The hutch building continues.
One of the marks of good craftsmanship is avoiding the use of visible fasteners. There are several ways to accomplish this goal. You can simply putty a nail hole, or you can use decorative or grain matched plugs to cover screws. I generally choose to use glue and lots of clamps.
Glued joints are amazingly strong. When done properly, the lumber will come apart before the glue joint. I do like to use mechanical fasters to complement the glue on moving parts like doors and drawers, but those don't need to show on the face of the cabinet.
Since my last post, I've built the upper cabinet box, attached the face frames to the boxes, and attached the bead mould to the curved part of the face frame. I also made a top and made the back using a joint called a half-lap.
Next up: Building the doors and drawers.
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