I would never make a drawer that wide with a 3/16" front panel, let alone one that is 40" wide. I made a lateral file with two drawers that were 36 ...
I prefinished parts for a project with shellac that I dyed. I taped off the glue surfaces so they would be bare wood to glue. But I missed taping one...
The two in the first photo to the left with the finger holes in the handle resemble the Disston saws I inherited from my Grandfather. You might want...