Matching mahogany highboy and lowboy Dresser

Gary.. these are magnificent!!
When I was a young girl I had some doll furniture that looked a lot like these. I had long forgotten them until now…
You are extremely talented!

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Gary, these are beautiful. You are a very talented woodworker. I wouldn’t even dream of taking on a project like this.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.canterburybaptist.org/

Great looking furniture Gary. Doers it require a stool to get to the top drawers of the Highboy?

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Amazing. What else can I say?

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

What a great piece! If we could live another 200 years, I’m sure it will be treasured by someone in your family and they will be on Antiques Road Show finding out how much it is worth. $$$$$ They’ll have that, I think I’m going to pass out look on their face as they are told of the great quality and value that it holds.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Hehe Os…I was thinking if I lived another 200 years I still wouldn’t be able to build this. Simply amazing crafstmanship Gary.

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

Whoa! Just awesome, Gary!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

wow…those are amazing (again!!! the carving is perfect!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...119 days to sanity...

VERY, VERY nice. You are a very talented woodworker and I say that with the utmost respect and appreciation of what you have made. I’m a woodworker, but i’m not in your league. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Wow Gary! This work rates right up there with Norm Abrams’ New Yankee Workshop! Great job!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

again … very impressive work !!

-- ..... art for lifes sake ... danwalters@lumberjocks.com

Gary this is outstanding! What a classy project to tackle and a great job you did too.Daunting for most of us…maybe someday.

-- " Stubborn tenacity substitutes for natural ability" ANDY

Andy – It’s really not that hard. It’s just a bunch of small jobs combined into one.

A box, some legs, and a lot of drawers. That’s about it.

You don’t have to do the carvings if you don’t want to.

Gary

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Gary,

Wow, wonderful work. These take a lot of time to make but the end results are certainly worth it The carving is just gorgeous.

Congratulations on a job well done. I hope my next project can match this level of craftsmanship.

-- Bob A in NJ

That’s really nice Gary. Great job on both of them. What kind of poly did you use? Was it sprayed?

-- Mark

Thanks

I’m pretty sure it was the satin Varathan brand and I use a foam brush.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Gary – where did you get your plans? This very thing is on my “next to do” project list.

-- † Hops †

There were no plans per say. There was a article in Fine Woodoworking on making the highboy (I think it covered 3 issues). It gave some general numbers but not specifics. I just guesstimated from the pictures.

All three articles are in their book “Bebs and Bedroom Furniture” called “Curly Cherry Highboy”.

I made mine from mahogany though. The lowboy is just the highboy without the top part.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Wow, this is up to your usual high standard Gary.

-- Maplewood, MN

This Highboy is why I joined!! Gary, I want to learn how to carve a fan like that. Can you blog it? You’re hardware is exactly like my Highboy!! Where did you get your hardware? Did you carve the legs yourself? For someone who doesn’nt like finishing, you sure do a great job!! I hate sanding, but I love your fan carving!! Have you ever tried shellac? I want to try it on my next project.

-- Matt, Houston Texas

Thats a real nice highboy.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

those are just stunning!
you’ve got some amazing talents!

-- ~ www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.woodworkingdungeon.blogspot.com ~

you should be very proud! absolutely nice work…...

-- mrsawdust, pittsburgh,pa.