All the dovetailing was completed while everyone was napping.
The drawer fronts had been left deep enough to create the bow front. The drawers were fitted into the case and clamped to prevent movement. The top was then marked in ...
... and then flipped over and marked underneath ...
The alignment can be seen here ...
Next the waste along the curve was bandsawn away.
A block plane traversed across the board to shape down to the lines, working inwards from both sides.
And cleaned up with a scraper ...
It's a good fit ..
All the drawer parts are pulled apart once again, and the inside curve of the drawer front is marked from the front ...
The waste is removed with the bandsaw, as before.
I've used blue tape here to make the waste easier to see ...
... and the Stanley shoulder plane does a great job of traversing the curve.
Coarse clean up with a thick scraper ...
.. and followed by smoothing with a thin one.
The curve also removed part of the groove for the drawer front. This is replaced using a router plane ...
Now the drawer is ready for re-assembling, just minus the slips for the drawer bottom (which can be seen in this picture - making them will be the next chapter).
Close up ...
Next: Making of slips, fitting the drawer bottom (with a matching front curve), and completion of drawers.
Regards from Perth
Derek