Finally finished after 3+ years. I built this dresser after getting frustrated with the shallow drawers in today's furniture. I like having a couple of deep drawers to put pants, sweatshirts, and sweaters in. It is based on a dresser in Bill Hylton's Chests of Drawers book. I am actually in the process of designing a matching Low Chest of Drawers to complete the set. Knowing what I know now, if I were to build it again I think I would do a couple of things differently. This dresser is for myself and kept getting put on the back burner. I think it sat for about 1 1/2 yrs fully constructred waiting to be finished. I had surgery 2 yrs ago, and during my recouperation I couldn't do any heavy lifting so I hand cut all the dovetails for the back of the drawers. It's amazing to see my progress as the drawers went on. The drawer fronts were all rabbeted half blind dovetails that I did on my Leigh Jig. The primary wood is Cherry and the secondary is Maple. I finished it with Amber Shellac and Target's EM6000. Boy does the EM6000 spray beautifully. The bracket feet I purchased from Matthew Burack, because at the time I started this I had niether the confidence, nor the knowledge to make them myself. The pulls are from Horton Brasses. Thanks to everyone for the knowledge I have gained from this site.
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