Quote Originally Posted by Don Brubaker View Post
David,
Interesting take on this. A drum sander is on my "christmas list"!
How are you finding the Hickory to work with? I'm doing my first set "quicky" set of cabinets in oak right now with the Hickory already purchased for the "real" ones in the laundry room. I love the Hickory and the pocket system ... just seems to be "finicky" ..... the Hickory seems to be a bit "nasty" to work with, primarily due to the coarse grain.

Don-

Sorry I'm so late responding- apparently I didn't receive notification of your post.

Hickory is not bad to work- just be sure you have sharp tooling. I'm making my kitchen cabinets with it- natural with no stain and a couple coats of Fabulon polyurethane.

Did Santa bring your drum sander? If he did, try making a face frame a little thick, then use the sander to achieve finished thickness. You'll be amazed!

Dave