Update: Display shelf
May 5, 2008
Last update on this project. It’s finished. I’ll post better photos and a portfolio entry soon.
Update: Display shelf
April 28, 2008
All the woodworking is finished. Putting on the finish now — couple more coats to go. We’ll be wrapped up by the end of the week!
Update: Display shelf
April 20, 2008
Drawers in. Just a few details to wrap up before putting the finish on: Gluing in the pulls. Putting the bottoms into the drawers. Light at the end of the tunnel now.
Update: Display shelf
April 13, 2008
Been shaping the drawer pulls and sanding all of the drawer parts. Now ready to glue up and fit the drawers.
Update: Display shelf
April 7, 2008
Currently in progress is this small display shelf — being built of cherry — that is meant to hang on a wall. The main case is mostly done. I’m working on the two drawers that fit in the bottom area. The dovetails are cut, though these were a tricky bit of work. The fronts of the drawers curve and the two drawers are divided part way across the arc made by the front of the shelves — which means the sides of the drawers are different lengths and the angles at which the sides and front meet are not 90 degrees.
The next step is to make the drawer pulls (that’s what that block of ebony in the photo is for — I typically don’t buy ebony anymore, but I have a bit that I bought long ago.) Then the drawers will be glued together and fit to the case. Lastly, I’ll add bottom panels to the drawers. Then it will be ready for finishing.
