Another something for my dad...

[BadeMillsap]

In previous thread I showed some progress on the momento table I've built for my dad. That is finished and I'll post pics eventually.

My dad also asked if I could make him some sort of useful storage "thing" using the drawers from his mother's old sewing machine... Here's the work in progress

Pic of drawer project

[BadeMillsap]

All finished and ready for finish coats ... Still need to clean up the drawers a little but for the most part I will leave them with some of the "character" the years have given them ...

[jking]

It looks like you did a good job. The color looks really nice in the pictures.

[BadeMillsap]

Thank you ... I'll post pics in the completed projects forum once I deliver ... both the table and this drawer case.

[Bill in Buena Park]

I like the open design, it has a kind of arts and crafts appeal. What are the dimensions on that?

[BadeMillsap]

I like the open design, it has a kind of arts and crafts appeal. What are the dimensions on that?

Thanks Bill ... the dimensions are 7 1/2" wide x 16" long x 18" tall. I basically let the drawers dictate the size.

I was indeed going for a "mission - arts/crafts" style. I wanted to work on my mortise/tenon skills and I used scrap white oak from other projects. The base and the top are actually two-piece blanks that I jointed and glued together to get the width I needed. The "rail" pieces around the top were just offcut pieces I salvaged. (Dad wanted the top of whatever I built to have a rail of some sort because he's always laying pencils down and he didn't want them rolling off on the floor )

With the drawers in it's really pretty heavy. I'm looking forward to my dad's comments because he basically said "can you build me a cabinet to hold these old drawers..."