oldhudson Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 I haven’t posted about a project in a while so I thought it was time. I’m working on an end table. There a bit of a backstory …. My wife’s sister and husband have be very generous to us over the years. In ’03 they asked that I make an end table for them in a Craftsman/Arts and Crafts style. They gave me some rough dimensions and I made them a nice table. This is actually my own design but inspired by a piano bench I saw in a book on Arts and Crafts furniture. Well earlier this year my brother-in-law said he’d like a matching table to put at the other end of a new sofa. Fortunately I keep a journal of projects so I had most of the dimensions and a hand drawing. The finished picture is the one from ’03, and the others from this build. Back then I used mortise and tenon joinery, this time I used dowels. Much easier, at least for me. There's also a pic of the stock I'm starting with. This is one of those projects where I ask myself "should I put finish on this before assembly or after?" Thanks for reading. jollyred, WayneMahler, TexasDIY and 5 others 8 Quote
Rockytime Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 That is a beautiful table. It should be well appreciated. oldhudson 1 Quote
Scrappile Posted March 5, 2021 Report Posted March 5, 2021 Awesome work, Berry.. I have only made one piece of furniture in my life... It was very a rewarding project where I milled my wood and even used chisels to do joints... It was very rewarding work,,, but slow... oldhudson 1 Quote
oldhudson Posted March 5, 2021 Author Report Posted March 5, 2021 1 hour ago, Scrappile said: Awesome work, Berry.. I have only made one piece of furniture in my life... It was very a rewarding project where I milled my wood and even used chisels to do joints... It was very rewarding work,,, but slow... And that is exactly why I began using dowels for the joinery, well and a Domino is beyond my budget. The mortises for the slats I made at the table saw. Quote
WayneMahler Posted March 6, 2021 Report Posted March 6, 2021 Nice looking table. Like the way you did the legs with the tapering. Dowels make it quick and are stable and strong joints. When I build furniture the customers get a cd / dvd of photos of the process and joinery. So I advertise 100 % by hand sand that is how I do it. I'm sure when you finish you have a lot to be proud of. If you can finish before assembly, comes out a lot better and doesn't require a ton of extra work. Great job on this. oldhudson 1 Quote
amazingkevin Posted March 7, 2021 Report Posted March 7, 2021 Far beyond my skills!!!! Better than new!!! Quote
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