The Drifters Reef Cabinets

Here are some photos of the steps
to mortising in the Rosewood pins.
It was an involved process ....... soooo
I thought you might like a pictorial history.


Here is a close=up of the inlayed Rosewood Mortise Pins	A completed pair	It added an aire of distinction to the beautiful cabinets
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Here are the jigs to lay everything out symmetrical	This spaced them exactly from each corner	Step 1 - a mortising chisel was used keep everything to a set size of 5/16ths of an inch square
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here is what it left	Step - 2 ~Here the center of each square if found (actually I used a jig)	On the top of the angle pieces I made diamonds

Step-3 ~ The center is marked	Step-4 ~ Most of the wood is drilled out	as you can see

Step-5 ~Then most of the squares side wood is removed	Step-6 ~ The rest of the wood is removed by hand	Step-7 & 8 ~ The pins are made, beveled, and literally pressed into their socket ....... sanded and then finished with the door being coated with 3 coats of Conversion Varnish


	The back splash tile with a "flash" .... wow You ought to put a miniature strobe light under the overhead cabinets !!
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