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The web frames are going to be suspended by their corners in little notches cut into the inside corners of each leg.   We need those stinking notches! Like so. These notches need to be at the exact same elevation on each leg for the given drawer bay or things are gonna get wonky.  I needed an accurate way to mark all of the legs exactly the same.  Just using a tape measure wasn't

I needed a pretty small set of uniform shims so I could space the backer boards apart.  There doesn't need to be much of a gap, just enough to allow the wood to expand in the humid summer months.  These toothpicks worked perfectly. An elegant solution. Ba-dum-ching! I'll replace the zinc phillips head screws with brass slotted screws before the end.  If I'm going to put this much effort

Flattened one side by hand.  Planed the opposite side to an even thickness.  Trimmed to final width and length and cleaned up the edges.  Took 2-3 hours.  I'm not very efficient at hand planing yet. Next up: Make a template for the leg / web mortises so they're all in the same spots on each leg.  Drill the backer boards and top in place.  Get started on the drawer webs!

TL;DR I attached a screenshot of my new cut list gantt chart and felt like I should explain a few things.  I'm not normal and I'm okay with that.  Get out there and make things. On Mastery A lot of woodworkers just start cutting.  For them, building a piece of furniture is a very relaxing and spiritual exercise and they have the confidence to just jump right in.  Perhaps they've reached a

If I'm going to continue with song puns I'm gonna need to pick some better songs... I spent a couple hours yesterday getting the backer boards ready.  I used the shooting board to get them to the proper length, fitting perfectly.  Used my scratch beader to throw a bead on one edge, and my skew rabbet plane to shiplap them. Enough talk, here's the pics: Backer Boards in place.  I took the

I figured the legs would be the hardest and riskiest part of the project.  52" lock miters in 32 passes on the router table with only 2" to spare at the end of each board seems like a long run with zero room for mistakes. This is not my comfort zone.  Not only do I hate routers, but I also hate ordering more wood when I make mistakes. I planned for this by ordering enough wood for 1 extra leg