Weekend Gloat-Completed Dresser

[Chad Johnson]

I just finished my first piece of the bedroom series I designed and had to post a little gloat. It's also what I consider to be my very first furniture piece. Feels really good to have it done! It was a hybrid approach, with dovetails on all the drawers being hand cut. I did solid wood drawer bottoms leaving room for wood movement. Attached the top with shrinkage buttons, and made the center mount drawer runners from quartersawn white oak.

[Bruce Page]

There's a lot to be proud of there! The dovetails look perfect.

[glenn bradley]

Very nice indeed. Love the contrasting wood choices. Did you do the pulls? What's your finishing protocol?

[Chad Johnson]

Very nice indeed. Love the contrasting wood choices. Did you do the pulls? What's your finishing protocol?

The pulls are from lee valley. If you look at the side view you can see the curves legs. I found pulls that have a curved shape like the legs, I selected the hardware to try and compliment the curved legs. The inside of the case and drawers were finished with 5 coats of a 75:25 blend of shellac and alcohol. The. Outside I used Trans tint die on the walnut to get a consistent color. The cherry received 2 coats of diluted shellac. All of the outside pieces got 5 coats of oil based polyurethane diluted with mineral spirits in a ratio of 75:25. Let the varnish sit for 10 minutes and then wiped the excess off. Let each coat of varnish sit for 24 hours, and lightly hand sanded with 320 grit between coats.

[Gene Takae]

Wow!!! Excellent design and craftsmanship-you should be proud!