Furnished content.
(from Lumberjocks.com)
I decided to build this dresser in the summer, to alleviate storage problems when both college-aged sons moved back into the house for quarantine. It took me two months to get up the gumption to even get over my fundamental laziness to start the process. I thought it would take two weeks.I had obviously forgotten how long it takes to do a “big thing.”The style is direct from Dryadstudios.com, and if you're an Arts and Crafts woodworker, I highly recommend their styling. Thanks for the inspiration, Mike!The drawers are all dovetailed, and the color is from Transtint Amber aniline dye, finished with Minwax Tung Oil finish. I decided I would try to use my Domino joiner, but really didn't hardly at all. I made the drawer frames with it, but that forced other decision that made it unclear whether all THAT was really a time-saving measure. I've taken to cutting the half-blind dovetails with my Leigh dovetail jig, and my wrist joints definitely thank me! I cut the back dovetails as through dovetails by hand to keep practice.Misery factor associated with the project was about 7/10. There are LOTS of parts in this sucker—the drawers have frames between them, but actually slide on wooden runners. I made story sticks, I rubbed my stomach and patted my head—but the reality is that making things like this take a long time, and even if you draw up a great plan, well, good luck. You WILL make mistakes. Or rather I MADE mistakes!OTOH—if I made another one, it would be a lot easier.QSWO of course. First time with the aniline dyes, and I really recommend any woodworker to try this. They really work, and aren't that hard!The inlay on the breadboard ends is Buffard-Freres, from the early 20th century (Opaloid for those aficionados.) Finally, the hardware is from House of Antique Hardware, and sorta- reasonably priced.