I'm resawing some white cedar for drawer bottoms today. Absolutely gorgeous material. Too bad drawer bottoms are rarely seen.
Another Milestone
The dovetails for all 10 drawers are finished, and all the sides and fronts are nestled in their homes. It feels good to have the huge task of hand cutting dovetails behind me, and looking forward to finishing this piece in the near future.
Stick To The Process
A successful test fit of beech drawer side to walnut front. Cutting dovetails is all about the process. From stock prep, to layout, to fine fiddling and everything in between.
Feel The Rhythm
One of the things I find with cutting dovetails is that I don't do it that often, maybe once every few months. So it can take some time to get that rhythm back. Sawing these drawer sides today and it definitely felt right (and showed).
Steel vs Wood
This walnut has some figure. Not a lot, and only in a few spots. But any chisel work in these figured areas is brutal. Here's my big chisel with nicely destroyed cutting edge. And this is after doing some grinding to remove the damage. Just trashed.