This is my final update as I completed my project today.
Yesterday, I built my drawer. I had it all cut and ready, but then Tim and I realized that when I'd gone to Woodcraft previously to purchase a drill bit, I'd purchased the incorrect attachment bit and I needed to go back. So I made the trek back to Woodcraft, this time to be helped by a nice man named Louis. They're all lovely folks there at Woodcraft and I feel connected to them now, thus I will no longer buy supplies from any other (inferior) hardware store. Here's a picture of Woodcraft, for those curious, as well as one of Louis (he's the guy behind the counter whose head seems to be coming out of the other guy's shoulder):
After I returned to the shop, I constructed my drawer using my fancy new bit and some corner clamps, pictured below:
Today, when I came in again, I was ready to install the drawer glides. Unfortunately, drawer guides come directly from Satan and thus are very difficult to install. After I had put all the pieces together, it didn't fit at all. I had to do several things, including putting washers under all my screws to make the drawer longer, cutting the bottom of the draw off some (Tim took off the whole plastic bit from the top of the table saw to assist with this; seems dangerous but who am I to judge), and move the actual glides down by about 1/16th of an inch, as shown below:
Finally, the drawer fit in. All I had left to do was install the knob and edge band the shelves, shown below:
And I was done! Here are my final thoughts on the process:
- I'm a hole drilling machine
- I'm an edge banding machine
- I would not make a good cabinet maker
- This project would not have been completed without the help of all my good friends at Woodcraft
- The Woodcraft boys are all my best friends now, coincidentally
- Tim = number one construction man
- Spending about 25 hours of work on something really gets you invested in it
Here's a picture of my final project (shelves not placed in).
Until next time diary,
Nico
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