Most to replace existing stuff, or given away as gifts...

 

2 hours IN the shop, today....Vertigo is slowing me down a bit..

Drawer #1 is cleaned up, and test fitted..

Even slides out easily...

As for the knobs?

needed to make a dowel for them...Beltsander did the work..

Round a bit of almost square stock until it fits into the knob..then mark for length..

Add a spot of glue...Done.  Just need to drill a hole to match the "tenon", for now..they can sit up here, out of the way..

I also cleaned and sharpened the plane....

 

Drawer #2...Usual suspects as to what tools were needed..

Includes that block plane...as the 2 sides needed jointed...

And the edges squared up...usual stuff with cutting those dovetails..might get the hang of doing them...someday?

Right off the saw.....repeat for the other corner..

Back corners get a rebate to house the back of the drawer...which is in that vise, getting jointed...was a bit wide...

 

Plywood bottom took a bit of "Cut & Fit"   until..

Glue , clamps , and cauls arrived...and a brush to moosh the glue around a bit...

cauls as needed...

 

Teaser?

Was told it was about quitting time...

Have a repair sitting in the vise, at the moment...Good place to stop.

 

 

Detail of the back corners?

This is drawer #1..Can barely see the rebate the back is sitting in...

 

Stay tuned...

Amazing. Said it before and say it again. You’re the master of hand tools !

Paul

34 minutes ago, steven newman said:

Vertigo is slowing me down a bit..

BTDT, Not fun nor safe going up & down steps.

On the humorous side, you're making me dizzy keeping up with the project.

Second drawer is out of the clamps, and cleaned up....sitting over on the tablesaw at the moment, waiting for glue to cure..

Steps to add a knob?

Find the center point..

Diagonals with a straightedge,  where the 2 lines cross..

Awl to make a starter hole...then

Drill a hole that will be a tight fit for the tenon on the knob..

Brush a bit of glue around the tenon and bottom of the knob..

Add a clamp to press the knob all the way down...( this is the top drawer, BTW)

And set aside for a while...

Stay tuned

Also, this morning BEFORE the Road Trip/Rust Hunt...

Laid out some lines...

Saw on the waste side of the lines...then

Chop out the waste..then a dry fit, right off the saw...once the tails were done..

Once the other 2 corners are done, and this stand is glued up...will level the top and the feet...Add a couple glue blocks, and attach this to the bottom of the case..

 

Stay tuned...cussing will be involved..

Gonna be a sweet little skit around the bottom.

20 minutes ago, lew said:

Gonna be a sweet little skit around the bottom.

Agreed. Nice touch.

About an hour, this evening...

Drawers are done..

Base has been dry fitted...cauls are pre-cut..so...glue-ups happen..

Angled cauls for the angled sides

 

Cauls on the ends, to allow for 3 clamps....angled cauls wanted to slide a bit...let this sit until tomorrow morning...then clean it up, add the glue blocks to install this to the case..then sand a bit, stain a bit..then a coat or two of Amber Shellac...after that?

 

Stay tuned...

Delivery Day was TODAY..and the client LOVED it!..

Front view..

View of the end, with the drawers showing off the joinery..

Back is a bit plain...and..

a view from the top...

 

Family Christmas Gift Exchange...and she took it out to her car,,and locked the car....within 2 minutes of her seeing this box...it was locked up in her car...!

Good on you Bandit. Well done. Tomorrow being Christmas, take the day off, OK? Tuesday, you can start planning a Project for January.

13 hours ago, steven newman said:

and the client LOVED it!.

I can see why! Awesome work, Steven!