Dan Gill
11-24-2004, 1:22 PM
I've been waiting for the Dec./Jan. issue of Wood Magazine for a long time, as I want to make a new tall and low dresser in the Arts and Crafts or Mission style. But when I got the issue I was a little disappointed and I came up with more questions than answers. I don't intend this as a slam against Wood for this plan. It is very detailed and up to their usual high standards. But some things bother me. I've never built a dresser before, so let me lean on those of you with more experience:
1. The legs are just 4/4 stock, and this seems out of proportion for the piece.
2. The corbels seem way too large and flamboyant. Perhaps I'm wrong, and perhaps it's just a personal preference.
3. Here is the biggest problem, as I see it. This dresser is basically a plywood case with QSWO sides, top, and drawer fronts. This doesn't strike me as a typically Arts and Crafts way of making a dresser. Am I wrong? I think this method would work, and it might be the simplest way to do it, but I am not sure it's terribly authentic to the style. That's okay, but I'm not sure it's what I want to do.
Is this a good way to make a dresser? If not, can you point me to plans for a better way? I suppose I can change some of the details, such as the corbels, but if I change the entire way the dresser is constructed, I might as well design my own from scratch. I like designing, but maybe not for a first effort.
I look forward to hearing your comments and ideas.
1. The legs are just 4/4 stock, and this seems out of proportion for the piece.
2. The corbels seem way too large and flamboyant. Perhaps I'm wrong, and perhaps it's just a personal preference.
3. Here is the biggest problem, as I see it. This dresser is basically a plywood case with QSWO sides, top, and drawer fronts. This doesn't strike me as a typically Arts and Crafts way of making a dresser. Am I wrong? I think this method would work, and it might be the simplest way to do it, but I am not sure it's terribly authentic to the style. That's okay, but I'm not sure it's what I want to do.
Is this a good way to make a dresser? If not, can you point me to plans for a better way? I suppose I can change some of the details, such as the corbels, but if I change the entire way the dresser is constructed, I might as well design my own from scratch. I like designing, but maybe not for a first effort.
I look forward to hearing your comments and ideas.