Simple cherry dresser

[alex grams]

This was a simple cherry dresser I just finished for my second (soon to be delivered) child.

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[Dan Bundy]

Simply beautiful! Nice job and congratulations on the pending addition to the family. DB

[Jim Matthews]

Sweet.

Will this be free standing?
My boys climb on everything.

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[Jim Rimmer]

Nice job. And congrats on another Aggie.

[Prashun Patel]

Another wonderful. Nice selection of wood.

[Brett Robson]

Looks great! Love the figure on the sides!

I still have a chest of drawers my father made for me as a child. Your new kid will cherish it when he/she gets older.

[alex grams]

thanks for the compliments.

Jim, I get the plastic pipe straps for securing plumbing and screw one end to the back of the dresser and the other end to a stud in the wall.

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[Von Bickley]

Looks GREAT.......

[Jim Matthews]

Plenty strong, that stuff.

You're WAY ahead of me on this one.

Kudos

[alex grams]

Jim,
It was actually some leftover pieces from when I used a roll of it to hold my DC ducting to the ceiling in my garage/shop, so i figured it would work for both purposes.

[Prashun Patel]

Came back for a second look at this. I really like your drawer fronts. Your choice of wood and matching across the fronts is just great to me. Alex, what's yr dovetail method?

[Shawn Pixley]

Nice piece and well executed!

[Paul McGaha]

I like the piece Alex and nicely done.

PHM

[glenn bradley]

Really nice Alex. Thanks for sharing that piece and the great news about the new family member.

[alex grams]

prashun, the dovetails were via an omnijig. I can do through dovetails by hand that are serviceable, but half blind rabbeted by hand are not something I've had the time to practice, nor with the wife wanting this done soon, something I could spend using the project to learn.

[Marty Gulseth]

That kiddo is already awesomely blessed and doesn't even know it! Congrats to all, by the way.

Regards, Marty

[Prashun Patel]

"I can do through dovetails by hand that are serviceable, but half blind rabbeted by hand are not something I've had the time to practice,..."

I resemble that remark!

[Lee Ludden]

What finish did you use on that piece? I looks great!

[alex grams]

the finish was boiled linseed oil, a light spray on coat of shellac, then 2 or 3 coats of target em6000, one of my favorite go-to finish schedules.

[lowell holmes]

It sure doesn't look simple to me. Nice job.

Out of curiosity, have you spent time in Elm Mott at the woodworking school?

[Jim Becker]

Simply...outstanding!

[alex grams]

lowell, no I haven't unfortunately. I am sure there is a lot I could learn, but 90% of what I know comes from books/sawmillcreek or trial and error.

[Lee Schierer]

Very nice project and the cherry is great. I like the figure on the sides. It will only get better with time. Hopefully you autographed it and embedded a coin of the current year for future generations to see.