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Thomas Walnut Dresser: First Estimate Lessons Learned
Today I finally got some prices on the materials I’ll use for the Thomas Walnut Dresser, and submitted my first estimate for customer approval! Things learned Quickbooks is widely used, but not that...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Project Progress
Yesterday I went into Seattle after lunch and picked up the materials at Crosscut Hardwoods. The guys there are helpful, and they did most of the labor when picking out the materials, loading them into...
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Shop Tip: Router Dado Sled for the Thomas Walnut Dresser
I got about 2 hours of shop time tonight. I was working alone so I wasn’t going to try to push any big pieces through the saw. I need to cut the top, back, and bottom to their final sizes, and also rip...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Base
This past weekend I worked on the base for the dresser. I only had one day in the shop, it was my three year-old’s birthday party on Sunday, and I’ve been sick since Sunday afternoon. The base is solid...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Dust Frames & Web Frames
I spent the morning with the in-laws having breakfast, but after that I had time to work on the dresser. I worked on the dust frames or web frames. Before I get into the details, here’s a lesson. A...
View ArticleThomas Walnut Dresser: Progress Update
Tomorrow I will officially be one week behind my delivery date for the dresser. Luckily the customer I’m working understands. One of the reasons I picked the dresser as the first official project for...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Cutting and Hand Planing Thin Strips for Trim
What a great weekend – a lot of progress! Yesterday I finalized some details on the dresser and cut the strips of walnut for trim. There are many methods for cutting thin strips, here’s how I worked...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Assembly Begins!
I’m pretty excited after this week, I definitely feel like I’ve turned a corner on this project. Today I assembled the web frames together into a sub assembly. Here’s a view from the top – yes I was...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Assembly Continues
Today with the help of my nephew Joshua I got the top drawer dividers, back, and top on the dresser. If you’ve ever heard a woodworker say “you can never have enough clamps” believe them. I had a ton...
View ArticleThomas Walnut Dresser: Trim is Done!
Progress Well tonight in the shop I definitely had the flow. My oldest daughter Katie was actually out in the shop helping. She had the easy jobs: rip pieces of tape, sweep, and hold things in place....
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Pictures of Trim
Tonight after spending some time with the family and putting the kiddo to bed, wifey helped me in the shop a bit. I started to plane the trim flush with the case. Here are the pictures I promised...
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Walnut Thomas Dresser – Drawer Boxes Built and Installed
Today was a great day in the shop! Things were definitely going well and moving along at a nice clip without problems. Tons of thanks to my wife for giving me so much time to dedicate to the project...
View ArticleThomas Walnut Dresser – Could Shop Night Go Any Better?
Wow. What a couple of nights I’ve had in the shop. Last night after Fifi (the three year-old assistant) went to bed, I cranked on the drawer boxes making sure they were installed so that the faces...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Drawer faces trimmed, installed, and first coat of...
Two hours in the shop tonight and things went well. Half the drawers are now trimmed with solid walnut edge banding, installed on their drawer boxes, and they’ve been sanded and had two coats of...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: The Build is Complete! Now on to finishing…
I am excited to announce that the build portion of the Thomas Walnut Dresser is complete! Tonight I trimmed and fitted the last four drawers and sanded the entire piece to 320p grit. The entire piece...
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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Done and Delivered!
Yesterday I had a great day with my little shop helper at the Shrine Circus. After the day was done and the shop helper was sound asleep, I hit the shop. After a long night last night and a few hours...
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