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Free Clothes?!
Free Clothes?!
When I started college, no one prepared me for all the free clothes that I was about to receive. With all the tshirts and merch that received from things like varsity rowing and dormroom pride, I decided that I would need a bigger dresser!
Plan
Plan
Of course, any good woodworking project must start with a basic plan. With that said, I plopped myself down at the computer for an hour or so and pumped out a simple, sturdy, and sleek beedroom dresser CAD model that would more than double my original capacity for clothes!
Build
Build
Cutting out Plywood Panels
Cutting out Plywood Panels
First step was to cut all the plywood pieces to size on the tablesaw, including the dado cuts and rabbit cuts that would be used for drawer bottoms and dresser backs, respectively!
Layout Pieces
Layout Pieces
Here's all the plywood pieces cut to size, including drawers, frames, and more!
Drawer Assembly
Drawer Assembly
Assembling the drawers was relatively straightforward thanks to the rabbit cuts for the drawer bottoms
Frame Assembly
Frame Assembly
Frame assembly was a little challenging because the back wasn't on yet to provide rocking stability
Drawer Slides
Drawer Slides
Drawer slide assembly was tedious, but super satisfying once everything was on!
Attaching Back and Drawer Fronts
Attaching Back and Drawer Fronts
Dresser back needed just a little trimming to fit perfectly
Fully Assembled Before Paint
Fully Assembled Before Paint
Almost there!
Paint
Paint
Primer
Primer
One important lesson I learned from way back in building my filing cabinet was that wood needs a primer before applying latex paint because wood is very porous and the paint may not cure correctly otherwise. With a project this large, I made sure not to take my chances and applied a couple coats of primer.
Wet Paint!
Wet Paint!
Here goes the first coat of paint! Scroll down to see how the dresser looked after all was said and done with 3 coats of paint...
Tada!
Tada!
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