Home Stretch

Jeanine and I glued up 23 drawer boxes this afternoon and evening. We have developed a very nice rhythm and can complete a box in about seven minutes. Jeanine applies glue to the two side pieces and me to the front and back. I then assemble the box and each of us clamps one end. I then put 3 pin nails in each corner after which we remove our respective clamps and I check and adjust for square while Jeanine removes excess glue squeeze out from the box and work table. Tomorrow, we will complete the last 8 drawer boxes bringing the total for the house to 112, and will both be happy to have this work behind us. Originally, I thought I would simply order these boxes from one of the companies that sells custom-sized drawer boxes. At an average of $150 a pop, however, I thought it a good use of our time to take $15 worth of raw materials and do the fabrication ourselves.