Category Archives: Projects – step by step

In this category, the posts are step by step “how to” type articles. You’ll see how to make some of the more difficult parts of a piece of furniture as well as entire pieces of furniture being constructed. There’s plenty of text, photographs and video to help you understand the concepts being discussed.

Oxbow chest part 4

This post will hopefully be a little less lengthy than the last. I only want to work on fitting the drawer blades today and, maybe, throw in some runners. That shouldn’t take too long, right?

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Oxbow chest part 3

Before we get into this segment, I wanted to address a question, or two, from daddy-O from the last installment. He asked “I think but can”t tell that the bit is putting 2 beads on the edge at the same time.”. … Continue reading

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Oxbow chest continued

Let’s pick up from where we left off. I had milled and cut all the parts to size, cutout and shaped the blades. If you noticed, I did not bead the case sides. The reason for this is, I want … Continue reading

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The oxbow, or reverse serpentine, chest

In this series of posts, I’ll show the step by step construction of a New England Oxbow chest. You’re probably familiar with a serpentine (the face of the piece is concaved on either side and convex in the middle) but … Continue reading

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