Here you will find a detailed photo build of our heirloom dresser. Built to last generations yet to come, traditional joinery and modern tools have helped create a sturdy bureau. Cast iron feet and drawer handles hold up the soild cherry wood panels with dovetailed frame parts, and 3/4"poplar wood dovetailed drawers with heavy duty full extension drawer guides.
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Fresh from the lumber yard: cherry and poplar boards.
Smaller lumber has been milled and stacked to dry flat.
Dowels are used to align the panels.
Panel glue up, 4 in total.
Marking the mortise for the pins.
Using a drill to bore holes.
Using a jigsaw to create the mortise for the panels pins
Dry assemble panels to layout frame.
Test a piece for dovetail fit.
Finish all 40 frame dovetails.
Finish the panels before assembly.
Dry assembled to quality check.
Using a jig to insert dowels for internal frame members.
Good luck ladybug in the drawer bottom groove.
Clamping the dovetail drawer up.
Layout out the large drawer fronts.
Edge detail and wax drying on some drawer fronts.
Matt assembling the feet after delivery.
Beautiful grain patterns.
Top center drawer.
Up close details of the joinery, hardware and edge of the top center drawer.
The poplar drawers are sequential: the grain continues around.
Up close with the grain.
Matt next to the dresser for size comparison.
