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    Today I sanded & shellacked the drawer slips and shellacked the drawer panels ready to glue the slips in. I put wax on the sides and slips where I didn't want glue squeeze-out.
    Gluing the slips in was pretty straightforward. I just put glue on the sides and slips while they were fitted to the panels, then pushed the whole assembly into place, as shown in the photos.

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    View of top (inside drawer).
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    The next step was to attach the drawer pulls. To keep them in line, I put the drawers in the frame and laid it on its back. I clamped a waxed fence to the top & bottom to align the pulls against and glued them in place, holding them in place with weights until the glue dried. Once the glue dried I started oiling the frame and drawers.
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    While the oiling process is under way, I started on the linings and ring holders. Usually I use pigskin suede for the lining, but this time I decided to use a deep blue upholstery velvet. While shopping for it at spotlight I discovered self-adhesive foamboard, which does exactly as it says on the tin. I cut the foamboard to size, then cut the velvet to wrap around the sides to the back. Double-sided tape on the sides, folded over to the back, holds the velvet in place.
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    The ring holders are made from 15mm gap filler rod. I cut them to length and punched out pieces of velvet for the ends with a wad cutter. The material to wrap the rods is cut a little oversize and stuck to the rod using spray-on contact adhesive.
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    After everything has been oiled, I attached the top drawer cover with screws. The screws go through slots in the cover, to allow for expansion. I also attached silicon feet to the frame.
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    After giving everything a light coat of oil, I fitted the liners and ring holders. The piece is now complete, except for the removable dividers in the bottom three drawers, which will hold ear rings.

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    I think you need to add a few more pictures for us mere mortals to ogle Alex.
    There can't be too many boxes of drawers like that one around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by aldav View Post
    I think you need to add a few more pictures for us mere mortals to ogle Alex. ...............
    . . . or at least one with the drawers closed to show the handles aligned.

    Lovely piece Alex
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    Crikey Alex, tough crowd !
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    The recipient has decided that she doesn't want dividers in the drawer, so it is now finished. To keep the crowd happy, here are some photos of the completed unit.

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