G&G Inspired Chest of Drawers - Build Thread

[glenn bradley]

This just gets better and better and better ... WOW!Looks like you raduis the drawer side finger but not the drawer front fingers ... correct?Square drive screws thru front into sides .. do the same thru the sides into the front?Any glue in the finger joints?

Thanks Robert. The drawer sides have fingers that are proud of the front and rounded. The front of the drawer has fingers that are flush with the sides to allow the drawer to inset (I think I just said what you just said ). Screws both ways as a belt and suspenders but, the fingers are glued just like a box joint. I have done many drawers this way with pegs instead of screws. These drawers are wider than any I have used this method on so I am playing it safe.I changed my tack for the flush plugs on the drawer sides. A square piece of straight grained walnut about 1/64" larger in cross section than the hole. I sand a small bevel at the tip to fit the hole.



An inexpensive little miter box makes cutting them off to size a 3 or 4 stroke affair. I should mention that I saw a guy doing pyramid pegs this way and thought "what a hassle". The truth is that it goes very quick and allows you to compensate for any anomalies in depth if required. Live and learn.



A bit of glue and I position the oversized peg in the hole. A tap with my custom peg-pounder sets it tight. The grain runs long-wise and the piece is very much like a bundle of soda straws. It compresses into the hole with a very mild smack.



If I do it right I don't have and follow up work at all. The end grain takes the finish in a way that creates a contrast that I like. I tossed the pre-made "ebonized" ones I made earlier as they were just a bit too fussy ;-)

I've got the two bottom drawers to go but, I think I am done for today. This has been a very entertaining piece so far. I don't know why it took me so long to start it .

[Carol Reed]

Road trip! Family visit? I will be in SoCal this week for a few days of R&R. Any chance I could stop by and get a first hand look? Thursday fits my schedule best. Be happy to bring your folks along for a quick visit if their up for it.

[glenn bradley]

Road trip! Family visit? I will be in SoCal this week for a few days of R&R. Any chance I could stop by and get a first hand look? Thursday fits my schedule best. Be happy to bring your folks along for a quick visit if their up for it.

Gaaaaagh! I just saw this post. I will send a PM.

[glenn bradley]

Wow, I really haven't posted to this thread since Jan 25? For shame. Lots of effort with little to show. The drawers are all complete, glued up and roughly setup for clearance. The top frame is on and the rear panel slats have been milled. The carcass is elevated so the slats show as short from the top frame. They will tuck behind it by about an inch when attached.



P.s. Be sure to double check the clearance between your rabbett bit and your featherboard:

[larry merlau]

oh oh!! made funny sound huh now how are you gonna attach your back slats?

[Rennie Heuer]

Watching your work progress is humbling and inspiring.... as for the feather board, BTDT.

[glenn bradley]

oh oh!! made funny sound huh now how are you gonna attach your back slats?

Yeah. Kind of a . . . Twanggggg! The slats will be tacked down the centerline, alternating every other web frame. The 1/2" lap joints will be set with left 1/8" spaces when originally attached. I keep leaning toward screws but,have done many with just cut nails. I guess if I pick up rattles down the road I can drive in a few small screws. It can also act as a lab experiment as it will be in my own bedroom. If I pick up rattles, I probably ought to go visit a few folks and proactively fix theirs too .

[glenn bradley]

The base frame is thicker stock. For these finger joints I cut the rough waste out on the bandsaws:



Then clean them up with a dado stack, sacrificial fence and stop blocks:



This gets things together pretty quickly and give me the visual weight at the base that hopefully grounds the piece.

[larry merlau]

still plugging away at this is that melamine in your dado sled and what thickness? what r you gonna do when these are done glenn your gonna be lost

[glenn bradley]

The ZCI's for the sled are 1/4" MDF, some with melamine. I have a few items that have overlapped this guy and they keep stealing my time. Its all fun but, I would like to get this thing out of the middle of the shop . Also, dad has roped me into helping him build out a cleat wall on one end of his shop. So kind of him to plan out my path so I don't get lost.