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The E-Interview Series: The Bombé Chest with John Davis

Figure 22. The drawer face template.

SAPFM Does each drawer fronts require one or many profile templates, (Concave & Convex)?
DAVIS The drawer shape at any point follows the case side curve and the top drawer is flat fronted so you need 3 templates or gauges like this one. I also made a scraper with this profile.


SAPFM The bottom two drawers appear to complement each other in forming the belly of the chest. Do you use the third drawers profile template on the bottom drawer?
DAVIS They are very close.

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