Anna's Kitchen shelf

[Mattty]

Well done Matty and thanks for sharing.
I think this is a cracking project with nice design and of course a utilitarian aspect. Your dovetails look excellent. The only thing that I wondered was why you didn't orient the tails on the drawerbox the same as the frame, ie to look like the tails were holding the bottom of the drawerbox from dropping out through gravity , if you know what I mean.
That said I really like the piece and would like to make something similar myself so thanks again.
John

Thanks for the nice comments.

Tulsk-
You have spotted a genuine mistake and one that annoyed me greatly. Like you say structurally it doesn't really matter as the glue will hold. Just a question of rushing the build and cocking up. PS where abouts in WY are you?

OPJ- They were hand cut. I don't have any type of dovetail Jig. Infact I dislike them!

By quickly made i was refering to the 2 types of dovetails i do.
Type 1 is to scribe all lines as usual and then marking across the tail board end the centre of each pin to be cut out. Then free hand cut down to the line, without marking the 1-8 angle. I was taught this way by a very old school cabinet maker and it's very quick for making less symetrically perfect dovetails. I then transfer the marks with a marking knife (the mother of all marking knives) to cut the pins.

Type 2 is as above but with great care taken to mark the position and angle of the tails.

Thanks again for all the replies.

 

[tulsk]

Hi Matty I'm in Wakefield and do cabinetmaking at the workshop of Chris Tribe (Mr T on here) and have just built a workshop of my own.
The most impressive thing about this project in my eyes is the fact that you have designed and executed the making yourself. Look forward to future WIPs, all the best John

 

[BradNaylor]

I really like that Mattty!

(Why the 3 t's, by the way?)

What does it for me is the design - nice flowing curves which lift a simple piece onto another level.

Your dovetails look well executed but to be honest this is of secondary interest to me and to 99.9% of people in general.

I'd have used my Domino!

Cheers
Dan

 

[Mattty]

Hi Matty I'm in Wakefield and do cabinetmaking at the workshop of Chris Tribe (Mr T on here) and have just built a workshop of my own.
The most impressive thing about this project in my eyes is the fact that you have designed and executed the making yourself. Look forward to future WIPs, all the best John

Thanks John, your just down the road! We'll have to have a coffe and shop chat some time.
Do you make stuff for Mr T or yourself? I went to the last Northern designers exhibition and saw some of Mr T's stuff. Very impressive.

 

[johnf]

Very nice but i think the drawer is a little to chunky probably wider and shallower is the way I would go

 

[Benchwayze]

More dovetails than a dovecote!
A nice piece, different enough to catch the eye, and it seems to suit the oak.

With the drawer-box underneath, I would have put the tails on the sides, rather than on the horizontals, but it's a minor point.
Nice work Matty.