Napie, Thanks for insight. you would not believe how difficult it has been to get information concerning this treatment. getting on this site has been a very positve experience with meeting all the professional and intellegent workers out there who selflessly
and graciously share information and knowledge. I assume that the demensional thickness of the carcase members will dictate the size of router bits to achieve what has been described as the bull nose. What Iam curious about is the intersection points of shelves to dividers and carcase sides?? Do the dadoes in the carcase sides and shelf dividers
travel the total width of those members? and at these points much of the work with rasps and grinders is done. Also, would the hall mark of the treatment be Maloofs’ recessing the drawer faces from the edge treatment?? Your thoughts would be appreciated.
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The best advice I can give is to look at his book, there are some great detailed photos of his work. I do not think you can apply a "formula" or plans to his furniture, much to organic in nature. The recessed drawer fronts also help hide small differences in the clearence between drawer and case, (his words, not mine).
I think his work really shows that he was not formaly trained in cabinet making, but I like that.
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