A celebration of the Shaker style and the three main variants of the dovetail joint, this six-drawer cherry dresser is constructed entirely of hardwood. The case components are joined with through dovetails at the top corners. Sliding dovetails join the dust panels between the drawers to the case sides. Hand-cut half-blind dovetails join the maple drawer sides to the cherry drawer fronts. The drawer pulls are turned out of cherry and joined to the drawer front with a wedged mortise and tenon joint. The door is hung on knife hinges and conceals an adjustable shelf. Even the back of this case and bottom of each drawer received special treatment: they both are made of hardwood. The back is ship lapped cherry that is screwed to the case with brass screws.

51" tall x 46" wide x 19" deep

Finished with a hand rubbed oil and varnish blend on the exterior, shellac and wax on the interior

Price guide: $6,000

This hope chest was commissioned by an out of state customer as a birthday present for his wife. The hope chest is made entirely of solid wood. The chest features a dovetailed drawer, two dovetailed sliding tills, and a breadboard top. Two secret compartments round out the storage. I'd break a promise to the customer if I told you where they were.

In nearly ten years of making furniture, I've received only one call about wood failure. Unfortunately, it happened on this piece which is more than 1,000 miles from my workshop. The solid top of the blanket chest warped badly over the winter under forced air heat despite the breadboard ends. The solution was to make a new top. The replacement was made of shop-sawn sapele veneers over a stable core. New breadboard ends were applied and the top finished and shipped in a custom made container. Total cost to the customer - zero dollars.

20" tall x 41" wide x 20" deep

Hand rubbed linseed oil on the exterior, shellac and wax on the interior

Price guide: $3,200.00

This large armoire has eight drawers and two doors. This is the largest and heaviest single piece of furniture I have ever made. This Shaker style case takes design cues from several period pieces that I admire including the Dr. White's chest by Thomas Moser. All of the eight drawers are dovetailed at all four corners. There are hundreds of hand cut dovetails in this case. Each of the drawers, even the 41" wide ones, open and close effortlessly. The drawers are piston fit into their openings. The doors at the top of the case conceal adjustable shelves. The back of the case is frame and panel construction. The plinth base is dovetailed at the corners. All fourteen knobs are hand turned and installed with through wedged mortise and tenons. This cabinet took over 200 hours to complete.

80" tall x 45" wide x 20" deep

Finished with a hand rubbed linseed oil and varnish blend on the outside, shellac and wax on the inside.

Price guide: $10,000

This cherry jewelry cabinet features eight hand made drawers, and hanging space for necklaces. One door, hung on Brusso knife hinges, gives the case a decidedly clean and contemporary look. The carcass features hand-cut through dovetails at all four corners and hangs on the wall via a hidden french cleat on the back. Even the knob is handmade -- it was turned out of Burmese Blackwood.

30" tall x 20" wide x 9" deep

Hand rubbed oil finish.

Price guide: $2,000

This wide cherry dresser was made in a colonial style to match some other pieces of furniture in the clients' home. This dresser features dovetail construction, inset drawer fronts, full-extension drawers on under-mount soft-close slides, and a water-based lacquer finish. The six large drawers provide a large amount of storage space.

39" tall x 60" wide x 22" deep

Cherry and maple

Water-based shellac and lacquer

Price guide: $4,500.00

A celebration of the shaker style and the three main variants of the dovetail joint, this nine-drawer cherry dresser is constructed entirely of hardwood. The case components are joined with through dovetails at the top corners. Sliding dovetails join the dust panels between the drawers to the case sides. Hand-cut half-blind dovetails join the poplar drawer sides to the cherry drawer fronts. The drawer pulls are turned out of wenge and joined to the drawer front with a wedged mortise and tenon joint. Even the back of this case and bottom of each drawer received special treatment: they both have raised hardwood panels.

60" tall x 18" wide x 16" deep

Cherry, poplar, wenge

Linseed oil, water-based shellac, water-based satin lacquer

Price guide $5,500

Solid cherry headboard and bedframe with walnut accents. Finished with oil and lacquer. The bed is assembled with "knock-down" hardware and two torsion boxes to support the king size mattress.

Price guide: $2,500.00

Small three drawer cherry dresser in a colonial style. This dresser feature dovetail construction, inset drawer fronts, full-extension drawers on under-mount soft-close slides, and a water-based lacquer finish.

30" tall x 33" wide x 18" deep

Cherry and maple

Price guide: $2,500