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Mike Goetzke
02-15-2006, 10:28 PM
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
02-15-2006, 10:29 PM
Very nice job, Mike!!! That will be with your son for many, many years...
Roger Reynolds
02-15-2006, 10:43 PM
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
02-15-2006, 11:12 PM
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
02-16-2006, 12:20 AM
Looks flawless GREAT JOB!
Jason Tuinstra
02-16-2006, 12:31 AM
Mike, very nice. I like the two tone as well. Keep up the good work.
Vaughn McMillan
02-16-2006, 2:15 AM
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
02-16-2006, 5:53 AM
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
02-16-2006, 6:11 AM
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
02-16-2006, 6:42 AM
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
02-16-2006, 6:48 AM
Very nice Mike, Great looking job all around.
Keith Christopher
02-16-2006, 6:59 AM
Uh.... WOW.... Very nicely done.
Karl Laustrup
02-16-2006, 7:09 AM
Great job Mike. I'm sure you son will enjoy that for many years.
Karl
Dave Tinley
02-16-2006, 10:01 AM
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
02-16-2006, 11:04 AM
Nice work!
Bob Elzinga
02-16-2006, 12:57 PM
Great work! He will enjoy using that for many years, and will always think of his father when he uses it.
Tom Drake
02-16-2006, 1:29 PM
Beautiful work Mike!
Mike Zozakiewicz
02-16-2006, 1:47 PM
Really nice work Mike! I too love the contrasting stains.
Mike
Wes Bischel
02-16-2006, 2:51 PM
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
02-16-2006, 3:00 PM
The dresser looks fantastic. Nice Job.:)
Pete Harbin
02-16-2006, 7:43 PM
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
02-16-2006, 7:56 PM
Very nice
Imagine how nice it would be if made from quartersawn White Oak ??
Corey Hallagan
02-16-2006, 8:17 PM
Wonderful job, great looking project! Thanks for posting.
Corey
Richard Wolf
02-16-2006, 8:41 PM
Great job. Thanks for showing us.
Richard
Russ Massery
02-16-2006, 8:54 PM
Very Nice, A job well done! That one on the SWMBO's wish list too. Any problems with the plan themsevles?
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