Finishing the Template/Storage Drawers...continued

	To slant the template tray, I use the piece that I cut off in trimming the white melamine down to size. It worked.
I have cut a piece of 1/8" Plexiglas to cover the template tray. It is my way of trying to minimize sawdust on these templates. I pre-drill the holes for the screws. Note also, that I have placed a piece of tape on the corner so that the Plexie wouldn't crack during the drilling or the tightening of the screw. Pocket screws with flat washers at the two back corners hold the tray on the frame.
	The top drawer space is a little higher and was planned that way to hold the instruction booklets that make using the Incra System so easy.    Here is am adding a vertical piece at the back of the drawer. This will keep the material from falling off the back and will keep the drawer from tipping. I cut it so that it would be 1/8" less that the compartment height. I added a small piece on the other template drawer, but less high — to match the smaller compartment.
Well, the two template drawers are finished, and I have installed the birch fronts. They are not in slides, but they glide smoothly in and out of the cabinet. The back piece, keeps the trays from tipping. You can see that I have put the templates about 2" out of the tray. They are easy to remove and return in this configuration.
	I am adding the other false fronts. I wouldn't normally use a brad nailer to hold them, but since I have nailed the top two trays onto the base, I will have to use wood putty to fill the nail holes. So I figured, I would brad the faces on and fill those holes, too.
This is the completed chest. I think it looks nice.  I already have used it enough to know that it works. The bottom three drawers hold router bits and miscellaneous accessories.    Do you remember at the beginning of the project where I carefully cut the front panels and marked them to keep them in order? Well if you look closely, you can see the continuous, matched grain design — something I always like, even on shop cabinets. Few will see it, but I know it is there.
	Well, this pic is out of order, but I forgot to show the installing of the wood drawer pulls. They are inexpensive ($1.75 each), handsome and don't stand out too much.     And they are easy to install. At the left, is the template I made for them a couple of years ago. On the template, I list the source of the pulls, the catalog number and the bit and bushing size.
After centering the jig on the drawer, I clamp it in place.
	I use the plunge router and follow the template. As you can see, there is no room for the chips to escape so it is necessary to plunge and route in several steps.
This picture shows you how much saw dust is trapped in the template.
	I vacuum the dust out between plunges. The routing - vacuuming - routing  is necessary several times until the final shape is nice and clean.
With a bit of glue on the pull, I use the rubber mallet to lightly tap the pull in place. No nails or screws are necessary.
	As a preview to next week's addition, here is a pic of the Exaktor overarm guard that I have now installed. At the right, the orange table is the Exaktor Sliding Table. Both are installed and working very well.   Next week, I will install a downdraft box under the router — this, plus the overarm guard should handle most of the sawdust generated by the table saw and the router...I hope.

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