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This dresser is made of cherry and cocobolo. The side panels are coco veneer, and the drawer fronts are curly cherry. I’ve been working on this on and off for awhile now, and ended up rushing myself in the end, as the drawers don’t fit as well as they should. The gap on the top middle drawer is driving me nuts, but will have to do for now since it was drawer number 2 for that spot. I love the look of the dresser, though I will construct the insides different next time as it not a model of drawer and web frame construction by any means.
-- Jeremy, Baton Rouge, LA - rayburnfinefurniture.com
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rdjack21
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#1 posted 413 days ago
All I can say is LOVE IT! Really like the look of the curly cherry. If that drawer is bugging you to much PM me and I will give you my address so you don’t have to look at it every day :)
-- --- Richard Jackson
Philip
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#2 posted 413 days ago
That looks amazing! Well done. Nobody is the wiser as to the imperfections that drive us crazy.
-- If you can dream it, I can do it!
Woodbridge
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#3 posted 413 days ago
Beautiful dresser. great design and beautiful wood. The beading around the drawers and sides is cool. I like the shape of the sides and the two bowties on the top holding theeh crack together adds additional interest.
-- Peter, Woodbridge, Ontario
lightweightladylefty
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#4 posted 413 days ago
Jeremy,
The dresser is gorgeous! We really love the curly cherry. It’s got to be the loveliest cherry we’ve ever seen!
Thanks for sharing such a fine build.
L/W
-- Jesus is the ONLY reason for ANY season.
jjraybur
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#5 posted 413 days ago
I think the bowties are my favorite part. I tend to look for cracked lumber just so I can put some in….
-- Jeremy, Baton Rouge, LA - rayburnfinefurniture.com
JeffC
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#6 posted 413 days ago
Awesome dresser, and very nice wood selection! Love the dutchman patches, nice!
lizardhead
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#7 posted 413 days ago
Nice job: If I may be just a bit critical though I would not have used a contrasting wood for the bowties, or I would have put a false set at the other end to balance the top out a bit. Thats just me though. My wife & I recently visited Egypt, and I seen where Bowties like yours were used to hold huge stone blocks together. Al Gore may have invented them. He invented the computer you know.
-- Lizardhead---Yeah but it's a dry heat--Tempe, Az
bobbyjwill
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#8 posted 413 days ago
awesome! i like anything made from curly lumber, my two favorites are curly and birdseye maple. thanks for the share :)
Lee A. Jesberger
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#9 posted 413 days ago
Beautiful choice of woods
Very nice design and workmanship.
Lee
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HalDougherty
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#10 posted 413 days ago
That’s beautiful! The cherry grain will distract anyone from ever seeing a gap on the second drawer.
-- Hal, Tennessee http://www.first285.com
michelletwo
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#11 posted 413 days ago
despite your concerns it is a very great looking piece. the curve of the legs, the arch in the base, and of course specatacular wood, make this a terrific dresser.
-- We call the destruction of replaceable human made items vandalism, while the destruction of irreplaceable natural resources is called development.
a1Jim
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#12 posted 412 days ago
A great looking dresser,your wood selection and design are out standing and you working looks excellent. As far as you concerns go about this piece ,we all know every little thing wrong with each project we make ,either we move on or go nuts :))
-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/
Douglas Bordner
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#13 posted 412 days ago
Gorgeous in shape and such great woods. Maybe you should let it go through a full range of the seasons (just tell yourself that your doing a full humidity response test) to ameliorate the ‘Bugged” feeling about the drawer. Then you can tweak if it still makes you nuts.
I (and about anyone, in the trade or the general public) would be proud to have it in their home.
High-Five!
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
DocSavage45
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#14 posted 412 days ago
Looked at all your projects. Varied and well done. This is no exception. Nice piece. When I was about 20 years younger spent a lot of time building and repairing houses on the side. A friend invited me to see her cabin in the wooods. she had built it herself. Two stories high, stone fire place, handmade tile. I’m looking in awe, and she says “of course youve noticed the problem in the upper right hand corner near the roof.” LOL! I said “maybe in time, but for now just let me enjoy this!”
-- Cau Haus Designs, Thomas J. Tieffenbacher
John's Woodshop
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#15 posted 412 days ago
I love it!!!
-- John -- Racine, WI -- Woodworking..."It's not just a Hobby, it's an Adventure"
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