Evangeline's Dresser

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  • atgcpaul
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    • Aug 2003
    • 4055
    • Maryland
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    Evangeline's Dresser

    I started this more than 1 1/2 years ago and I'm calling it done (except for the back but close enough).

    Overall the design is mine but I took some inspiration from a piece I saw in FWW.

    Made of walnut and poplar with plywood drawer bottoms. The walnut came from my neighbor's tree which fell down in a storm 2 1/2 years ago. I helped the sawyer saw it into lumber. The back will be walnut boards from the same tree.

    Dimensions are 42"H x 48"W x 21"D. The sides, top, and bottom are just 2 boards wide. Nice to have access to such wide boards. The sides are not bookmatched, but if you put the sides side-by-side, they would be.




    Handcut half-blind dovetails. Not my first time doing DTs, but my first time doing half blinds on a real project. The only other time was as a homework assignment when I took WWing classes.



    Thanks for looking,
    Paul
  • BadeMillsap
    Senior Member
    • Dec 2005
    • 868
    • Bulverde, Texas, USA.
    • Grizzly G1023SL

    #2
    Paul -- OUTSTANDING work!! Will be a family treasure a long LONG time! It's why we do what we do ....
    "Like an old desperado, I paint the town beige ..." REK
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    • Pappy
      The Full Monte
      • Dec 2002
      • 10453
      • San Marcos, TX, USA.
      • BT3000 (x2)

      #3
      That is fantastic, Paul! I love the grain in the ends.
      Don, aka Pappy,

      Wise men talk because they have something to say,
      Fools because they have to say something.
      Plato

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      • durango dude
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        • Mar 2011
        • 934
        • a thousand or so feet above insanity
        • 50s vintage Craftsman Contractor Saw

        #4
        Wow - I'm impressed!

        Did you by any chance use an Incra Jig for the drawer joinery?

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        • atgcpaul
          Veteran Member
          • Aug 2003
          • 4055
          • Maryland
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          #5
          Originally posted by durango dude
          Wow - I'm impressed!

          Did you by any chance use an Incra Jig for the drawer joinery?
          No. Some close-up shots in this thread. I like skinny pins.

          The tail boards were entirely cut by hand and cleaned up with chisels. I then laid out the tails on the pin board (drawer fronts).

          I made a jig to hold the board vertical while I wasted away as much of the wood as close to the line as I could with my router and straight carbide bit. I did it freehand. Really nerve racking and really tedious! Then I cleaned up the rest of the pin board with chisels to fine tune the fit.

          The first few drawers were a little "gappy" so I glued/jammed in slivers of walnut veneer into the spaces and then hand planed the drawers to flush up the sides to the fronts and to fine tune the fit in the case.


          Paul

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          • ironhat
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            • Aug 2004
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            • Chambersburg, PA (South-central).
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            #6
            Really nice, Paul. Is that design in the Scandinavian family? It's a clean one which hints of that particular design. Pappy is right about the grain pattern and it's a shame that the sides are usually hidden against a wall or other furniture. Anyway, good job!
            Blessings,
            Chiz

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            • chopnhack
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              • Oct 2006
              • 3779
              • Florida
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              #7
              Its awesome Paul, great work!! Did you bead the fronts after assembly? Just curious because it looked like such a small amount of wood left in the drawer front behind the beading, I could imagine assembling and cracking that area. Having your own colossal walnut boards must have been a nice experience
              I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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              • atgcpaul
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                • Aug 2003
                • 4055
                • Maryland
                • Grizzly 1023SLX

                #8
                Originally posted by ironhat
                Is that design in the Scandinavian family?
                Yes, I'd say it's a close relative.

                Originally posted by chopnhack
                Did you bead the fronts after assembly? Just curious because it looked like such a small amount of wood left in the drawer front....
                Busted. The bead wasn't part of my original "design" but the close to finished product looked boring. Not sure if you remember the Maloof dresser, but the drawers and cabinet had radiused curves which gave nice shadow lines.

                There was just enough meat left on the fronts for me to pass the assembled drawer through a beading bit on my router table without eating into the drawer side. I fubared the top of the top drawer. I had to cut off a 1/8" square strip from the top edge and reglue in a patch. There were one or two other spots where the poplar peaked through, but I patched the area with a little veneer. It's like it never happened.

                Paul

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                • chopnhack
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                  • Oct 2006
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                  #9
                  I would never have known from the pics, you did a good job at hiding those, but your right, design changes after construction are dicey. It certainly adds to the piece and you did good by making the changes!!
                  I think in straight lines, but dream in curves

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                  • Black wallnut
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                    • Jan 2003
                    • 4715
                    • Ellensburg, Wa, USA.
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                    #10
                    Excellent job Paul.
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                    • JR
                      The Full Monte
                      • Feb 2004
                      • 5633
                      • Eugene, OR
                      • BT3000

                      #11
                      Man, that's a beautiful piece. +1 on the grain in the end panels - awesome.

                      Is it finished with Maloof-mix Poly/tung oil?

                      JR
                      JR

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                      • atgcpaul
                        Veteran Member
                        • Aug 2003
                        • 4055
                        • Maryland
                        • Grizzly 1023SLX

                        #12
                        Originally posted by JR
                        Man, that's a beautiful piece. +1 on the grain in the end panels - awesome.

                        Is it finished with Maloof-mix Poly/tung oil?

                        JR

                        Thank you.

                        The real question is What finish didn't I use? The third post down on this thread goes through the convulated finishing schedule.

                        This forum is the place to ask questions about a project you are working on or are planning.


                        My next go around, I'm going to explore a light coat of BLO or tung oil or maybe the same varnish blend followed by a spray on WB lacquer.

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                        • SHADOWFOX
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                          • May 2005
                          • 1232
                          • IL, USA.
                          • DELTA 36-675

                          #13
                          Nicely done, Paul! Thanks for sharing!
                          Chris

                          "The first key to wisdom is constant and frequent questioning, for by doubting we are led to question and by questioning we arrive at the truth." -Pierre Abelard 11th Century philosopher.

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