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Hello all,
I’m new to the LumberJocks family. I’ve visited the site bit in the past and finally decided to join – I’m glad I did it seems like a great woodworking community.
To start things off, I thought that I would post a recent piece of my work. It is a Chest of Drawers based on a Harvey Ellis design done for Stickley.
The project is made from Quarter-sawed White Oak (QSWO). The only secondary wood used is for the drawer boxes which are Poplar. I did not have stock thick enough for the legs so they are laminated from two pieces of 4/4 stock of the same board for grain matching (with this technique the side of each leg sort of looks like a bookmatch).
All of the panels are resawn and bookmatched QSWO and are about 3/8” thick. The back has two panels one above the other as well, but I do not have a picture of that handy.
The drawers are Poplar boxes with 1/4” Oak plywood bottoms. The drawer fronts are QSWO and applied with screws from inside the drawer box. Nothing fancy on the drawer box joints, I used a Drawer Box bit from Lee Valley. I also used ball bearing drawer slides from Lee Valley for the drawers to get full extension. I built this for my 9-year old son and I wanted him to have an easy time with the drawers.
The finish is hand two colors of Watco Danish Oil followed by a hand rubbed Oil/Varnish mix. This is topped with Paste wax applied with 0000 steel wool to get a satin finish.
This was a great project to build and if there isone thing I learned it’s that all of the QSWO is HEAVY! Sorry for the quality of the photos they were taken quickly before it was put in place in my son’s room.
-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com
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Karson
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#1 posted 2110 days ago
A great design. Your son should be proud to have such a fine chest.
-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
Thos. Angle
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#2 posted 2110 days ago
That is one Great first piece to post here. Really nice. Welcome to LJ.
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WayneC
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#3 posted 2110 days ago
It is a wonderful chest. Thanks for sharing.
-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov
Greg Mitchell
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#4 posted 2110 days ago
Nice job on the chest Mark. The finish you used turned out very nice!
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MsDebbieP
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#5 posted 2110 days ago
Welcome!!
THis is wonderful – I especially like the top 1/2 drawers.
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Lori
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#6 posted 2110 days ago
That is a very nice looking chest. Nice sized drawers are very important.
-- Lori
Dano
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#7 posted 2109 days ago
Very nice. Where did you get the hardware?
-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!
TomFran
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#8 posted 2109 days ago
That is a beautiful piece of furniture that you can be proud of. Great work!
Love that QSWO!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
jockmike2
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#9 posted 2109 days ago
Nice work, love the oak and finish it looks like it would last a few lifetimes. jockmike
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tekton
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#10 posted 2109 days ago
That looks great your son is lucky to have a dad that will take time to build him something. I still have a small chest my dad built me when I was 4. I bet your son cherishes his as much as I do mine.
-- tektōn an artificer, that is, (specifically) a craftsman in wood: - carpenter. http://cicc.wordpress.com
gizmodyne
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#11 posted 2109 days ago
Very nice. I am planning on building an Ellis dresser in mahogany. The design I have seen has a little curved backsplash and arched panels on the side, but is very similar.
-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne
David
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#12 posted 2109 days ago
Mark -
Welcome to Lumberjocks! Beautiful work and a great posting. The figure is stunning. Thanks for sharing the construction details!
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Mark Mazzo
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#13 posted 2109 days ago
Thanks everyone for the warm welcome and the comments.
A couple of answers:
Dano – the hardware came from Lee Valley.
Gizmodyne – The design should look beautiful in Mahogany. I elected to omit the curved backsplash on my piece, but I have seen it both ways.
-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com
Chip
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#14 posted 2109 days ago
A stunning piece of craftsmanship Mark and thanks very much for letting us see it.
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!
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#15 posted 2054 days ago
This is a great chest Mark! Very pretty use of the wood!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
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