Sunday, May 6, 2012

Second Try's a Charm

Couple weeks ago I told you I built a jig to make box joints for drawers.  Interestingly these drawers are not square but on a 15 degree angle with the bow of the boat.  My first attempt didn't work very well.  Actually I was probably only a couple thousands off but accumulated over 13 pins that makes the joint not fit.
Second try:  I researched many different kinds of jigs and it dawned on my that to cut both the sides and ends from left to right I needed a jig, which I didn't have to re-adjust between cuts.  I needed a two sided, 15 degree on both sides jig.  So ... that's what I made and my first try in, this time cheap wood, came out perfect.




I re-cut the pins on the on the drawer sided that I first cut.  Fortunately I had left extra material and didn't have to waste the sides.  The fronts I thought I wasted I can use for the sides of the next set I'm making tomorrow.
Here's what the drawers look like in place.  Remember, they are not glued together yet and the trim face in not installed.



I'm tickled with the way they are turning out.  The next challange will be the drawer back.  Not only is it 15 degrees to the sides but 45 degrees to the hull.  I'll have make a new jig so I can cut both on a 15 degree front to back with the saw but the blade will be tilted over to 45 degrees.  I've got it worked out in my mind.  ... and don't worry, I'll use pine for my sample work.  You learn to do that really fast when you burn through $5/bdft white oak.

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