These days when you have a storage problem, the solution is
usually a bigger hard drive or maybe a new CD burner. Personal space is
defined in megabytes, and when you run short, you can't simply grab the
nearest empty shoebox. Not so with the more tangible features in our
lives. Things can and do get left piled on the sofa or stuffed into an
already crowded closet. Our solution doesn't require a plug to play, is
guaranteed to work 50 years from now—and is fully compatible with
anything you'd care to stow away. It's a classic 5-drawer cherry
dresser.
Equally at home in a bedroom, living room or hallway, our traditional design combines a pair of small accessory drawers with three full-width ones for ample storage capacity. It features simple joinery and a unique spacer-block system that makes installing the drawer guides accurate and painless.
In addition to solid cherry, we used 1/4-in. cherry plywood for the end panels. With a 4 x 8 sheet you'll also have enough for the case back, bottom and the drawer bottoms. We chose poplar for the hidden interior pieces and stable, uniform 11.5mm Baltic Birch plywood for the drawer sides and backs.
| Materials List | ||
| Key | No. | Size and description (use) |
| A | 4 | 3/4 x 2 x 16-3/4" cherry (side rail) |
| B | 4 | 1-3/4 x 1-3/4 x 36-1/4" cherry (leg) |
| C* | 2 | 1/4 x 16-11/16 x 27-11/16" plywood (side) |
| D1 | 4 | 3/4 x 3/4 x 3-1/2" poplar (spacer) |
| D2 | 12 | 3/4 x 3/4 x 6-1/4" poplar (spacer) |
| E | 10 | 3/4 x 1-1/2 x 17-1/2" poplar (guide) |
| F | 5 | 3/4 x 2 x 31-1/2" cherry (front rail) |
| G1 | 4 | 3/4 x 1-1/4 x 31-1/2" poplar (rear rail) |
| G2 | 1 | 3/4 x 1-1/2 x 31-1/2" poplar (rear rail) |
| H | 10 | 3/4 x 1-1/2 x 16-3/4" poplar (runner) |
| I | 1 | 3/4 x 1-1/4 x 31-1/2" cherry (trim rail) |
| J | 2 | 3/4 x 2-1/2 x 16" poplar (runner) |
| K | 2 | 3/4 x 1-1/2 x 16-3/4" poplar (guide) |
| L | 1 | 3/4 x 2 x 5" cherry (divider) |
| M | 1 | 3/4 x 1-1/4 x 5" poplar (divider) |
| N | 1 | 3/4 x 20 x 36" cherry (top) |
| O1 | 2 | 3/4 x 4-7/8 x 15-9/32" cherry (drawer front) |
| O2 | 3 | 3/4 x 6-7/8 x 31-13/32" cherry (drawer front) |
| P1 | 4 | 11.5mm x 4-7/8 x 18-7/8" Baltic Birch (side) |
| P2 | 6 | 11.5mm x 6-7/8 x 18-7/8" Baltic Birch (side) |
| Q1 | 2 | 11.5mm x 4-7/8 x 14-7/8" Baltic Birch (back) |
| Q2 | 3 | 11.5mm x 6-7/8 x 31" Baltic Birch (back) |
| R1* | 2 | 1/4 x 14-3/4 x 18" plywood (bottom) |
| R2* | 3 | 1/4 x 18 x 30-7/8" plywood (bottom) |
| S* | 1 | 1/4 x 29-1/2 x 32-1/2" plywood (case back) |
| T* | 1 | 1/4 x 18-1/2 x 31-1/2" plywood (case bottom) |
| U | 10 | 1" No. 10 panhead screw and washer |
| V | 14 | 3/4" No. 6 panhead screw |
| W | as reqd. | 2" No. 8 fh woodscrew |
| X | as reqd. | 1-1/4" finishing nail |
| Y | 10 | 3/8"-dia. x 2" dowel |
| Z** | 8 | drawer pull, Constantines No. SBH35 |
| AA*** | 10 | 1/2" 10-mil nylon tape, Rockler No. 70615 |
| Misc: No. 5530 3/16" beading bit, No. 6583 5/8" fingernail bit and No. 6390 2" raised-panel bit available from MLCS, P.O. Box 4053, Rydal, PA 19046; www.mlcswoodworking.com; glue; sandpaper; Behlen medium brown mahogany Solar-Lux stain; Minwax Polyurethane Clear Satin Finish. | ||
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