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by
Cathy Dalrymple
photos: Brenda Falvey
illustration:
Len Churchill
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TANSU CHEST (part 2) |
Once the drawers are built, installed and sliding to your satisfaction,
cut decorative drawer faces. If you prepare neighbouring drawer
faces from the same piece of wood, the continuous grain patterns
will enhance the appearance of your project. Parts listed as
drawer fronts are actually used in two places: on the front
of each drawer box (as you’d expect), and on the back
of the project, permanently mounted to cover the back of each
drawer space. These fixed rear “drawer faces” need
to fit snugly within their openings (nail them into place after
finishing), while the real drawer faces require some clearance
with the wood that surrounds them so they can move back and
forth. I use strips of melamine as spacers around the drawer
faces. Some people use pennies to do this, but I find there
isn’t much to grab. Once I’m happy with drawer face
locations, I lock the parts in place with two #6 one inch countersunk
screws driven through each drawer face where the handle will
be located. Open the drawer and add four #8 one inch screws
countersunk from inside the drawer box.
To finish the project, I used
three coats of Minwax Polyshade Honey Pine, followed by one
top coat of clear urethane. I sanded between the coats of stain
using 220-grit sandpaper, then used #0000 steel wool between
the stain and the urethane coats. After the urethane coat, I
wet-sanded using 400-grit paper. Finally, it’s time to
put on the hardware. This final step really transforms the piece.
The black metal hardware I used
was custom-made for me by a blacksmith in Cranbrook, B.C. If
you don’t have a blacksmith at your disposal, there are
many sources of Tansu hardware online.
This project works quite well
as an efficient storage piece under an open staircase or next
to a closed set of stairs, playing up their shape. Just don’t
expect either location to help much if the tax auditors pay
a visit. |
| You
will need: |
| FOR
STEP TOP A |
MATERIAL |
SIZE |
QTY |
| Small
top A1 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 10" x 23 1/2" |
1 |
| Large
top A2 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 20" x 23 1/2" |
1 |
| Large
bottom A3 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 18 1/2" x 23 1/2" |
1 |
| Sides
A4 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 9 1/4" x 23 1/2" |
4 |
| Small
drawer sides A5 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 20" |
2 |
| Small
drawer back/front A6 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 6 1/2" x 7 1/2" |
2 |
| Small
drawer faces A7 |
solid
maple |
3/4"
x 9 1/4" x 8 1/2" |
2 |
| Small
drawer bottom A8 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/4"
x 6 3/4" x 19" |
1 |
| Large
drawer sides A9 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 20" |
2 |
| Large
drawer front/back A10 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 16 1/2" |
2 |
| Large
drawer faces A11 |
solid
maple |
3/4"
x 8 1/2" x 18 1/2" |
2 |
| Large
drawer bottom A12 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/4"
x 16" x 19" |
1 |
| FOR
UPPER LEVEL B |
MATERIAL |
SIZE |
QTY |
| Upper
top B1 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 23 1/2" x 30" |
1 |
| Upper
sides B2 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 9 1/4" x 23 1/2" |
2 |
| Upper
drawer sides B3 |
Baltic
birch |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 20" |
2 |
| Upper
drawer front/back B4 |
Baltic
birch |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 26 1/2" |
2 |
| Upper
drawer faces B5 |
solid
maple |
3/4"
x 9 1/4" x 28 1/2" |
2 |
| Upper
drawer bottom B6 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/4"
x 26" x 19" |
1 |
| FOR
MIDDLE LEVEL C |
MATERIAL |
SIZE |
QTY |
| Middle
top C1 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 23 1/2" x 40" |
1 |
| Middle
sides/divider C2 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 9 1/4" x 23 1/2" |
3 |
| Middle
drawer sides C3 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 20" |
4 |
| Left
middle drawer front/back C4 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 16 1/2" |
2 |
| Left
middle drawer faces C5 |
solid
maple |
3/4"
x 9 1/4" x 18 1/2" |
2 |
| Right
middle drawer front/back C6 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 17 1/4" |
2 |
| Right
middle drawer faces C7 |
solid
maple |
3/4"
x 9 1/4" x 19 1/4" |
2 |
| Middle
drawer bottom left C8 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/4"
x 16" x 19" |
1 |
| Middle
drawer bottom right C8 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/4"
x 16 3/4" x 19" |
2 |
| FOR
LOWER LEVEL D |
MATERIAL |
SIZE |
QTY |
| Lower
top D1 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 23 1/2" x 50" |
1 |
| Lower
sides D2 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 9 1/4" x 23 1/2" |
2 |
| Lower
dividers D3 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 8 1/2" x 23 1/2" |
2 |
| Lower
bottom D4 |
maple
ply |
3/4"
x 23 1/2" x 48 1/2" |
1 |
| Lower
drawer sides D5 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 20" |
6 |
| Left
lower drawer front/back D6 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 16 1/2" |
2 |
| Left
lower drawer faces D7 |
solid
maple |
3/4"
x 8 1/2" x 18 1/2" |
2 |
| Middle
lower drawer front/back D8 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/2" x 17 1/4" |
2 |
| Middle
lower drawer faces D9 |
solid
maple |
3/4"
x 8 1/2" x 19 1/4" |
2 |
| Right
lower drawer front/back D10 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/2"
x 7 1/4" x 7 1/2" |
2 |
| Right
lower drawer faces D11 |
solid
maple |
3/4"
x 8 1/2" x 9 1/4" |
2 |
| Left
drawer bottom D12 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/4"
x 16" x 19" |
2 |
| Middle
drawer bottom D12 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/4"
x 16 3/4" x 19" |
2 |
| Right
drawer bottom D12 |
Baltic
birch ply |
1/4"
x 6 3/4" x 19" |
2 |
| HARDWARE |
MATERIAL |
SIZE |
QTY |
| Drawer
glides |
Blum,
18" |
10 |
| Full-extension
drawer slides |
lever
release, ball-bearing type, 18" |
10 |
| Corner
braces |
forged
steel* |
16 |
| T-braces |
forged
steel* |
6 |
| Drawer
pulls |
forged
steel* |
9 |
| *Custom-made |
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