The Butler's Desk - Drawer Building

[Brian Holcombe]

Good morning! Now that the case is complete, I've been building the drawers. These are 'Piston Fit' Drawers, fitting tightly to the case. In a deviation from previous builds I've broken up with plywood drawer bottoms and used QS white oak.

https://brianholcombewoodworker.com/2016/06/30/the-butlers-desk-drawer-building/

Click the above link for the full story :D

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[Kees Heiden]

Man, where do you find the time? Great work as usual.

[Pat Barry]

Those are the most precise and tightest fitting drawers I think I've ever seen! I appreciate the subtle tip also that you first made the drawer sides, then used those to locate the drawer supports very accurately. This results in a level of precision that can't be achieved with the typical build process. Well done!

[Phil Mueller]

Nicely done, Brian. I appreciate the video. Watching you cut and chop dovetails is very helpful..much more useful than reading how or watching 3 minute dovetail competitions.

I'm going to be starting my first drawer project soon, so the timing is perfect.

Beautiful piece as always.

[Brian Holcombe]

Thanks fellas!

Kees, you gotta stop sleeping at night, or just drink lots and lots of coffee :D

Pat, thanks for noticing that detail!

Phil, my pleasure, I think it gives perspective where running through dovetails in a few minutes doesn't really. I always work on ways to speed up the process, but I find it still takes a little while.