Repairing a Johannes Aasbjerg Dovetail dresser  

Above is one of the sides, actually. And yes, that is the inside and the outside.

Ah. Yes, it's a four-sided dovetailed box -- the whole show, as it were.
Will you use hide glue when reassembling ? I really know nothing about procedure and technique with this construction . . .

I am actually going through the assembly photos now; I've been remiss on posting updates, so I am catching up. And I did use hide glue for the assembly.

How were you able to clean the splits -- did the loose piece come off completely, exposing the joint ?
In assembling with hide glue, how much open time do you have ? I'd be afraid the glue would begin to gel long before you were ready to put the pieces together -- especially the last side.
The color of that teak is so wonderfully red in your photos. A beautiful piece. Tons of "Danish style" cases -- not made like this one, of course -- were sold in American stores in the 'fifties and 'sixties. This is what they were imitating, I guess . . .

Yeah the bad split was already completely separated. I think that it was actually a crack in the tree and the tree filled it with resin which had seemed to glue it back together when it was raw lumber, but was the first spot to give. With retrospect I imagine the board would not have been used. But the craftsman does not have that privilege.
One of the glue joints had completely failed. And another couple were loose enough to pull apart by hand. Simply removed old glue, applied new glue, and clamped.

Oh, and I used liquid hide glue (Titebond) specifically so I would have plenty of open time. It stays open for a looooong time.

Assembly!
I didn't take a photo at the very beginning, so I've already wiped off some excess glue, hence the wet appearance.

Gently tapping the dovetails closed with my palm

Using the dead blow mallet to seat them as far as they will go without clamps

Next side.
Brushing on glue to make sure it is well spread on all the inside surfaces

Here I am not forgetting the cross brace.

And again, knocking the dovetails closed.

And clamping.

Last little thing. Once the split was re-glued, the dovetails did not match up perfectly. You can see the glued split as the dark line in the board below the clamp. And the pin beside it had to be shaved down a tiny bit so the dovetails would fit together. This left a gap just thick enough for a piece of teak veneer to be slipped in.

Love it, Leif! Great work!