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The first step in the main case joinery involves blind dovetailing the case bottom to the case sides. We mark the waste with a white charcoal pencil, just in case.. Results after the blind dovetails were sawn and chopped out with chisels.. Finally the case bottom fitted.. Notice that the case bottom is a glue […]
After all of the lumber was finial milled to the proper thickness and lengths, the front of each of the four drawer blades for the case need a 1″ x “1 notch cut in the front corner of each drawer blade.. The notch provides the space necessary for the turned fluted quarter columns that flank […]
The South American Mahogany lumber (specifically from Peru) arrived from Irion Lumber, after a few weeks acclimating to the humidity level in my newly built heated and air conditioned shop, we rough milled all of the lumber necessary to build the two chests. Rough milling the lumber yielded two 55 gallon bags of Mahogany and […]