Ran the drawer front a few times, milling both ends....Had had enough hand chopping dovetails..
2 hour Saturday, all milled.JPG
Pins first, of course...then over to the bench
2 hour Saturday, tails, next.JPG
Lay out the tails, saw, leaving the lines by cutting on the waste side...THEN the chisel went back to work....chop out the waste..clean things up, try a dry fit..
2 hour Saturday, 1st dry fit.JPG
Had some crumbs in the back to clean out..kept at it...more test fits, until..
2 hour Saturday, last dry fit.JPG
BOTH corners looked like this....whew...
Decided to at least get a plane ready for tomorrow...
2 hour Saturday, No.45.JPG
Stanley No. 45....the reset was it was still set up to mill beads....change cutter, move the fence a bit...
2 hour Saturday, reset for grooves.JPG
It is now set up to plough a 1/4" x 1/4" groove...1/4" in from the bottom edges of the front and sides....to house a plywood panel for the bottom of the drawer
Will need to mill the dados at the back to house the drawer's back....then try to assemble this drawer with glue and clamps....and maybe a few screws....should be a fun day?
Stay tuned