Chet Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Great work Dave. I do like that round over on the dovetails, nice. On a totally worthless not, I have almost that same stool sitting in my shop that is in the background your second to last picture . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 23, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Thanks Chet, rounding the dovetails over just softens up the case a little, it just didn't look right with square corners IMO. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted October 23, 2017 Report Share Posted October 23, 2017 Your doing some great work Dave What is this junk dado set you speak about? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Those rounded over dovetails look beautiful. And matched with that white walnut, it just pops. Damn well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 32 minutes ago, mat60 said: What is this junk dado set you speak about? Thanks mat. Well i've had that set for so long i can't even remember where i got it, probably HF 20 years ago. every time i look at good sets the money goes somewhere else. its not real bad for what it is but a new set is on my Christmas list, right at the top. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 24, 2017 Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 That thing’s so pertty it could stop a watch! Looking good bud! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 24, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 24, 2017 Thanks Coop, spending a lot of time in the shop waiting for the new granddaughter to make her first appearance, more ARS tomorrow then some drawer installation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted October 28, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 My apologies for the long absence, life gets in the way sometimes. this is the third and maybe the last coat of ARS, we'll see, i'm happy with where its at now but a long road lies ahead. i installed the drawers with the dividers, the drawer bottoms are a suede like material in dark brown, sorry for the poor picture of that. the small white pillow is what the watches will wrap around when in the compartments, 60 of them! no fronts on the drawers yet and i have to install the top drawer yet that will hold watch parts and his collection of fancy writing instruments. you may have noticed the drawers set back a ways, this is because the door and pulls are going to need that space. hopefully things will slow down and i can stay in the shop and get this thing done. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Its really looking great Dave. New granddaughter yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Looks great Dave!! I have made a note that I have to do a project where I can round over the box joint corners like that, that is just too cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 28, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 33 minutes ago, Chet said: New granddaughter yet? Thanks Chet, it's coming along as time allows. no granddaughter yet, it the wife gets wrapped any tighter i may have to dart gun her to get some rest 16 minutes ago, pkinneb said: I can round over the box joint corners like that, thanks @pkinneb, i may have mentioned i did a walnut hope chest for daughter #3 that has rounded dovetails on the top and all four corners, i really liked the effect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 You're keeping a smile on my face. Looks great young'un. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Looking real good bud! What will the door(s) be made of? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ROK Posted October 28, 2017 Report Share Posted October 28, 2017 Looks beautiful so far! Can’t wait to see how you tie it together with the drawer fronts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brendon_t Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 I really like the roundover on those dt's. I'm not sure I've ever seen that done. (And probably won't since half of my hand cut dovetails are pva glue and saw dust gaps anyways.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Posted October 29, 2017 Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 That's an incredible build. I wish I could steal your inlay templates. I want to make some coasters with those same sorts of inlays, but I'm apprehensive about making the templates because I am not very artistic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 29, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 On 10/28/2017 at 3:58 PM, K Cooper said: Looking real good bud! What will the door(s) be made of? Thanks Coop, take a look at http://www.gerstnerusa.com. they have some great chests for everything from tools to guns. i bought their hardware for the single door that goes on the front and pivots down on pins and slides under the bottom drawer, a picture is worth a thousand words so check them out. i think i found their site on here, maybe not. the door on mine will be butternut center with breadboard walnut on the vertical sides only, same width as the walnut on the top and bottom with similar inlay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted October 29, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 29, 2017 22 minutes ago, Cliff said: I am not very artistic. i'm not very artistic at all, just drew a line with french curves and cut it out on the bandsaw. tried it on a scrap piece and i thought what the heck, if it don't work its only wood, the stuff grows on trees 4 hours ago, Brendon_t said: I really like the roundover on those dt's thanks brendon, here's that hope chest i made for daughter #3, thats the first time i rounded over dovetails. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 On 10/23/2017 at 4:49 PM, treeslayer said: Thanks Chet, rounding the dovetails over just softens up the case a little, it just didn't look right with square corners IMO. great decision ... I think it looks way better than with square edges!! Was it any tougher rounding them over than normal corners without dovetails in them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post treeslayer Posted October 30, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 19 minutes ago, bushwacked said: Was it any tougher rounding them over than normal corners without dovetails in them? I took lighter passes and used a scrap on each end to prevent blow-out but otherwise no problems at all. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woodbutcher74 Posted October 30, 2017 Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Beautiful work as usual. Do you round those corners with a large roundover bit in the router? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 30, 2017 Yep Lyle, i think the watch case i used a 3/4 round-over in the router, on the hope chest i borrowed a friends 1" bit that was a monster but worked well at slow speed, also in the hand held router. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 I finally started the interior of the 5th drawer that holds watch parts and trays for his collection of pens found some i don't know what wood and routed out for the pens made a frame for the trays out of butternut, the small lip will cover up the edge of the material i used for a lining. the bottom tray can be removed if need be, the top one can not be taken out. i routed a 1/4 X 1/4 inch groove on the top part of the drawer front and back and a similar groove in the front and back of the top tray and glued in a 1/4" X 1/2" X 6" spline that rides in the groove i created in the front and back both trays installed, the idea was to double the room for the pens in half the space as the top tray slides side to side. case full of drawers, did i mention i hate installing hardware? now back to the lumber yard for more butternut for the front door and the back. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted October 31, 2017 Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 That is some really nice work Dave. Are you going to make the drawer pulls? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted October 31, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 31, 2017 9 minutes ago, Chet said: Are you going to make the drawer pulls? Thanks Chet, i made a couple of different pulls and i don't like either one, i have some time before i think about the pulls and will probably give it another shot at making them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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