Popular Post woodbloke 49 Posted December 11, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 As I haven't posted for while, here's a few more pieces that you might be interested in:A eight leg cabinet in elm and bandsawn elm veneers, 5 drawers behind the book matched doors. Drawers veneered in bur elm with a centre rail, which means that the fronts are applied.A small box in English walnut, made for my brother's 60th as a surprise present. The handle was carved in the solid from the front rail.A chest of drawers in American cherry, again with centre hung drawers and applied fronts, which can be seen in one of the pics. Ebony drawer pulls and Cedar of Lebanon bases.A Nakashima 'Mira' box for my daughters 30th, in English oak, ebony and holly for the box dividers'Another box made last year for my daughter's 29th...she likes my boxes! This one in some spectacular Turkish walnut, dovetailed at the corners, lid handle carved from the front rail.An older cabinet in English walnut which was originally on an ash stand which didn't suit it, so I remade the stand in walnut....and no, this is not one of mine, but I'm making my own version of it for my wife. Mine will have 14 drawers and will be made in English oak for the skeletal frame and English walnut for the drawers with ebony drawer pulls - Rob 13 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
rodger. 1117 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 wow! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7616 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Holy Crap Dude! I like everyone one of them the best. Outstanding work! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wdwerker 7647 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Impressive collection of work !I would like to hear how you went about carving those pulls on the box lids. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Llama 3765 Posted December 11, 2015 Report Share Posted December 11, 2015 Nice work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Eric. 8814 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Where the hell have you been Rob? I've missed you so much. Beautiful stuff as always. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
RichardA 5082 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Very impressive! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxdabroxx 288 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Those pulls are really nice, I too am interested in how it was done. Super clean work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bushwacked 492 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 You need to post way more!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
estesbubba 1447 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Wow those are some impressive projects! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mat60 1061 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Nothing that has not all ready been said but ..Wow Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Janello 1356 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Incredibly well done. The whole bunch. That Turkish walnut is crazy nice. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Coop 7616 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 If I had wood like that, I could build those. I remember saying the same about Norms projects 15 years ago. Now I do and still can't! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Strasberry 71 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Love that turkish walnut! Great work! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
-MattK- 560 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 pretty sure I had socks on when I started reading that post, but they were definitely gone by the end! Terrific work! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chet 4941 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 I can't think of any comments that haven't already been said. WOW! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
wtnhighlander 7695 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Those are beautiful pieces Rob. The photography is none too shabby, as well! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brendon_t 2503 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 I've got nothing but "please sir, may I have another"? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
..Kev 5868 Posted December 12, 2015 Report Share Posted December 12, 2015 Awesome work as always Rob! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CraigW 6 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Absolutely gorgeous, my mind has been successfully blown! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaneymack 3468 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Your work is absolutely phenomenal! You mention that because the drawer has a center rail it means it has an applied front. Can you elaborate on this? Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodbloke 49 Posted December 13, 2015 Author Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Your work is absolutely phenomenal! You mention that because the drawer has a center rail it means it has an applied front. Can you elaborate on this? Sent from my SGH-I337M using TapatalkThanks for all the nice word, it's much appreciated. The following pic shows the rear of the chest of drawers in American cherry, before the back was fitted:You can clearly see the centre rail and muntin. This means that you simple make a box that slides over the muntin and the sides don't actually touch the case work; they can clear it by around 0.5mm or so each side, it's not crucial. The front is then screwed in place and can then be fitted really close:...to around 0.15mm, which isn't too difficult to achieve. The drawers are more complex to make this way, but much easier to fit - Rob Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaneymack 3468 Posted December 13, 2015 Report Share Posted December 13, 2015 Thanks for all the nice word, it's much appreciated. The following pic shows the rear of the chest of drawers in American cherry, before the back was fitted:You can clearly see the centre rail and muntin. This means that you simple make a box that slides over the muntin and the sides don't actually touch the case work; they can clear it by around 0.5mm or so each side, it's not crucial. The front is then screwed in place and can then be fitted really close:...to around 0.15mm, which isn't too difficult to achieve. The drawers are more complex to make this way, but much easier to fit - Rob Please excuse my ignorance here Rob, im just trying to learn. So if I understand correctly, the reason to do an applied front is to make the fit of the drawer box appear tighter to the case than it actually is? Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
el capitán 19 Posted December 14, 2015 Report Share Posted December 14, 2015 For some reason I can only see the first 2 pictures, and they rock.From the comments I think I am missing some very fine work?Great work thanks for posting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
woodbloke 49 Posted January 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 On 13 December 2015 at 3:16 PM, shaneymack said: On 13 December 2015 at 3:00 PM, woodbloke said: Thanks for all the nice word, it's much appreciated. The following pic shows the rear of the chest of drawers in American cherry, before the back was fitted: You can clearly see the centre rail and muntin. This means that you simple make a box that slides over the muntin and the sides don't actually touch the case work; they can clear it by around 0.5mm or so each side, it's not crucial. The front is then screwed in place and can then be fitted really close: ...to around 0.15mm, which isn't too difficult to achieve. The drawers are more complex to make this way, but much easier to fit - Rob Please excuse my ignorance here Rob, im just trying to learn. So if I understand correctly, the reason to do an applied front is to make the fit of the drawer box appear tighter to the case than it actually is? Sent from my SGH-I337M using Tapatalk Correct. Although the drawer appears loose at the sides (because of the gap) it actually slides really smoothly on the single central rail. Screwing the fronts on also means that if required, the horizontal partitions between each don't need to be seen. This would be needed if the complete front, top to bottom, was in a matched veneer with an intricate pattern. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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