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Compound curved chest of drawers with fiddleback hickory handles and maple drawers

comments (3) October 30th, 2011 in Reader's Gallery

GregBodnar GregBodnar, member
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     Compound curved chest of drawers made from walnut with fiddleback hickory handles and maple drawers.Bottom four drawer fronts are carved out of a single board and the top are made from a single board.Everything is hand planed,hand carved and hand finished.

This piece won 1st place in the contemporary furniture class in the "Design in wood competition" at the San Diego county fair.


Design or Plan used: My own design
posted in: Reader's Gallery, dovetails, carving, walnut, chest of drawers


Comments (3)

jbueti jbueti writes: Absolutely love the case and the craftsmanship. However I think the case supports do not work with the case. It's a good idea; just doesn't make sense with the case design.
Posted: 8:34 pm on November 7th

OmarAngelPerez OmarAngelPerez writes: I really enjoy this piece Greg. Great proportions and transitions. Your award is well deserved. Thanks for sharing.
Posted: 10:26 pm on October 31st

BenchMarc BenchMarc writes: Wow - you don't step away from a challenge! The paneling creates an interesting border and I like the exposed case dovetails. Are the legs joined to the case with a massive sliding dovetail? What was the rough thickness of the drawer front material? Really, an outstanding effort.
Posted: 2:32 pm on October 30th

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