Brian VanVreede Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Made from cherry a tiger maple. around 80 hours in this project for me. I learned alot (of things ill never do again) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wleingang Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Nice attention to detail. Looks great! I haven't seen anything exactly like it before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbs550 Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 beautiful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 From afar it is very subtle and inviting. The closer you get the more the details and design come to life. Beautiful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Indy Cindy Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 What things would you never do again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 looks good i have such little tiger maple that it makes me drool a little Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tombuhl Posted January 25, 2012 Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 Brings back memories. My first furniture project was two bedside tables. Thought I might also do a few shelves and home fix ups. But the long process of making those first tables got me hooked. I love the design and execution. Very fun. To my eye the pull is too heavy, or maybe just not in keeping with the delicacy and creativity of the rest of the piece. Also, the top seems too thin for the large drawer front. Love the hinged top. Might have to borrow that idea one day. Awesome project and great learning opportunity. Now all you need is more tools, wood and time. Rock on. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted January 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 25, 2012 I would avoid making all of my components 3/4", the drawer especially feels very bulky. The Joinery is my other regret with this project. This was completely my design so I really didn't want to over complicate things by adding joints that I have never practiced before, ie mortise and tennon. All in all I'm very happy with the way it came out but I'm just hoping my joints don't fall apart in a year! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick2cd Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 I would avoid making all of my components 3/4", the drawer especially feels very bulky. The Joinery is my other regret with this project. This was completely my design so I really didn't want to over complicate things by adding joints that I have never practiced before, ie mortise and tennon. All in all I'm very happy with the way it came out but I'm just hoping my joints don't fall apart in a year! What kind of joinery did you go with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted February 9, 2012 Report Share Posted February 9, 2012 what did you use to pop your grain that well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKWoodworking Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 This looks great, you will learn from your mistakes, the great thing about woodworking Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harmsdph Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Turned out very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted February 10, 2012 Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 One thing I just noticed brian, it appears you made the drawer box about the same width as the drawer front, so when the drawer is fully closed you can see inside the drawer compartment. Maybe you could've made the box narrower than the front and incorporated stiles to eliminate that? Looks lovely though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Nick, I used dovetails for the drawer. Lap joints for the box, wish I would have used mortise and tennon. And the bottom shelf just fits into mortises in the legs. I really think I'm relying on the glue to hold this together, not the joint itself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Mik and davidh, thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Duckkisser, I used a mixture of 8 oz shellac (bullseye brand) and 8 drops of transtint vintage maple. And sanded back with 220 between the 3 coats. Arm-r-seal @2 coats and then furniture wax applied with #0000 steel wool and buffed off with a cotton T-shirt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted February 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2012 Freddie, not sure I understand, when the drawer is shut there is a top stile that seals it up. I will get some better pics up so that you can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Laws Posted February 17, 2012 Report Share Posted February 17, 2012 A very nice first table! I do agree with an earlier post with regard to the top being a bit too thin and maybe not big enough, but it is still a cool looking table. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derwood Posted February 29, 2012 Report Share Posted February 29, 2012 Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lighthearted Posted March 10, 2012 Report Share Posted March 10, 2012 The inlay on the tigre maple is beautiful. From my point of view your half way there. Design is sometimes the hardest part. One thing I would do is consider is your hardware. The hinges are a little prominent when you open the top, which is a very cool feature. Consider making the drawer pull out of one of your two woods. Also I would suggest the drawer pull be in the center of the drawer, where it is now I expect that door to hinge down. Kudos to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcustoms Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 I love it! lots of great detail and the inlay is amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic Posted March 14, 2012 Report Share Posted March 14, 2012 Very nice, Brian! Very good project, first or not. I echo Tom Buhl and Lighthearted's critiques. Both have very good points. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted March 21, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2012 Thank you everyone for all of your kind words and constructive criticism. I couldn't disagree with a single point that was made! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suiciedchild Posted March 27, 2012 Report Share Posted March 27, 2012 I think he meant to put stiles on the left and right sides of the drawer , so you cannot see the outside sides of the drawer through the opening, your "drawer box " could be about a 1/2" or so shy of the width of the drawer front, that with the stiles would elimate that gap. I still think it looks awesome , you did a great job popping the grain and the detail cove on the legs is a nice touch, the inlays ( they are solid all they way so are they inlays or laminations?!?!?) look really good, hope the top doesn't expand enough to cause trouble with them. I think it would be interesting for you to look back in 2 years or so after you've built 6 others or so and get your own opinions on what you do and dont like and what you would change. i gotta try me some of that tiger maple. Where did you get it from ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian VanVreede Posted March 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2012 I got the maple and cherry from mike Quinn. he's buy sesame place. . And yes, the cherry strips go all the way through. I also hope everything holds together well. Its in my parents family room, so I make sure to examine it every time I'm there and so far, so good! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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