Category Archives: Boxes

T minus 1

Down to the last drawer, I feel like drawerzilla, thirty drawers is a lotta drawers in one case, especially when there are about 20 different sizes. Good thing I didn’t make the case any taller, I’m going to have to … Continue reading

Posted in Boxes | Leave a comment

Speed bump

After 104 dovetails, I figured I have the Leigh jig wired; I’d written various settings in the handy notes section of the manual, I’d finally memorized them. I had some time so I wanted to whip out a couple of … Continue reading

Posted in Boxes | Leave a comment

Pieces of Eight

Mass production – eight drawers in one shot. Each bundle of four ~1″ x ~ΒΌ” boards/sides are matched to with 0.010″ (bit more than 1/128″). This rather arbitrary number makes glue up and post glue squaring nice and simple. For … Continue reading

Posted in Boxes | Leave a comment

Carcass dry fit

I’m sooo glad to get to the point. The carcass is done, which took a long time because I designed it as I went along. I wanted to use a CAD program but they don’t think like I do so … Continue reading

Posted in Boxes | Leave a comment

Book Box

And back to wood working – finished the book box/drawer that will hold my copy of Machinery’s Hand Book in the box of drawers. All the parts being dry fitted: I’m using a all solid wood, with a three part … Continue reading

Posted in Boxes | Leave a comment