Thomas Walnut Dresser: Done and Delivered!

Yesterday I had a great day with my little shop helper at the Shrine Circus. After the day was done and the shop helper was sound asleep, I hit the shop. After a long night last night and a few hours today, the dresser is done and delivered.

Here’s what’s happened in the last 48

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Thomas Walnut Dresser: The Build is Complete! Now on to finishing…

I am excited to announce that the build portion of the Thomas Walnut Dresser is complete! Tonight I trimmed and fitted the last four drawers and sanded the entire piece to 320p grit. The entire piece has been wiped down with mineral spirits and tomorrow finishing will begin. This has been a long, fun, educational

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Thomas Walnut Dresser: Drawer faces trimmed, installed, and first coat of Shellac

Two hours in the shop tonight and things went well. Half the drawers are now trimmed with solid walnut edge banding, installed on their drawer boxes, and they’ve been sanded and had two coats of Shellac applied. I don’t mix my own Shellac, I just buy quarts of Bulls-Eye Seal Coat, which is a dewaxed

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