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thebicyclecafe
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Thanks all for the wonderful feedback!
John,
You have quite an eye for the surrounding objects in the pics, don't you! [big grin]
Yes, there's an end grain cutting board and a zebrawood cheese board on top.
Russell,
The dovetails are cut with the Incra system (TS-LS fence with attached wonderfence), I find the system very easy to use and I get excellent, repeatable results.
Brev,
The corner post dovetails are a little complicated to explain... it's basically a two step half-blind dovetail. For regular dovetailed drawers, you'll have two tail boards and two pin boards for a drawer. For cornerpost dovetails, you'll have four tail boards and four corners (that have pins cut in them).
You would cut all your tail boards first, and then cut a pin board of contrasting species (this will become the cornerpost). Instead of cutting a stopped dovetail, you would rout the dovetail groove all the way through. Then you take the piece, and cross cut 4 pieces to the width of the thickness of your tail boards. Then the cornerposts glue onto two of your tail boards. Then, after glue sets, you rout those two pieces as if they were pin boards, which mate to your remaining tail boards. I hope that makes sense!
This guy had a good write up here if you're so inclined, http://www.routerforums.com/show-n-tell/8972-corner-post-dovetail-pen-box-build-thread-lots-pics.html
John,
You have quite an eye for the surrounding objects in the pics, don't you! [big grin]
Yes, there's an end grain cutting board and a zebrawood cheese board on top.
Russell,
The dovetails are cut with the Incra system (TS-LS fence with attached wonderfence), I find the system very easy to use and I get excellent, repeatable results.
Brev,
The corner post dovetails are a little complicated to explain... it's basically a two step half-blind dovetail. For regular dovetailed drawers, you'll have two tail boards and two pin boards for a drawer. For cornerpost dovetails, you'll have four tail boards and four corners (that have pins cut in them).
You would cut all your tail boards first, and then cut a pin board of contrasting species (this will become the cornerpost). Instead of cutting a stopped dovetail, you would rout the dovetail groove all the way through. Then you take the piece, and cross cut 4 pieces to the width of the thickness of your tail boards. Then the cornerposts glue onto two of your tail boards. Then, after glue sets, you rout those two pieces as if they were pin boards, which mate to your remaining tail boards. I hope that makes sense!
This guy had a good write up here if you're so inclined, http://www.routerforums.com/show-n-tell/8972-corner-post-dovetail-pen-box-build-thread-lots-pics.html
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What a piece of work that is. I love the back too. Well thought out in every way.
The lower drawer dovetails are fantastic never seen them done in that way before. Have included them in my "joint" sketchbook [smile]
Thanks for posting.
The lower drawer dovetails are fantastic never seen them done in that way before. Have included them in my "joint" sketchbook [smile]
Thanks for posting.
