I spent a little time on my new project today and yesterday.It's difficult to see what it will look like when it's finished, but the main carcass has now taken shape.
If you remember, I cut all the pieces from a large piece of leftover 12mm hardwood ply. Eventually there will be a parts well and five drawers.
Yesterday and today I cut the dovetails to join the back to the sides and the upper and lower front rails.
Cutting dovetail joints in plywood is fairly straightforward, although the finished joint is far less forgiving than softwood. Unless it's quite precise it just refuses to go together. You also need to be careful not to split the ply.
The next job will be to route the rebates for the bottom panel and the base of the top well. This needs a rear rail set in from the back to make room for the carry tote.
All will become clear as the project progresses! Hopefully, with a few good Saturdays, I'll make some progress quite quickly.
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