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    Alder Dresser

    I would like to share a long 6 month project. A 12 drawer dresser for my wife its replacing an alder dresser made by the Bassett furniture company.
    Some of the details are hand sawn dovetail drawers, carved cherry knobs, turned feet and inlayed alder leaves I carved on the top.
    The secondary woods are poplar and pine.
    Inside the parts have 3 coats of shellac the outside is Generals finish water based urethane. I applied 3 coats with Wooster foam king brush. Generals urethane gives alder a nice amber glow.
    I started the piece in May just finished after turkey day.
    Thanks for looking
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    Aj

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    Beautiful work, Andrew! Lots of great details. Really love the alder. Any pics of the carvings on the top?

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    Nice to make things for your wife ….even if you had no alder-turnernative ! I remember when I tried to make a blender for my wife…Well I overpowered it ….but was able to reconfigure it into a clothes dryer! The warm rosy color is a beautiful well thought-out touch . SO much
    better than the standard “mud brown “ commercial furniture.

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    Beautiful work Andrew. Congrats! Love the beading.
    Brian

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    That looks great! I really like the proportions and the arrangement of the drawers.

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    Beautifully done. Love the warm, natural color of the alder.
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    Andrew, VERY nice, sir. I really appreciate the details such as the knobs, the delicate dovetails, etc. Thank you for sharing.
    Best, Patrick

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    What a beautiful piece of work. The proportions, the materials, the beading, the way yo styled the corners, etc - everything about that piece comes together smoothly in a beautiful "whole". I'd send pics of that one to FWW.

    I'd like to see the carvings on top too.
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    I agree with everyone...this is a wonderful piece. Congrats.
    Chris

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    Really lovely work, Andrew! Lots of details that just plain came together!
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    Great classic lines with details that give a fresh look!
    "You can observe a lot just by watching."
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    Beautiful piece Andrew. Really nice. All of the extra features fit in so exceptionally well, but do not overwhelm, and the alder adds to these qualities.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phil Mueller View Post
    Beautiful work, Andrew! Lots of great details. Really love the alder. Any pics of the carvings on the top?
    Thanks Phil and everyone for the nice comments.
    Here is a pic of leafs on the top. Im having trouble getting a good pic. my phone keeps flipping the good one upside down.
    I would like to share the detail of the molding that crosses the side grain and how it's accomplished. I recognized most of you guys know how it's done but I believe there's some that don't. Only because it's not often seen. So here what it looks like the cleat is broken up after its nailed no screws only nails they allow a little bit of movement but hold tight.
    Another fun fact is I used the case and drawers were completed in the summer. I used old brown glue I heated to 140 this gave me a long open time.
    The dresser is 60w x 38t x 18deep.
    I bought 150 bft of 5/4 and 6/4 alder and used about 140. Im not sure of the secondary wood but it was a lot.
    I pulled all the wood from lifts and carefully selected for color and attributes of the grain. rift, quarter and cathedral.
    Thanks again everyone
    Aj

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    Not many superlatives to add to those already said. That is just so well done, and the alder, round feet, and drawer pulls gives it a very modern vibe. I particularly like the bead molding and how you carried that to the corners, too.

    John

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    Beautiful wood and an outstanding attention to detail! Well done, Sir!
    Ken

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