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Cronk made this dresser for his grandson’s wedding gift. I’m just posting it for him. He based the design on a Woodsmith plan. He used Black Walnut that he has been cutting and bogarting for 25+ years. The top is a piece of book-matched crotch. The drawers are from maple that we saved from the pulp mill and had milled and let air-dry. He lined the drawers with Tennessee Red Cedar that his brother milled for him in Oklahoma. He made the handles and finished them with a semi-gloss, the rest is a satin – really draws the eye to the center of the piece.
The thing has a lot of heritage and meaning. The certificate on the back was just for fun and was made by our third partner in the shop – our “Shop Counsel”. He finished it the day before the wedding. Finish is satin – 2 coats sealer, 3 coats poly satin and a final of wax.
He did a stellar job! – not bad for for an old fart!
Schroeder
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18 comments so far
kolwdwrkr
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posted 149 days ago
Well, Cronk sure did make a beautiful dresser. Thanks for posting it for him. Very nice project.
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FJDIII
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posted 149 days ago
WOW!
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Chris Davis
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aawwwssoomme! That is great. They will be very happy with that. I also like the personal touch on the back.
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Tim Pursell
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posted 149 days ago
Gorgeous.
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Sef
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posted 149 days ago
That is exquisite! The classic color contrast, the lines and figure… simply beautiful!
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Jeff
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posted 149 days ago
I really enjoy the through box joints in the drawers. What a beautiful piece that should be in the family for generations.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 149 days ago
Wow! What a piece of woodworking. I love everything about it… including the certificate.
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hasbeen99
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posted 149 days ago
Fantastic job bookmatching the top, and the contrasting woods are truly striking. Beautiful piece!
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Loucarb
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posted 149 days ago
That is Gorgeous. Great craftsmanship.
Douglas Bordner
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posted 149 days ago
Very cool! Kills me that that maple was on the way to being pulpwood. Great Plains woodworkers have a fit to get bigleaf. I especially like the exposed box joints and the certificate. Like the MasterCard commercials: priceless.
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savannah505
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posted 149 days ago
Oh my!!!!!!!!!! I’m drooling over this wood, especially that walnut, beautiful dresser.
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Spoontaneous
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posted 149 days ago
I like everything about this piece! Well, all except the part where I’m not his grandson. Very nice piece!
Karson
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posted 149 days ago
Beautiful Cronlk. Nice job on using the maple and walnut.
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a1Jim
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posted 149 days ago
top notch work most beautiful
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Todd Thomas
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posted 148 days ago
looks great….very well done….
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Splinterman
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posted 148 days ago
Very nice indeed.
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Greg Wurst
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posted 148 days ago
Stunning. It matches nothing in my house and I’d still make it the centerpiece in my bedroom given the chance. I’m sure they’ll love it.
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SCOTSMAN
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posted 148 days ago
That’s just lovely I like the contrasting wood for the drawer fronts and the box joints.Alistair
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