Solid Walnut Dresser with Hand-Cut Dovetails - The Biloxi Dresser

[@emilschaffroth6247]

You sir, have two very marketable skills. You have a 13 min video having all us DIY’ers foaming at the mouth. I would buy a 50 minute video for $199 all day long on how to build this exact piece of furniture and others you’ve built. 8 minute videos are for entertainment , 1 hour for videos for online courses.

[@howardsmith5474]

The KZbin Gods have shown me your channel. Now it’s time to binge watch everything you have ever uploaded…

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Howard. I appreciate it. I haven’t uploaded too much but I’m working away at it in the meantime.

[@XxMalabooo]

Whats really special about this - is that its all hardwood. No plywood. This is what I aspire to get to someday

[@mikoborn4352]

That is legit perfection! Quality tools, old traditional techniques, clean shop, just awesome. 10/10, Subbed!

[@elluisito000]

Can't help but notice how clean your shop is. And how sharp your tools are. Thanks for sharing 😀

[@bibadelices4718]

😊😅

[@eGurkha]

What a Piece of Art is this, i have no words except Gorgeous

[@yashgandhi4163]

You are one hack of a organized man. Beautiful work.

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you 🙏🏻 I appreciate it. My new shop is even cleaner 😂

[@Groove81TV]

Nice work ! Love it !

[@kbach2946]

You’re the best woodworker on youtube working in a garage shop. Excellent work

[@krystalm9741]

Truly an artist!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for the kind words, Krystal 🙌🏻

[@donnysarvis]

Geez, what a stunner!! Just gorgeous. The grain patterns on the front made me stop the video just to study it... Top notch work! Thanks for sharing! Also, I agree with what the one commenter said about longer videos. Those of us that are true fans of your work certainly aren't going to complainant a 30 minute video. Long for it more likely!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Donald. I appreciate it. It's always a toss-up when cutting videos down. This certainly could have been a thirty-minute video haha

[@wadechristensen5615]

Beautiful work on this piece

[@benjaminstrobel3622]

Perhaps what is most amazing is how clean his shop is. Sheesh. Incredible work.

[@StoneyMeyerhoeffer]

I endeavor to maintain my shop and tools as well as you do. Nothing unimportant. Precision in everything. I am not where you are yet, but I am not far.

[@TimothyTate-tc5yk]

I love black walnut it makes beautiful pieces of furniture. And so does shag bark hickory.

[@paulbevan9805]

Absolutely beautiful work ! That’s a proper skill cutting those dovetails by hand and the end result is incredible 👏👏👏

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Paul. I appreciate the kind words. This dresser has the most dovetails I’ve ever cut for one piece of furniture and it was a blast to make.

[@serefkaya3956]

Gerçekten de öyle. Mükemmel bir iş. Sadece dikkat ettiğim erkek kırlangıçlari biraz daha küçük orantılı olsa daha iyi olmaz mıydı.? Eline sağlık.

[@yovansinghbheenick7669]

Simply Art mate!

[@theotrotchie]

Talent and patience. Beautiful.

[@thomasjensen1729]

Stumbled upon your video while I was looking for some plans to make a dresser. I am blown away. I hope one day to build things like this. Well done.

[@jdawkins111]

just go spend $28,000 on tools and you will be all set!

[@gregoryraiewski]

@markpurcell1017 I started in my garage with a borrowed 1987 Makita contractor saw and the cheapest DeWalt miter saw I could find. I spent years learning to woodwork (still learning, too) all while working full time in a separate career. Any money I made from selling furniture went directly into buying better tools. And, boy oh boy, it was way more than $28,000, but someone who’s as broke as they are jealous probably wouldn’t understand all that. Happy woodworking 👋🏻

[@EastCoastWoodWorx]

Okay, the neatly organized and shiny planes/hand saws in the cabinet eerily reminded me of Dexter Morgan. With that being said, you sir, are an artist! Carefully hand cut dovetails instead of pocket holes or dowels, carving out the bad areas and seamlessly inserting new pieces. I'm a big fan now.

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Christian. That's a hilarious comparison and I shall now refer to my shop as the kill room 😂

[@daveengland8469]

I somehow stumbled across your channel. You have my subscription now. Good job on the workmanship on both your timber and video editing skills.

[@ryobiguydiy]

What craftsmanship!👌🏾💯

[@chinese244]

WOWWWWWWWWWW. IMPECCABLE WORKMANSHIP. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@martingagne3136]

neat work love your design

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Martin 🙏🏻

[@dreamfunction4491]

Beautiful grain matching. Mark of a true artist.

