This was a request from a guy at work. He has a tiny kitchen drawer that he wanted a silverware organizer for. The box was to be 7" wide and 9" long with 3 slots. I wanted to finish this in one night so there aren't many build pics. I started by re-sawing some birch down to about 3/8" and planing it smooth. Next, mitered the corners so the outside dimensions were 7"x9" and cut a rabbet in bottom for the 1/4" birch plywood. Here is the handy strap clamp I used for the glue-up. I tried standard clamps but that was almost impossible. I confirmed that his knives would fit better than this. I wanted to add some strength and flare to the simple box so I went with some splines for the miters. I had never used this in a build before so I had to build a attachment for my table saw sled first. Here it is in action: Next I trimmed some black walnut scraps down to the correct thickness and glued them in place. After trimming the splines and sanding the outside, it was time for the dividers. I cut some more scraps for spacers during the glue-up and set them into place. Two coats of butcher block oil for a non-toxic durable finish and it's ready to go! Thanks for viewing and as always if you have any questions or comments please let me know.
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