Drawers The next step in construction of these night stands was the drawers.  Since I dovetailed the dresser, I pretty much had to dovetail the night stand drawers too.  I toyed with the idea of using standard lock rabbet joints at the...

Now that my cases were assembled, it was time to start working on the walnut base and top.   Top For the top panels, I wanted finished dimensions of 19″ x 24-3/4″.  To have room to use my reversible glue joint bit and...

This night stand is a good project to make in pairs.  I started out by making up my cut list and going shopping at Woodcraft. Like the dresser, the night stand case is made from 3/4-inch cherry veneer plywood with solid cherry drawer...

The nine-drawer dresser project was a huge success.  Julie and I are enjoying it, and I’ll admit to taking particular pleasure in hauling the Ikea thing to the dump and tossing it over the side. Now the ugliest thing left in our...

With the completion of the drawers, I was almost done. Case Back The case back is very simple:  a piece of 1/4-inch cherry plywood cut to fit.  My case was 47-3/4 inches wide inside the rabbets at the back, but I knew I was a tiny bit off...

The only components left to make for this dresser were the drawers and the back panel.  I tackled the drawers next. Drawers This piece is going in Julie’s and my bedroom, so I wanted to do something more aesthetically pleasing than...