An heirloom-grade desktop organizer featuring hand-cut through-dovetails on the carcass and half-blind dovetailed drawers. Designed with solid cherry for maximum visual appeal and structural stability, this project showcases classic hand-tool joinery with precise wood-on-wood drawer runners.
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Materials
- 4/4 Cherry, Select & Better (Rough or S2S to 13/16")
- 4/4 Cherry or Soft Maple (for resawing to 3/8")
- 1/4" Cherry Plywood (or solid 1/4" Cherry flat panels)
Tools Required
- Dovetail Saw
- Bench Chisels
- Marking Gauge
- Coping Saw
- Block Plane & No. 4 Smoothing Plane
- Router Table with 1/4" Straight Dado Bit