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<\/a><\/p>\nThe chest is 72 inches tall, 34 inches wide, and 22 inches front to back.<\/p>\n
Each panel in the cabinet doors is made up of a book-matched pair of boards which were beveled first on the table saw, and then finished with a hand plane.\u00a0 The door frames are quarter-sawn cherry with the rails tenoned into the stiles.\u00a0 The transition molding and the crown molding were cut on the table saw as coves and then split into the quarter round profile.\u00a0 The outer edge of the crown molding was extended with solid stock.<\/p>\n The drawer fronts are graduated from bottom to top (9.5″, 9″, 8.5″, 7.5″) and each drawer front is one solid piece of American Black Cherry.<\/p>\n Quarter-sawn, Eastern white oak was chosen for its stability in the drawer sides and backs.\u00a0 The half-blind dovetails were all hand cut with a 14 ppi saw and chisel.<\/p>\n Shelves and center divider are solid cherry.<\/p>\n The upper section of the chest is a separate unit and can be removed for transport.\u00a0 Back panels for the upper and lower sections are 3\/8″ cherry plywood (cherry both sides).<\/p>\n The “Makers Mark.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" I finished this tall chest in late May.\u00a0 The primary wood is American Black Cherry, about 90% of it from one tree.\u00a0 Cherry plywood was used for drawer bottoms and the back panels, while quarter-sawn white oak was used for the drawer sides and backs.\u00a0 The entire chest, inside and out, has three coats of … Continue reading Finished!!<\/span> <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n