Build an 18th century Chippendale Chest of Drawers with Steve Kain

A chest of drawers is an ambitious project that many of you have been asking for and it is a great project to learn the fine points of traditional case joinery and design. Ogee bracket feet, a ship-lapped back, dovetailed case joinery and dovetailed drawers are just a few of the new skills that are highlights of this exciting new class. Students will choose between solid cherry, mahogany or walnut as their material for this four drawer chest of drawers which is based on a traditional 18^th century Chippendale design. Another important design element is the profiling or molding of the edges on the solid wood top and on the drawer fronts.

Students are expected to complete a majority of the basic or repetitive work such as scraping, dry-fitting and dovetailing at home thus leaving more time in class for the instruction and guidance in the more complex operations. Shop time for this handwork only can be arranged if you have no facility to work at home. Some specific hand-tools will be needed. Please inquire when you register. This is not a beginner's class and it assumes a familiarity with basic machine and hand-tool use. Woodworking II or the equivalent is required. Tuition: $375.00 (plus materials).

                Section 102506A:  Wednesday evenings, October 25 - January 3, (class will not meet Nov. 22) 6:00pm - 9:30pm   

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