Drawers Installed!

The third coat went on the drawers last night, and this morning I light sanded with 320 and applied a coat of Feed ‘n’ Wax! The extra effort to get a good grain match finally pays off, as the drawers sort of blend into the panels around them:

The table has been sitting in the garage for a while and so the coat of Feed ‘n’ Wax that everything has has noticeably faded, so the drawers are a little more conspicuous at the moment. Once I bring everything into the house I’ll do another hit of Feed ‘n’ Wax to bring everything back to life.

Before installing each drawer I rubbed some parrafin wax against the edges of the drawer pocket in the table where any wood-to-wood contact would happen to really help them slide around as friction-free as possible. I also stuck a little metal plate to the back of each drawer which connects with the magnet at the end of each spring latch to hold the drawer in place when it’s closed so they don’t bounce off and re-open themselves:

My fabric order should be delivered today so if everything goes well I should be able to move this into the house this weekend! The only things left at that point will be the top leaves and the dice towers.