This "drookcase" measures 12" deep, 16" wide, and 22" tall. It is made out of cherry with pine as the secondary wood (for the back). This piece is part small bookcase, part chest of drawers: hence, a drookcase. I have always wondered why hybridized furniture isn't more common. Instead of having a bookcase and a chest of drawers why not simply use the shelves in the bookcase as the tops for the drawers? A piece like this is ideal for apartment living where space is limited but needs remain diverse. Although this one is quite small, drookcases could be made any size.
I apologize for the bizarre angle in this photograph. I chose it in order to try to let you see the corner joinery in casework. They are through mitered dovetails. They are like through dovetails but the front and back corners are mitered in order to give the front of the piece a clean flow. You can also see from this photo that the entirety of the casework (the top and two sides) is made out of one cherry board cut into three parts. This means we get an uninterrupted flow of grain around the piece along with consistent color.
A guinea pig for scale.
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