I had a couple of hours after work today and got into the workshop. Just in case there is any idea that my shop is the show piece in my reviews … View Image That has been a lot of shavings to create when the temperature has been over a 100 F for the last week or so. Anyway, onto the slips and the drawer bottom. The slips are going onto three sides. The fourth is where the panel slides in (and so screwed). The Kauri panel is a little over 5/16″ thick and feels pretty stiff, so I have decided to go without a dividing mullon (there is still time to change this, so tell me if you believe otherwise). Fitting the slips: This Stanley mitrebox does a great job .. View Image View Image .. and then the ends are shot, more to trim to length than for a finish .. View Image Here is the first piece inserted .. View Image .. and the other sides are the same as this .. View Image Now at this stage I ran out of time, so the drawer bottom was not sized for insertion. This is what I have (and why I write earlier that I can still add a mullon should I choose – I will next get to the workshop on the weekend). View Image On the other hand I did get to plane down the sides of the drawer – everyone wants to see The Dovetails! 🙂 View Image For drawers I fit the front and rear faces to the drawer opening, so these dimensions must not change. The side panels are purposely a little proud and need to be planed flush to the sides. I love it when the dovetails start to acquire a definition .. View Image The rear through dovetails … View Image .. and the front half-blind dovetails (they are spaced to match the dovetail spacing at the top of the cabinet) .. View Image Regards from Perth Derek
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Nice progress, Derek.
Have you considered borrowing Mickey's incantation from "The Sorcerer's Apprentice", so the broom will work on its own? ;-)
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