Dresser For My Son

[Mike Goetzke]

I got the plans from Wood magazine:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/IMG_1637_1_1.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v212/mbg/IMG_1639_2_1.jpg

[Jim Becker]

Very nice job, Mike!!! That will be with your son for many, many years...

[Roger Reynolds]

Outstanding Mike. I like the contrast. I will be building this same piece soon. Any tips or tricks? I have recently completed the night stands and the mirror from this set.

[Mike Goetzke]

Thanks - actually my 12 year old son came up with the idea on contrasting stains. Hints...buy the hardware kit suggested I think it's from LeeValley. Carefully dimension the drawers since they have no slides and require a tight fit. On the book matched sides I actually used my TS to re-saw the wood (even though I have a 14" HF BS w/riser and 3/4" Timberwolf blade I still havn't mastered resawing on the BS). Stain the side/door panels before assembly. I'm sure there are many more...

Mike

[Dewayne Baker]

Looks flawless GREAT JOB!

[Jason Tuinstra]

Mike, very nice. I like the two tone as well. Keep up the good work.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Beautiful job, Mike, and I'll bet it'll be in the family for generations. I had a similar, but smaller dresser when I was a kid. Your son's dresser is gonna see a lot of use. :)

- Vaughn

[Tom Pritchard]

Mike, you did a beautiful job on this dresser! My bet is that it will continue to become more valuable to your son with every passing year! I really like the contrasting stains, so please tell your son that I think he has a great imagination, and will probably be a great woodworker too! The handles you have on the dresser are a perfect accent. Are they the ones you referred to from Lee Valley? Great job Mike!

[Ken Shoemaker]

Mike,

Outstanding... I'd say your little guy has quite a flair for design. I like the two stains... I never thought of it....

Also, nice to see a fellow WW'r so close....

[Stu Ablett in Tokyo Japan]

Very nice, great looking piece!!!

Why the large door on the left, what is behind that?

Just curious, as I've not seen a dresser like that before.

I bet your son is proud of his Dad!! :D

[Dick Parr]

Very nice Mike, Great looking job all around.

[Keith Christopher]

Uh.... WOW.... Very nicely done.

[Karl Laustrup]

Great job Mike. I'm sure you son will enjoy that for many years.

Karl

[Dave Tinley]

Mike=
You did good. Nothing beats the great feeling of building something for a son or daughter. I hope you engraved the date on it somewhere so when it gets handed down to his son he will know when it was built and be proud of his grandpa. :)

Thanks for sharing the picture.

Dave

[Michael Gibbons]

Nice work!

[Bob Elzinga]

Great work! He will enjoy using that for many years, and will always think of his father when he uses it.

[Tom Drake]

Beautiful work Mike!

[Mike Zozakiewicz]

Really nice work Mike! I too love the contrasting stains.

Mike

[Wes Bischel]

Mike,
Not only will your son enjoy the dresser, I suspect your future daughter-in-law and possibly grandchildren (if said son is willing to give it up:D ) will enjoy it as well. Beautiful work.

Stu, I have a dresser that I was given as a youngster (now my son's) that has this style of layout with the door. I was always told it is supposed to be a shirt press - but Mike can correct me if I'm wrong in this case (or all cases as may be the fact)

Wes

[Dave Walker]

The dresser looks fantastic. Nice Job.:)

[Pete Harbin]

That is really nice Mike! I'll have to dig out the Wood magazines and earmark that one. I could see building something like that for my little man one day.

Pete

[Mark Valsi]

Very nice

Imagine how nice it would be if made from quartersawn White Oak ??

[Corey Hallagan]

Wonderful job, great looking project! Thanks for posting.

Corey

[Richard Wolf]

Great job. Thanks for showing us.

Richard

[Russ Massery]

Very Nice, A job well done! That one on the SWMBO's wish list too. Any problems with the plan themsevles?