Nite Stand

A job well done .. and in the cost factor you forgot to factor in the benefit of it being handmade (by you)—the cost might be the same but the value is SO much more than the boughten one.

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Looks good to me and it didn’t come from China. If you did it once, you can do it again.

-- Thos. Angle

Turned out great!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

I love it! Never would have thought about using bead board on it…great idea! The basket weave knob on the drawer gives it a nice touch. I know you’ll be able to do it again, I just hope you can find the same bead board and knob to match! “Keep burning and learning”....Danette

-- Dangee's Pyrography by Artist Danette Smith

wow mel. a multitalented man. i like that. good luck with the second one. lol.

and next you can make me a bookcase.

-- pat,ohio...http://s5.photobucket.com/albums/y198/patshwigar/

really good work. I think this one of the nicest pieces of pine furniture I have ever seen. your finishing is terrific. just right !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Outstanding nightstand. Like Dan said, the finish is really nice.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

A great nightstand. The detail is outstanding.

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

Very nice nightstand, how did you make the beadboard?

Very nice. I’d like to hear a bit about the finishing. It really looks good.

Wow!!!!!!! Really nice!!!!!!!!
I also would like to hear about the finish, I really like it and I have a daughter who loves black finish on her furniture.

-- BUILT TO LAST WOODWORKS, West Blocton, Alabama

I quadruple everyone elses comments on the finish. Perhaps a step-by-step on the finishing technique? That worn painted look is really in style now and I’d love to know your process for copying it. Great overall design, looks like it fell out of a page from a—-barn catalogue…

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Nice night stand Mel it looks great.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

I am afraid there is no big secret to my finishing technique, I just use a sanding block to sand the paint off of all the edges before I seal it. I also always use flat paint and sand between coats with a fine grain sand paper to keep it smooth. The flat paint prevents the crackling I can get with other paints if the paint gets too thick in spots, I then spray it when I am done with a clear coat. I did this one in semi gloss and I think it would have looked better in matte. Most people seem to be skeptical of a matte finish, but it really turns out nicer in almost any application than gloss. In the bead board I just wrap a piece of sandpaper around a short dowl and sand down the lines. This method will sand both sides of a cut or impression giving you two parallel lines in the antiquing. I use in on my frames too, and it turns out great. I do have a tutorial on my web site on the frames in the “how to” section, and there are photos demonstrating the finishing techniques. They are identical for how I finish my furniture.

-- Mel, Utah, SilverFoxArt.com