is to point and say, "put it right over there please." 

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One last look, before it gets hauled to the Bedroom tomorrow ( with Craig's Help, of course)AProjectPostfrontview.JPG.c7ed1293e8d2e09c0803e20d83dfd795.JPG

Everything has had 2 coats of shellac...

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Plan right now is to haul the drawers up first...THEN the case afterwards..

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Top has had 3 coats...and it is hard NOT to get any glare in the picture...

 

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Another masterpiece

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Awesome Job ! :wub:

That is some kinda nice right there Steven.  If I had more thumbs you'd get 'em all! :TwoThumbsUp:

Just proves all them hand tools can still get it done,....makes it 10x cooler for me. Great build Mr. Newman.

You outdid yourself this time Bandit. Beautiful piece of furniture.

It is amazing that from such a simple start a masterpiece emerges.

A wonderful set of chest-a-drawers.:TwoThumbsUp:

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