Finally, glue up!

[ERLover]

I have had a new draw cut and double rabbit joints out of 1/2" Baltic Birch and fitted, for my new WW drawwer, just needed a light 150 grit sanding and time to glue up. I have the rough front Mable piece for it waiting for final sizing. Well, with mom being a bit down, and constant interruptions, nurses, calls, ect, finally moms lungs are clear and doing better, tonight I turned off the phone, put mom in her recliner after dinner and did it, I mean it took 20 minutes after a dry fit. I love the Rockler fat plastic 6" corner squares and then the clamps. Ya pics I know!!
It is about 36" wide X 14" deep, with about a 9" deep drawer and will add a slide able upper tray.
Now to the pic add, torture!!!! If they go not to pain full, I am getting this easy, then more Pics to come with the face piece and the Rockler drawer face clamps ect.

[ERLover]

The big news on this, I want to use and abuse my $99 Rocker HVLP sprayer on this with Shellac. WoodCraft this past weekend had a Demo with the Earlux 5500 that sells for $299 on sale at 1pm, Rockler has also demos, also at 1pm and once a year for $279. Ya moms schedule has always gotten in the way.
So with Jeff Jewitts spray book and DVD I will wing it, if the weather is right, but a cool front coming in tomorrow for a week, only high 50s-low 60s.
Anyway time to take it out of the box, and just go for it!!! A bit of book knowledge and hands on experience will make me a bit more knowledgeable person.

[ERLover]

As expected and usual, JPG will analyses all in the pic, yep my bike, I get on it about 5 times a week for about 40-50 minutes, and the same Mobil 1 on the ER table for a bit of counter weight.
First pic off to the side is the Maple rough sized drawer front. A maiden in waiting, some Trans tint dye, BLO, Shellac to make it look old, then Oil based Poly.
Ya big D, those pics will come too.

[BuckeyeDennis]

I'm looking forward to seeing how that finishing process works out for you, ERL. I'm setting up to spray oil-based poly over shellac on the panelling in my secret room, and am also a newbie to HVLP.

I'm working on a fume-extraction system first, as this is a small room with no windows. Bought a new respirator for the project as well.

[reible]

Hope you were not depending too much on those rockler corner clamps to get things square........ I found mine flex a LOT so while they can help you got to watch them like a hawk. Not sure how many you have but they are on sale for $9.99 now. They had a big display of them in the center isle.

Let me know what you think of them after checking the glue up.

Ed

[ERLover]

Hope you were not depending too much on those rockler corner clamps to get things square........ I found mine flex a LOT so while they can help you got to watch them like a hawk. Not sure how many you have but they are on sale for $9.99 now. They had a big display of them in the center isle.

Let me know what you think of them after checking the glue up.

Ed

I have 4 of them that size and 2 of the smaller ones. I used 2 on the drawer box. It came out square. I did not have to muscle anything though, with inter locking rabbit joints, but they dont guarantee square by themselves.

[rpd]

Looking good.
If you are interested Paul Sellers has a video showing mods that can be made to upgrade the aluminum bar clamps you are using.
[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyKiGmRq3wY[/youtube]

[ERLover]

Thanks RD, Ya those are mine from Harbor Freight. I will add the wood. I dislike the weight of pipe clamps.
It was just a simple box for a larger drawer under the WW bench. Now to make the upper sliding box with partitions, that will sit on rails and slide sideways for smaller items, about 1 1/2-2" deep and just under half of the width of the main drawer.