Building a Sideboard part 19: Continuous Grain Drawer Fronts | Hand Tool Woodworking

This is a step I've had envisioned in my mind for ages, and no matter how much I describe to people, they don't seem to imagine it as well as I can... until now!
The continuous grain drawer fronts are going in, now that the case is glued and finalized. So, each front will be custom-fit to each opening. They are NOT interchangeable after this.
There is a lot to think about to get the best result, but it's not hard. You have to plan and execute well.
I've decided not to show a ton of "action" of me building, since it's so repetitive: saw or plane, go see if it fits... go back to sawing or planing. Then, see if it fits... etc.
Instead, I opted for explaining why I'm doing what I'm doing. Yes, it's very talky-talky, as some people say, but I hope that for those of you wanting to do continuous drawer fronts, this is a video that will give you the confidence to do so, without making mistakes!
I hope you enjoyed this video!
If you'd like to stay up to date on the real-time progress for the sideboard, check my instagram account, below. There, you'll see that I'm actually moving along at quite the pace, considering I'm not using any electricity except for lighting and heat (ha!) and since I've got a family and a full-time job!
Thanks so much for watching!
I hope you've enjoyed the progress so far!
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Thanks!
Andrew

[@ryanketrow3602]

I didn't catch it, did you score two lines (one on each side of the saw kerf) on the crosscut so the splinters had minimal impact on the second drawer? I do this when I plan on using the "waste" adjacent to the first piece.

[@TheHandToolery]

Yes! I did exactly that! I also scored them very close to give me a visual to see just how tight the tolerances were. I'm going to pin this comment. Thanks!!

[@StuffUCanMake]

Your videos are a pleasure to watch!

[@TheHandToolery]

Thank you!!

[@siagizmobass386]

I’m sorry but I thought a continuous grain drawer front was where the grain looks the same across the entire front as in the top rail and side rails also match the grain of the drawer?? This way it looks like you have used one piece of wood with the drawers “magically” being cut out as if it were done with a laser or something.. Actually the pieces are cut and then glued back together to where you cannot even tell there’s a glue line especially because the grain matches right back up minus the saw kerf... It’s a really cool look and I’ve seen a few examples of it on here from a few people and I know Rob Cosman actually has one that I’ve seen.. Your way of having the drawers all line up looks good too but I think for the continuous grain theme the idea is to have the same grain throughout the entire face of the cabinet as much as possible...? I have seen a few of your videos and I like the way you work so keep it up 👍

[@TheHandToolery]

Good point. Basically I don’t know what else to call it. The grain flows, continues from drawer to drawer because it is, as you mention, a single board sliced up. But yeah, not sure what to call this. 🤷‍♂️