Coop Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Brian, Excellent job! Just out of curiosity as I've never done shiplapped, why are you using screws and where will you locate them? I guess common sense would be for wood movement? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davewyo Posted April 6, 2015 Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 Stunning piece of furniture Brian. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted April 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 6, 2015 That is a stunning piece of work, Brian. That maple is beautiful and I see nothing but top-notch craftsmanship. An heirloom that will be treasured long after you're dead meat. Fantastic job. Just a thought...IMO there would be no more elegant solution for your pulls than small, simple, turned...ebony. Thanks Eric. Very high praise and I appreciate it. Yeah I was even thinking of maybe using walnut, as I have a bunch of small scraps in my shop. Gonna run it by the wife and see. One thing that's nice about using knobs is I can go with one thing for a while and see how I like it and then replace it down the line with any style knob I want. Brian, Excellent job! Just out of curiosity as I've never done shiplapped, why are you using screws and where will you locate them? I guess common sense would be for wood movement? Thanks! I will locate one screw at the center of each board on the top and bottom. That way each center will be anchored and each board can move side to side on the overlapping rabbets. I've seen people do it differently by gluing the center or using brad nails or whatever. I like the idea of being able to take the back boards off if I ever need to deal with any drawer issues in the future. I will snap a pick of the back when I get it installed. Thanks everyone for your compliments! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Good idea, especially for any future maintenance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Brian, that chest of drawers is awe-inspiring. Between your exactingly detailed execution, and that perfectly matched, incredibly figured grain, the piece is just amazing. Walnut sounds like a good choice for the pulls, but might I suggest carving, rather than plain turned mushrooms? Although the shaker style is elegant and simple, that wonderful grain screams for a complimentary form in the 'accessories'! If your baby was a girl, I'd say do some rose petals, but with a boy, maybe some bear or wolf heads would be better. Keep up the good work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bgreenb Posted April 7, 2015 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Thanks everyone for the compliments - really appreciate it given the talent level of the people on this forum. Had a pretty eventful morning this morning. Thought the baby was coming, spent the morning at the hospital, but turned out to be a false alarm. I think he realized the drawer pulls weren't installed yet and decided to wait. We did some browsing last night and picked out some plain dull nickel knobs from Lee Valley that will complement some other hardware in the room, but they are mainly meant to be a reasonably attractive placeholder until I figure out what I want to go with permanently, whether it's turned ebony/walnut, or something carved as Highlander suggested (though I have zero carving experience so that might be sometime down the line). I considered going with pendant pulls, which I think are beautiful but don't really fit the piece. Anyway, thought I'd post a pic of the back, plus a couple pics of the dresser where it's going to live (and in natural lighting). I am very pleased with the result. It's not perfect, but what is? I'll resist the urge to point out my mistakes and the parts I'm not satisfied with and the things I'd do differently if I could go back It was a very fun build. Definitely a challenge, with some techniques and approaches I haven't taken before. Hopefully the first of many case pieces. Anyway, I look forward to one day hopefully reliving this build with my son. Thanks everyone who followed along - I'll probably post a few more updates as I get drawer knobs, the baby's born, etc. And Steve - don't worry, I'm planning on signing and dating it, but we're still deciding on the name, so I'll have to wait til it's official 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Another thing - I'd be remiss if I didn't mention the two wood suppliers where I got all this beautiful stock. I think I mentioned in my first post that most of the lumber came from Bob Kloes (at forum member Ace's recommendation): http://www.bobkloes.com.. Bob was very easy to work with and is a furniture builder himself. I sent him my plans and told him what I thought I needed. He asked me how wide I wanted (2 board panels or 3 board panels) and advised me on shipping costs. Obviously the more you order the more economical it is because he can ship by pallets, so if you have other woodworkers in your area and want to team up on a purchase that's probably the way to do it. The two bottom drawer fronts came from www.curlymaplewood.com. I stumbled across this place on a google search. They have unbelievably beautiful stuff (mostly curly maple but also some gorgeous cherry and walnut). They have pictures of each board (usually multiple high quality photos). They were very responsive by email, shipped same day for reasonable prices, and threw in a couple of shorts for free. The $/BF is probably on the pricey side depending on where you are, but it's nice to see exactly what a board is going to look like if you want that "one special board" for a project. No affiliation with either of these businesses. Just a satisfied customer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wouldwurker Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Cmon, where's the 'drawers half out' pic???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Cmon, where's the 'drawers half out' pic???? Shhh...don't blow up my spot. I had such trouble with the drawers that I just gave up. Those are just drawer fronts glued to the front of the case Ask and you shall receive: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Brian, just curious. You said the two bottom drawer fronts came from a different supplier than the rest. One, all of the wood looks like it came from the same place(it's beautiful) and two, why not all of it from Bob Kloes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Brian, just curious. You said the two bottom drawer fronts came from a different supplier than the rest. One, all of the wood looks like it came from the same place(it's beautiful) and two, why not all of it from Bob Kloes? So Bob sent me plenty of wood for the whole project, and when I got all the boards I put four aside for the drawer fronts (the most figured ones in the stack). Unfortunately when it came time to do the drawers the two wide boards had cupped quite a bit and I was worried about being able to get the 7/8 thickness. All the other boards were well behaved but for whatever reason these ones didn't like my shop environment. So I put them aside for a future project. At that point I had stumbled across the other site and liked the idea of being able to select the two drawer fronts from a nice clear picture. It allowed me to match the other boards exactly too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gary Posted April 9, 2015 Report Share Posted April 9, 2015 Brian, this piece is absolutely stunning! Awesome job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted April 10, 2015 Report Share Posted April 10, 2015 This is one of my favorite pieces on here. Seriously nice work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted April 11, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2015 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted May 4, 2017 Report Share Posted May 4, 2017 Bumping this project because it's awesome. How's the COD holding up, B? Drawers still have good action? What did you end up doing for the pulls? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Wow beautiful piece, glad it got bumped. Nice work brian! Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 One of the nicest pieces on this forum! We need updated pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bgreenb Posted May 5, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Thanks guys! This was a fun build. I just made my way back through the journal. It was fun reminiscing. The piece is holding up great. Drawers still sliding just as smoothly as the day I installed them. I get very little wood movement in the panels and drawers. and my son and daughter abuse those drawers. The varnish smell even finally went away after about 6 months . Last time I use an oil based finish inside a case piece. Pulls...I wanted to turn some ebony ones like @Eric. suggested, but I got lazy and bought some metal ones from lee valley. I will now accept my walk of atonement. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bgreenb Posted May 5, 2017 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 I'll get some updated pics tomorrow but here's one that shows the pulls. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted May 5, 2017 Report Share Posted May 5, 2017 Brian, beautiful chest of drawers. I actually like the knob choice, it really keeps the focus on the wood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 On 5/4/2017 at 9:01 PM, bgreenb said: tomorrow I think it's tomorrow now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted May 6, 2017 Report Share Posted May 6, 2017 The metal pulls are sufficient for now. Keep your dream of turning pulls for it alive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bgreenb Posted May 7, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 5 hours ago, Llama said: I think it's tomorrow now. My son is asleep but I will get some pics tomorrow! If not I will take another walk of atonement! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 1 hour ago, bgreenb said: My son is asleep but I will get some pics tomorrow! If not I will take another walk of atonement! Wake that kid up! Fire drill! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheperd80 Posted May 7, 2017 Report Share Posted May 7, 2017 Wake that kid up! Fire drill! Oh man thanks for the throwback! Best scene from that movie. "It was a nightmare." Lmao. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G890A using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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