Finished fitting the drawer panels and glued up the drawers.

Sanded the proud fingers on the disk sander and the faces on the belt sander. I need to go back and fill the dado cut for the panel, but that is a little thing. A couple of the drawers are a tad off, in the length I took them down a bit for a flush fit with the case. I will add some trim strips to the face of the case to hide the gaps, and a couple of blocks inside to keep the drawer centered. Again little things.

Went back and resawed a few more boards, needed for the top and bottom of the case. Once I got the thickness 3/8" I selected the good grains and placed each half together to joint with that #7 again. Used the Moxon Vise to glue them together with a caul at each end. First one sat for a bit, took it out scraped the excess glue off the bottom, and placed it on the bench with a few boards on top to let dry overnight. Same with the second set, but that one is staying in the vise overnight.

 

I do not like to see end grain on the tops or bottoms of a finished piece. So, the plan is to add a trim strip around the panels once they are cut and fitted. I'll create a shiplap joint between the top surface and the banding, and to have more gluing surface. I started milling up the stock that I will need for the banding, plus some extra (just in case), using a router just created a full round over. After I cut the shiplap in the top and bottom panel, I can figure out how wide to cut the band, (I think it should be about 7/8" to allow for an overhang) then create the shiplap on the edge. I have thought about breadboard joints, but the stock is just a under 3/8" so I don't think that will work well.

Thanks for reading and comments are always welcome and appreciated. Until next time.