Drawing, then template, then prototype. Repeat until desired outcome is achieved. For me, it usually takes a lot of effort to get the details right; lots of drawing and trial & error. The legs of this chest of drawers are no different.
Fresh Knives!
Time for some jointer love. The planer is next. And this time I'm going to send out the used knives immediately so I don't run dull knives for so long...will definitely send them out Monday. Or Tuesday.
Lovely Beech
Here is the quartersawn beech from yesterday. It's a beautiful, quiet material. Nice color as well. I also like the smell, subtle but distinct.
Holy Drawer Parts
I've been milling and resawing drawer parts - sides and backs - from quartersawn beech.
Teamwork
I'm milling some beautiful, clear, straight-grained walnut for a casepiece I'm working on. I find this step to be somewhat stressful as you never know how the wood will react once you start slicing thick material into smaller parts. There is some stress in some of this walnut, but I'm working with it. And it's working with me. And everything is really good right now.