Day 6 – Sacristy cabinet
Finally starting to make some real progress. I finished cutting the dados in the front and rear boards for the drawers. They were then assembled with glue and nails. Then on to the part that I was most worried about, cutting the slots for the dividers between the ambo panels. This required a custom jig because there is no way that I could freehand those in a straight line… After the shelf and the top were cut, I did a test assembly and was surprised how well it went together. Hopefully I will be able to get the dados cut in the sides tomorrow. Then I will be able to do a full dry assembly before I have to take it all apart and start staining and finishing.
Cutting the long boards for the spindle rest drawers
Assembling the drawers
Assembled drawer
Laying out the grooves for the slats on the top shelf
Built and mounted groove cutting jig
Cutting the first groove
Testing the fit
Finished the first one
Five assembled drawers and the top shelf
Had to redesign the jig to cut mirror opposite grooves it the top piece
Test assembly of the ambo panel slats
Looks like it will work
Midnight Woodworking 
looks cool…can’t wait for the finished product!!!