Entry hall table for a niece: Part 13

[Derek Cohen]

The build is nearing the conclusion. The drawers, case back, and finish to do. Here, the drawers are continued. The focus of this article is on fitting the drawer (with lipped sides), and the fixtures that are used in the course of this process.


We ended the last build session with the drawer parts made ...


http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/EntryHallTableForANiece11_html_5222b26b.jpg


... and the lipped drawer fronts completed ...


http://www.inthewoodshop.com/Furniture/EntryHallTableForANiece12_html_1433a67d.jpg


First task today was to plane the groove for the drawer fronts ..


https://i.postimg.cc/Qx0jCzbt/1a.jpg


The drawer sides and drawer back were dovetailed ... simple through dovetails. The notable feature here is that space is left for the drawer slip (which replaces the drawer groove as the drawer sides are 1/4" thick).


Of interest may be the bench hook I use. I suspect that some may look at this and wonder why I am butchering it by chopping on its top ..


https://i.postimg.cc/SsFhHbyZ/7a.jpg


https://i.postimg.cc/13XsqKCK/4a.jpg


Well, it is just scrap, and took about 5 minutes to make. So far this one has lasted about 3 months. I should get a few more out of it.


Not only is it used for chopping, but also sawing ...


https://i.postimg.cc/FH6mgJwX/6a.jpg


... and even shooting ...


https://i.postimg.cc/cJ8WDLNg/5a.jpg


One of the issues with a lipped front is that it cannot be planed to fit after glue up. So, there are lots of dry fitting, and the sides are planed individually. This planing stop is invaluable for thin boards ...


https://i.postimg.cc/nrTfssq5/8a.jpg


https://i.postimg.cc/2SSCkVhQ/End-stop1.jpg


There is non-slip in the form of Crubber on the face of the stop ...


https://i.postimg.cc/4N5JRz74/End-stop2.jpg


When fitted together, any raised pins need to be pared level. Here, the drawer is captured in a fixture (essentially, two pieces of ply, each with a cut out). The pins are pared with the newly-released Veritas flushing chisels ...


https://i.postimg.cc/L5mM6kgL/9a.jpg


I've had a pre-production set for a couple of years. This is what a prototype handle looks like ...


https://i.postimg.cc/ZYd71sc0/2.jpg


Veritas now supply this in a nice wooden handle. The one I am using is a design of my own, ala a Japanese slick ..


https://oi13.photobucket.com/albums/a262/Derek50/Chisels/LV%20Chisel%20Review/Chisels4_zpsvbyw2nls.jpg


Fitting the drawers also required positioning and glueing the drawer dividers. These also act as drawer stops ...


This is the drawer divider in position ...


https://i.postimg.cc/MT7SS3Hz/10a.jpg


It is slid back ...


https://i.postimg.cc/v8vs2KCz/11a.jpg

[Derek Cohen]

The first third of the dado receives glue ...


https://i.postimg.cc/dttKbBYK/12a.jpg


The drawer is replaced and positioned ..


https://i.postimg.cc/YqnwMWrL/13a.jpg


And then the drawer divider is slid up against the rear of the lip ..


https://i.postimg.cc/3xkQRxNS/14a.jpg


The drawer case is fine-tuned with the LN Rabbet Block Plane ...


https://i.postimg.cc/HkFD717p/15a.jpg


This is used to smooth over any irregularities in the side walls and, where necessary, to plane away any fat ...


https://i.postimg.cc/3wpMXfg2/16a.jpg


The drawers are in the process of being glued up. Drawer #3 cannot be glued up until a brass plate is recessed into one side. T


https://i.postimg.cc/1tZkJ0H2/17a.jpg


Marked out, the waste routed, and then chiselled along the circumference ...


https://i.postimg.cc/3RCP6yfR/18a.jpg


https://i.postimg.cc/zvz91J4k/19a.jpg


The drawer fronts are planed ...


https://i.postimg.cc/2y0gksDN/20a.jpg


Another dry assembly and check for fit ...


https://i.postimg.cc/PfygQw8V/22a.jpg


If there is any resistance to the drawer being pushed in-and-out, I test fit it from the rear. This shows whether the drawer or case needs some planing. Looking good here, as it goes right in ...


https://i.postimg.cc/8PCqKzRp/23a.jpg


There is good drawer extension (about 80%) ...


https://i.postimg.cc/RVb2jxdc/24a.jpg


The drawers are now glued up.


Lastly, for the day, the slips are attached. These began like this, grooved and beaded ...


https://i.postimg.cc/VNcmvRbr/20a.jpg


A Jarrah runner is added below. The upper section of the slip is, as with the drawer sides and drawer bottoms, made from Tasmanian Oak. This is similar to US White Oak in hardness and wear. Since the drawers run on Jarrah, the wear properties are improved with the Jarrah wear section ...


https://i.postimg.cc/K8kCbppC/26a.jpg


Tomorrow should see the conclusion of the build.


Regards from Perth


Derek

[Jim Koepke]

Tomorrow should see the conclusion of the build.

Great work Derek, surely many, like me, are holding their breath to see how these drawers will be opened without handles.

jtk

[Jerry Olexa]

VERY nice work!!! Thnx for posting.

[Mark Gibney]

Great thread.

[Patrick Walsh]

I can tell by a couple of these pics that I’m just gonna love this piece.

Praying for no handles ;)

No need to be functional. It’s purely art and that’s plenty for me.

[Derek Cohen]

I thiught that I would tell my niece that the wedding gift is inside a drawer ... and let her figure out how to open it without handles :p

Naaah .. it will have handles.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[David Eisenhauer]

Beautiful drawer fitting Derek. I like the dividers being used as the stop as well. Can you perform most (all?) of the divider sidewall clean up with the divider removed from the case and laid out on the bench by testing the divider sidewall for a hump with a straightedge to check for rocking before glue up? Seems like it would be easier than using the block plane sideways on the interior. I have always used the bottom of my drawer slips as the drawer runner and see that you have added some Jarrah to the bottom of the slips for wear. This means a loss of some (small) amount of interior drawer space, but of no real concern I guess unless one is building vey shallow drawers. Thanks for sharing.

[Derek Cohen]

Can you perform most (all?) of the divider sidewall clean up with the divider removed from the case and laid out on the bench by testing the divider sidewall for a hump with a straightedge to check for rocking before glue up?

David, thanks for the comment.

I preferred to leave the divider in place, and plane the area where the drawer side appeared to rub, as there could be an interaction with the floor as well as the base of the drawer (even though it all looks square). Pulling the divider out, planing, putting it back, retesting .... just was not an attractive proposition :o

The rabbet block plane is small enough to hold in one hand and use quite comfortable, and it can reach into corners.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[William Fretwell]

The wood grain is just lovely, look forward to the final finish.

[Derek Cohen]

Thanks William. The building is essentially now done. I scraped the case - safer than planing, with the dovetails - and the grain is wood promises to be spectacular. I will post the work done today, and then tomorrow I will apply the finish.

Regards from Perth

Derek

[Scott Winners]

Curious, will there be any sort of stop or wood block to keep someone from pulling a finished drawer straight out of the carcass without meaning too?

[Derek Cohen]

Scott, nothing as yet, but I do have an idea what I can do. Thanks for the reminder.

Regards from Perth

Derek