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- Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 07:23:46 PST
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- From: "Jim Johnson 7-9535 (6518 TS/EN)" <jjohnson@EDWARDS-SCY.AF.MIL>
- Subject: Re: Drawers
- In-Reply-To: <9301260408.AA02083@edwards-scy.af.mil>; from "Carla Oexmann" at
- Jan 26, 93 3:06 am
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- I also find myself building drawers for a secretary that I am
- building. I would have to say that using redwood would be far too
- soft for any friction parts but there is no reason you can't make the
- drawer fronts from it. Same for the pine especially for a storage
- component that may see alot of weight. In my drawers I used a pine
- front and used 1/2" oak for the sides and back. The bottom was made
- from luau(sp?) (mahogany) 1/4" plywood. The steps you outlined were
- the
- ones I used except I'm waiting for the drawers to be constructed prior
- to finish sanding/scraping. If you build out of plywood build all
- four sides from plywood and attach drawer fronts to that or the
- plywood may cause problems if the drawer front expands or contracts.
- I've only been woodworking for 2 years and some other nettes may have
- other ideas.
-
- James Johnson
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