Latest project - Walnut small chest

[Andy Howard]

Hi all,

Just wanted to share a pic of the latest project I completed. It is a small chest in the Chipendale style. I used one of Glen Huey's plans for starters, and modified the heck out of it to produce what you see here.

Sorry for the bad pics....just took some quickies so they arent the best.

All primary wood is walnut, with a secondary wood of poplar.

Finish is BLO followed by shellac.

Critiques and criticism welcome. Always trying to improve on my skills and knowledge.

Andy

[jonathan snyder]

Very nice Andy,

The drawer fronts are beautiful and the dt's look great.

Jonathan

[Mike Cutler]

Andy.
Very nicely done. A lot of detail and thought went into it, which is obvious.

[Roy Wall]

Beautifully done Andy.

Did you use dust frames between the drawers, or leave open & primarily for the drawer runners?

Terrific work - thanks for showing!

[Don Bullock]

Andy, that's a beautiful chest. Nicely done.

[Martin Shupe]

I have that plan, and you did a fantastic job!

Excellent work, and thanks for posting the pics!

[Charles Jackson III]

Very nice work!

[Andy Howard]

Thanks for the comments guys.

Roy,
There are no dust panels, just the drawer runners. That is how the plan called for them, but right after I glued up the carcase I realized that I should have done a full dust panel. This is the reason I went against the conventional logic of making 2 at once to save time, and made only one. Now I can correct the mistakes made on the first one when I build the second one. If I did them at the same time I would have made the same mistakes twice!

For the second one I will use a sliding dovetailed drawer divider in the front and in the rear of the case. This will allow me to capture the drawer runners and a panel inbetween the front and rear dividers.

Andy


Beautifully done Andy.

Did you use dust frames between the drawers, or leave open & primarily for the drawer runners?

Terrific work - thanks for showing!

[Gail O'Rourke]

Gorgeous chest! I love the color. What are the dimensions?

[scott spencer]

Nicely done Andy. Really something to be proud of.

[Jim Becker]

Wonderful work, Andy! You chose that walnut well on the faces, too. Outstanding!

[Chris Barton]

Exceptional attention to details! I really like the execution on this reproduction and faithfully done in walnut! Excellent.

[Rick de Roque]

Well done.

Rick