I used a Leigh dovetail jig to cut the dovetails and paid special attention to be sure that each tail was the same size and that the top tail and bottom ½ tails are of equal size. I used poplar for the sides of the drawers. Poplar is fairly inexpensive wood and mills well...
Now that I have finished building the frame for the Dresser I am starting to layout to construct drawers. On a dresser the drawers are everything. It is the main function of the dresser and the main visual. I paid special attention when I was purchasing the lumber for this project to select complementary...
I started out building the framework of the dresser using sliding dovetails on the exposed joinery. I felt it would be a nice touch instead of using standard dados. The sliding dovetails are stronger than dados and are considered to be a hallmark of fine handcrafted furniture. I also hope that it will make...
Next up in the shop I am going to build this custom designed 9 drawer hickory dresser for a client. It will feature exposed dovetail joinery for the frame work and dovetail drawers. It will stand 33” tall 48” wide and 18” deep and will feature a hand brushed lacquer finish. When I was...
