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PART TWO: Cut Precise Dadoes and Rabbets
The success of a project like this depends on meticulous layout, measurement, and joinery. In this episode, see how Gochnour cuts precise dadoes and rabbets to create a case that will hold a dozen evenly spaced drawers.

PART THREE: Step-by-Step Case Glue-Up and Assembly
Instruction to execute this complex glue up. Gochnour shares insightful tips and techniques along the way.

PART FOUR: Construct a Frame-and-Panel Back
Use mortise-and-tenon joints to make a frame that holds a simple, flat back panel.

PART FIVE: Quick and Easy Drawers
This episode covers the assembly-line part of the project. Learn how to cut tongue-and-groove joints that let you assemble sturdy drawers in short order.

PART SIX: Make a Shaker Peg Board
The Shakers used wall-mounted pegs to hold many things, including cabinets like this. In this episode, learn how to make a modern-day peg board.

PART SEVEN: Introduction to Dovetails

PART EIGHT: Introduction to Half-Blind Dovetails
Here, Gochnour begins the first of two lessons on how to cut half-blind dovetails.

PART NINE: Completing Half-Blind Dovetails
The conclusion of the lessons on dovetails. If you make one dovetailed drawer per day, by the time you’ve; finished the dozen drawers, you will have mastered the dovetail.

PART TEN: Clean-up and Glue-Up
With all the parts cut and assembled dry, it’s  time to glue up the drawers and the case and prepare to finish the project.

PART ELEVEN: An Oil Finish for Cherry
In this final episode, Gochnour shows how to apply a finish that brings out the color and figure of the wood, but without leaving blotches.