After being in the new house for nearly 2-years we are one weekend away from having pulls on our kitchen cabinets - Woo-Hoo! 

Following the Warren family motto of "Anything worth doing is worth overdoing" (adapted from Grampa's simplier credo of "If one nail is good, 3 must be better"...) we decided to make the hardware from Bubinga rather than buy something simple. Turns out to be easier said than done, but after spending a fun few days in the shop we are almost there.

The challenge was holding pieces as small as 5/8" by 1-1/4" by 1-3/4" and routing/dominoing them. Started with making a really versatile router jig using some t-track and 8020. This breaks down with an Allen wrench on about 60-seconds and can be configured in the future for routing other stuff including mortise/tenon and other joints. The jig mounts to the MFT and I can adjust the height easily, the router guide is hinged to make it easy to clamp/route/unclamp/clamp/repeat. Once set up for each length it only took about 5-minutes to cycle thru each piece.











The portion of the jig specific to the pulls held by pinching them between the 2 strips of maple which are slightly spring loaded and also with small blocks of maple clamping from above.





After routing I re-used the holding portion of the jig to domino them by plunging thru the maple into the pull:



37 pieces later (4 lengths) and a day of sanding/finishing, now just need to buff with some 0000 steel wool and start dominoing the cabinets drawers/doors.





Finish is just Deft spray lacquer, 4-5 coats. I am really happy with the end result, can't wait to get them on the cabinets.

RMW