All of the drawers feature hand cut dovetails in the usual fashion. The drawer parts are hard maple, including solid wood bottoms. This is a variation from the original, where all of the drawer parts were made of pine. Also, on the original the grain of the drawer bottoms ran front to back instead of side to side. Even in the museum setting, the drawers of the original do not operate in the summer months; these operate year round with a very silky feel.