![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tc0t8CgyXiI/SWQTgKcDNfI/AAAAAAAACeQ/V88rpk9uppc/s200/pattern.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tc0t8CgyXiI/SWQTff0YJ1I/AAAAAAAACeA/aGeRtCEmfdU/s200/exacto.jpg)
![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Tc0t8CgyXiI/SWQTfOhpU6I/AAAAAAAACd4/aVqZk58ko9k/s200/chisel.jpg)
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The drawer front on the sawbuck table has a raised decorative shape. A template from paper was used to trace the outline onto the wood. Then I incised the outline with an exacto knife, used a chisel to define the line, and used gouges, chisel, and shoulder plane to remove the waste.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tc0t8CgyXiI/SWQTTFcwliI/AAAAAAAACdo/ha8NMeUS_lQ/s200/flatten.jpg)
A little touch up with sandpaper and it's ready for the date to be inscribed.
![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_Tc0t8CgyXiI/SWQTSvuFWmI/AAAAAAAACdg/yKAb64825N4/s200/shoulder+plane.jpg)
There are a few dings and mistakes, but that's one of the things I like about PA German furniture: it's okay to see tool marks and imprecision. That's what gives it its warm appeal.
![](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_Tc0t8CgyXiI/SWVZ9zcwj2I/AAAAAAAACeY/14fsu4vIDe8/s200/final.jpg)