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Restoring A Chest Of Drawers - Junk Find Makeover

I find an old chest of drawers made from sapele/sapele veneered particleboard in an alleyway close to my home. I went to pick it up in my car, and it was in pretty bad shape. The carcass was broken, it had water stains (from both rain and people not using drinks coasters!!), and it had some other defects.

I started by disassembling it, and it was an unusual construction - built in two parts...

Making A Dining Table With Mahogany, Teak, Oak, Pine & Spruce (part 2 of 2)

In this video I make the frame for the table, assemble it and finish it

Making A Dining Table With Mahogany, Teak, Oak, Pine & Spruce (part 1 of 2)

Here I make a dining table for my home. In this video I make the table top

Making A Chest Of Drawers (part 2 of 2)

Here is a chest of drawers I made for my girlfriend using some salvaged dovetail jointed drawers that were found by some bins.

Part 2 covers making the feet, making the top, painting and applying finish and installing the drawer handles

Making A Chest Of Drawers (part 1 of 2)

Here is a chest of drawers I made for my girlfriend using some salvaged dovetail jointed drawers that were found by some bins.

Part 1 covers making the sides, starting to assemble the carcass, installing the drawer runners and cleaning up the drawer fronts.

Bandsaw Box - A Miniature Chest Of Drawers

This is my first ever attempt at a bandsaw box using offcuts of spare wood - using oak, pine and sapele (I think!)

Making A Cabinet With Sliding Doors

Here's a little storage cabinet with sliding doors I made for my spare bedroom to match existing furniture.

Coffee Table

Here’s a coffee table I made for my mum and dad for Christmas. They had a cheap, wobbly melamine table that was basically good for nothing - their cat could barely balance on it!