| Project by kevinw | posted 224 days ago | 356 views | 3 times favorited | 17 comments | ![]() |
I built this dresser as a wedding gift for my daughter and son-in-law. They had been married about 6 months by the time they got it, but seemed to feel it was worth the wait. Quite a bit of the material was salvaged from an old house they tore down where I work and I claimed a lot of old oak 4” floor molding for free the day before the wreckers came. So I had to do a lot of sort, re-gluing and planing to work around all the nail holes and such.
-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO
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17 comments so far
DAN
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posted 224 days ago
pretty piece !
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ND2ELK
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posted 224 days ago
A special gift for a special occasion. What a beautiful heirloom to pass on thru the generations. It is extra special that you made it from old lumber. I would hate to think of all this kind of material that has been lost over the years. I was very young when my grand dad died but I can remember my folks carrying gunnysack’s full of old hand carved decoys out of the garage and burning them. They only kept four out of dozens.
Welcome to Lumberjocks.
Tom
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trifern
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posted 224 days ago
Very nice wedding gift. I am always amazed at how much more character is in old reclaimed wood.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 224 days ago
Kevin,
This is a really nice piece and I love the fact that it was constructed from “re-directed” material. I am sure that your daughter really appreciates the piece, especially given the history of the piece. This is a family heirloom that will be passed on to future generations.
Well done.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
griff
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posted 224 days ago
Great looking dresser,
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CharlieM1958
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posted 224 days ago
Wonderful dresser, Kevin. I’m sure they will enjoy it for many, many years.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
gerrym526
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posted 224 days ago
Very nice piece. Like the clean lines and the way you selected the boards and oriented the grain patterns.
Dovetail drawers are a very nice touch.
-- Gerry
PanamaJack
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posted 223 days ago
Really a great job Kevin!
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relic
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posted 220 days ago
Great looking dresser, nice use of reclaimed wood.
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motthunter
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posted 220 days ago
lucky daughter
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WudWrkr
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posted 206 days ago
Kevin,
Great job on the dresser, I’m sure your daughter and son-in-law are very proud of your workmanship and very pleased with the gift. What are the approx. overall dimensions? I’ve got a stack of cherry rarin’ to go and I’m going to build one for my wife as soon as I find a plan I like. I have a couple of plans already, but I like your dresser better. Is it your own design or did you find a plan somewhere?
Steve
-- Steve - "Dang, no matter how many times I run it through the planner it's still too thin!"
kevinw
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posted 205 days ago
Steve,
I purchased it as a reprint from Workbench magazine. Here is a link for it:
http://www.workbenchmagazine.com/main/wb281-dresser01.html
The plans were clear and accurate which helped make things easy. Their version was actually built in cherry, so it will definitely look good.
-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO
WudWrkr
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posted 205 days ago
Thanks for the link Kevin. Man, it’s funny how things work out sometimes. I was checking my e-mail before logging on to LJ tonight and I had something from PlansNow.com. I decided to check out their bedroom plans and they have that same plan too. Not only that, but they have a matching night table and bed!
Then, lo and behold, I followed your link to Workbench Magazine and when I clicked on the “Buy Project Plan” link it took me to PlansNow.com! I don’t know if this is ‘sawdust destiny’ or what, but right about now I’m thinkin’ this is the plan for me! :) I just hope mine turns out half as nice as your did. Thanks again.
Steve
-- Steve - "Dang, no matter how many times I run it through the planner it's still too thin!"
rikkor
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posted 204 days ago
Nice work twice. Once for reclaiming the materials, again for good workmanship on the dresser.
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kevinw
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posted 204 days ago
Steve,
I got a real chuckle out of your “sawdust destiny” phrase. I will have to remember that one. Have a great day.
Kevin
-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO
jeanmarc
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posted 64 days ago
Great looking dresser,Really a great job
-- jeanmarc manosque france
kevinw
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posted 64 days ago
Thanks JeanMarc. Very cool that you are in France. Just happened to be at my computer and got your message very quickly. Nice to know that Lumberjocks is an international community! You have some very nice work posted
-- Kevin, Blue Springs, MO