[@Steadfast_Faith]

Top tier craftmanship.

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind words, Logan. I appreciate it.

[@Hatchmade]

Turned out beautiful. I like how clean your lines are

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for the kind words 🙏🏻🙏🏻 I appreciate it.

[@timbercreekwoodcraft-ryanp5626]

That was beautiful. Impressively clean shop and the piece was incredible!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind words 🙏🏻 And I love a clean shop.

[@davidhaworth7152]

Great stuff! It’d be awesome if you posted more but kudos. Love the sounds and the craftsmanship.

[@MrRutontuton]

Superb camera work showing the build!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you! I find the camera work to be just as fun as the woodworking.

[@johnw6908]

Amazing work on the wood as well as the video production! Hope you are well and thank you for taking us along with you on these projects!

[@timstratton9]

Well this work is epic... wish I had found your channel sooner...

[@olliespackmate9260]

What great inspiration, such beautiful workmanship. I am just beginning in woodworking and am cleaning out my garage to make a shop, my first project is a workbench. It would be awesome to see your shop. Thank you for these videos. New sub

[@gregoryraiewski]

Awesome - thank you. I hope your shop and workbench are coming along.

[@robbieweeks6407]

Well done my friend, Dude at Rockler in Concord! I have got to say the shop is so well put together and sanitary, you my friend are a Wood Surgeon!!!!!!!!!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Robbie. I appreciate it. I haven't made it out there in a while, but I did pick up a bunch of Sorby turning tools when I got my lathe a couple months ago. Hope you are well.

[@tacotes16]

Wow!! amazing, well done, I mean excellent! I love Petaluma I used to live by casa grande high school!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you - that’s awesome. I went to Casa :)

[@adesignhouse]

It looks so fancy. If it was mine I would store it behind glass

[@SFlores1979]

Amazing work!! But my favorite is the base...just superb!

[@nathanielsnyder1323]

👏🏼 that wide shot of you pulling that tite-mark across the panel is so dope. Amazing stuff Greg

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Nathaniel. I'm having just as much fun filming as I am building :)

[@danielherediaibarra]

an absolutley gorgeous piece of furniture 👌🏻👌🏻

[@dusbus2384]

No talking. No ads. No product placement. Just fine craftsmanship. Really impressive

[@jessealanis7443]

Absolute please seeing this piece built. Beautiful workmanship

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you so much for watching and taking the time to leave the kind words, Jesse. I appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@justwoodwork4337]

Amazing 👏

[@shawnkirsch]

That spec of dust in the air on the final pull ❤️

[@gregoryraiewski]

I was filming at 60fps so the slow motion made it look even cooler 😅

[@tomerdomb1541]

I dont normally comment but this is just exceptional work. Im a comission based furniture maker in Melbourne but no where near your skill. I wish i was that organised too!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind words. I sincerely appreciate it. I'm moving into a bigger, 1,000 square foot shop next month so I'll have lots of organizing to do haha

[@420Heretic]

Great video. I just ate my 3x1 with fries in the in n out parking lot and watched. This. Bravo.

[@gregoryraiewski]

Hell yeah. That’s awesome! Thanks man 🙏🏻

[@McStayWoodworks]

Wow I’m blown away by that build. Absolute artwork! What an amazing heirloom piece I hope someone paid you a lot of money for it because the amount of work and skill that went into it was phenomenal.

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind words, Sean. I appreciate it. These clients got a bed and a dresser and it was a blast to make.

[@massimosonetti558]

Lavorazione artigianale di altri tempi sei davvero bravo complimenti

[@robertpavlovic3373]

Wow! I am impressed

[@ToffeenoseToffee]

Stunning work. Awesome watch. Maybe a tad longer next time 😉 thanks for uploading 👌👍🙌

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you 🙏🏻 I’m always torn about video length. I think the first draft was about twenty minutes long 😅

[@billballeza377]

Just absolutely superb work and process. You appear to be using Maloof poly/oil as your finish. In my estimation that is the best formula for finishing walnut..

[@TKYNY011]

Same question here, what beautiful finish is that?

[@michaelzeal844]

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[@monkeysmom8679]

Beautiful!

[@kevinwillingham172]

Gorgeous…as usual. Always excited when you post a video. Thank You summer break! Also, my wife is a humanities professor and she loves/appreciates the tattoos on your left arm.

