So I get labeled a Normite since I have a couple powertools and will dovetail drawers with a router jig before whipping out my favorite Dozuki to do them by hand.
Behold, photographic proof that I know how a hand plane works.
The 2" wide band on the side of the cove is a flat area and the sides bevel down to 1/4"; since the inside edge of the bevel is along a tapered cove, it is tapered adding to the fun. This is a picture after I finished and swept the board. Keeping the bevel even and the flats coplanar was half the fun of doing this by hand; at the widest, the cove is wider than my plane.
Here's the other angle showing the hamster bedding everywhere. Note the ribbon curl. Normal planing techniques tear-out like nobody's business. I'm happy to report absolutely zero tear-out; not even a little tiny corner that needed sanding.
Da bucket... there were more on the floor. Yeah, I know this isn't dust like my table saw generates, but a DC takes care of that. This you have to sweep. SWEEP!! Oh, my...
Here's the resulting board with the hand-shaped handles, done with a spokeshave and occasional scraping.
The result after 3 highly diluted coats of Seal-A-Cell rubbed in (handles aren't yet attached). Glass smooth. Drawer fronts will be cut from this and applied to the drawers I hope to glue-up tomorrow.
This whole drawer front stack was an original design and so far, I'm pretty happy with it.
Now, gimme back my damn power cord...
Ooh, Paul. That looks NICE. :-)