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16th November 2018, 08:45 AM #1SENIOR MEMBER
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WIP Chest of drawers
As the title suggests I am in the process of building a chest of drawers.It will compose of 8 drawers and solid sides.The frame will have a 3 degree angle on the sides.Each drawer will be a different size.So this means all the drawers are 3 degrees on the sides and the front back and side drawer rails are all 3 degrees as well.And to top it off there will be an offset curve on the outside of the frame.I will be attempting to use hand tools as much as possible but am a realist so electrons will be burnt.Hopefully all will work out as I haven't figured how to do everything yet but will deal with each problem as it arises.20181114_152358.jpg
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16th November 2018, 08:51 AM #2SENIOR MEMBER
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Routing holes for the front and rear rail mortices which will then be made square with a 10mm chisel.
Also routing a channel which will support the side rail with a fillet for any wood movement.
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16th November 2018, 08:57 AM #3SENIOR MEMBER
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After the mortices have been made square a 3 degree angle has to be put inserted.I used a block with a 3 degree angle and proceeded to tap away till all were done
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Next was to make the front and rear drawer rails.These would all be a different length and have twin stub tenons.I did the cuts on a bandsaw then fitted the with a router plane by hand.These were also on a 3 degree angle.2018-11-11 15.49.12.jpg
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Checking the rails fitted.
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16th November 2018, 09:09 AM #6SENIOR MEMBER
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Rails fitted into the sides.2018-11-11 15.49.35.jpg
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Will be watching with interest.
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Next was to cut a 3 degree angle on one side of the side drawer rails and then use a plow plane to cut a 6mm rebate for the fillet to be inserted.
It only took 5 minutes each rail to do the rebate and wasn't to hard.
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16th November 2018, 10:43 PM #9
Hi just a comment.
It's more usual to dovetail or M&T the drawer rails into the front drawer dividers and then use a loose (unglued) tenon into the rear divider rail.
will be interesting to see how your construction comes togetherregards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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17th November 2018, 12:04 AM #10
How did the combination Plane hold up? any useful tips on your setup and technique??? ops got a bit excited I note that the plough plane hahahaha previous queries stand though?
Regards LouJust Do The Best You Can With What You HAve At The Time
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17th November 2018, 08:06 AM #11SENIOR MEMBER
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G'day Ian
I hope I can explain this properly.The front of the side drawer rail will be dominoed and glued into the front divider and the rear will have a loose domino
and a 3mm gap for expansion in the rear divider. Disregard some of the sizes this was a rough plan and has changed a bit.20181114_152419.jpg
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17th November 2018, 08:12 AM #12SENIOR MEMBER
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G'day Lou
Would of loved to have the combo plane but wasn't available when I got mine.
Absolutely love mine. I could of set up a router and made lots of noise and dust but love making shavings.
Great for doing drawers.Derek has all the answers on his page.
I am just starting out and am learning as I go along.
cheers.......Roy
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22nd November 2018, 09:14 AM #13SENIOR MEMBER
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I got around to putting the drawer dividers and rails together yesterday.Used the smallest domino for the tenons.The rear tenon is floating and has a 4mm gap
for any expansion.I will hopefully glue them all up today and install the fillets later when dry.20181121_170134 (1).jpg20181121_171542.jpg
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Looking nice so far. Adding to my list of things to outright copy or at least steal some ideas from. Errr, I mean 'get inspiration from'.
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