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Trimming the Drawer Faces
Thanks everyone!
Had another really busy weekend and unfortunately, wasn't able to post the update on the weekend like I originally wanted to...
BUT! Made a new friend - meet Mr.Air Nailer.
Nice and fast, no need to clamp everything down, and I can get a lot more trim done a lot quicker.
I really did a better job of being picky with the trim, and selected cuts that matched the colour a lot better:
Compared to the first drawer face that I tried:
That had to change, so I took my most subtle and elegant tools:
And, replaced the two mis-coloured pieces with nicer ones.
Anyways - this is what my trim production line looked like for the day:
First, I would mark off the lengths on an appropriately coloured piece of trim just using a pencil and holding the trim against the piece:
Take it over to the miter saw and trim it to within a sixteenth of an inch or so on both ends:
See that cedar log in the bottom right? Remember it being longer? Mike was in the shop today turning them into table legs, which partially explains the big mess!
I then took the piece that is being trimmed, as well as the trim, to the little sander. I would sand to a good 90 degree angle, and get the length just right.
Glue down, and nail down!
Occasionally, I'll crack the trim with the nailer... which means it has to be removed, and re-done with a new piece of trim:
After some sanding:
I finished all 3 drawer faces and then got started on the actual drawers. They look pretty decent. Not perfect, but they look nice.