I got the doors made, and hung. I got one coat of milk paint on the bottom section. I am figuring out what to put on for a top-coat. Will try water based poly tinted with some red die. Decided not to put the white X pattern on the doors.

 

Drawers are Done

 

I got the drawers done for the lower cabinet. Now for the doors. 

Kitchen Hutch back and drawers

 Happy New Year!!

I got the back assembled. It was much the same as the end assemblies, Pocket screws in rails and stiles with stub tenons and grooves for them and the panels.

On to the drawers:

I debated what to do about the drawer sides. I bought some 3/4 maple, but could bring myself to plane it down to 1/2 inch. I called Jim and he had some oak boards that he couldn't sell as 3/4 because of defects, so I bought those and milled them down. The plans called for hidden dovetails drawers front and back cut on a jig with a router. I am cutting mine as through dovetails front and back by hand. They don't need to be hidden, because the poplar drawer fronts are attached later.