This Fremont Chest of Drawers is the logical companion to the Fremont Nightstand. With the same motifs, they possess a common DNA – which plays out in each according to context.
Made from Sapele and Ebony, the dimensions are 37″ W x 26″D x 60″H
This is a fairly large project that makes use of a number of specialized tools and bits. You don’t have to have everything on this list to complete the project since there’s always an alternative way to get the job done. It’s important that you watch each video to see how the various tools are used. Do not look at this list and start shopping as you might find you already have tools in the shop that would suffice.
If you need hard templates, you can purchase them here. Wood Numbers include 20% for potential waste:Common Tools
Table Saw (with Dado Stack), Bandsaw, Router Table, Router, Jointer, Planer, Drill, Drill Press, Oscillating Spindle Sander, Disc Sander, Brad Nailer, Chop Saw or Radial Arm Saw
Specialized Tools
Bits
Rasps
Misc
This is an Advanced project!
Advanced does not necessarily mean DIFFICULT. It simply means that there won’t be quite as much hand-holding as we normally feature in Guild projects. Darrell uses specific tools such as a biscuit joiner and a Festool Domino in his work. While there are alternative options, this series doesn’t cover them. An experienced woodworker should have no problem substituting their own joinery preferences and tools. Also, because guest instructor projects are filmed on the road in a limited time-frame, we just can’t spend as much time on each segment as we’d like. A beginning woodworker might find the pace a little too fast though the series still contains valuable insights that a new woodworker can benefit from. Between the videos, the cut list, and the dimensioned drawings, a relatively experienced woodworker will be able to step through the process without trouble.
This is a stand-alone project. The Fremont Nightstand is not a pre-requisite. Everything you need to successfully build this piece will be presented in detail. But, if this project seems a bit daunting, you may want to start with the smaller Nightstand.
Phenomenal… I’m 80% through (ignoring the 100+ plugs I still need to make) matching dressers to go along with matching Fremont bedside tables I’ve previously made from Darrells design. Nothing really “new” with the dressers just so much more work. Would strongly recommend learning the process with the bedside tables first. Couldn’t be move pleased with the quality of the instructions and plans. Great videography of an excellent teacher. Full throated endorsement to finish with bed… if not Darrell, you’ll be receiving a call from me for a custom piece to finish the set.
Darrell Peart started his career in the early 1970’s making and selling small wooden items at Seattle’s Pike Place Market. To broaden his experience, he then went on to work for various high-end custom shops throughout the Puget Sound area gaining an extensive background in both commercial and custom furniture making.
Exploring new design ideas is where Darrell’s passion lies. Although the influence of Greene and Greene can clearly be seen in his work – he draws inspiration from other varied sources as well.
Darrell also writes and lectures about design, woodworking, and the history of Greene & Greene. He has written articles for Home Furniture, Today’s Woodworker, Fine Woodworking, Woodwork, Popular Woodworking, American Woodworker, Woodworker West, Style 1900, British Woodworking, 360 Woodworking, The SAPFM Journal, and Australian Wood Review.
His first book, Greene and Greene: Design Elements for the Workshop, was published in April 2006 by Linden Press followed by his second book In the Greene & Greene Style: Projects and Details for the Woodworker, in 2013.