stoutman wrote:
I'm looking for ideas (already DAGS) for wooden drawer pulls for a
maple table I'm working on.

I don't want a round lathe turned pull, but something rectangular. I
am going to use a dark contrasting wood.

Any ideas?

I often save small, gnarly pieces of whatever to make such. Often
resaw, book match and glue to a back up piece (to increase thickness as
necessary).

Made my wife a suite of hickory office furniture a while back and used
hickory for all pulls. They are 3" x 1 1/8" mounted via a brass insert
in the back for a 10x24 bolt.

Made them in this manner...
ripped a length of 3/4" thick stock to 1 1/8 wide
coved both back edges with 3/8 radius cove bit
ripped a 45 degree bevel on both long top edges leaving about 1/8"
uncut vertical
ripped a 45 degree bevel down the center to match edge bevels
cut into pieces of proper length
coved and beveled cut ends so thay are same as long sides
put brass insert into back of each.
They look nice...stylish.

Actually, I cheated a bit on the center bevel...I ripped it each way
slightly off center so that it looks like a "W" but with the center "V"
lower. Since our last name begins with "W" my wife now has monogrammed
pulls

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