This is my last serious woodworking project. A chest of drawers that I named Sakura.
The wood is know here in Brazil as "freijo", Cordia goeldiana. It is made all of wood, except bottom drawers and other things that can be easily replaced.
The panel top is made bookmatching the boards. Same for the drawers fronts.
It has 130 x 90 x 50 cm.
Dovetailed drawers. The four top drawers are made in traditional form. The two bigger drawers in the bottom are dovetailed but they use a false front that covers metal slides.
A well fit drawer do not have lateral play, but have a vertical play for seasonal movements.
Instead of making a central drawer, I make only a panel where I carved two sakura flowers, that is the name of the furniture.
The sides are in 3 cm thick wood.
Top drawers slides are made with mortise and tenons.
Dividers use slinding dovetail joinery to carcase.
Top and bottom dividers also use dovetail joints to carcase. Bottom is made of MDF and can be easily replaced.
The top before gluing.
Frame uses spline to reinforce miter joints.
The panel has a rabbet that fit a frame grove, and each panel board use a spline too.
After glued, I first use a #7 to make the top flat, only then I sand the surface.
Making the drawers, I saw first tails in a half-blind joint, then I saw two sides at a once.
A lot of drawers sides!
Before glue up drawers, I plane the inside of the pieces.
After glued, planed, sanded an with a first coat of danish oil, it looks better.
Sorry for so few WIP. I worked in a concentrating rate that I forgot to take pictures. My english and nomenclature is not so good too.
The wood is know here in Brazil as "freijo", Cordia goeldiana. It is made all of wood, except bottom drawers and other things that can be easily replaced.
The panel top is made bookmatching the boards. Same for the drawers fronts.
It has 130 x 90 x 50 cm.
Dovetailed drawers. The four top drawers are made in traditional form. The two bigger drawers in the bottom are dovetailed but they use a false front that covers metal slides.
A well fit drawer do not have lateral play, but have a vertical play for seasonal movements.
Instead of making a central drawer, I make only a panel where I carved two sakura flowers, that is the name of the furniture.
The sides are in 3 cm thick wood.
Top drawers slides are made with mortise and tenons.
Dividers use slinding dovetail joinery to carcase.
Top and bottom dividers also use dovetail joints to carcase. Bottom is made of MDF and can be easily replaced.
The top before gluing.
Frame uses spline to reinforce miter joints.
The panel has a rabbet that fit a frame grove, and each panel board use a spline too.
After glued, I first use a #7 to make the top flat, only then I sand the surface.
Making the drawers, I saw first tails in a half-blind joint, then I saw two sides at a once.
A lot of drawers sides!
Before glue up drawers, I plane the inside of the pieces.
After glued, planed, sanded an with a first coat of danish oil, it looks better.
Sorry for so few WIP. I worked in a concentrating rate that I forgot to take pictures. My english and nomenclature is not so good too.
Chest of drawers WIP
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