Comments on: Tweaking the carcass for drawers – how much is enough? https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/11/19/tweaking-the-carcass-for-drawers-how-much-is-enough/ inside the woodshop Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:58:21 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/11/19/tweaking-the-carcass-for-drawers-how-much-is-enough/#comment-125011 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 02:58:21 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2698#comment-125011 Adam,

Thanks for reading and for the kind words.

I should have explained that photo better.

Those pieces are the top and bottom of the carcass. I aligned a front edge with a back edge on the left side (outside of the photo frame). The slight discrepancy at the right side (in the photo) is the difference between those lengths.

In other words, in the interior of the carcass, the back will be just that much wider than the front – about 1/64″.

A small difference, but it really matters. The drawers series elaborates on this. Also, see Fine Woodworking #224. This post was just to give a sense of how much is “a little bit” for this.

Rob

]]> By: adam of oakland ca https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/11/19/tweaking-the-carcass-for-drawers-how-much-is-enough/#comment-125009 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 01:36:29 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2698#comment-125009 hello rob – just making sure i see the pic correctly at the bottom of your post: I believe i see two pieces of wood laid atop one another, they appear to be mahogany and rest on the bench (square dog hole on right). the bottom one appears to be a hair longer.

are these pieces making up the back and front of the drawer?

for the top/bottom of the carcass, did you shim the shooting board somehow? Sorry, i’m a tyro, but I love your technique posts! thanks for posting them up!

-Adam of Oakland, CA

]]> By: Rob https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/11/19/tweaking-the-carcass-for-drawers-how-much-is-enough/#comment-125008 Thu, 21 Nov 2013 00:42:55 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2698#comment-125008 Hey Tico,

Nah, I just counted shavings and checked, but it does seem like planing to a carefully knifed line would work too.

Rob

]]> By: Tico Vogt https://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/2013/11/19/tweaking-the-carcass-for-drawers-how-much-is-enough/#comment-125005 Wed, 20 Nov 2013 13:40:14 +0000 http://www.rpwoodwork.com/blog/?p=2698#comment-125005 When you shot the top and bottom of the carcase were you planing to a knifed line that reflected that difference of out of square?

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