I've been focused on building drawers for the past couple of weeks and finished the last one Friday night. My anxiety about the half binds on the lipped drawers was not an issue as they were really not that bad. I'm certainly hugely more confident in my ability to produce dovetails in general at this point.
Currently have the dye on and applied BLO last night. Will start with the shellac in the evenings in a few days.
I started looking more seriously at brasses last night and am not sure which direction to go. It's difficult to justify the price differences in these by just looking at black and white photos and not physically having held them before. Have looked at Horton, Ball & Ball, and Londonderry. A quick overview says that I'll be spending approximately (for 15 pulls and 6 escutcheons) $900 with Londonderry, $500 with Ball & Ball and $200 with Horton. I've got a lot of time and lumber cost into this project and am really happy with the outcome so far. Therefore I want to make the proper decision on this but dont want to throw more money at the project just for the sake of doing so. Can you guys calibrate me on the difference between these brands and if they are worth it for my project?