It’s been a while so let’s recap what happened in the last segment. I shaped up the ogee feet and scribed them to the base molding that was already applied. I then glued them to the molding and proceeded with blocking the feet. 
Once all the feet and blocks have dried, it’s time to move on to the drawer fronts and the case top. That’s where we pick things up today.
Ok, I know I’ve been slacking where the blog is concerned. Well, not really. Between teaching classes and trying to actually keep up with orders for furniture I haven’t gotten much sleep this last month or so. Fortunately, that means there’s TONS for me to talk about here on the blog. So, tomorrow you can expect another oxbow installment.
I know it’s been a little while since I posted anything. Life here in the shop has been rather hectic between teaching classes and working on commissions. Things should be back on track with the blog this week. In the interim, in addition to the highlighted products on the blog, I’ve added an entire storefront filled with woodworking tools, equipment, books and videos. It’s only in it’s infancy but there are tons of great tools and products I’m recommending. If you are looking to purchase something that isn’t in my store, and you’d like to ask my opinion about it, this is the place to post your inquiry. If there is a product that I like that can’t be added to the store, I’ll tell you where you can get it. If you get the chance, click on the link to Parings- A woodworker’s store and let me know what you think. If I’m missing something, or I’ve given you too many choices, let me know. These are all products that I use in the shop, or would use if I were to replace the things I’m using now. As time permits, I’ll be wading through the thousands of available products to find the best examples available to put in the store. Enjoy.
In this installment I’m going to work primarily on the ogee feet but I had better remove those clamps I had on the base molding from the last segment.
With the clamps off the case, it really starts to look like I’m making some progress. I have milled and assembled my case. I have the drawer blades dovetailed into the case making sure my beaded front is addressed and I’ve made an attached my curved base molding. Cut out and shape some feet today. Once they’re glued on, I’m down to shaping drawer fronts, dovetailing drawers and finishing. Well, there’s a few other odds and ends that need to get tossed in there but at least it sounds like the end is in sight.
In my best David Letterman voice…
Well, here we are, another Father’s Day. I know you’re expecting another post on the oxbow series or the next step in the connoisseurship but that’s not where my head is today.
I knew when I wrote the post for the sixth installment of my oxbow build that SOMEONE would ask about the molding dovetail reference. Well, Glen Huey get’s the gold star for being the first one to ask the question.
Ok, everyone…blame daddy-O for my first ever tool review. He requested that I offer my opinion on some of the saws linked on the Rookster’s blog . Well, this started me on a quest. I didn’t just want to give you folks an opinion of one or two saws. I wanted to give you my saw philosophy as well as my opinion on a bunch of saws.
Today I’m going to start a whole new project. The education of the masses on what makes one piece of furniture better than another. Sure, we woodworkers would probably look at the construction techniques or the refinement of the carving and make the determination based on that observation but we’re missing something. The sum of the collective parts is not necessarily greater than the whole. What I mean is, if a piece is meticulously crafted but is lacking in design, and detail, it will still be something less than a masterpiece.
