Popular Post dvanvleet Posted February 24, 2020 Popular Post Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 I built these matching bedside tables for a client a while back. She was upgrading from some Ikea tables to "adult tables". These are solid maple with a continuous grain pattern around the case. They are about 25" tall and the case is about 18" square. The drawer is a full extension drawer and the drawer front is figured/tiger maple. Finished with a natural oil and buffed out with wax. I have more details of the build on my blog, but these are a few shots of the finished pieces. I'm about to begin making a matching shelf unit now too. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardA Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Well done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted February 24, 2020 Report Share Posted February 24, 2020 Very nice! I like to see highly-figured wood used as an accent like that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 On 2/24/2020 at 3:14 PM, wtnhighlander said: Very nice! I like to see highly-figured wood used as an accent like that. Knowing when it is enough or too much figured can make or break the piece... good work. Well done! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 11 minutes ago, curlyoak said: Knowing when it is enough or too much figured can make or break the piece... good work. Well done! Ain't that the truth. A good example would be a Chippendale slant top desk built by Tommy Macdonald. The workmanship and materials are superb, but the whole thing is highly figured maple and is is just a mess. Way, way too busy. Chippendale has a lot going on even if it was made of painted poplar, so when all the figure & highly ornamented brasses are added... Ugh. Those bedside tables are very nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted February 26, 2020 Report Share Posted February 26, 2020 Those came out real nice. Great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curlyoak Posted February 27, 2020 Report Share Posted February 27, 2020 16 hours ago, drzaius said: Ain't that the truth. A good example would be a Chippendale slant top desk built by Tommy Macdonald. The workmanship and materials are superb, but the whole thing is highly figured maple and is is just a mess. Way, way too busy. Chippendale has a lot going on even if it was made of painted poplar, so when all the figure & highly ornamented brasses are added... Ugh. Makes me think of Mr. T and all that jewelry. Gaudy. But in that mess there must be something nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Nicely done. I like it (them). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvanvleet Posted February 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Thank you everyone. I didn’t like MCM until I started building it for my clients and now I actually like it. I think I saw too much “DIY” that was built like crap and with bad design. When done right, not that I am doing it right, I think it looks good and is actually a challenge to build. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted February 28, 2020 Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 5 hours ago, dvanvleet said: Thank you everyone. I didn’t like MCM until I started building it for my clients and now I actually like it. I think I saw too much “DIY” that was built like crap and with bad design. When done right, not that I am doing it right, I think it looks good and is actually a challenge to build. Very nice, like the clean lines and the attention to detail with the continuous grain. Did you use anything to reinforce the miter joints? I'm assuming dominos but wasn't sure. I agree with you on the MCM stuff, kind of grows on you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvanvleet Posted February 28, 2020 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2020 Yes. I used dominos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 What is MCM? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treeslayer Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Mid Century Modern, I think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 I was thinking modern contemporary but couldn’t provide a word for the second M. I bet you’re right. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Yup @Coop, @treeslayer got it right, Mid Century Modern 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 Thanks. Seems to be a bit of Danish in that scheme of things. The style is not to my liking but the build is outstanding! Fantastic job @dvanvleet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bmac Posted February 29, 2020 Report Share Posted February 29, 2020 8 hours ago, Coop said: Thanks. Seems to be a bit of Danish in that scheme of things. The style is not to my liking but the build is outstanding! Fantastic job @dvanvleet! True, Danish Modern and Mid Century Modern are not very different. In fact I think the more generic term of MCM includes Danish as a subset. But the Danish look is still unique enough to stand out among the broader MCM designs. I've recently been studying these designs, MCM, Danish Modern, Scadinavian, and American Studio Furniture. Seems to me they are all pretty related and similar and all come from roughly the same time period. Need to get @Chestnut a few book reviews once I'm done my study. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chip Sawdust Posted March 1, 2020 Report Share Posted March 1, 2020 Those look nice and should be sturdy. The splayed turned legs, how did you mount them to the bottom of the cabinet section? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvanvleet Posted March 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2020 On 2/29/2020 at 9:20 PM, Chip Sawdust said: Those look nice and should be sturdy. The splayed turned legs, how did you mount them to the bottom of the cabinet section? I used legs from TableLegs.com actually. Cheating, I know, but they make a really sturdy system that uses straight legs attached to an angles bracket that is mounted to the bottom. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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