Woodworking Edublog Post

Mortise and Tenon
outline of my dresser side without the panels in
Panels

While building my dresser in wood work, I have started with the two sides. These sides include stiles, rails, mutions and panels which I had to create numerous joints to attach them. Problem solving was used to create this project as I had to work through natural faults within the wood that would affect my project. with the side of the panels it is natural for them to cup and warp. knowing this I suggested an idea to change my plane and create two panels, rather than one to minimize the warping of the wood over time, as well as the difficulty to fit my pieces together. In some cases where the fit wasn’t perfect I used chisels to manually fit my tenons into place as well as sanding my panels for a more workable fit.