Finally, all the drawers are done

[Derek Cohen]

Well, almost ...

The drawer bottoms have still to be made for 4 of the drawers. After making each one separately, it occurred to me that this was the one item that I could build en masse.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Furniture/Linergrie%20Chest/8%20Drawers/Chest1_zpsymupcycr.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Furniture/Linergrie%20Chest/8%20Drawers/Chest2_zpstd2pa1ip.jpg

After the drawer bottoms are in, the task will be to make the drawer fronts coplanar. They are close to one another in curve, but there are a few variations here-and-there. What I plan to do is shim the drawers by about 1/2" to raise them out an equal amount so that they all lie proud of the carcase, place the chest on its back so that the drawers face upward, and then sand the faces with a long sander made out of a 2x4.

What do you think of this method? Any other ideas?

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Terry Beadle]

Derek that is one beautiful bit of wood. Absolutely stunning !!!

Thanks for posting.

[Sean Hughto]

I'm sure the sanding would work. Another idea is to use a reference board with some graphite or maybe chalk and by rubbing it, identify the high spots. Plane the spots off and repeat until satisfied.

[Chris Hachet]

Well, almost ...

The drawer bottoms have still to be made for 4 of the drawers. After making each one separately, it occurred to me that this was the one item that I could build en masse.

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Furniture/Linergrie%20Chest/8%20Drawers/Chest1_zpsymupcycr.jpg

http://i13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Furniture/Linergrie%20Chest/8%20Drawers/Chest2_zpstd2pa1ip.jpg

After the drawer bottoms are in, the task will be to make the drawer fronts coplanar. They are close to one another in curve, but there are a few variations here-and-there. What I plan to do is shim the drawers by about 1/2" to raise them out an equal amount so that they all lie proud of the carcase, place the chest on its back so that the drawers face upward, and then sand the faces with a long sander made out of a 2x4.

What do you think of this method? Any other ideas?

Regards from Perth

Derek

I might be tempted to work by eye and work slowly with a hand plane rather than sand...I think you would have more control.

[Brian Holcombe]

What is sandpaper? :D

Looks awesome Derek, and I have been enjoying your write ups on the dovetailing processes.

[Derek Cohen]

I'm sure the sanding would work. Another idea is to use a reference board with some graphite or maybe chalk and by rubbing it, identify the high spots. Plane the spots off and repeat until satisfied.

That's a great idea, Sean. I recall using this technique - colour sanding - when panel beating and spraying car bodies.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Kees Heiden]

I think I would be tempted to sharpen up a few card scrapers and have go with these. Somehow I would be worried that planing could distort the drawers.

[David Eisenhauer]

Very nice looking piece of cabinet work Derrick. I like that the wood does all of the talking and look forward to seeing a post-finish photo with the grain as the showpiece. Laying it on its back to do anything to it would require that the back be shimmed (or something similar) to as flat as possible to prevent any distortion to the drawer fronts. Or my shop floor anyway. Would you use any type of full-length story stick or face-curve template (that would extend from the top to the bottom of the cabinet) as a guide or control to help achieve full-length continuity for all of the drawers?