Sycamore Drawer Box Build Process

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The first stage in making the drawer pulls was to clear the bench and set up the lathe. I also installed a newly acquired poly-backed cotton dust sheet to hang over the tool wall and save me a bit of dusting later:

Some off-cuts of Sycamore were used for the pulls. This was the first one:

I ended up making four of them. They all went quite smoothly, but the first two were a bit different in size/shape so I made a couple more and then picked the closest two:

The chosen two got glued and clamped in place:

While the drawer pulls are gluing, I brought the carcase in and put it in my new 3D printer (which has a laser cutter option). The box is getting near the size limit for the printer:

My logo has now been engraved onto the back of the box:

The next job will be to oil the box and the drawers and then I think I'm going to stick some leather feet to the bottom of it.

I am a hobbyist metalworker and woodworker. I work as an electronic design engineer and spend most of my working days in front of a computer so I enjoy having the opportunity to use my hands and make things in my spare time. I particularly enjoy making tools as I can then use them on other projects. This website showcases some of the things I've made.

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