If you don’t …

I seem still to be at odds with Mother Nature, as rainy or overly cloudy days abound. Sporadic shop time plays havoc with one’s skills. My heart goes out to the weekend warriors, especially when it comes to hand-cut dovetails. When I was in the U.S. Army as a musician, we had a saying, “If you don’t practice for a day, you’ll know it. If you don’t practice for two days, other musicians will know it. If you don’t practice for a week, everyone will know it!”

Unfortunately, my supply of gummy cherry did not hold up to my lack of practice. Not once, but twice, did I mistakenly remove waste from the wrong side of the mark! Yet, after a slight design change, I managed to get the carcase of my sliding-top box dovetailed together using a piece of mahogany. Mahogany and gummy cherry complement one another, right? I think the contrast will be striking once the box is completed and oiled.

With the carcase together, the grooves cut and the drawer front separated from the end, it’s time to resaw a piece of mahogany for the sliding top and find some pine for the drawer parts.

Stay tuned. I promise to have this completed before Christmas. LOL!