Dresser design: Best way to combine maple with cherry and/or walnut?

[Jim Martin]

Hello All:

I am about to try my first project with mixed woods, a dresser. I have a lot of nice maple and a little less nice cherry and a little bit of very nice English walnut. The dresser will be the Harvey Ellis/ Stickley 913: See

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What do you consider the best way to combine maple with cherry and/or walnut? I was thinking of something like making the case all maple and the drawer fronts all cherry. Maybe a cherry or walnut top but I am totally open to other options. Also, I would really appreciate any links to photos of mixed wood dressers.

Thanks in advance,

Jim

[Wally]

Hi,

This is the project I'm currently working on. All the bedroom set was featured in 4 consecutive issues of Wood Magazine. My wife felt in love with it so I could purchase all the power tools I wanted to make it! Of course I exagerated a little bit!

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luck with your project and don't forget to post your pics when you're done!

Wally

[G.E.R.R.Y.]

Will this make you a cross-dresser? ;-)

Gerry