orepass

That’s correct, an update on a project never declared to be underway. To be transparent I’ve done many projects this year that seemed too lowly to meet these pages or my desire to write never materialized.

Early this year my largest customer declared that it would be nice to add some drawers and shelves into the walk in closet (for clarity this is not my wife). Noting a sense of urgency I began and after approximately a year have. Completed the build with only final painting and installation remaining. Why a year? It’s all about expectations, why deliver a project in a few weeks if you can spread it out and ensure that requests in the future have lower expectations.

The request was for three cabinets, one shelves only and two shelves and drawers and final color white. My only pause is my poor skills to paint anything white as learned from bookshelves made 20 years ago.

Three quarter plywood back and sides, half inch plywood back, three quarter plywood shelves with one inch trim for finish and strength. Trim around carcass is three quarter hardwood screwed and plugged. Tools – table saw, planer, handsaw, #4 Stanley plane and drill. Obviously mostly power tools. The drawers were put together using a routed joint.

Like most of the last couple of years I enjoyed the power tools challenges and continued to learn skills and techniques.

Yesterday I cleaned up my bench and swept the dust off the floor and turned off the lights. I’m thinking the next project will be mostly hand tools and back to cherry or oak.