Kev Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Nicely done Chet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Looking great Chet! I like the banding. Couple of questions: 1) why did you decide to do away with the thru tenons on the front of the legs as in the initial design? 2) the side panels are flush with the legs. Are they set and glued into rabbets or did you rabbet the panels to fit into grooves in the legs. Hope the terminology is correct? 3) the legs are proud of the aprons. How did you perform that? I went back thru this thread and zoomed into the pics but couldn’t pick these out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 12, 2021 Author Share Posted April 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Coop said: 1) why did you decide to do away with the thru tenons on the front of the legs as in the initial design? On the nightstands that I am copying the thru tenons are fake and then to top it off there is no top apron either so that makes them just dumb. I drew them in because they where on the originals but never really planned to incorporate them. 1 hour ago, Coop said: 2) the side panels are flush with the legs. Are they set and glued into rabbets or did you rabbet the panels to fit into grooves in the legs. Hope the terminology is correct? They are edge grain to edge grain but I did put in a few small floating mortises just cuz. 1 hour ago, Coop said: 3) the legs are proud of the aprons. How did you perform that? I went back thru this thread and zoomed into the pics but couldn’t pick these out. The legs are 2 inches square the aprons are 3/4" and I just used floating tenons with mortises. 1 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted April 12, 2021 Share Posted April 12, 2021 Very nice work! I really like the through tenon look! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 Not a lot to show today, I just finished up a lot of hand sanding. After that I did the pyramids of the faux through mortises. I didn't do a good job of documenting this process but I will try to explain. I have found that the downward cut on my miter saw seems to do a better job of this then cross cutting on the table saw. I don't know why but it does. I also think that it helps to have a Miter saw that doesn't have any real blade deflection and a saw that stays tuned up. I attach a scrap of wood to the fence on my miter saw, set the miter to 22.5° and make a cut. Then line up the inside edge of you stock with the outside edge of the cut you just made on you sacrificial piece. Then I used a screw clamp as a stop block. From here you simple make a cut, rotate the stock toward the fence make a cut and continue until you have done all four sides. Then I take it to the table saw and using the miter gauge cut it a 1/4" long from the bottom edge of the pyramid. Here they are in place. Closer view. 5 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Nicely done Chet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 (edited) Darn well done! Man, that’s tight! Consider doing all four corners. JMO. Edited April 14, 2021 by Coop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 I certainly hope I remember this trick when I need to do these in the future! Might be a good individual write up for the reference section as it's damn good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 21 minutes ago, Coop said: Consider doing all four corners Thought about it a little bit but as these are nightstands we generally have a book or two laying on top and my bible is always on one corner so I need some flat surface area. 1 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 14, 2021 Author Share Posted April 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, Kev said: Might be a good individual write up for the reference section as it's damn good! I will do that when I get a chance. 1 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 14, 2021 Share Posted April 14, 2021 Great job Chet!! Nothing better then nice clean work where every detail gets the same attention. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 I work on getting the gapping on my drawer fronts. I was looking for about 1/16 all the way around and then I was going to do a real small chamfer on all four edges. But as it turns out I had too many thumbs on each hand today and managed to drop and ding the edges on three of the six drawer fronts on the edge of my work bench. 😟 The fibers were to damaged to steam out on two so I ended up having to have a gap that ended up being a heavy 3/32. Now I would be afraid that a chamfer would make the gaps look to big so I think I am going to be stuck with just easing the edges with some sand paper and calling it good. This is what I have right now, nothing has been done to ease anything so far. Whats the group here think? 5 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I think the gaps look good, also agree about not adding a chamfer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 Agreed, gaps look good to my eye! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 16, 2021 Share Posted April 16, 2021 I think they look great as well. If you really are dead set on a chamfer or a reveal, you can trim the fronts down on all four sides and wrap the sides in a bead board that stood proud of the drawer front. More time and trouble and it would just give me more chance for error if I were doing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 16, 2021 Author Share Posted April 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Coop said: you can trim the fronts down on all four sides and wrap the sides in a bead board that stood proud of the drawer front. I am a fan of cock beading, I like the look but I think in this case with the other details and the recessed top drawer that it would get to looking too busy. I think I am going to just ease th hedges so they aren't sharp to the touch and leave it at that. 1 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted April 17, 2021 Share Posted April 17, 2021 I agree with your thought just sand the edge vs chamfer. Very nice BTW 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted April 19, 2021 Share Posted April 19, 2021 I agree. Knock off the corners and call it a day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted April 30, 2021 Author Share Posted April 30, 2021 After mounting the drawer fronts to the drawers, the final thing to do was center and flush the drawers to the front of the cabinet. If you recall, back when I first installed the drawer slides into the cabinets I left the back un-attached. This makes flushing and centering the drawer real easy. I push the drawer in, then with a good straight edge across the front of the cabinet I push the drawer back toward the front of the cabinet from the back side. Then nudging the un-attached portion of the glide left or right to get the drawer perfectly flush on both sides. Once this is done and being careful not to move anything, I clamp the slide to the web frame with a spring clamp. Then I push the drawer back out and place a second spring clamp on the inside of the web frame. This allows me to remove the first which gives me room to drill and install the screw. The glide is narrow so I do this by hand with a screw drive so I don't split the glide. I also installed some stop blocks for the drawers. Final picture before starting the finish process shows a dry fit of the drawer pulls. We liked the drawer pulls on the existing nightstands so I removed them and replaced them with some others. Before I made this latest post I applied a coat of blonde shellac. I usually use garnet shellac but on something dark like Sapele I use blonde so the wood doesn't get to dark. Tomorrow I will sand lightly and then start applying General Finishes High Performance. 3 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Very well done Chet. Clean simple lines with a touch of elegance. The pulls are a perfect choice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 I'm looking forward to seeing them with finish! Great work as usual @Chet! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie Posted May 1, 2021 Share Posted May 1, 2021 Looks great! Love the top drawer front, adds a neat interest point. Can’t wait to see the finish set it all off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted May 3, 2021 Author Share Posted May 3, 2021 The nightstands are finished. I am real happy with the color on the finished product. I will try to get some better pictures in the house. I won't be starting the bed for a month or so, I have a number of things around the house that need attention. First on the list, starting tomorrow I need to move a fair amount of the shop out of the way for the new garage door to be installed Friday AM. Just as a point of interest here is one of the existing nightstands that I was copying. 6 Quote "Do not spoil what you have by desiring what you have not; remember that what you now have was once among the things you only hoped for." - Epicurus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kev Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 They turned out great Chet! Doesn't look like you strayed too far from the original design but, I like the touches you added! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye (Bryan) Posted May 4, 2021 Share Posted May 4, 2021 Great job Chet. Like your version better, am I’m not just saying that to be a nice guy. Your top drawer provides more visual interest than the faux through tenons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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