Boston Blockfront Drawer Blades Mitres

Next we need to miter the ends of the drawer blades (aka. dividers), the ends of the cock beading is mitered to receive the front case side mouldings, the front case side mouldings complete the cock beading up the sides of the drawer openings… The best and really the only way to perform this job […]

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Boston Blockfront Feet

Next we are machining the bracket feet for the chest, the back are fairly straight forward, the Mahogany 1 3/8″ back side feet are half blind dovetailed to the 7/8″ thick Yellow Poplar back foot. The front foot, is a conglomeration of a Mahogany 1 3/8″ front side foot mitered to a 2 1/4″ thick […]

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Boston Blockfront Base Moulding Miter

The front base moulding on the Boston Blockfront chest needs to be mitered before the moulding is glued to the case bottom, mitering this moulding is not as simple as tossing it on the miter saw and cutting a 45 degree on each end (unfortunately).. The miter joints are actually miter lap joints, this reinforces […]

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