Chest of draws [sic] Revealed

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Back side of Chest of (random) Drawers

Front view of Chest of (random) Drawers

Back side of Chest of (random) Drawers

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I had previously posted this project, showing the front. As the readers are all woodworkers, I thought you may find the back side of the carcass equally interesting. The stiles and rails, on the face and back of the carcass are all dovetailed into each other. The rails on which the drawers slide are secured to the front of face of the carcass using glued tendon joints. They are secured to the back rails and stiles using free floating tendon joints, so the carcass will not rip itself apart.

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baudi writes:

All kidding aside, I do like it a lot.

David


Posted: 10:37 am on January 20th

Jurgen01 writes: I love it! The design and overall effect are terrific - and the construction details are impressive. This is a very nice piece of work. Thanks for posting the photos.
Posted: 9:27 am on January 20th

hzwerling writes: It was mostly designed using paper, cut-up pieces of paper and pencil. I think some of it was done on a Mac computer using an old drawing program.

The goal was to create the appearance of a set of randomly placed drawers, however all drawers had to be functional. The drawers range from 6" x 6" x 18" to 26" x 24" x 18". I used a Leigh dovetail jig to create the internal spline joint of the carcass and all the other dovetails.

No (significant amount of) blood was drawn during the creation of this project.

I have tried to create furniture that makes the viewer look/think twice at the project. Here are my other projects... http://gallery.me.com/hzmd#100082

I want to thank Norm Abrams for getting me into woodworking some 20+ years ago. My first project was the workbench he did on his first show.

Thanks for your interest.

Hayward
Posted: 7:03 am on January 20th

baudi writes:

What tools did you use for your design drawerings?

How did you decide where to drawer the line between draws?

How deep are the draws? According to the dictionary, they should be shallower than a ravine.

Did you drawer any blood while dovetailing the draw sides?

Can you drawer any parallels between this piece and other pieces you have done?

You should enter it in a design competition. Win, lose, or drawer, I'm sure it would be a good experience.

I like your design a lot. I'm very drawern to it.

:)


Posted: 9:28 am on January 19th

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