Apprentice chest WIP

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Coming along nicely

I hope the tea towel cleans up well or could be dishes will not be dried for a while. They do make good work area covers don't they

That one's a pillowcase , but there's a few old tea towels lurking in the shed.
My old workbench has a bit too much 'patina' to put finished work directly onto the bench top .

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I've now finished polishing the drawer fronts and set the knobs.

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The back panels are now on and I've started finishing the case.
A few coats of neat shellac, with a light cutting back in between.

Before and after the first coat.

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The only thing left to do is the polishing and waxing of the case, and waxing all the drawer runners.

Starting the case polishing.

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Next pics will the finished chest (hopefully).

Soon ...

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Waxed, buffed and stocked with jewelry.
SWMBO has claimed it as hers, after quoting Derek Zoolander of course ....

"What is this? A chest of drawers for ants?"



Please excuse my terrible photography.

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Thanks to all that had a look.

It was quite challenging to put this together, but I'm happy how it turned out.
Now I'd better start working on some of the bigger stuff.

Cheers,
Stu

[AlexS]

Fantastic work, Stu, I admire your patience and skill. Without any reference scale, that would pass for a full-sized chest of drawers.

[johnredl]

Great work. Looks good.

[Alby123]

A fine piece of craftsmanship and you work is far superior than most apprentices.