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To do this you can use several methods, you could simply drill the wood out, or use a router but
here we are going to re-mount on the lathe and hollow out with turning tools.
The point marked on the bottom of the drawer gives us the centre point for drilling another 45mm
hole 10mm deep (it can be shallower depending on your bravery!)
Having drilled out we can then re-mount on the lathe and hollow out:
Take extra care with the drawer - as it is not round it will be out of balance on the lathe – start at a
slow speed and gradually increase to get a stable suitable turning speed.
Once hollowed and sanded you can add some finish if you wish.
Now it is time to fit the drawer into the body – this is the test of how accurate a fit you had to start
with.
If the drawer does not fit correctly there are several ways to adjust it:
1] refit the drawer and screw in again as far as it will go – re-mount and turn down further on the
lathe.
2] Add a self tapping screw at the rear of the drawer that can be screwed in and out to adjust the
final depth
3] Sand level on a belt sander – this may depend on the profile you have turned your project – we
used this method as our profile was quite flat.
Sand, finish and polish – now to add a knob for the drawer.
We used one of our solid brass knobs however the machine screw was not long enough to go
through the drawer front and we cannot get inside the drawer to drill it out!
This is easily overcome and is a useful trick when fitting small knobs to thick wood:
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