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Sideboard

Through Mortice & Tenon

Work-in-Progress

BOARD MATCHING

2 rough lumber boards with knot holes

Rough lumber

Grain matching for top of Sapele sideboard

Grain Matching

Top of sideboard sanded and glued

Top planed and glued

BREADBOARD ENDS

Breadboard ends hide the end-grain.
And, allows top to expand and contract without cracking or splitting. 

Photo of Curved Breadboard End on transparent background

One of
the breadboard ends.

Detailed image of Breadboard joinery

Breadboard End
illustration

Breadboard End - dry fit close-up

Roughed out dry fit of 
Breadboard End 
and front tenon 

Happy Wonder Woodworker whistling while he carefully vacuums sanded board

Vacuuming sawdust
from sideboard top after fine hand sanding.

STRUCTURE

4 Furniture legs lining up circular wood grain

Lining up circular grain 
giving cohesive balance to viewing legs from the
front, sides, & back.

Legs tapered and mortice routing finished

Legs tapered 
and mortice routing finished.

Righthand side structure dry fit

Right side 
dry fit.

Photo of Router Jig carefully constructed and strongly secured
Close-up of test piece Routed & Chiseled
Rails and stiles cut, routed and chiseled. Structure started, and drawers made.

Router Jig
is carefully constructed and strongly secured,  
leaving no wiggle room for delicate routing.

Test piece 
Routed & Chiseled

Rails and stiles 
cut, routed and chiseled.
Structure started,
and drawers made.

Rails & Stiles cut, routed, and chiseled

Rails & Stiles cut, routed, and chiseled.

Drawer Slide mock-up

Exterior structure
glued up & ready for
drawer support.

Drawers & Top in place and glued

Hand rubbed 
stain finish.

DRAWERS

Image of Box joinery cut & dry fitted in mock-up drawer
Dowel pin locking tenon animation
Drawer showing exact proportions in the box joints

Box joints are cut & dry fitted in mock-up drawer. 
Box joinery adds interest and adheres to the Arts & Crafts style of construction. 

Dowel Pin locking Tenon.
 

Patient steps, called "sneaking up" are taken to cut exact proportions in the box joints.
And, it's a perfect fit!

Blue masking tape on drawer sides for safe sanding
Masking tape is used to protect draw sides during sanding of dovetail box joints.
Drawer slides Blum Tandem with Blumotion
Photo showing finished Walnut dowel pins locking the box joints

Masking tape is used to protect draw sides during sanding of dovetail box joints.

Quiet, undermount drawer slide. Doesn't show when open.

Walnut dowel pins lock the box joints.
 

Sapele wooden Sideboard on display
Beautifully shaped and finely finished Craftsman style drawer handle

Completed sideboard 
with shaped handles.

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