| Project by MattD | posted 837 days ago | 863 views | 3 times favorited | 9 comments |  |
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This was my first attempt at a “real” piece of furniture. I built this for my 3yr old daughter in Dec 2005. It’s cherry with a Waterlox finish.
I made 2 jigs (shown in my shop photo) for this project. A basic adjustable taper jig for the legs and a fence guided tenon jig that I built from plans found on a wood working site by a woodworker named Jim Frye.
I designed it myself with the help of sketch-up, and tried to stick to a shaker sort of concept.
This was a great learning project for me and really got me hooked. Since this project, I’ve tried some new skills on several other projects that I’ll try to post here soon.
-- Matt - Syracuse, NY
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Bob Babcock
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posted 837 days ago
Very nice…classic looking, and look to last forever. It reminds me of the chairs and tables in my elementary school.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
PanamaJack
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posted 837 days ago
Just outstanding woodworking! A great job that was much appreciated I bet….
-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,
Dorje
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posted 837 days ago
What a great scale to start with…what a nice set.
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
cajunpen
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posted 836 days ago
I’d say that your first “real” attempt was a success – nice project.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
MsDebbieP
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posted 836 days ago
oh it’s beautiful!! It will definitely be passed down through generations.
Well done
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Mark A. DeCou
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posted 832 days ago
wow, first attempt. I’m impressed, even if you had been doing this for years. Chairs are hard.
-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com
jeanmarc
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posted 568 days ago
very beautiful tables and chairs very beautiful work congratulation
-- jeanmarc manosque france
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 148 days ago
Nice table and chair set.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
a1Jim
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posted 148 days ago
Nice table and chairs looks great
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon