Bought some furniture for the wife this weekend

[collinb]

Yes, I bought it instead of buying it. Went to an estate sale and got a cherry bedroom suit by Kincaid. (Made her happy.)

And ... of course I looked at the construction. When it comes to the bones, I'm there. (That felt good.) Maybe even a little better. And I suspect most here are, too. Their dovetails were messy. Not cleaned up, sanded and smooth. Just glued together with chips hanging off.

Where I would lack would be in finishing/appearance. That's going to have to be my next learning experience.

[wtnhighlander]

Whatever makes her happy is the key.

As for the dovetails, we woodworkers are really the only ones that care if they are tight and smooth. And frankly, no one else cares to even see them.

[Minnesota Steve]

Do you know what vintage?   we want to see pics.

 

 

[collinb]

1 hour ago, Minnesota Steve said:

Do you know what vintage?   we want to see pics.

 

 

Here's the dresser. I haven't looked for any date stamp.

[collinb]

1 hour ago, wtnhighlander said:

As for the dovetails, we woodworkers are really the only ones that care if they are tight and smooth. And frankly, no one else cares to even see them.

I get what you're saying. Perhaps I've turned into the woodworking equivalent of what photographers call a "pixel peeper," one who looks at and may be critical of what are otherwise insignificant matters

[Minnesota Steve]

1 hour ago, collinb said:

Here's the dresser. I haven't looked for any date stamp.

 

Looks nice.

[Coop]

Collin, we just got rid of the very same dresser about a year ago. It was part of a set that included a four poster bed that was getting really hard to make up for my wife and even me. I hated to part with it as it was really well made.