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Mahogany Dresser

$2,000

11-drawer dresser, overall 40" high, 15 3/4" deep, 37" wide. Carcase in genuine Mahogany with chamfered trim details on base and crown. Drawers in Baltic birch plywood with box jointed corners, weathered bronze shell pulls, and soft-close drawer slides. This project had a number of challenging elements that were fun to figure out. The overall width could not exceed 37", but the interior drawer space also had to accommodate maximum dimensions: therefore the drawer slides had to be undermounted, the drawer walls had to be at a structural minimum, and the side tolerances had to be exact. Mahogany shines best when the pores are filled, so the finishing process was pretty extensive- but the result turned out quite well. Finished with multiple coats of Qualalacq lacquer, which is beautiful as well as highly resilient to water, alcohols, moderate heat, and abrasions- it's designed to take punishment that generations of use will throw at it.

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David Wunderink

David Wunderink

Riftsawn Carpentry

Grand Rapids, MI
Member since: 2014
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Furniture, woodturnings, installations, and reproductions. Made in Grand Rapids with solid wood and love.

I came to furniture and woodworking the long way through general construction, spending many years rehabbing urban rowhomes on the staff of Sandtown Habitat for Humanity in Baltimore, where I was forced to think abstractly and learned to love solving problems and working within restricted budgets.

This translates well to the work I do now, where the projects I love taking on the most involve critical thinking, imagination, and the challenge (and joy) of finding just the right solution to a tricky situation. The projects I love best involve elements I've never done before, which both make me a better carpenter and produce my most creative works.

I try my best to use sustainably harvested and local lumber, or reclaim lumber from barns, houses, and factories around me. I use solid hardwoods, not only for their natural beauty, but because it fits best with my own woodworking philosophies of building to last generations and reflecting the natural properties and character of different wood species. I aim for simplicity and elegance in my work, employing traditional joinery when it's needed, not simply for ornament. I love what I do, and hope you do too.

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