| Project by Gibsonman | posted 02-19-2017 03:32 AM | 1104 views | 1 time favorited | 9 comments |  |
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I built this dresser to match the bed i built my daughter a few years ago. Its supposed to be a matching bedroom set but it takes me a while. I worked on this project for almost a year. Between work and kids just didn’t get much time on the shop. I decided i was going to hand dovetail all the drawers which took a while. I was pretty happy with how the dovetails turned out. This was the first time I’ve ever hand cut half-blind dovetails. It was an interesting learning process. I also had a snag with the drawer slides. I didn’t have a big budget to spend on fancy slides so i decided to use wood slides but they didn’t work smoothly enough. I was given a piece of a plastic cutting board the i used for slides(3rd picture). They worked very well. I’m currently working on a bedside table to match. hopefully it won’t take me as long. Thanks for looking.
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oldrivers
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#1 posted 02-19-2017 04:02 AM
May have taken time, but it turned out Great, congratulations.
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Ron Aylor
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#2 posted 02-19-2017 12:27 PM
Good job! Kudos on the ball feet and the great looking dovetails. With the 3/4 in dust boards you could have left the drawers loose, but the plastic drawer slide works well too … again, good job!
-- Ron in Lilburn, Georgia. Knowing how to use a tool is more important than the tool in and of itself.
Scott
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#3 posted 02-19-2017 12:40 PM
Your Daughter will cherish that for piece for the rest of her life! Great job! That’s a nice looking dresser. It took me almost 2 years to finish a dresser for my daughter. What finish did you put on it?
MadeinMT
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#4 posted 02-19-2017 01:59 PM
I am a hobbyist woodworker and I do hand cut dovetails. Once you work up the courage and watch a few videos its not that hard although I am far from perfect so far. And its very satisfying when they slide together.
I also am (slowly) building furniture for my kids. Working on an armoire currently. Lots of fun.
Its a beautiful dresser. Great work.
-- Ron, Montana
david38
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#5 posted 02-19-2017 04:27 PM
looks good
Kelster58
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#6 posted 02-19-2017 06:22 PM
GREAT Job ! Heirloom quality…......
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helluvawreck
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#7 posted 02-19-2017 09:43 PM
This cherry dresser is a beautiful piece and is so nicely done.
helluvawreck aka Charles
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Gibsonman
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#8 posted 02-20-2017 01:27 AM
Thanks for all the nice complements.
Scott the finish is just wipe on poly. I thin it 50% with thinner then just wipe on with a rag. Takes more coats but doesn’t run.
Ron the plans called for just leaving the drawers loose but i was afraid they would bind up and not slide easily.
gsimon
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#9 posted 02-20-2017 08:42 PM
great looking dresser!
i’ve used wooden slides for the most part on my sideboard drawers which are fine for occasional use
i apply a wax on them first and they work
i like the idea of the cutting board though – this would be a HDPE or polyethylene plastic
I use it in display work and it machines nicely
thanks for the tip!
greg
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