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it. I am a high school teacher by day and have a lot of nerdy literary tattoos :)

[@furnitureamazons2511]

really great work

[@hoomanAdnan]

Amazing skilled craftsmanship 👌🏼❤️ ❤️ From 🇧🇩

[@edadpops1709]

I see you have laundry going while you craft , me too👍👍

[@gregoryraiewski]

Gotta multitask! 👏🏻

[@geanrodriguessilva5885]

My name is Gean, I live here in Itaquera, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil I admit you did a wonderful job, congratulations

[@justinmetzler2532]

Beautiful job

[@lucaplett6553]

Stunning job❤

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind words 🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@abigailvillanueva6029]

Your work is amazing, the dedication shows. I subscribed without thinking about it.

[@stratchevelle]

Beautiful work!

[@Uncle.Rico.84]

Amazing work as usual! Definitely would be down to see a shop/tools tour!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Zach ✌🏻I’m on the hunt for a proper shop space right now so I’ll definitely make a shop tour once I get into one. I’ve got a lead on a 1,000 square foot shop which will be quite a change from my current 380 square foot garage 😅

[@Uncle.Rico.84]

@@gregoryraiewski Sweet! Definitely going to be a game changer for you getting a bigger shop!

[@marklitvin2422]

Amazing work!! Freaking gorgeous! You’ve got my subscription!

[@geographyinaction7814]

Excellent video!

[@jorgefernandez8016]

That is amazing piece of art

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind words, Jorge. I appreciate it. This was a fun piece to build.

[@feraligatrs]

That's a work of art right here :) Hope I can get as good at dovetails as you guys.

[@KarelKubela]

Very nice job man!👍🏻👌🏻

[@ianpeddi180]

This is incredible! I wish I knew how to cut & install Drawer faces, something about it seems so daunting... I've had a dresser cabinet & dresser drawers half built in my garage for a couple months now because I have been too nervous to make the dresser drawer faces

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Ian. I appreciate it. Getting all of the reveals to the exact same size is tedious but absolutely worth it. I just use playing cards. I think about ten of them comes out to 1/8" which is what I prefer.

[@jacobdean1454]

Beautiful

[@HillyBillyWoodworks]

Wow fantastic five 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

[@onehandedmaker]

Hi from the One Handed Maker - Australia What a nice design and great video. Love seeing life happening in the background of workshops as well. I have subscribed and will watch a few of your videos. Regards James

[@markturbitt8807]

Nice work.

[@RhinoWorks]

absolutely beautiful! love the dovetail work! 🙌🏻

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you 🙏🏻🙏🏻 up until I actually started cutting the many, many dovetails for the drawers, I was debating whether to use my dovetail jig or do it by hand. I’m glad I did it by hand but man it took a while 😅

[@RhinoWorks]

@@gregoryraiewski i can imagine. 😄 i'm planning on a little shoerack right now where i'll try my first dovetails. it's going to be interesting. 😆

[@konstantinosstathopoulos3282]

super perfect!!!

[@SpencleyDesignCo]

Excellent work man! I hope the etsy business is going well!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you as always. I appreciate it. Business is great, too. I'm signing a lease tomorrow on a 1,000 square-foot shop, too, which is quite the jump from my current 380 square feet :)

[@tomlocke2805]

Pure class

[@jeffcarney2375]

Thank you once again

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching. I appreciate it.

[@attilahajabacs6453]

Man! This is a piece of art, rather than a furniture... congrats! So many dovetails, how much time have you spent on this project?

[@sterlinghein]

Love your videos man! This was a beautiful build and so peaceful to watch.

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to leave the kind words, Sterling. I appreciate it and I'm glad you found it peaceful. That's the main reason I don't do any sort of narration :)

[@contractorwolf]

wow, excellent work, subscribed

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, James. I appreciate it. Got a few more coming out soon.

[@slowcarpenter8917]

outstanding!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you. I appreciate it 🙏🏻

[@simonr6793]

Beautiful piece of furniture again, walnut is one of my favourite woods and by the looks of thing's it happens to be one of your favourite woods too. I never get bored looking at all the different grain variations going on within the wood you never get two the same. Congrats buddy it turned out brilliant and will tie in nicely with your other walnut pieces you have made over time!!! As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧. P.s. only thing I'd like to see you do is include a bit of brass inlay on the front of the cabinet,I honestly think it would just POP and finish the whole thing off !!! Just a bit of brass rod used as inlay nothing bulky just nice think brass rods would do it. That said it still is a beautiful piece and look amazing in any home !!!

