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I'm going to slap the "Done" stamp on these. You can read about the construction phase here:
The main body is walnut from my "storm tree". The drawer box side, back, and runner are made from ash from a prize I won 2 years ago. I applied 2 coats of Dark Walnut Watco Danish oil then a couple coats of Natural Finish Watco Danish Oil. Last night I rubbed it out with steel wool and wax. I wish now that I had masked the tails on the drawer sides before apply the first coats of Watco. I don't like the muddied look in the ash at the tails. I spent a lot of time filling gaps in dovetails with tiny wedges of walnut veneer. The dark wax helps hide other things I missed. Apologies in advance for the pics. I didn't want to move them into the house while they still smelled of wax.
Each case is made up of just 2 wide boards each, and I cut and fit them in sequence so the grain wraps around the whole piece.
Another view:
The drawer bottoms are also solid walnut. They are beveled on the bottom and slide into a groove in the drawer box. There's a groove cut in the back of the bottom and a screw secures it the drawer box. That will allow the bottom to expand/contract. These just got the Natural Watco and the wax.
A lot of firsts on this project. First time dovetailing a whole case together. First time doing side hung drawers. First time using ash (which I really like now). And maybe the biggest first, first time turning on the lathe. When the feet are spread around the case more than 12" apart, you can't tell which ones are undersized/oversized. I really fretted how to install the hanger bolts in the legs but took Capncarl's advice (http://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/dis...t-installation) and decided to fish and not cut bait anymore. Some of the leg tops weren't exactly parallel to the bottoms and most of the bolts aren't centered but somehow the mounting plates fixed all that. Although you're not going to see the plates unless you stick your head down on the floor, I didn't want them to clash so I spray painted the plates and screws black. The legs are glued up from 2 pieces of wood.
Questions and comments welcomed.
Paul
The main body is walnut from my "storm tree". The drawer box side, back, and runner are made from ash from a prize I won 2 years ago. I applied 2 coats of Dark Walnut Watco Danish oil then a couple coats of Natural Finish Watco Danish Oil. Last night I rubbed it out with steel wool and wax. I wish now that I had masked the tails on the drawer sides before apply the first coats of Watco. I don't like the muddied look in the ash at the tails. I spent a lot of time filling gaps in dovetails with tiny wedges of walnut veneer. The dark wax helps hide other things I missed. Apologies in advance for the pics. I didn't want to move them into the house while they still smelled of wax.
Each case is made up of just 2 wide boards each, and I cut and fit them in sequence so the grain wraps around the whole piece.
Another view:
The drawer bottoms are also solid walnut. They are beveled on the bottom and slide into a groove in the drawer box. There's a groove cut in the back of the bottom and a screw secures it the drawer box. That will allow the bottom to expand/contract. These just got the Natural Watco and the wax.
A lot of firsts on this project. First time dovetailing a whole case together. First time doing side hung drawers. First time using ash (which I really like now). And maybe the biggest first, first time turning on the lathe. When the feet are spread around the case more than 12" apart, you can't tell which ones are undersized/oversized. I really fretted how to install the hanger bolts in the legs but took Capncarl's advice (http://www.sawdustzone.org/forum/dis...t-installation) and decided to fish and not cut bait anymore. Some of the leg tops weren't exactly parallel to the bottoms and most of the bolts aren't centered but somehow the mounting plates fixed all that. Although you're not going to see the plates unless you stick your head down on the floor, I didn't want them to clash so I spray painted the plates and screws black. The legs are glued up from 2 pieces of wood.
Questions and comments welcomed.
Paul
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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