Craftsman QSWO End Table

Well if this is your first attempt, it was a good one. Nice work, and a great looking finish.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

Nice end table, nice job for a first attempt!

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Not bad at all, not bad at all. You should see my first attempt at fine furniture…. errr, no, you probably shouldn’t! My point is of course, you did much better than I ever did. beautiful piece, my friend! :)

-- Adventure? Heh! Excitement? Heh! A Woodworker craves not these things!

Looks like you are off to a good start at wood working :-)

-- Debt is nothing more than the 21st Century's form of slavery.

Great job!

My first attempts sometimes make great firewood.

-- Father of two sons. Both Eagle Scouts.

Guess I’m missing the novice part of the project, it looks fantastic to me … great job on the woodwork and finish

-- Steve, http://www.robsonranchwoodworkers.org

This is a great looking end table. Very rich color. Will you making others to match it?

-- Don't tell her I'm in the shop!

This looks great, man. I can only hope my first attempt at indoor furniture goes this well!

Your table is a fine work of craftsmanship, and the finish is worthy of a big attaboy.

Thanks for posting

-- MISSION FURNITURE-My mission is to build furniture

A great table by any standards, but especially for a first attempt.

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

Thank you all very much for the wonderful comments. It means a great deal to get such positive feedback from such an esteemed group of craftsmen!

As I mentioned above, the “TV” stand is actually my first indoor table, but, as you will see when I post it, it doesn’t qualify as “fine” furniture…at least to me. The outdoor tile-topped cedar tables , which I built just prior to this one, don’t fall into the category of “fine” furniture, either. Perhaps I am arguing semantics…you can decide after I post those.

Thank you, again!

-- When I die I want to go like my grandfather did...peaceful, in his sleep...not screaming like the passengers in his car.

Fine job! I love the look of QSWO….....

That is great looks well constructed my wife is very picky and she likes it. You want to make her one?lol

-- projects dont pay,pieces are profitable,production is painfull

Beautiful table. I just purchased a few boards of cherry to try my hand at an end table. I’ll come back to this post for sure, to research the finishing method you noted. It really is amazing. You should be proud.

-- Measure, cut, curse, repeat.

Very nice job. One question, in the picture showing the drawer it looks like there’s a slot on the side, near the top. Is that for a drawer slide?

looks great fine work

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

DoctorJ,
I would like to tell you that it is a drawer slide, but I would be lying! It is simply a mistake. One of many that I have made as a nascent woodworker. Progress, not perfection…that’s my motto!

-- When I die I want to go like my grandfather did...peaceful, in his sleep...not screaming like the passengers in his car.