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SMALL DRAWER SACK (27,6 X 4'3/,e) Drawers. With the case complete, you can move on to making the drawers. Like the case, I designed the drawers to keep the weight down as much as possible. The drawer fronts are V2" plywood (to match the rest of the case). But the drawer sides and back are 3/8"-thick hardwood. As you can see in Figure 2, there are three small drawers and one large drawer. Except for the difference in size, all the drawers are constructed identically. The drawer front is connected to the sides with a locking (<; rabbet joint (Figure 2a). And the drawer back uses a simpler tongue and dado joint. A groove on the inside face of each drawer piece holds a hardboard bottom. There's one thing to point out when you're cutting out the parts for the drawers. If you look at Figure 2, you'll see that the drawers are held in place by some rare-earth magnets that are mounted to the back of the case. (These magnets prevent the drawers from sliding out while transporting the hobby chest.) You'll need to take the thickness of the magnets and washers into account when sizing the length of the drawer sides. The goal here is for the drawer fronts to end up #4x%"Fh WOODSCREW %"-DIA. RARE-EARTH _ MAGNET 'V-DIA. WASHER BACK ? \ SMALL / * • I (T) DRAWER SIDE '' SMALL DRAWER vpi bottom small DRAWER FRONT (27,6 X 53/16)^ FRONT LARGE DRAWER BACK (3'5/,e X 165/,g) LARGE DRAWER BOTTOM (10% X I6V4) DRAWER SIDE %"-DIA. KNOB BOTTOM LARGE DRAWER FRONT (3,5/,6 x 16"/,s) NOTE: DRAWER FRONTS ARE " VS>" PLYWOOD. SIDES AND BACK ARE %"-THICK HARDWOOD. BOTTOMS ARE '/»" HARDBOARD / LARGE DRAWER SIDE (3®/is x 11!fe) flush with the front edges of the case when they are closed. Pull-out Tray. In addition to the drawers, the case also holds a pull-out tray, as shown in Figure 3. This tray is nothing more than a V2" plywood panel that gets sandwiched between a cutting mat and a piece of hardboard (see the box below). A tongue is cut on the front edge of the tray to accept a piece of hardwood edging. After the drawers and tray are assembled, you can add the washers and rare-earth magnets. For more on this, see page 15. The pull-out tray features two different worksurfaces. One side of the tray is covered with a self-healing cutting mat. (I was able to purchase my mat from a hobby store). This side is great for cutting out patterns or small parts with an X-acto knife. The soft mat cushions the workpiece and prevents the blade from dulling. The other side of the tray is covered with a layer of tempered hardboard. This side is ideal for painting or finishing small projects — or any other task that requires a hard, smooth worksurface. SELF-HEALING CUTTING MAT (10V2 x 16'Vte) TRAY (10% x 16"/ie- '/2 PLY.) / TRAY SURFACE (10V2 X 16'Vte - Vs. Hdbd.) TRAY EDGING (%x "7,6-16"/,e) |
