Re: Saga of the Sofa Table - Maggie's Drawers ...

[Swingman]

Hopefully work will allow starting on the drawers in the next few days.

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[Leon]

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Very nice, Two big ass honkin DT's.. Is the 1" thick stock?

[G. Ross]

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But I wanted to see Maggie's Drawers.

[Larry Jaques]

Those are far too precise, sir. Pfffft!

Wow, thick drawers. Are those specified in the Stickley and/or A&C style, or do you just prefer a beefier drawer?

4th pic: You use really weird looking pulls in weird places, mon cher.

-- You never hear anyone say, 'Yeah, but it's a dry cold.' -- Charles A. Budreau

[Swingman]

The drawer sides are 3/4", but the drawers are short and wide (2 1/2" X

12" x 22"), so it may be the camera playing tricks?

IME, 3/4" drawer side stock lets you bury a ~1/4" ply drawer bottom in a

3/8" dadoes for an overall stronger drawer of this depth and width, which will likely be used for relatively heavy silverware because of the proposed location.

The above notwithstanding, I do prefer 3/4" drawer stock for all drawers, and I do build a lot of drawers on occasion:

my DT jig was already setup for 3/4" drawer sides. ;)

Yeah, they're only 1/16" thick ... and cheap.

[Stuart]

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Or how about Maggie without her drawers

[Han]

Swingman wrote in news:jvOdnW3Wv7nSAe3NnZ2dnUVZ [e-mail]:

Exquisite!

[Mike M]

Looks good, you have to love the simplicity of the Akeeda Jig, I'm surprised they have'nt done better. I have a stock of spare parts just in case.

Mike M

[Larry Jaques]

I figured they were either 3/4 or 1".

So these are your close ammo drawers? I see. ;)

Aha! The truth finally comes out.

But -red-? I know, I know. The other colors are different thicknesses.

-- You never hear anyone say, 'Yeah, but it's a dry cold.' -- Charles A. Budreau

[Swingman]

I also have an older Leigh D4 that I've just about plumb wore out down through the years.

Although I'm much more experienced on the Leigh, and still have to refer to the Akeda manual, the fact that the Akeda makes setup between uses a breeze is a big selling point. Being able to mark the locations of the fingers in a precise and repeatable manner was worth the entry fee.

I too have bought up some spare parts myself, just in case ... it's not always the better mousetrap that wins.

[Swingman]

Sometimes it pays not to fix what ain't broke ..

Red?? Really?

[Larry Jaques]

Ayup. RTF card they came on, son. ;)

Handi-Shim CONSTRUCTION MADE ShimPLE

1/4" is blue 1/8" is white 1/16" is red 1/32" is green.

-- Energy and persistence alter all things. --Benjamin Franklin

[-MIKE-]

I doubt there's an industry standard... who knows, maybe there is. But it would cool if all manufacturers would make their shim/spacers of equal size, the same colors. I know the tile spacers I use all have size/color coordination. No matter what the shape of the spacer, all the ones of the same thickness are the same color.

[Swingman]

Don't need no steenking colors, Bubba. Those of us, to whom color is totally irrelevant, know how thick they are just by looking. ;)

[Leon]

So how thick is pink? 3/16"

[Larry Jaques]

-- Energy and persistence alter all things. --Benjamin Franklin

[Larry Jaques]

REAL men don't do 3/16.

-- Energy and persistence alter all things. --Benjamin Franklin

[Puckdropper]

Swingman wrote in news:1dmdnfjKC9uTYOzNnZ2dnUVZ [e-mail]:

I measure mine with a micrometer. It's the only way to be absolutely sure!

Puckdropper