I designed this chest in honour of my grandson’s 1st birthday. Its serpentine shaped cherry veneered top is supported by a carcass of native yellow birch, proudly featuring exposed, asymmetrically-spaced through dovetailed joints. The solid american cherry base also features through dovetails. The drawer’s half-blind dowetail joinery and inset edging frame the hand-carved emblem of his father’s family. Hardware consists of solid brass lock, bail handles and top supports. Finished in waterborne hybrid varathane.
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