Walnut 4 drawer dresser

Peterman, member

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This was my first attempt at anything more complicated than a coffee table or cigar box.  I've been contemplating something more complex for some time now and when my wife told me she was pregnant with our first son, I thought what better way to mark the ocassion than building what could be a family heirloom one day. It currently resides in our sons nursery as a dresser and change table.  It was a blast to design and build and I'm sure there's a matching nightstand somewhere in that pile of leftover lumber too.

I got the idea for the dresser from a set of free plans I found on the internet and while the plans gave me a good idea of how much wood I'd need, nothing other than the width of the dresser stayed the same. I added a fourth drawer for more storage space and height, used mortise & tenon for the cross braces and tongue & groove for fastening the legs to the side and back panels, finger joints for the drawer construction and finished it with varathane and bee/carnuba wax. I also added some soft closing full extension drawer slides.

The walnut was scrap from a pile of shorts at a local lumber store. Let me tell you that milling these planks to size and shape was no small challenge. There were more dog legs and knots than you could shake a stick at.

Thanks for looking and commenting too. Cheers. I'm at Knot forgotten on facebook if you'd like to see more of my work.

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besamemucho5 writes: it is hard to believe that a pile of scrap wood would become shuch a beautiful piece of work....i like the clean looks of the design, the choice of wood is great....can you imagine a whole bredroom set for the new baby along the lines of this dresser? wow....if only women would have the pacience to wait!!!
Posted: 11:42 pm on October 29th

labatt50 writes: I love it! it's perfect, finish and style!
Posted: 3:31 pm on October 28th

brsteelerfan writes: Beautiful dresser! I'm in the process of building a changing table/3 drawer dresser. I designed it after my wife saw a Pottery Barn advertisement. They wanted $1200 for a 3 drawer dresser! It's nice to know I'm not the only one with a honey do list for the shop.
Posted: 7:55 pm on October 19th

Peterman writes: Hey Keigwi,

Take my advice and start building now. Not only will the dresser take up more time than you think, but you're wife will not want you "tinkering" around in the shop all day when she is eight and a half months pregnant and there is a nursery to be prepared. Congratulations on both impending accomplishments.
Posted: 3:56 pm on October 19th

keigwi writes: That looks great. You and I are in the same situation. I will be having a little girl early next year. I have built a few tables but I am about to attempt a dresser.
Posted: 1:15 pm on October 19th

keigwi writes: That looks great. You and I are in the same situation. I will be having a little girl early next year. I have built a few tables but I am about to attempt a dresser.
Posted: 1:14 pm on October 19th

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