I am building a drawer with a solid 3/4" cherry front. It is 5 3/8" X 41".
Would like to add a bead trim, I believe it is called a "cocksbead" around
the perimeter of the drawer. My concern is with the end pieces of trim being
long grain to cross grain. The trim will be about 5/16" - 3/8" thick. I have
seen this feature on drawers. Is there a trick to it? Am I being too
concerned about wood movement? BTW, I live in New England and the wood
moisture content would likely swing from 6% winter to 10% to 12% summer.
Any thoughts/suggestions will be appreciated.
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Bill Rittner wrote:
> I am building a drawer with a solid 3/4" cherry front. It is 5 3/8" X 41".
> Would like to add a bead trim, I believe it is called a "cocksbead" around
> the perimeter of the drawer. My concern is with the end pieces of trim being
> long grain to cross grain. The trim will be about 5/16" - 3/8" thick. I have
> seen this feature on drawers. Is there a trick to it? Am I being too
> concerned about wood movement? BTW, I live in New England and the wood
> moisture content would likely swing from 6% winter to 10% to 12% summer.
>
> Any thoughts/suggestions will be appreciated.
When you cut the beads cut the 41" length with the grain. Crosscut the 5 3/8"
pieces. It avoids the cross grain situation and the grain of the cocksbead will
"flow" with the drawer front.
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Jack Novak
Buffalo, NY - USA
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Hi, Bill.
Cockbead is the term. There's no secret. You make your drawer then run a
rebate round the front to accommodate the bead. Of course there's a
cross-grain situation, but it isn't enough to give you hassle over that
distance. Just glue the bugger in. I did a bookcase 20 years back with 2
small cockbeaded drawers and they're still tight. I also have a 5-drawer
chest-of- drawers which must date back to the turn of the 20th century which
still has tight cockbeads.
Cheers,
Frank
Cheers
Frank
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> I am building a drawer with a solid 3/4" cherry front. It is 5 3/8" X 41".
> Would like to add a bead trim, I believe it is called a "cocksbead" around
> the perimeter of the drawer. My concern is with the end pieces of trim
being
> long grain to cross grain. The trim will be about 5/16" - 3/8" thick. I
have
> seen this feature on drawers. Is there a trick to it? Am I being too
> concerned about wood movement? BTW, I live in New England and the wood
> moisture content would likely swing from 6% winter to 10% to 12% summer.
>
> Any thoughts/suggestions will be appreciated.
>
> --
> Bill Rittner
> R & B ENTERPRISES
>
> [email protected]
>
> "Don't take this life too seriously.......nobody
> gets out alive" (Unknown)
>
> Remove "no" to reply
>
>