Drawers – um..Draaaa-ers (Southern) – Draws (Northern)

I have stated that I do drawers a might different. Here is a quick synopsis of how I do it.
On this dresser, since the drawers are going to be stained (dyed), I used yellow pine for the drawers, why? ’cause I had enough to do it. Its strong, wears well and it beat going out [...]

Pushin’ Thru

Well, I got all the drawers made and in. Re-sawed the fronts today, I will install the fronts and get on with the finishing of these three pieces and then to the armoire.
I got the re-saw thing for you guys and I also did a step by step on how I set up and adjustable [...]

Monday…..Again ::sigh::

Okay, got the feet on the dresser and the night stands, pretty self explanatory.
I make my moldings to attach underneath the case, then I can screw the side molding on the underside and that will allow for expansion and contraction and no visible exterior means of attachment, works really well.

I glue the front and front [...]

October 25, 2008

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G’Day

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Little Late This Morning

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Back to Making Sawdust!

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October 21, 2008

All right, jumped down off the economy and political stump so let’s get to the wood stuff.
I glued up all of my panels and got them all processed nice and flat. Sanded up to 150 grit through my drum sander. I’m now ready to build with these panels before they do something crazy. (I have [...]

Thinking Out Loud

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October 18, 2008

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