Serpentine front chest of drawers
The veneer for the front, sides, and top is 12 sequenced sheets about 16" x 36".
This chest of drawers in walnut with a serpentine or recurved front is based on the measured drawing on page 402 of “The Encyclodedia of Furnituremaking” by Ernest Joyce. The piece is entirely veneered with sugar pine core for the case, 11 plies of 1/14″ sugar pine veneer for the laminated drawer fronts, and walnut core for the top so the side mouldings would show as endgrain. The joinery is very straightforward dovetailing of the drawers and cases. The recurve of the front is slightly full, more convex than concave. Finish is satin spirits based polyurethane. I admire Mr. Joyce’s understated design and adhered to it as closely as I could.
-
The veneer for the front, sides, and top is 12 sequenced sheets about 16" x 36".
-
The veneer sheets on the front are cartwheeled so the curve of the curly figure sways back and forth. I thought this balanced the figure and complemented the swell of the curved front.
-
The drawers ride on full extension ball bearing slides. Per Mr. Joyce, the cockbead is "a scant 1/8". I did leave a narrow shoulder of the laminated drawer core exposed at the back edge all around to support the cock bead and position it very precisely.
Comments
Oldy...
Nice work on the veneering.
Was it done with a vacuum press?
I must pick up the book you mentioned
Log in or create an account to post a comment.
Sign up Log in