2.26.2021

 Jim spent his day working out details on the refuse cabinet drawer.  This has been very complicated - I think Jim is going to bar me from coming to him with a Pinterest idea and saying - can you make this?  But it's so beautiful and I'm really excited about this drawer!  This morning he had to do the dovetail work on the back panel - even more complicated because of the way this drawer was assembled.

But he got it all figured out!

Starting to reassemble...

Putting it all together - using countersunk screws on the bottom...

We had a multitude of discussions on how best to open this drawer as well as placement of the paper towel roll...

Once we figured all that out, Jim put one side of the rod holder in place as well as the front drawer pul.  Jim has to order another set of rod holders because he is going to use two of the same drop-in type of brackets.  He attached the drawer glides to the sides...

Now that it is all assembled, tomorrow he'll bring it up into the kitchen for a trial fit.  He'll also have to figure out glide placement to the existing cabinets.  Then, he'll have to take this drawer all apart for finishing, which will also be a challenge.  The front part around the paper towel holder will be gray and the back drawer part will have Formica on the bottom and polyurethaned to match the rest of the drawers. A tall order!

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