Dropping late into this...

But it seems to be a description of cock-beading.  An applied moulding which
'frames' the drawer front.

(Hides a lot of sins, does cock-beading)

Richard Wilson


esther.helle-@k... wrote:

> From: Esther Heller
>
> Ed said:
> The shooting board which I've been using for quite a while now is only 48"
> long
> so I wound up building a six-footer to make the bottom shelf (poplar) and
> the
> oak top. This was a place that I thought the extra length of a #8 joiner
> was
> useful (sorry Esther, its true).
>
> As someone who jointed a 5' long table top 5 boards wide with a
> #4 size old Craftsman (it was what I had and I didn't really know
> better yet) if you have it, use it!
>
> But having looked at the original picture, I am curious about
> the drawer fronts.  Are they built up moldings around the edges
> that fit the frame beautifully or what?  My eyes have trouble
> resolving which is drawer and which is frame since "sunken"
> faces are not the norm.
>
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