Guild - Chest of Drawers

Guild - Chest of Drawers Posts from the Guild Chest of Drawers Forum http://woodtalkonline.com Mon, 09 May 2011 14:41:09 +0000 60 Mikes Chest of Drawers http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/1745-mikes-chest-of-drawers/

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Hello all fellow woodworkers. Well I have been finally able to get out into my shop. The heat and humidity has left us for now so I went back to work on the summer Guild Build. After milling some White Oak for the legs and cutting all the M & T's, AKA,PITAS, I was able to set the side panels into place and get both sides glued up. Today I was out there working on the back Styles and Rails. Man I'll tell you all something. Be prepared to do allot of dry fitting and cutting on this one. After five or so hours I finally got the back all dry fitted and to my surprise it all fit. Not bad for a guy with very little vision in both eyes. I have posted some pictures of the unit sitting on my assembly table standing up. It is not glued up yet but the sides are. I will probably be back into the shop tomorrow to do the drawer frames. I'm still figuring out how I'm going to assemble this step. Should I Glue the frames all up then try to fit them in or assemble as I insert the pieces. Let me know how you people are planning this step. Hope you like what you see, Cause I sure do. Have fun and remember, "Keep Making That Sawdust". Lance,,,aka" Charger"
For more pictures see my Gallery Album]]> Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:52:34 +0000 http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/28-summer-build/ Dovetail Rabbets http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/1018-dovetail-rabbets/ USS Constitution built 1794 to 1797. I was walking between the decks when I looked down at the joinery around a hatch and discovered this.

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Low and behold it was the dovetailed rabbet joint that Marc used on his drawers. Granted it was in a more frame and panel type construction, but it was still there. I was floored having expected this joint to have come around in the late 19th century and here it was about 100 years early then I expected. Way to include some period details in the modern style chest of drawers.]]> Mon, 20 Sep 2010 11:59:45 +0000 http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/1018-dovetail-rabbets/ Chest-U-Lator http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/874-chest-u-lator/
Link: http://thewoodwhisperer.com/files/chest-u-lator-v2.xls

Options include:
- Equal height drawers, or drawer heights based on a standard increment like Marc used. Manual input also available.
- Overall case dimensions can be changed
- Up to 10 levels of drawers can be used, and the top 5 levels can be split into 2 drawers like Marc did.

Technical note: This spreadsheet uses a macro to redraw the simple diagram included. Excel macros are not supported by Google Docs, or by MS Office on the Mac. You can still use the spreadsheet to calculate part sizes, you just won't be able to redraw unless you have Excel. Also, you must enable the macro. I wrote it myself and personally guarantee that it is harmless.

The current dimensions in the file match the recent Guild Build Chest of Drawers. The attached images show a few samples of what can be done using the tool.

Be sure to check out the instructions on the first tab, and let me know if you have a question.

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]]> Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:09:15 +0000 http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/714-chest-of-drawers-finished/ Double-wide chest of drawers http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/664-double-wide-chest-of-drawers/
The catch here is that she really wants a slightly lower cabinet that is double wide. This will be a big hall table/chest for things like hats and gloves and so on.

I'm starting to draw up what I plan to build using the chest of drawers as the base, reusing all of the construction techniques/etc. This brings me to my first issue.

Given that this will be double the width, I'm debating how to handle the case structure in the center (between the drawers).
1 - one option is to just build a center frame that mimicks the side frames and treat the left and right halves of the chest as two cabinets.
2 - another option would be to reinforce the webframes and make them twice as wide, but I'm not sure that it won't end up sagging in the middle without some extra support (ie, a middle foot of some kind).

Option 1 is probably the easiest approach...but option 2 would allow me to have a nice continuous chest front that looks like a single chest rather than two.

Anyone have thoughts on how best to handle this?]]> Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:11:07 +0000 http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/664-double-wide-chest-of-drawers/ Getting a Handle on Things! http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/491-getting-a-handle-on-things/

]]> Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:19:20 +0000 http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/491-getting-a-handle-on-things/ Help Me Select a Finish http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/462-help-me-select-a-finish/ Let me know what you think.

Here are some links to each product to help you make a decision:

Enduro-Var
Arm-R-Seal
Sherwin William Pre-Cat Lacquer]]> Sat, 21 Aug 2010 01:31:46 +0000 http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/462-help-me-select-a-finish/ Build Update http://woodtalkonline.com/topic/39-build-update/

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