At the
end of the last page, I left this picture to "think on." It is what I used to
cut all the parts to the drawers — and there were a lot of parts. One rule was
that every part to the drawer box must be of the same width.
There is nothing fancy to this jig. It just works and works well. At
the start and end of the guide rail, I placed small blocks "A" and then clamped
the rail down on the two blocks.
The "B" blocks were clamped so that the space between
the guide rail and these "B" blocks was the exact width of the drawer box parts.
We have 4 different height drawers so I reset these "B" blocks four times.
"C", then is the stock I will cut off, and it will be the exact
width needed.
"D" is a dummy block the same stock thickness as the "C"
piece. It allows me a side that I can push so the "C" piece is flush against the
stops "B".
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As I cut the pieces to width, Sal cuts them to
length on the Kapex.
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I marked the corners of the drawer to be. This is needed for the next step — cutting
the dovetails.
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I am in the midst of reviewing the new
Porter Cable Omni Jig system, so I will use it to cut the dovetails. I am
setting the joint width for the bottom sized drawers.
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When I have everything set correctly, I route the pieces.
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