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This is a pretty basic night stand that I made right after I purchased my first group of "post-retirement" tools. After purchasing the red oak board that was to be cut down for the project I discovered that it was both curved over its length and cupped. I did not have any kind of planer at the time (I have two jointers and a thickness planer now), but with a bit of creative cutting with my band saw I managed to still get things to line up correctly, and the cupping and warp might actually have enhanced the overall look of the thing. All joining was done with biscuits, and the top was given a bit of an edge roll courtesy of my router and a roundover bit. The finish was done in Minwax Golden Oak, with three coates of Minwax polyurethane applied. The thing is actually quite sturdy.

Howard Ferstler

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Nice Save!! I like the color!
 

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Nice job Howard. I too like the color. I used it on my bedroom set as well as the CD/DVD storage cabinet I am currently making. I can't detect from the picture how wide the board you purchased is. Assuming the sides and top of the unit are made from one board and not a glue up, you might have been able to rip the board in half along its length, flip one board end for end and biscuit joined them. This might have removed a good deal of the cupping. No guarantees, just an afterthought. It definitely would stabilize it against further cupping. Again, nice job!

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The boards are 12 inchers (about 11.5, of course), and, yes, I suppose I could have ripped and bisquit/glued. However, the cupping actually kind of works with the design. You can actually see it a bit if you look at the edge of the top, and both sides also have the round side out, although it is impossible to see this in the picture or even with the real item. I think that if I had ripped and glued the top would have looked kind of odd as viewed from the side. Ironically, if I had owned a thickness planer at the time and worked to correct things the board would have then been a bit too thin. Over the long haul, the cupping was maybe a plus instead of a minus.

Howard Ferstler
 

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Simple, but very attractive!
 

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Sometimes the simplest work becomes the most useful. Very nice work!
 

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Very nice looking night stand. Creative in handling the C & C lumber.
 

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It is very nice even with the cupping : ) You can post more than one picture here !
 

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My favorite oak stain. Great results!
 
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