Drawerfronts

Made all the drawerfronts today.

And from the backside.

The first photo shows a little design error! There is more space between the lower drawers than between the upper drawers. Since the photo was taken I made a new top center drawer. 0.6mm smaller.

Then I did something I haven't done before. I applied pore filler on all the fronts. In previous projects surfaces was done as the last step.

Test assembly of drawer no 1 and 3. Top and bottom view.

Now nine more drawers to do.

Have fun
Niels

Spring cleanup and scaling up

Yesterday was spend with a little spring cleanup. My trusty Proxxon DH-40 Thicknesser needs a new set of cutters.

At the same time all the old shavings was removed from the inside.

A few years ago I made a small modification to the covers because the way they are designed the inside of the machine is filled with shavings very fast.

Here is a photo I took back then.  Result of all the shavings was that the horizontal drive belt was totally destroyed.

Here is where the shavings is entering the inside.

And the other side.

The solution was to make covers from perspex.

And the other side.

Yesterday I only found some very fine dust inside easily vacuumed away. Now the thicknesser is ready for preparing wood to be used in the next projects.

I have started a new project. The Queen Anne Highboy again but this time in scale 1/12.
This is drawer number 1.

 It is huge compared to my previous projects.

Have fun
Niels

What's inside ?

Just for fun and this post is not miniature related.

Today I made a little mahogany box, approx. 5cm * 5cm *5cm.

Can you guess what's inside ?

Well. I made a similar one from perspex with same contents.

Yes. It is two small 3D mazes.

Here is ihe insides before assembling.

And side by side without cover plates.

Have fun
Niels

Little helpers

Most of my furniture with drawers have small holes on the backside. Here I will show you why!

For opening of the drawers.

This is a chiffoniere (typical danish high chest with 7 drawers from about 1850).  The chiffoniere and similar pieces of furniture was not equipped with handles for pulling the drawers. The drawers was pulled with the locking key.

Here is selection of  "push-sticks" I have made. ( a simple toothpick can be used too :-)

From left to right. Quick and dirty one; a bead and a toothpick cut to length. Next is for the box with the three danish pieces. Then for the 1/24 and 1/48 scale high boys.

Have fun
Niels

Three little boxes

Can be seen in june at the IGMA Guild School.

Have fun
Niels

Four small brass turnings left

Finial for the 1/48 highboy.

Tomorrow the last four brass knobs will be turned.

 

 Drawer number 5 of the small highboy flew to the floor yesterday and was then run over by my workshop chair. (top is 1,2 and 3, then down 4,5,6,7 and 8, bottom row is 9,10 and 11) So a new drawer had to be made from scatch. If you look carefully you can see that the bookmatch centerline is not perfect :-(

Another view.

And then next week-end will be the great workshop clean up day.

Happy Easter
Niels

A few days off

Spend a few days at a very interesting place: Prora at Rügen.

This is the original high-boy as illustrated in the book

And my copy in 1/24 scale.

I just need the courage to finish the last two drawers.

Happy Easter
Niels