My latest work, Dresser project

[Dewayne Baker]

I recently finished a 7 drawer dresser I built for our son. Woods featured are quarter sawn white oak & African mahogany. This piece is inspired by a commercial design and complements the changing table I built several months ago. The case consists of flame mahogany veneered side panels set in a 1/2" tongue & groove frame. Each drawer compartment is separated by dust frames set in dado's. The face frame is 3/4" but flairs out to 6/4 at the foot for added strength.





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The back is a presentable frame & panel construction with maple ply and branded with my signature stamp.

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I spent just a little time on the drawer faces with the elliptical recess, inlaid pulls and inlay border. The drawer boxes are maple ply and ride on full extension accuride slides. These pulls are my new version and solution the the changing table pulls I wasn't happy with.

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Thanks for looking comments and questions welcome

[Jim Benante]

This is a very nice piece. I like the curves and especially like the draer pulls. Great work!

[Vaughn McMillan]

Very nice work, Dewayne. The details on the drawers are sweet, and the wood combination looks great to me.

- Vaughn

[Mark Pruitt]

Beautiful work! Love the drawer pulls especially.

[Kyle Kraft]

Awesome dresser!!! I really like the inlaid drawer pulls, a very interesting touch!

Kyle in K'zoo

[Kent Parker]

Great work! A real fun looking piece. I'm sure your son will enjoy pulling out those drawers.

Cheers,

Kent

[Bruce Page]

I love it! Very cool design, the craftsmanship and attention to detail is first rate!

[Jim Becker]

Awesome piece!

The flame mahogany panels are really, really interesting in the way that they build in color top to bottom. Is the other side similar in that respect??

[Mike Goetzke]

Nice looking dresser - I too really like the drawer fronts. Could you post how you made the ovals and rectangular inlays?

Mike

[Gail O'Rourke]

Dewayne, your continued dedicaton to the details is evident in this piece. Great job, once to be used for years and years. Awesome job.

[Tim Clark]

Green with envy.

Very nice!

[Don Dean]

WOW! Today I start a cabinet class a Woodcraft in my education of woodworking. Someday I hope to build something as great as the dresser you have posted here. Your piece is an inspiration to me.

[Lori Kleinberg]

That is an awesome dresser. I love it

[Al Navas]

VERY, very nice, Dewayne! I love all the detail stuff, as others have already mentioned - but worth mentioning again.


Al

[Corey Hallagan]

Nice nice work! that is a beautiful piece of furniture!

Corey

[David Duke]

Fantastic looking piece Dewayne, you done gooooood!!

[John Timberlake]

Very interesting and different design. Love the overall looks and the way the oak and mahogany go together. The drawers are really neat. Only thing I would change is the arrangement of the different size panels on the side. I would either go large, medium, small from bottom to top or large, small, medium. Otherwise wouldn't change a thing.

[Ken Fitzgerald]

Stunning piece Dewayne! Stunning! I love those contrasting woods and your attention to detail!

[Dewayne Baker]

The elliptical recess is formed by shaping a template and using a combination of bits and bushings. First a straight bit to plow out the material, then a bull nose bit with a smaller bushing to cove the perimeter. I ganged the pulls together in a long strip of 5 and did all the router work before cutting them loose. A 1/2" wide channel is routed with a edge guide to inlay the pull.

Before cutting my project wood I made a mdf mock-up.

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[john whittaker]

Dewayne, I really like your design and attention to detail. And thanks for the info on making the elliptical recess. Very nice work.