Almost Disaster

[Birdhunter]

I am building a dresser… my first. After looking at a lot of sources, I decided to build a “frame” and attach the white oak top, sides, and drawers to the frame. The dresser has to be moved to another home so being able to break it down is critical.

I completed the back frame (60” by 30”) and checked its squareness corner to corner. It was off by less than 1/16”. Pretty good.

I use a cheap door on saw horses as Reference surface. Cheap and extremely flat.

I laid the back frame on the door and the darn thing rocked like it was badly twisted.

I was stunned. Disaster!

I then noticed a white eraser was lying under part of the frame. I removed the eraser and the frame laid down perfectly flat.

Whew!

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I am building a dresser… my first. After looking at a lot of sources, I decided to build a “frame” and attach the white oak top, sides, and drawers to the frame. The dresser has to be moved to another home so being able to break it down is critical.

I completed the back frame (60” by 30”) and checked its squareness corner to corner. It was off by less than 1/16”. Pretty good.

I use a cheap door on saw horses as Reference surface. Cheap and extremely flat.

I laid the back frame on the door and the darn thing rocked like it was badly twisted.

I was stunned. Disaster!

I then noticed a white eraser was lying under part of the frame. I removed the eraser and the frame laid down perfectly flat.

Whew!

I have done that too. Set something down, move or measure in some different way and instant panic?
WTH? Then take a few minutes to figure out that nothing is really wrong.

 

[sancho57]

Nah that aient a disaster, a disaster is ya bump the door and the dressers falls and hits the concrete....
dont ax me how I know that (more than once)

 

[SoonerFan]

I think we all have done something like that at one point or another.  Big relief when the object is moved and everything is flat as it should be. 

 

[Rick Herrick]

Good to hear it was an easy fix.  Did you decide which slides you are going with ?  I am also curious if you are still planning on using KD hardware.  I would love to learn how that works some day.  My dresser is only 52" wide so still manageable as one piece but 72" could be a heavy beast.