Eric Brown
12-31-2009, 5:20 PM
Taboret, (in this case an artists utility cart) made for one of my sisters. She specified the requirements.
The basic requirements were: Solid walnut (no plywood!). Traditional hand cut joinery. Slot above drawers for watercolor palette. Folding side wing. Self-Closing full extension drawer slides. Places to hold: drawing boards, drawing paper, spray cans, paper towels, wet waste, watercolors, etc. MinWax satin polyurethane finish.
I ended up making the top and side wing together and incorporated a wooden hinge (brass pivot).
The top and main divider are attached with sliding dovetails while the ends are attached to the bottom with half-blind dovetails. The back was rabbeted into the top, ends and bottom. It consists of a frame, three main panels and two dividers. The back is tongue & Groove construction with rubber panel barrels (Lee Valley).
The top shelf slides out as an additional work area, but can also be reversed so it looks like another drawer. The drawers were all made with sliding dovetails, rabbets, and solid bottoms. The drawer pulls and slides were from Lee Valley. All the drawers are 22”W X 16”D. The two top drawers are 2” H, the 3rd and 4th are 4” H. (All inside dimensions). The top drawer has four rows of 21 divided areas. The dividers are 7/8”W grooves 3 ¾”L on 1” centers. The bottom drawer 8 ½”H has a center divider. The left side is for the spray cans while the right side has three shelves for drawing paper (11”W x 16”D x 2”H). Some of the bottom drawer shelves are accessed on the right side of the drawer. Removal of the very bottom paper shelf reveals a hidden compartment.
On the right side is a door which when opened reveals the towel and waste can holders. Inside is the drawing board storage 7”W x 13”D x 19” tall with two removable vertical dividers and a small cubbyhole 7”W x 13”D x 6”H. The door latch was homemade and latches in both the closed and open positions (with side wing up).
Basic size is 36”W x 32”T x 20”D. Side wing is about 12” long. The top and side wing are about 1” thick. Ends, divider, drawer fronts and back are about 3/4”. Drawer sides are 1/2” and drawer bottoms are 1/4”. End handle is held on with ¼” all-thread with acorn and barrel nuts. Castors are maple from Rockler. 7” Magnifying lamp is by NaturalLight and has a daylight bulb. Weights about 75lbs. Comments or questions welcomed.
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The basic requirements were: Solid walnut (no plywood!). Traditional hand cut joinery. Slot above drawers for watercolor palette. Folding side wing. Self-Closing full extension drawer slides. Places to hold: drawing boards, drawing paper, spray cans, paper towels, wet waste, watercolors, etc. MinWax satin polyurethane finish.
I ended up making the top and side wing together and incorporated a wooden hinge (brass pivot).
The top and main divider are attached with sliding dovetails while the ends are attached to the bottom with half-blind dovetails. The back was rabbeted into the top, ends and bottom. It consists of a frame, three main panels and two dividers. The back is tongue & Groove construction with rubber panel barrels (Lee Valley).
The top shelf slides out as an additional work area, but can also be reversed so it looks like another drawer. The drawers were all made with sliding dovetails, rabbets, and solid bottoms. The drawer pulls and slides were from Lee Valley. All the drawers are 22”W X 16”D. The two top drawers are 2” H, the 3rd and 4th are 4” H. (All inside dimensions). The top drawer has four rows of 21 divided areas. The dividers are 7/8”W grooves 3 ¾”L on 1” centers. The bottom drawer 8 ½”H has a center divider. The left side is for the spray cans while the right side has three shelves for drawing paper (11”W x 16”D x 2”H). Some of the bottom drawer shelves are accessed on the right side of the drawer. Removal of the very bottom paper shelf reveals a hidden compartment.
On the right side is a door which when opened reveals the towel and waste can holders. Inside is the drawing board storage 7”W x 13”D x 19” tall with two removable vertical dividers and a small cubbyhole 7”W x 13”D x 6”H. The door latch was homemade and latches in both the closed and open positions (with side wing up).
Basic size is 36”W x 32”T x 20”D. Side wing is about 12” long. The top and side wing are about 1” thick. Ends, divider, drawer fronts and back are about 3/4”. Drawer sides are 1/2” and drawer bottoms are 1/4”. End handle is held on with ¼” all-thread with acorn and barrel nuts. Castors are maple from Rockler. 7” Magnifying lamp is by NaturalLight and has a daylight bulb. Weights about 75lbs. Comments or questions welcomed.
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