Chest

To celebrate his son’s graduation from the University of Georgia, Jim built him this chest of drawers. He wanted a contemporary look with dark-colored woods, without too much curvature or…

The design of this chest was inspired by Virginia woodworker Tim Beierle’s furniture and drew on the technical expertise in Tom McLaughlin’s article “Shaker Chest of Drawers” (FWW #290). Anthony…

Spencer built this hope chest as a graduation present for his cousin. It features solid hardwood and veneer construction. To create the base, he used bent lamination. He cut the…

This piece, which won Best in Show—Furniture Design at the 2022 Annual Fine Furnishings Show in Providence, draws inspiration from a combination of Shaker, Danish Modern, and Japanese design. The…

To Albert, building a Shaker blanket chest was a woodworking rite of passage and something he aspired to for years. He finally got the opportunity to try when a family…

Charles had always admired a Pennsylvania German painted chest at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Having never painted one of his pieces before, he decided to learn a new skill…

All the inner workings of a chest with drawers are revealed in this piece by Vasko Sotirov.

Dennis had always admired the Studley tool chest, but didn’t want to replicate it exactly. Instead he chose to build an original interpretation, a furniturelevel, artistic tool chest with architectural…

Manageable size and smart techniques make this a fun and rewarding project

Adam made this bowfront chest of drawers when he was a sophomore. “I wanted to challenge myself,” he says. “I adorned the fronts with an end-matched burl veneer, framed by…