Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
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Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
This will be taking a while... Making 6 new drawers for a derelict Gerstner case I bought!
As Carol Burnett would have said, the old case was Completely Hollow:
I used a piece of poster-board to draw out basic rough dimensions for the drawer fronts:
I found some prettier pieces of Red Oak to arrange thus:
Now I am making parts of the locking rabbets for the drawer fronts. This sled is one I used to use for making Pen Blanks:
Similarly, cutting some slots for the sides of the drawers, rough for now:
Have a great weekend!
Chris
As Carol Burnett would have said, the old case was Completely Hollow:
I used a piece of poster-board to draw out basic rough dimensions for the drawer fronts:
I found some prettier pieces of Red Oak to arrange thus:
Now I am making parts of the locking rabbets for the drawer fronts. This sled is one I used to use for making Pen Blanks:
Similarly, cutting some slots for the sides of the drawers, rough for now:
Have a great weekend!
Chris
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
And, I just have to do this kind of fine-tuning and carcass-fitting for 24 corners coming up....
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Very nice! Just curious...where do you find old Gerstner cabinets like this? I haven't searched much, but they always seem to be hard to find.
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Mark V 520 (Bought New '98) | 4" jointer | 6" beltsander | 12" planer | bandsaw | router table | speed reducer | univ. tool rest
Porter Cable 12" Compound Miter Saw | Rikon 8" Low Speed Bench Grinder w/CBN wheels | Jessem Clear-Cut TS™ Stock Guides
Festool (Emerald): DF 500 Q | RO 150 FEQ | OF 1400 EQ | TS 55 REQ | CT 26 E
DC3300 | Shopvac w/ClearVue CV06 Mini Cyclone | JDS AirTech 2000 | Sundstrom PAPR | Dylos DC1100 Pro particulate monitor
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
The short answer is, I overpay on eBay... Yeah, stuff like this is just therapy for me, and I would fall flat on my face if running a business. I've been addicted to eBay since 2008 and have about 2000 transactions
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EBAY ?
Its a addiction . I'm surprised they dont have classes for it somewhere.
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It's a ploy used by the shipping conglomerate to increase revenue.
A related activity is PCH.
A related activity is PCH.
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Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Well, it's a slow journey, but 4 drawers are glued-up now, trimmed very finely to fit. All drawer-fronts and all drawer-backs have been extracted from one oak board that has seen the SS Bandsaw a number of times!
Chris
Chris
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
And now there are six drawers !
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Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Looking good!
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Thanks!
Almost all structural work is done now. I had to re-laminate some veneer for the back, and I got some knobs in for the drawers:
Chris
Almost all structural work is done now. I had to re-laminate some veneer for the back, and I got some knobs in for the drawers:
Chris