G&G Inspired Chest of Drawers - Build Thread

Despite getting distracted by the intriguing discussions on this wonderful forum every time I come in for coffee, I managed to make some progress this morning. The top frame is made with bridle joints. The frame pieces have some of the edges rounded over on the router table and some corners knocked off with a sander to leave a rough form. The red pencil marks are put on during the dry fit and act as guides or limit lines.



A few swipes with each of a selection of three rasps/files then gets me here.



Some approximately 1" by 12" strips of 180 and 220 grit sandpaper lets me approach the final shape.



Some 320 grit paper gets me to the finished shape I am after.



Some 400 grit to finish up the end grain gets me to the soft but exagerrated joint I am after.

i did see a putty cat i did! so i was right in my thoughts on what you were after in this joint glenn,,going to be intersting to see it all finished and how it ties in with the rest of the work you have done on this piece.

Has it really been five days since I worked on this piece? For shame. I have three distinct pull designs I have been musing over while building this chest. This one floated to the top and got to the mock up stage. Rough machined from a glued up blank. Actual pulls will be from single billets. As usual a fair amount of hand shaping will take this blank from where it is now to the look I'm after (I hope).

The detailing on these pulls are going to fit the bill Glenn.
I bet they are going to be a nice focal point in the piece...

Glenn, I think the overall appearance of the pull looks good. My first thought was that it needed to be a bit thinner in height, but the width suits the drawer width. Now that I say that, it's proportions are probably what you need. Go for it!

Hmm, definitively the left arm of a power tool guy. My right looks that hairy but my left looks like someone has been steadily shaving it as they test their blades. Looking real good Glenn. Not the arm, the chest of drawers.

man, i hate to put up my opinion on such a well crafted piece of work, but me personally, Id use a different lighter colored wood species for the handles, the shape is great.

Amazing how life gets in the way of a large project . Its about time I finished shaping these pulls. I just have to punch some square holes and take care of a couple small detail pieces and I can start finishing. I could say I was waiting for the nice weather on purpose but . . .

Beautiful Glenn, but I didn't expect anything less!

Thanks Bill. Got the holes punched in time for dinner.

Punch and then drill? I did order the punch. It is waiting for the next 'me' project - whenever that might happen.

Man it feels good to get some headway on this again. I guess anytime you take on a piece that is going to take a few months , you have to expect to get interrupted . I just need to make the strap details for the base and do a little touch-up sanding/scraping and it will be time to mix up a batch of finish.



Carol, Drill then Punch

looking forward the the finish on this glenn,, not the finish of the project just the frosting part of the baking

Wow wow wow just catching up with this thread and boy Glenn i cannot wait to see the completely finished unit. You do real good work. Thanks for showing us.

When the finish goes on, this piece is really going to come alive....
Real nice work Glenn.

That's outstanding! I can't wait for you to hit it with the finish!

Those of you who followed the G&G Inspired Bookcase thread will recognize the strap detail that I used on the base. Having learned a bit from that piece (always more to learn, ain't it great?) I decided on a cove cut for the outward facing profile of this detail element. I had previously done them one at a time on the bandsaw finishing with an OSS; not fun.

First I cut out a blank of material that will make me 6 of the items I am after.



Then I realize I am in a hurry and missed a large check. I chastise myself for looking too far ahead and not being 'in the moment'. Toss the fouled blank in the scrap bin, shed a tear and cut another piece and square it up.



Here's another great place to use the Grr-Ripper. Two passes followed by a final pass of about 1/32" and I get this nice cove.



For those of you who don't know where I'm going with this; bear with me, I'll get there.

The jig is made of an extrusion and some brackets along with miter slot clamps made for featherboards. I have quite an arsenal of jig hardware gathered up over the years at sales and clearances. They come in handy, often, as I can cobble jigs together as needed instead of building fixed purpose jigs and storing a zillion of them. Don't get me wrong, I have plenty of one-trick-ponies and love 'em. I just can't store many more .

John Daugherty said:

That's outstanding! I can't wait for you to hit it with the finish!

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ME TOO!!!

Enjoy,

Dad

Every time you post I learn something new. Thanks

I was hoping you would post how you made these.