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Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 8:40 am
by nuhobby
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:
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I used a piece of poster-board to draw out basic rough dimensions for the drawer fronts:
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I found some prettier pieces of Red Oak to arrange thus:
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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:
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Similarly, cutting some slots for the sides of the drawers, rough for now:
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Have a great weekend!
Chris
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:05 pm
by nuhobby
And, I just have to do this kind of fine-tuning and carcass-fitting for 24 corners coming up....
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Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:56 pm
by RFGuy
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.
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:14 am
by nuhobby
RFGuy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:56 pm
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.
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
- Chris
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 8:27 am
by Hobbyman2
nuhobby wrote: ↑Sun Oct 10, 2021 7:14 am
RFGuy wrote: ↑Sat Oct 09, 2021 2:56 pm
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.
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
- Chris
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EBAY ?
Its a addiction . I'm surprised they dont have classes for it somewhere.
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sun Oct 10, 2021 10:47 am
by JPG
It's a ploy used by the shipping conglomerate to increase revenue.
A related activity is PCH.
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2021 11:54 am
by nuhobby
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!
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Chris
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 9:41 am
by nuhobby
And now there are six drawers !
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Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 10:14 am
by BuckeyeDennis
Looking good!
Re: Pulled out my Mini Sled for some Tiny Drawers
Posted: Thu Nov 04, 2021 4:35 pm
by nuhobby
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:
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Chris