I am interested in cutting out of the front rail (apron) of a cherry desk
two drawer faces from the center of the rail that will match the grain when
reinstalled as a finished drawer. Does anyone know how to do this to
minimize loss through inaccurate drilling or sawing? A coping saw seems too
crude for this, while a jig saw is too unwieldy. Any help here would be
appreciated.
Paul Reed
I haven't done this myself, but I've seen (probably Norm) someone on TV use
a small trim circular saw and an edge guide. Plunge the blade into the work
and be careful to leave the corners, accounting for the blade curvature.
Then just finish the cut with a jig saw.
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"news.verizon.net" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> I am interested in cutting out of the front rail (apron) of a cherry desk
> two drawer faces from the center of the rail that will match the grain
when
> reinstalled as a finished drawer. Does anyone know how to do this to
> minimize loss through inaccurate drilling or sawing? A coping saw seems
too
> crude for this, while a jig saw is too unwieldy. Any help here would be
> appreciated.
>
> Paul Reed
>
>
Other method is to rip the board and slide to rematch the grain above and
below the drawers.
"Mike in Mystic" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:%[email protected]...
> I haven't done this myself, but I've seen (probably Norm) someone on TV
use
> a small trim circular saw and an edge guide. Plunge the blade into the
work
> and be careful to leave the corners, accounting for the blade curvature.
> Then just finish the cut with a jig saw.
>
>
>
> --
>
> There are no stupid questions.
> There are a LOT of inquisitive idiots.
>
>
> "news.verizon.net" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > I am interested in cutting out of the front rail (apron) of a cherry
desk
> > two drawer faces from the center of the rail that will match the grain
> when
> > reinstalled as a finished drawer. Does anyone know how to do this to
> > minimize loss through inaccurate drilling or sawing? A coping saw seems
> too
> > crude for this, while a jig saw is too unwieldy. Any help here would be
> > appreciated.
> >
> > Paul Reed
> >
> >
>
>
Prior to assembly rip top & bottom edges then crosscut drawerfronts
for midle slab. Proceed from there.
On Mon, 08 Sep 2003 16:38:06 GMT, "news.verizon.net"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>I am interested in cutting out of the front rail (apron) of a cherry desk
>two drawer faces from the center of the rail that will match the grain when
>reinstalled as a finished drawer. Does anyone know how to do this to
>minimize loss through inaccurate drilling or sawing? A coping saw seems too
>crude for this, while a jig saw is too unwieldy. Any help here would be
>appreciated.
>
>Paul Reed
>