I have already purchased the lumber......Should start building around December 10th.

The leg blanks cut to length and sanded. I did the same thing as with the bed.....buying posts was too expensive so I laminated them by gluing together two 3/4" boards.

The side panels. Ready to glue the mission accent.

The side panels in the clamping jig. Tight as a tick.

OK...I purchased plans for a dresser online and what a mistake! At every turn I questioned the logic of the design and it ended up being a disaster. I sat down and drew out what I wanted to do.

While the drawing is not very pretty, I feel much better about my own design.

The old plans called for all solid wood. WAY to heavy and completely unnecessary. I decided to frame the drawer supports from the solid pieces constructed from the commercial plan with pocket holes.

All frames complete and ready to assemble.

I needed 1/2" thick wood for the drawers. No retail store sells it so I found a specialty lumber company that milled the boards I selected (top of image). I actually saved about $150.00!!

Assembly of the carcasse frame.

I used glue and screws to secure the dividers. Making sure each divider was PERFECTLYperpendicular to the frame was quite a challenge.

The basic carcasse frame complete.....just the back and sides to put on.

3/4" staples to secure the 1/4" plywood to the back. The unit was square to within 1/128th of an inch.

Ready for the sides.

Sanded and ready for stain. I think I'll make the drawers before I make the top....I have some pretty interesting ideas for some inlay :-).

The screws will be hidden by oak plugs.

The Drawers finished.

The carcass stained with 2 coats of polyurethane.

The last step....the top.