Doing another serpentine chest of drawers with more hand tools - had Phil Edwards make a convex plane for the cove rather than using a table saw.Attachment 437084Attachment 437085Attachment 437086Attachment 437087
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Doing another serpentine chest of drawers with more hand tools - had Phil Edwards make a convex plane for the cove rather than using a table saw.Attachment 437084Attachment 437085Attachment 437086Attachment 437087
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more pics with results of hide glue hammer veneering
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This thing is wikkid.
The stealth *flex* of both Philly and HNT Gordon planes, too?
Thou doth suck, mightily.
Beautiful work Mark! That is very advanced stuff. Fun to do, or just masochistic :)
I love to look at the planes, but I love the joinery shots even more. Those are where the money is.
Regards from Perth
Derek
Very good stuff Mark. Thanks for starting up an interesting looking build. I am looking forward to it.
Very nice work. I enjoy looking at this type of work SOMEONE else does. NO way do I have the skill set or patience to do it.
Thanks Jim, as a fellow hand tool enthusiast, you know the joy of the unplugged experience. I see some serious resawing in your avatar. Perhaps I could ditch the bandsaw and have you resaw my serpentine drawer fronts from my 8 inch thick glued up lamination of poplar/pine.
Beautiful work Mark, as usual. Look forward to seeing the rest of the build. It’s going to be a stunning piece.
Mark, I’m very excited to follow your build and really appreciate the challenges of the serpentine drawer fronts - Makes the joinery for vertical elements of the case a bit of a handful. I recently completed a much smaller serpentine front box and you may have just inspired me to try a larger version! In that spirit, I hope you don’t mind if you questions:
Any tips for how to lay out the serpentine curve of drawer/case fronts?
I did a Bombe chest with laminated popular glue up similar to yours for curved sides. As I recall cross grain planning of the poplar was much tougher than I anticipated. Any thoughts on the virtues of using pine versus popular for these types of curves?
I admire the consistent reveal you get with the cock beading on your drawer fronts - something I struggle with. Do you sort of rough it in and then try and plane to consistent reveal height after assembly, or Focus more on achieving consistent width of rabbit prior to assembly?
Thanks again for sharing. Really looking forward to seeing the rest of your build!
All the best, Mike