Anyone viewed Drawer Making & Fitting by Charlesworth?

[Joe McMahon]

We are havnig a Lie Nielsen event in Chicago next weekend. I am in the middle of an arts & crafts armoire build. Whenever I build drawers, they never seem to fit the way that I would like them to. This current project is special as it is the first piece of furniture that I have ever built for myself. I would like it to become a family heirloom.

I noticed that LN has a new DVD, "Drawer Making and Fitting" by David Charlesworth. Before I invest $45, I would like to get some feedback from someone who has viewed it and get a feel for its value? I have other Charlesworth DVD's and I find them quite informative, if a bit dry in presentation. David is very skilled. but he is somewhat monotone and therefore requires a bit more concentration than usual. Nonetheless, he is quite good and any help I could glean from his video would be worth it.

So what say, very informative? Somewhat informative? Or a new saddle on an old horse?

TIA, Joe

[David Eisenhauer]

You will have to decide on whether or not the $45 cost is best spent on a woodworking DVD or not, but, yes, it is full of drawer construction tricks of the trade. It is done in David's usual thoughtful, logical presentation that would cause a decent used car salesman to sigh for the opportunity lost. He takes you through the construction of a drawer from beginning to end without repeating any earlier specific chisel/plane techniques.

[Paul McGaha]

I imagine I'll pick it up at some point. I like all the David Charlesworth videos I've seen. He's a good teacher.

PHM

[Derek Cohen]

I posted this on the UK forum in December last year ...

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Other/DavidC---Drawer-Making_zpsv4mibxyp.jpg

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David, I think that this is one of your finest DVD's yet, and heartedly recommend it to everyone working towards more advanced drawer making.

You have a style that one might call "measured" http://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/images/smilies/icon_biggrin.gif This DVD runs nearly 3 hours, but I was focussed the whole way through. There was enough description, enough pace, enough demonstration - this was a polished presentation.

I bought the DVD because I like to see how others do things, how they work, and whether I can learn something new. The timing of this DVD was interesting as I am in the process of building drawers that features slips, a feature of the drawer design you used. I have built many drawers this way, but the current set I am doing have complex curves and are more complicated. For example, how was the slip to mate with the drawer bottom when the drawer sides are angled and the tops need to be flush. Well, your suggestion (in the DVD) to add a bead to the edge of the slip helped enormously here.

I also liked the detail of the rounded top of the drawer back. I added this to my drawers as well.

I do wish that you would use a dovetail saw rather than a bandsaw. Your hand skill with chisels is so advanced over us mere mortals that I do not know why you avoid the saw. Still, for those using machines for this area, your simple jig on the bandsaw is another item that is worth the price of entry.

There are so many small details that I have no doubt missed and will pick up when I watch this DVD again, which I shall do. The three hours went too quickly.

What I did ...

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Thanks once again.

Regards from Perth

Derek




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[Joe McMahon]

Thanks for the replies. I guess that I will pick one up on Friday.