Shaker table in cherry, Galoot style

wow man i love that grain on the face of the drawer and how you matched it to the rest of the face. excellent!

~isaac

-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold

Thanks, Isaac. I forgot until you mentioned it that the entire apron and drawer front were made from one board which sort of wraps around the whole piece. I also forgot to mention that the drawer is made from poplar. Just don’t look under the apron…

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Looks great! My wife says it looks like something that you would buy in a furniture store, .... That is to say its really well done.

-- Ted, TX or PA www.around-the-bend.com

I think you have captured the simplicity, beauty and spirit of Shaker furniture! In my opinion there is nothing more elegant.

Lew

Wow, that’s really nice! That’s funny, TX cherry is bigger! lol

-- Greg, in Ozark, MO

Very nice table. I like the drawer front and the knob.
All are great.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Very clean and classic. Great job!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Very nice table and pretty wood! I like how you matched the facing with the drawer face. Excellent job. You are making me drool on the figured Texas Cherry.

-- "They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." ~ Edgar Allan Poe

Great Galoot!!

I like the clean lines of shaker myself and have some. Nice job of thinking to have the front match, it adds a nice touch. I also like the color. Keep up the good work. ; – )

-- Bob K. East Northport, NY

Handsome table. Nice lines. I’ll have to check with Gary over in Llano, to see if he carries any Texas cherry.
Thanks for the post.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

Tim, if you find out he does, let me know!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Tex: I like the Texas sized dovetails also.

Very nice piece. The patina is really starting to show. Very nice.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Nice table, I just finished a great book on shaker furniture, and this table is pretty close. I noticed that the dado for the drawer bottom pierced the dovetail in your drawer photo. I only point this out because it happened to me after hours of hand dovetailing some drawers. The book I read is named How to Build Shaker furniture by Thom. Moser circa 1977. It is a great read if anyone is interested in Shaker work, and is complete with many detailed plans and measured drawings. Keep up the good work.

-- Things of the greatest worth are from the Earth. If you tell yourself that something is "close enough" it is not...do it again.

Well done Mack. I see unemployment has been keeping you busy. Looking at this I think you are in no trouble trying to strike out into the furniture business. I love the grain flow and the dovetails are great. No one would notice a thing if you didn’t say anything. Let’s hook up and go to Pleasant Hill together. My wife wants to go too.

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Hey Karson: TX sized dovetails—that’s great! LOL

Brent: Actually, what I think you are seeing is where I bruised the dovetail putting it together, because the one thing I didn’t manage to do is pierce it with the dado. Not that I haven’t done that before! I’ve seen the book you are talking about, although I don’t have a copy. It’s on my Amazon wish list now, though!

Shannon: Great idea about Pleasant Hill! We’ll have to Skype now that you have it!

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

Thats a nice shaker table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Very nicely done. I built something similar long ago but followed the plan instead of dovetailing the drawer.

-- Tony

Very pretty nice work

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon