A Chest of Drawers and Nightstand for Michael

Phew - I finally completed this project! It took me over a year (I started it, took 8 mo off from the shop, then returned to complete it). It's walnut with cherry bowties and pegs. Maple back, drawer sides, and carcass parts. This thing is a beast! Very stout and heavy!

I learned a lot with this project: first time doing double mortise and tenons, first time working with a slab and live edge, first time doing bowties, first time doing a chest of drawers, and a few other firsts as well.

I sprayed on 3 coats of Endurovar semi gloss - my new favorite finish.

These plans came from Michael Pekovich at FWW. I changed things up and made my own Sketchup file first.

Thanks for looking!



All the carcass parts ready for glue-up.



Planing the tops level. I took almost an inch of thickness on the nightstand to get it level. That's a lot of work!



This piece popped out when chopping the bowties.



Epoxy saved the day!



Just for added protection, I added 3 bowties to the bottom as well. Bowties are 1/2" thick.



Planing the drawers to fit. This is my favorite part of woodworking!



Love my refrigerator box spray booth!



Love my custom brand!