Kitchen Drawers
9/30/07 - Drawers made
for a new kitchen project:
These hard maple drawers,
designed for an overlay drawer front, were made specifically to be used with
the Hittich
QuadroV6 under mount, full extension drawer slides.
Now competitively priced,
the V6's do require some extra steps when designing and fabricating the drawers.
They are sturdy (75lb capacity at full extension), very
quiet, and have a very nice, expensive feel on opening and self
closing, drawing further attention to the quality that is built into a custom
made kitchen.
Although not all that fussy
to make to Hittich's specs, drawer material thickness (the above are made from
5/8" stock I milled for this project) is an important design consideration and
all drawer measurements must be derived from the stock thickness.
In addition, the drawer
bottom must be precisely located 1/2" above the bottom of the drawer slides,
and a 1/4" hole drilled in a precise location. The hole locations can be
rather fussy during installation if not located properly, but once you install
one kitchen, you get the hang of it quickly. These 1/4 holes accept the metal
hooks that hold the back of the drawer when in place in use (bottom L and R
photos)
Here's a side shot of drawer
from a kitchen done a couple of years ago using these slides:
As usual, no affiliation
with the manufacture of the drawer slides ... just a very satisfied customer
on a number of kitchens now.
10/07
- Calendar/Chalk Board Frames
Time to start thinking about the
yearly Christmas gift project. The following CAD drawing is a design for a
calendar/chalk board frame, which this year will be made of walnut and quartersawn white
oak.
With 'chalkboard paint'
applied to the plywood panel, the frames can do double duty, as a calendar
frames (this one is dimensioned for a Thomas Kinkade "Painter of Light" calendar), or as chalkboards:
One simple router jig for the top rails is all that is necessary for this
project. In the background is an example of the top rail made with the jig.
Joinery for the frames will be "floating tenon" joinery.
Glue-up the floating tenon joints, and square the routed rabbet corners.
Completed frames, three different styles, two different woods, with pencil/chalk holder
attached. The pencil/chalk holders were fabricated from scraps using a 1/2"
core box bit, and a 45 degree angle on the table saw.
Chalkboard paint applied with a 1/4" nap roller to 3/16" tempered hardboard
cut to fit the rabbet in the frame back. The painted hardboard acts as either
a chalkboard, or backing for a calendar.
Page
1 (Bedside
Table; Kitchen Cabinets)
Page 2
(Trivet; Writing
Desk; Trad. End Table; Lamp)
Page 3 (A&C Coffee
Table; TV Cabinet; Walnut Coffee Table; A&C End Table)
Page 4 (Walnut Hall
Table; Granite Top Mission Table; Mission Hall Table)
Page 5 (708 Style Writing Table)
(Mission Trestle Table)
Page 6 (Arts and
Crafts Bench)
Page 7 (New
Construction 2005-Kitchen)
Page 8 (Tool
Drawers; Stacked Tansu)
Page 9 (Plan
Rack; Door Restoration; Spice Rack; A&C House# Frame)
Page 10 (Craftsman
Chair Reproduction)
Page 11 (A&C
Kitchen Dining Set)
Page 12 (Cherry/Walnut Hope Chest)
Page 13 (Mission
Sideboard)
Page 14 (Kitchen
Drawers; Calendar Frames)
Page 15 (Corner
Cabinet)
Page 16 (2008
Kitchen Project/Trash Pullout)
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