Furniture Commission

[Woodmolds]

Cherry Dresser built to customers dimensions.
30" wide X 15" depth X 48" height.
Primary wood is Cherry, secondary is poplar.


18" X 24"(mirror size) mirror frame. Cherry

 

[Hmerkle]

Tony two beautiful pieces.

I am Speechless! (and it takes a lot )

 

[tarheelz]

That is "fine" furniture.

 

[Roy G]

I don't believe I have ever seen cherry with that much figure. That chest is just absolutely awesome.

Roy G

 

[red]

Beautiful work. Your client will be happy.

Red

 

[llucas]

Holy Smokes, that is gorgeous! Great craftsmanship....thanks for sharing.

 

[Joe Scharle]

Beautiful :thumbs_up

 

[scsmith42]

Stunning Tony!


Scott

 

[CrealBilly]

Man that is one looker...

I'm a bit confused on the use of miter joints on the carcass though - never seen that before. Could you please explain what holds the bottom legs / trim and top / trim in place

Thanks

 

[JimD]

Very nice job. Beautiful wood. Details of construction would be nice.

My guess is the bottom legs are indeed mitered together, probably with a spline. I've made a few feet like that and cut them on a bandsaw. Those look tall for that. The traditional way is to make a molding and then cut the pieces from it. The moldings at the top and bottom I suspect are applied. I think it's basically a box with spacers at the top and bottom that moldings are applied to and the top is fastened to. But I didn't build it so that is a guess.

 

[JohnnyR]

beautiful work and gorgeous wood!

 

[Jeremy Scuteri]

That looks awesome. Are the drawer fronts solid wood?

 

[golfdad]

Tony that is awesome. Great figure. What did you use for a finish?

 

[Canuck]

Just one word comes to mind.

Awesome!

Wayne

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Great job, Tony. The curly Cherry drawer fronts really make it stand out. Same question as Jeremy: solid wood or veneer? Is the design original or did you use existing plans? Would love to see some of the WIP pics, if you have them.

 

[Woodmolds]

Man that is one looker...

I'm a bit confused on the use of miter joints on the carcass though - never seen that before. Could you please explain what holds the bottom legs / trim and top / trim in place

Thanks

There are no miter joints on the carcass. The drawer blades are dovetail dadoed into the sides.


The mold at the top & bottom is nailed into the frame behind it. The legs are screwed from the bottom. The top is screwed to the frame below it. I don't think I have a picture of the leg. I may have one similar here I can photograph if you want me to.

Tony

 

[Woodmolds]

Very nice job. Beautiful wood. Details of construction would be nice.

My guess is the bottom legs are indeed mitered together, probably with a spline. I've made a few feet like that and cut them on a bandsaw. Those look tall for that. The traditional way is to make a molding and then cut the pieces from it. The moldings at the top and bottom I suspect are applied. I think it's basically a box with spacers at the top and bottom that moldings are applied to and the top is fastened to. But I didn't build it so that is a guess.

Pretty much spot on, except the leg material was run in linear pcs on the molder first then cut out, then mitered. The legs are pretty tall at 5-1/2", but I felt they looked appropriate given the 48" OAH.

 

[Woodmolds]

That looks awesome. Are the drawer fronts solid wood?

They are solid, but veneered face.

 

[Woodmolds]

Tony that is awesome. Great figure. What did you use for a finish?

I used lye for the basic color & and toner for the final color. It has SW pre-cat lacquer on it.

 

[Woodmolds]

Great job, Tony. The curly Cherry drawer fronts really make it stand out. Same question as Jeremy: solid wood or veneer? Is the design original or did you use existing plans? Would love to see some of the WIP pics, if you have them.

The mold and leg profiles are from a Thomas Elfe piece. The size was specified by the client. I used five drawers because I felt the height needed it to look proportional.




Thanks everyone for the comments, Tony