Jewlery Amoire

Zuki said:

Assembly - Prequel #1

Hey All . . .

Here is the first of two videos regarding the assembly.

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Nice video.

Assembly - Prequel #2

Here is the second assembly video.

Next its on to the drawers.

Zuki said:

Assembly - Prequel #2

Here is the second assembly video.

Next its on to the drawers.

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It looks good.

Drawer Assembly - Part 1

How is it that something so simple can cause so much grief?

I had it all worked out in my head and everything was going fine until I made one stupid mistake . . . actually I made the same mistake 16 times. I was not happy when I discovered what I did . . . actually DW saw it first and I'm glad she did as I would have had to do a whole lot of deconstruction to fix the errors if she was not there to pick up on it. Watch the video.

Its all fine now.

Zuki said:

Drawer Assembly - Part 1

How is it that something so simple can cause so much grief?

I had it all worked out in my head and everything was going fine until I made one stupid mistake . . . actually I made the same mistake 16 times. I was not happy when I discovered what I did . . . actually DW saw it first and I'm glad she did as I would have had to do a whole lot of deconstruction to fix the errors if she was not there to pick up on it. Watch the video.

Its all fine now.

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As woodworkers you got to learn to fix your errors.

Sliders & Drawer Bottoms

Hey all . . .

Did a little more work on the amoire. Drawer sliders and drawer bottoms.

Please take a look at the video . . . oh and there is an outtake at the end that I found funny.

Zuki said:

Sliders & Drawer Bottoms

Hey all . . .

Did a little more work on the amoire. Drawer sliders and drawer bottoms.

Please take a look at the video . . . oh and there is an outtake at the end that I found funny.

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Nice video.

Zuki said:

Sliders & Drawer Bottoms

Hey all . . .

Did a little more work on the amoire. Drawer sliders and drawer bottoms.

Please take a look at the video . . . oh and there is an outtake at the end that I found funny.

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Good progress. Are you going to glue up the bottom panels, or leave them separate like that?

Drawers Installed - Finally

Well I finally have the drawers installed. There is no hardware, and they are a little "un-smooth" in their operation, but they are built and they do work. I have some fine tuning to do . . . but that will happen later.

Cheers !

Zuki said:

Drawers Installed - Finally

Well I finally have the drawers installed. There is no hardware, and they are a little "un-smooth" in their operation, but they are built and they do work. I have some fine tuning to do . . . but that will happen later.

Cheers !

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Looks like things are coming along well. Great job, can't wait for the finished product

Doors and Piano Hinge

With this installment I completed the doors for the side of the cabinet, installed the piano hinges, plugged a bunch of holes and did some sanding.

Zuki said:

Doors and Piano Hinge

With this installment I completed the doors for the side of the cabinet, installed the piano hinges, plugged a bunch of holes and did some sanding.

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The plugs Kreg supplies are a slightly looser fit, not requiring hammering, so that the ends don't smash. They do, however, have a unique angle on the end that goes into the hole, which I have alway had to cut off to fit properly. Their plugs are meant to be just proud of the surface so that they can be sanded flush. I believe the paintable plugs are basswood.

I recently had the opportunity to inspect a local cabinetmaker's cabinets prior to installation. He used drywall screw instead of the pocket hole screws, and about 20% of them were twisted off in the hole. I would suggest using only Kreg or McFeely's pocket hole screws, as they are heat treated for the torsional properties required in this application.

I have been following your progress, and have learned a thing or two.

Zuki said:

Doors and Piano Hinge

With this installment I completed the doors for the side of the cabinet, installed the piano hinges, plugged a bunch of holes and did some sanding.

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I did notice a slight angle to the "flat" end of the plug, but I only noticed it when watching the video.

I have never though of the drywall screws twisting off. I may have installed 8 sheet of drywall in my life . . . but I do remember a couple of the screws twisting off or cracking. I have never had them twist off in a project . . . maybe because I mostly use spruce or poplar and not hardwood like oak or maple. Or it could be luck. I do find that the phillips head does "spin out" from time to time when the screw really grabs.

Thanks for the comments.

Zuki said:

Back at it - Making the top

Hey all . . .

I finally got back at DW's Christmas Gift/Anniversary Gift/Birthday Gift.

I'm hoping that I will get it completed before it also becomes a Easter Gift. LOL

Comments welcome.

Enjoy . . .

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Very nice work. I really like the videos … keep doing them.

Skirting

You know that great feeling that you get when you are coming to the end of a project and you can pretty well see the finish line? Well I have that feeling after today. Take a look.

The Finale - Hardware & Beading

Here is the last video for this project where I installed the hardware and triple beading.

I'm going to post some nicer pictures of the unit shortly.

Zuki said:

The Finale - Hardware & Beading

Here is the last video for this project where I installed the hardware and triple beading.

I'm going to post some nicer pictures of the unit shortly.

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You're hopes have been realized. I like it. (That would be in response to you saying "I hope you like it").

A very attractive unit, and a slick series of videos.