Uploaded April 2019 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Here it is, at last! The build is done, with everything ready to go. I just have to finish up the last little details.

-I bought some vintage cast brass drawer pulls on eBay. I need to shine those up and fit them. FYI I do not show the process here. I got too excited.

-I've got to bevel the underside of the top.

-I wax the drawers and the drawer support system.

-I dust the piece, top to bottom, inside and out.

-I put one final coat of wipe-on poly.

-I do a coat of wax on the entire piece.

-I fit the plexiglass and the trim pieces that hold it in.

Then I disassemble it all, and have my dad help me carry it upstairs. Then, I attach the top, and start putting everything back together.

Et, voilà! It's done! 9 months after buying the walnut, it's finally in place, and it is a showstopper, if I must say so myself.

Thanks so much for watching and following along. This was a challenging build, and it didn't help that I did not use any electricity besides lighting and heating! In other words, the entire build on my end was 100% hand tools.

I'm very proud of that and of the piece. FYI, there is an episode 26, a more "talky" video "epilogue" for the series, and there is a summary video of the entire build.

Thanks so much for watching!

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Thanks!
Andrew