This is the rest of the post for the August meeting. It seems the software groans if there are too many photos in one post, so here goes with an addendum.
Below Mikes shows off his drawers. He uses Carter stabilizers which are designed to work with only one bearing, thus allowing very tight radius cuts. On this box, one pushes the bottom drawer to open drawers.
Below Mike is Joe’s intarsia.
John says, after the outside shape is cut, to saw off the back of the box. Next saw out the drawers and close up the entry kerf with glue at the drawers’ curves. He suggests a 10 tpi 3/16″ blade for a smooth cut, and go slow to keep it from burning. Cut off the front and back of the drawers, hollow out the drawer cavity, glue up the entry kerf on the drawers, then glue the front and back of the drawers back on.
Now glue the back on and sand the drawers to fit. Some people use a suede or felt texture on the inside of the drawers to eliminate some sanding. John teaches a class on this technique, and of course uses a lot more words than this brief explanation.
Contents of this post by Andrew DiLorenzo. Original photos by Andrew DiLorenzo.