We then take our other 2 square pieces of timber and use them to sandwich the draw cut-out to
make a very rough box. Glue and clamp the parts and when dried you should have something that
resembles the following:
We had to sand the drawer a
little to get it to slide back into
the box – mainly as our wood was
rough sawn.
We are then ready to look at mounting ready for turning.
The box is going to be turned with the drawer inside so we need to make sure it is really secure
before we start to spin it.
We began by drilling a 45mm hole in the top 10mm deep so we can mount it on our 4-jaw chuck on
the lathe.
We add a couple of shims either side of the drawer to get it tight and in the correct location and then
we drill through the top and screw using a self- tapping woodscrew through the top and into the top
of the drawer – this will stop it flying out when turning.
The screw is installed and we have trimmed off the corners on the
bandsaw to save a bit of mess and make turning a little easier.
Then we can mount on the lathe and start to turn the box round.
