I am attempting a block front chest from Gottshall's book Making Antique Furniture Reproductions
There are two block front drawers topped by a third drawer which has the typical Newport convex/concave shells.
I would like to make the block fronts from full thickness 12/4 mahogany and not by applying blocking to thinner wood.
My question is how do I relieve the drawer fronts to get even margins along the blocking and a truly flat surface in the center relieved area.
I actually made a block front chest with Gene Landon about 15 or 20 years ago and I have forgotten how we did the blocking.
I don't think that bandsawing would work as any slight deviation would be magnified over the width of the drawer.
All help appreciated
Howard Steier
There are two block front drawers topped by a third drawer which has the typical Newport convex/concave shells.
I would like to make the block fronts from full thickness 12/4 mahogany and not by applying blocking to thinner wood.
My question is how do I relieve the drawer fronts to get even margins along the blocking and a truly flat surface in the center relieved area.
I actually made a block front chest with Gene Landon about 15 or 20 years ago and I have forgotten how we did the blocking.
I don't think that bandsawing would work as any slight deviation would be magnified over the width of the drawer.
All help appreciated
Howard Steier