Well the wood has acclimated to the shop and it is time to build the jewelry chest. This chest will be constructed of Shedua and Wenge.
Shedua Lumber being planed.
I first cut the planks to rough length dimensions and then plane the rough lumber to approximate thickness with the planer. I like the lumber to be 1/16″ thicker before I glue together planks to make them wider. The 1/16″ gives me enough stock so I can run the parts through a drum sander to final thickness. Before I glue the wood together, I match the grain and color where the glue joint will be so it will be almost invisible.
Matching the grain for almost invisible glue joints.
The grain is matched! Almost invisible line.
After the sides are glued together, I run them though the drum sander to final thickness with 22o grit sandpaper on the drum. I then cut the sides and back to final dimensions. The bottom and top dadoes are next. The top dado joint is for attaching the top with wooden “buttons” so the top can expand and contract with out constriction other than stay attached to the chest.
Sides and back almost ready for the legs.
The next step is to cut slots for biscuits into the ends of the sides and back. The biscuits are used to join the sides and back to the legs. I now cut more dadoes for the drawer runners in the sides. The drawer runners will be glued into these dadoes. At this point I also drill shallow holes in the inside of the back that will hold washers for the drawer magnets to draw to.
Well that’s where we’re at for now on the project. I will have more updates very soon.
Sean
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