Here's perhaps my quickest project ever made. It
was the last week of school in Grade 12 and my main project was
already completed so I decided to build something small and quick.
My woodshop teacher always kept the shop open after school on
Tuesdays for those of us who wanted to build larger, more complex
projects than the 50-minute classes would enable. So, in that
Tuesday's class I rough sawn all of the wood needed, planed to
thickness and glued up the top panels so they would be cured for
after school. At that point I cut the 3/4" oak plywood for the sides
and bottom, formed the appropriate joinery and glued the main boxes
up. Then all that was needed to do while that cured was fit the
fascia, build the bases, build the drawers, and route the profile on
the top and drawer fronts. Then off to the finishing room for it's
first coat of "natural" oil. The next morning I came in to apply a
second coat, and then I was able to take it home after school that
same day. I still use these today, although I have ideas in my head
for a new bedroom suite with a little more elegance and grace in
it's design... I guess these will always be good for the second
bedroom! |