Check another one off!

Posted a couple Ipad pics of the hardwood floors in the last post - thanks for getting those, Suzan. Had a wonderful church service this morning - significantly more tame than last week (minus the fish in a blender....). Went to the shop after talking for a bit, had a quick bite to eat, and went right to work on the trash can. Michael made some progress between Thursday's start and today meaning we had even less to do. I cut all the face (front and back) trim Thursday and apparently made all the right cuts:



So we started in on the door and the drawer. I took some quick measurements and started ripping the pieces we had set aside while Michael started cutting some 1x2 out of the nicer pine for the door face.







After a couple hours of working in parallel, we joined back up to attach the completed door and sort out what we wanted to do for a drawer runner. We'd intentionally left enough space for a bottom mounted, single rail, then decided we didn't like the thought of the drawer being so high and having to block under both sides to keep it from wobbling. We eventually decided to use 1/4 inch strips of oak from front to back, sanded very smooth, to allow the pine drawer to slide in and out.



Once the drawer and tilting door were mounted, we started some of the finishing touches, specifically routing the rounded edge of the top, softening ALL of the very sharp exposed edges, and burning my "brand" into the interior.



So, here is the "finished" product until Suzan paints it and adds the hardware. I'll be sure to advise when she gets her pictures posted.





Overall, very happy with how it turned out and even happier with how it was received. I'm sure she'll love it for many, many years to come...even if it took 3 years to finally get it!

Stay tuned for the next post - Intro to the shop - coming tomorrow :)