Showing 21 through 40 out of 78 articles containing "chest of drawers"
Chippendale Chest
…’s defines the word “classic” as “of enduring style, interest, or quality.” And when those criteria are applied to this handsome chest of drawers, it’s pretty easy to make a good argument for all three. The enduring style is pretty plain to see. The graceful moldings, veneered drawer fronts…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 192
December 2010
Tall Oak Dresser
…detail, this roomy chest of drawers will go together with an absolute minimum of fuss. The beautifully detailed dresser pictured above is the first installment on a suite of bedroom furniture that… I say, all’s fair in love, war, and woodworking. And if you think the chest of drawers is an interesting project, why stop there? In coming issues we’ll …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 206
April 2013
Six-Drawer Chest
…and tenon. DADOES FOR FILLETS. The drawers are mounted to the chest with fillets (drawer slides that fit in a groove in the side of the drawer). To mount the fillets, … TII$ FILLETS. The fille* (of drawer slides) are simply strips of hardwood ((maple isthebest, cfr~£~e;~~~ounted to the sides of the case to slxpp~rt drawer. the f i a t , hartl~ood$…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 17
September 1981
Box Joint Storage Chest
…version of this chest that rolls on small casters. What kind of storage do you need? There’s a lot of flexibility in the number and size of the drawers on this chest. So…or 24" wide, which means each row of drawers has 1/ " total for 8 the gaps between the drawers. CUT TO SIZE . Regardless of their width, all the drawers are built the same way. The…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 131
October 2000
High-Style Tall Chest
…chest a “high-style” look and creates the perfect frame for the veneered fronts of the drawers you’ll build later. I made enough of the 1/4" bead trim (G) to frame the inside of all the drawer… to the chest down to earth a bit, this upper cabinet and drawers. easy-to-build low base is what you need. It gives the chest a slightly more traditional…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 152
April 2004
Web Frames
…dressers and chests. Frames are lighter than solid wood or plywood panels Web frames divide the case and support the weight of the drawers There are a lot of things … frames keep the chest square and stable under the shifting weight of the drawers moving. They also prevent the sides of the chest from bowing under the load of the drawers and their…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 157
February 2005
Campaign Chest
…35 a. b. fitting the c . d. e. Drawers At this point, the case of the chest is pretty much complete. So now you can get started on the three, identical drawers that fit inside.…drawer pulls. You can see how to do that in the box on the opposite page. bracket feet. There are only a few details left to complete the campaign chest. The first of…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 169
February 2007
Craftsman Chest
…test of time. TONGUE & DADO. This joinery technique, combined with thin hardwood makes it easy to lift the tray in and out of the chest. It’s the same combo that’s often used with drawers. Start at the table saw by making the dadoes on the ends of the front and back…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 267
June 2023
Cock Beaded Drawers
…of dovetails Dovetail joints not covered by bead NOTE: Drawer assembled and fit before adding cock bead Side bead reinforced with brads Only rounded profile of bead stands proud The chest of drawers on page 32 features cock bead (bead that stands proud of the surface) framing the drawer openings…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 192
December 2010
Fine Tool Chest
… face of all the parts. It’s sized to hold a 1/ ” plywood bottom. 4 A second and larger groove is cut on the outside of drawer sides. This groove will fit over the drawer… pulls. They’re a smaller version of the knobs I used on the tool cabinet. W How-To: Wood Drawer Guides Drawer Guides. The drawers in the tool chest slide on wood runners mounted…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 151
February 2004
Hadlely Chest
… for the front and back of the chest. But in this case there’s the added layer of the drawer rail on the inside edge of the leg. The drawer rail is the tail that’s… routing the decorative bead in the chest parts. The rails and stiles on the back of the chest are left plain. Drawer Rail. The angled shoulders of the drawer rails are easy to cut…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 260
April 2022
Blanket Chest
…CHEST) A COUNTRY CLASSIC Have you ever noticed how dovetails are always hidden away on the corners of a drawer? It's never seemed quite right to me that one of… - a blanket chest. Unlike many of the modern hope chests, with their overabundance of frills, this chest is modeled after some of the original country versions. The drawers are a good…Read More
Woodsmith Issue 32
March 1984
Tools of the Trade
… template for cutting dovetails to a predetermined spacing (as on the Blanket Chest) is kind of a headache. Although the jig comes with instructions that clearly show how …other restriction: the size of the dovetail is dictated by the thickness of the stock. This could be a problem, for example, when a W drawer front with V-i" drawer sides is being …Read More
Woodsmith Issue 32
March 1984
Hope Chest
…: TRAY SIDES FACE FRONT AND BACK OF CHEST Vi" DOVETAILS Vt PLYWOOD BOTTOM CUT GROOVE TO FIT PLYWOOD FIGURE 16 DRAWER CUT GROOVE fk. TO FIT PLYWOOD…chest are the tray and the drawer. I started on the tray. DESIGN. The tray is actually a traditional dovetailed drawer, but with a twist. On a typical drawer, the front faces the front of…Read More
