My daughter has been patiently waiting for it G-d knows how long. For me, it's a second project in furniture making. Some of you may recall my previous posts asking a lot of questions about drawers and finishing. Thanks to all of you and a very special thanks to Richard Wolf for saving it from a sledge hammer. The plans were taken from Wood Magazine with a few modifications. Instead of a solid maple top, I used quilted maple veneer. Unfortunately it had a little defect and I had no idea how to fix it; I guess it gives it some character.Drawer construction used was NK style; another first for me. Someone had posted a nice tutorial here how to build them that helped a lot.
Glaring mistakes made... when I glued up the carcass, it came out a little out of square. That caused a snow ball effect... I had to adjust the false drawer fronts to fit the openings. Since the drawer boxes are square, when you pull out the drawer, you can tell (or at least I can) that there was a major screw-up. I guess that's part of a learning process. For a finish I sprayed a coat of dewaxed shellac followed by lacquer. Looking closer at the drawer fronts, you can see some blotching though. Next up... a mirror to hang above it. Again, thanks to all for your guidance throughout this project.
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Originally Posted by Paul Girouard
