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Hi all,
This is a project I’ve been working on for the past month. It is a sideboard my wife asked for to free up some of the sparse cabinet space we have here in Navy Housing.
It is made from Pine and finished with Minwax Gunstock stain followed by 3 coats of wipe on poly. From that point it was buffed out with 0000 steel wool, then polished with a coat of Johnson’s paste wax.
I didn’t want to use pine on this project, but with money being tight I couldn’t afford much more. But, I am happy with the outcome. (Socalwood, I’ll be coming to see you eventually :) I need to get a full weekend away from work, and my Mother-in-laws truck to make the trip.)
Any questions, comments or critiques are appreciated.
-Robert
-- San Diego, CA US Navy


































16 comments so far
Tim Pursell
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posted 217 days ago
Nothing wrong with pine! The sideboard looks great! Can’t wait to see what you can build when you get your hands on some hard wood.
thanks for posting
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RUINTUIT
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posted 217 days ago
Looks like a future heirloom piece to me. Sometimes its not the wood itself, but the relationship you grow with the piece as it comes together, and this one came together beautifully. Nothing wrong with pine at all.
-- Scott, Irmo SC
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 217 days ago
Nice little sideboard.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
trifern
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posted 217 days ago
You sure put a great finish on that pine. Your wife should be proud. Thanks for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Dusty56
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posted 217 days ago
Great job !
-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .
3fingerpat
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posted 217 days ago
I can’t get over how fast you moved from planning to the finished project, very well done, congratulations!
-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"
interpim
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posted 217 days ago
Thanks for the replies…
I have nothing against pine… I just would have preferred to build this with a hardwood. Pine is a bit soft with small children running around LOL.
Thank you Trifern for your compliment on the finish… coming from you it means a lot.
Pat, I thought I was moving slow on it honestly LOL… I had 2 weeks at sea in the time I built it.
-- San Diego, CA US Navy
Douglas Bordner
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posted 217 days ago
Nice work. I hope my wife doesn’t see this post. It has Honeydo written all over it!
One question: how is the trestle/shelf attached to the legs?
-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.
3fingerpat
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posted 217 days ago
That’s great, I returned from 1.5 weeks in Japan, in town for two days, made an emergent repair trip to Pearl last week and have a meeting in LA in two days….so my shop time has been very limited…..but you know the drill ;o)
-- "You get what you inspect, not what you expect"
a1Jim
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posted 216 days ago
Hey Robert
Your project looks great I really like the design , every one is not a David Marks or a woodwhisper were they can afford the most exotic woods available. You did what our fore fathers have done ,you had a need, you got the material most available to you and built your sideboard with your best skills. Who could ask for more.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
milehigh
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posted 216 days ago
Not a big pine fan myself….until now! Second the kudos on the finish.
Paul
interpim
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posted 216 days ago
Douglas, The bottom shelf is attached with stretchers going between the legs… i put it close to the inside of the leg so it wouldn’t be visible unless you actually got down and looked.
-- San Diego, CA US Navy
michaelray
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posted 216 days ago
Great job – very impressive. Thanks for sharing.
-- Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof.
interpim
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posted 216 days ago
For those that didn’t see it… this is my sketchup rendition I did before building this… it came out a bit different than the drawing, but does anything ever go exactly as planned? :)
-- San Diego, CA US Navy
Dovetail
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posted 5 days ago
Nice sideboard! I think the pine looks beautiful.
mlovette
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posted 5 days ago
Very nice job…I know others have already complimented you on the finish but, I have to say the finish looks really good. I also think it is nice to see a project that is built of inexpensive materials. Being a novice woodworker myself…sometimes it can be a bit intimidating to break out the expensive woods on a project when your not quite sure of your skill level.
-- Mike - Woodworking rookie from NC