I am in the process of reproducing the Winchester Desk. I started it at Marc Adams School of Woodworking last summer with Jeff Headley and Steve Hamilton. Very intense and thoroughly enjoyable week I might add, but seven days of class time was only the beginning and I am now trying to finish it. We discussed adding cockbeading to the drawers and Jeff indicated a video about cutting cockbead was available on the SAPFM site, but I have not been able to locate it. If someone could point me to it I would appreciate it. My desk is of solid walnut, not veneered. So technically the cockbeading is only for its appearance and not for veneer protection.
Being very new to period furniture I don't know much about cockbeading and am in the process of reviewing past posts on the subject to learn more. Do I need to consider grain orientation? Does it effect the durability and stability of the cockbead? I have read that the side should be rabbetted to allow the dovetails to show. Do you plane down the entire top and bottom of the drawer to allow for a 1/8" cockbead on the full surface or is the top and bottom rabetted to a partial width - say 1/2"? What is the spacing for nailing? I assume pre-drilling nail holes is needed to prevent splitting the cockbead. Should it also be glued? Does it make a difference if you lay out the cockbeading before or after drawer assembly and glue up?
Being very new to period furniture I don't know much about cockbeading and am in the process of reviewing past posts on the subject to learn more. Do I need to consider grain orientation? Does it effect the durability and stability of the cockbead? I have read that the side should be rabbetted to allow the dovetails to show. Do you plane down the entire top and bottom of the drawer to allow for a 1/8" cockbead on the full surface or is the top and bottom rabetted to a partial width - say 1/2"? What is the spacing for nailing? I assume pre-drilling nail holes is needed to prevent splitting the cockbead. Should it also be glued? Does it make a difference if you lay out the cockbeading before or after drawer assembly and glue up?