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A George II Ash Bureau – Part Five
I rubbed a couple of lengths of ash together to make the fall and then added a single-mitred cleat to each end. Next I scratched an ovolo moulding around the periphery of the exterior of the fall (fig. 1) and … Continue reading
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Tagged ash, carcase, cleat, drawer dividers, fall, half-round nosing, ovolo, pigeonhole, pine, rebate
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A George II Ash Bureau – Part Three
I slathered the dovetails with glue and knocked the carcase together. The dustboards were slipped into their housings with just the drawer dividers glued at the front of the carcase. A pocket – formed by a vertical divider – is … Continue reading
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Tagged carcase, dovetails, drawer, drawer dividers, dustboards, lipping, lopers
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A George II Ash Bureau – Part Two
I prepared all the ash and pine boards and rubbed pairs of them together to form the relevant carcase and dustboard panels. When dry, I tidied up the panels and cut the dovetails and dustboard housings. Being a mid-century case, … Continue reading
A George II Virginia Walnut Chest of Drawers – Part Five
The day began with dense cold fog, but by mid morning the sun had burnt through it and I had a fine afternoon in which to finish the cabinetwork. I’m skipping over much of the drawer making because I will … Continue reading
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Tagged backboards, cabinetwork, carcase, drawer dividers, drawers, pine, Virginia walnut
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A George II Virginia Walnut Chest of Drawers – Part Four
I prepared all the stuff for the drawers; rebated the sides for the bottoms, grooved the fronts for the bottoms and cut the dovetails. The boards for the drawer bottoms were planed down to 1/4″ thickness and rubbed together in … Continue reading
A George II Virginia Walnut Chest of Drawers – Part Three
Yesterday provided a brief respite from the seemingly incessant rain we’ve been experiencing recently, so I hurried out and removed the tarpaulin from the carcase. The sun even came out for a spell which saw the temperature soar to a … Continue reading
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Tagged bracket feet, carcase, corner blocks, drawer dividers, lipping, mouldings
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