Anyone interested in 83 Pace Arrow Tear down and Rebuild?

Almost done machining the second drawer pieces. After the second drawer is assembled, it should be fairly routine to cut the rest of the pieces for the rest of the drawers.

I should be able to assemble several of these at a time once the pieces are all machined.

Might be a good excuse to buy a few more clamps. Lol.

When trying to open a drawer, basically, we are trying to rip the front offs! Lol. Ok, maybe a bit over dramatic, but the concept is there.

With a properly constructed joint, even without glue, (not that I would put one together without glue), that won't happen.

Dovetail joints can be a great way to hold things together, which gives a mechanical hold, as well as the glue.

Got my first drawer assembled for a dry fit test.







After the dry fit, I assembled it with glue and a few clamps.

Who needs a tape measure? Just take your stick, adjust the fence of your table saw to the side of one of the teeth on the saw blade, and you are good to go.

It can actually be easier and more accurate than trying to measure. Granted, you can't do this for everything.

LouLawrence wrote:
Nice depth gauge. Seems like a wing nut would make it even easier to tighten and hold.

It absolutely would. When I made it, I had no wingnuts, so I just used a screw with a washer.

Next time I get to the store, it's on my list to buy a few screws and wing nuts to replace this screw.

Nice depth gauge. Seems like a wing nut would make it even easier to tighten and hold.

I continued to machine some of my drawer parts, cutting grooves to be able to put the plywood bottoms into.

I also cut some dado's for putting the back of the drawer together.

And the beat goes on.....

New measuring tool in my tool box.

I made this from a test slide that I had made earlier. I slotted the one piece and then used a screw to tighten them together after using them to take an inside measurement.







After getting the exact length, I can use this to set my saw to the exact length cut that I need for my stock.

The piece on the bottom was cut after using the top piece to gain the exact length I needed.

LouLawrence wrote:
Don't expect too much more during future use. There are LOTS of fails posted around the 'net.

Well, after that repair broke, I decided to re-create the "ear" with just the uv glue instead of trying to glue the original back on.







I started building this up, a layer at a time, curing, then sanding, and adding another layer.

After several layers, I shaped it so it looked a little closer to the original shape. (shaping not shown).

We'll give it a try this way, and see if that lasts any longer than the first repair.

Don't expect too much more during future use. There are LOTS of fails posted around the 'net.