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for the kind words, Simon. I do however feel that the continuous grain walnut drawer fronts are all it takes. Adding brass just for the sake of adding brass would not contribute anything in my opinion, but to each their own. I like to approach design with something Ezra Pound wrote about writing: "Use no superfluous word, no adjective, which does not reveal something." As well, I think what draws me to mid-century modern design is the idea that it "is typically characterized by clean, simple lines and honest use of materials, and it generally does not include decorative embellishments."

[@simonr6793]

@@gregoryraiewski I totally agree with what you said and definitely with the statement from Ezra Pound, the reason for the suggestion was simply not to mock your work but just the thought of adding something simple if anything just to see how it looks and feels to yourself as a creative person who has a good eye for design details!! As always buddy 💯% 👍 🇬🇧.

[@gregoryraiewski]

I totally get that. I love walnut and brass, too. I'm working on a bunch of turned brass and walnut necklace pegs right now for some jewelry cabinets. Other than maple, there really isn't any better combination with walnut :)

[@simonr6793]

@@gregoryraiewski if you're making a video of the build process then i shall definitely have to keep an eye open for them landing in my inbox 👍.

[@roar6428]

Beautiful work, especially the dovetails. What angle are the dovetails?

[@lukelloyd7934]

Great craftsmanship, a beautiful piece and a joy to watch! Subscribed. The only question...did I spot pencil line still on the finished piece along the top dovetails? 👀

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you for watching and taking the time to comment, Luke. I appreciate it. The line you're seeing is a scribe line (you can see me making this with my marking gauge at 1:13 in the video). The chisel registers directly in this physically marked line which it would not do with a pencil line. There are differing schools of thought on leaving this line, as people also like to sand it off, but I prefer to leave it as a nod to the fact that this is made by hand rather than with a router which does not require a knife line. It's the same reason I like to make my pins small, as it again is not possible to do with a router bit, even with a 1/4" shank.

[@derrickharris2702]

Passion!

[@singe81]

Exceptional

[@stolyar_andrew_sokolov]

Hello! Your workshop is amazing! Please tell me what is the name of your little router (trimmer)?

[@BBALLisLife010]

Do you have any plans for this build? Learning different techniques and would really enjoy building this

[@HillyBillyWoodworks]

Is that oil finish this build is awsome

[@OutdoorPeter]

Very nice work!! Just subbed :)

[@stevegee9603]

what router bit and setup did you use to get the oval shape on the legs? I was first thinking oval bit but you would neeed a bearing and a template guide. Or a big roundover and jjust set the fence depth?

[@daveclemens4141]

BEAUTIFUL Craftsmanship! Did You learn that at Cal? LOL😊

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you, Dave! Haha, no, I studied English at Cal, and I’ve been teaching for the last ten years while running this little woodworking thing after school 💪🏻

[@feraligatrs]

Quick question, how are you clamping the piece to your table saw at 1:40 to do the dovetails?

[@gregoryraiewski]

I just realized it looks like magic 😅 There are clamps on each side fastened to the semi-hollow inside of that wing of the table saw. It’s surprisingly sturdy but I still plan to make a proper roubo one day.

[@feraligatrs]

@@gregoryraiewski Interesting, that's a great little tip, thank you! I feel you on the roubo as well, have to get creative with the clamping around the shop too 😂

[@dave80136]

First video I’ve seen of your. Instant follow. Beautiful work. How are all your tools brand new!?

[@gregoryraiewski]

Thank you -- I appreciate it. I use a lot of paste wax and vacuum too much :)

[@unforgivable15]

I thought my garage shop was up there until seeing yours; nice layout and proper high end equipment. Are you full time in here? I also like Osmo for walnut- is this clear matte?

[@gregoryraiewski]

My garage layout went through many iterations before this, but having dust collection fixed in place really helped me figure it out. I've since moved into a proper 1,000 square foot shop, but I still only use a small amount of the space. I'm a public school teacher by day, so woodworking is just a hobby that got really out of hand and turned into a bit of a business.

[@1635mw]

What kind of wood did you make the boxes out of? Beautifully done! Would love to tackle this project! Any plans to this?

[@bastel-corner4145]

Nice !

[@shock80ey]

Great work truly. May I ask which drawer sliders you used?

[@jangolzner5528]

Incredible piece, wow! One question though: How did you manage the rounding on the underside of your legs? The only way I can think of is having the thrust ring of your router exactly in the middle so that you can cut from both sides. (It seems like the roundover almost reaches the middle, so there is not much room for the ring on the second turn) Would be nice to know!

[@tyler427438]

what blade gaurd are you using on your saw stop?

[@dwgar1322]

Excellent build, what woodworking school did you attend. I need to know the path. Trying to be that good one day?

[@nickspag8570]

Name of song? Amazing work!