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Craig D Peltier
07-13-2007, 10:12 AM
Hi, this is my first dresser.It took about 70 hours. It has three coats of Poly on it and im going to put a 4th on the top. Its all maple, with fiddleback on legs, top and door panels.The door panels I resawed and sanded down to 1/4 inch.
Thanks for your input on this for the lbevel underneath top an uero hinges.

Craig

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Craig D Peltier
07-13-2007, 10:14 AM
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Rick de Roque
07-13-2007, 11:35 AM
Craig,

Well done. Really like the front legs. Maple looks great.

Rick
Charles Jackson III
07-13-2007, 12:05 PM
Very nice job on the Dresser.
Ralph Okonieski
07-13-2007, 12:15 PM
Very nicely done! The wood has nice character to it.
Russ Massery
07-13-2007, 12:25 PM
Most excellent! Love maple myself, my kitchen is full of it. Well done.
Lee Schierer
07-13-2007, 12:31 PM
Excellent work. A great looking dresser. I'm sure you've already been asked how soon oyu can start on the matching headboard and night stands and wardrobe and..... Nice Job.
Craig D Peltier
07-13-2007, 4:57 PM
Excellent work. A great looking dresser. I'm sure you've already been asked how soon oyu can start on the matching headboard and night stands and wardrobe and..... Nice Job.

Just two nightstands! Thats next.

I also forgot to mention I was able to use the same board for tops and bottom draws so the tops match each other in sequential order as do bottoms.
Jason Boushard
07-13-2007, 4:59 PM
nice I hope I can get to do just one project that size this year awsome work.
Anthony Anderson
07-13-2007, 7:48 PM
Love the dresser Craig. Maple is my favorite native hardwood, and the natural finish is beautiful. Nice mix of drawer sizes, very practical. Thanks for sharing. Bill
Craig Thompson
07-13-2007, 8:18 PM
Craig,

Nice Dresser, its layout looks great, how are the drawers fitted? maybe some pics?
Craig D Peltier
07-14-2007, 10:19 PM
Craig,

Nice Dresser, its layout looks great, how are the drawers fitted? maybe some pics?
Not sure of these help or not.I put 3 pieces of 3/4 inch ply in between each draw on lower and sides and a skinnier piece of maple in between each draw and attached the slides to them. The draws were nothing special.O only had two weesk from start to finish, its was a few long days. Hey if she didnt like it I would of kept it!:D



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John Schreiber
07-15-2007, 1:22 AM
That's a beauty, I especially like the legs. Are pulls for the drawers coming or is there some secret I can't see?
Jim Becker
07-15-2007, 3:12 AM
Beautiful work, Craig!
Craig D Peltier
07-15-2007, 10:54 AM
That's a beauty, I especially like the legs. Are pulls for the drawers coming or is there some secret I can't see?

There controlled by that new Apple phone!:D Little actuators pushem open an closed.

Dang phone dose it all!




PS Clients putting them on.:)
John Schreiber
07-15-2007, 11:54 AM
There controlled by that new Apple phone!:D Little actuators pushem open an closed.

Dang phone dose it all!

Open Sesamie :D

Now that mini van doors are powered, we will probably see powered drawer slides next. How hard could some kind of voice control be? :rolleyes:

Of course the next thing I see is emergency cabinet maker calls because the client has to get at clean undies and the power is off.