wide cherry lumber from Maury County, TN.
working up a sweat with an antique smoothing plane
turning the legs on my '50's Craftsman lathe
making small curls around some tight grain with a spokeshave and my Lie-Nielson rabbet plane
the soft undulations and just a small bit of torn grain give it that 'feel' of something old
glued panel below for top. chest and drawer bottoms are maple
matching grain around the corners
getting ready for dovetailing and mortising
scribing the ends
scribing the length and thickness of the tails
I love my Japanese dozuki
chopping the waste around the pins
finishing the tail cuts
the center tail will be just slightly longer- easier layout, plus it speaks of 'handcut'
first stage of dry fitting
the front and sides have to come together before you can layout the back panel
fitting the breadboard ends to the top panel with tongue and groove joinery
the dados (grooves) for the bottom panel and the divider had to be cut before gluing up
squaring an edge on my old Oliver 8" joiner
drilling out the leg mortises which will later be squared off with a chisel
more turning
maple 'curls' from beveling the chest bottom panel
the table saw is the 'heart' of the shop
coming together! notice the legs--its easier to apply the finish oil while its spinning on the lathe
nightfall at the shop
finishing touches---fitted drawer, turned knobs, applied trim at top and bottom, hinged lid, oil/wax hand rubbed
original piece at the Polk Home kitchen
grain wrapping the corner
open up
original
plaque on the inside lid (will upgrade a more focused pic later)
my favorite combo---cherry and maple. I love this contrast.
on the bench
more original
thanks for coming!
