Shaker Style 7 Drawer Chest

comments (4) April 6th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery

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Walnut Seven Drawer Chest

 

Material:       Black Walnut, Hard Maple & Aromatic cedar

Dimensions:   54 ¾" H x 31" W x 19" D

 

This seven drawer chest is constructed of solid wood using web-frame drawer supports that allow for movement of the solid wood sides. The front and back drawer dividers are glued into the carcass sides using exposed sliding dovetails. Drawer runners are attached to the carcass sides using dado joints then connected to the front and back of the drawer dividers using mortise and tenon joints. Aromatic cedar dust shields in the panels between the drawers offer a lovely useful scent. The drawers have hand cut through dovetails in the back and half-blind dovetails in the front. The back is made using the frame-and-panel method. The finish is a durable linseed oil and urethane wipe-on mixture on the front, top and sides. The inside of the case is finished with shellac.


Design or Plan used: My own design - Robert E Koch
posted in: Reader's Gallery, shaker, walnut, chest of drawers
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Comments (4)

seawship seawship writes: are plans available for this piece?

thanks,
carl
seawship at me dot com
Posted: 6:43 am on December 30th

jngreene79 jngreene79 writes: I saw this piece and it reminded me of chest my great grandfather made. Absolutely beautiful. Simple and elegant. I like it so much, I'm building a version of it right now. However, I'm not half the craftsman you are.
Posted: 5:38 pm on April 25th

Bidgybudget Bidgybudget writes: Very nice piece! Photos rarely do a piece justice and these really look great!
Posted: 1:56 pm on April 8th

GLAD_TO_HELP GLAD_TO_HELP writes: IF YOU ARE NOT BUILDING FURNITURE PROFESSIONALLY YOU SHOULD BE.THAT IS A BEAUTIFUL JOB.
Posted: 1:35 pm on April 7th

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