Shaker Side Table in Black Walnut

Excellent work. Very clean build. I really like the clean lines and joinery.

Looks like a lot of firsts on this project!

David

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

Flawless! Can’t wait to see your third project.

-- GSY from N. Idaho

Very nice work! The joinery looks crisp and clean.

-- Roger - Havertown, Pennsylvania

Good Job. Excellent all around. I like the beveled top.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Very impressive. I predict you’ll be a Lumberjocks “star” if this is any indication of projects to come.

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

What a wonderful piece, how many BF of material is used. I can just see what this piece will look like as the years pass and the wood deepens in color. Excellent work, wonderful choice in design and wood. Work such as this is what woodworking is all about about. Great work and thak you.

-- If knowledge is not shared, it is forgotten.

that is amazing…did you say 2nd project…beautiful job…i love the wood…all of it…great job!

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Thats a nice table, and a heck of a job for project #2. Congrats! i really like the bevel also!

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

Shaker Style has to be one of my favorites. Because of the simplicity of there designs. There are no extras to cloud the view. Very well executed , beautiful job.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kalafinefurniture.com

Great looking Shaker Table. I like the bevels on the table top to make it look thinner.

Using Walnut for all sides of the drawer is classy and unexpected.

it would be nice to see a picture of the top without the drawer on top of it.

A great project. Nice job.

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

Beautiful table. I like the simplicity of the Shaker style. Great job.

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

Great looking second project, nice lines and color. Wood is beautiful good finish job. Nice all round job, for a 2nd project, for sure. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Beautiful table. Lots of new skills and tools. How do you like the Domino? I’ve never used loose tenons though I’m told they’re plenty strong.

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

Terrific work and terrific wood choice. As others have said, I really like the simplicity of Shaker design. Thanks for letting us see this gem.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

I’m with the rest! Just wanted to let you know that I like this a lot!

A couple Qs -

how do you open the drawer, a little push from underneath? -hee hee…and what is the drawer bottom material?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

First off, thanks to everyone for stopping by to checkout my project and leave your comments. It’s always good to hear the good and bad in an educational forum.

Okay, let me try to answer some of your questions:

1) Yes, this is project #2. All others before this were shop-furniture… storage shelves, work bench, rolling cart, sheet goods cutting table…. all out plywood… you all know what I’m talking about. I’ve been doing that and setting up my “shop” for a little under a year now. I’m even knew to posting on LJ… after lurking for 242 days :P

2) Harold, total bf… hmm… I’ll have to get back to you since i didn’t keep track during the build which I will do from now on.

3) Russel, the domino… it’s a joy. I’ve learned that it’s one of those tools that works wonderfully … once you learn how to use it properly. My first cuts, I forgot to lock down the fence fully so each plunge along the board edge was progressively lower and lower instead of straight across… not good. Like all the festool tools, it just works.

4) Dorje, opening the drawer… ahhh there’s an optical sensor inlayed into the rail that detects hand motion and then opens the drawer a tad and if you don’t manually open the drawer further .. it automatically retracts. NO I’m kidding. :) I haven’t decided what to use for hardware. Honestly, I’ve been admiring the lines and reviewing the build experience.. plus a little shy to mess up the face with an off pull. I think the pull is the daily tactile interface to the user so i really want to make it right. Any suggestions?

The project is not done yet…..

-- Wood Chopper

If you want to keep it traditional…a hand-turned walnut knob would be nice?

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Thanks for the additional Picture of the top. They have cathes that are spring loaded. Usually on glass doors. You push them in and then they open.

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

Forgot one question…

Dorje, the drawer bottom is zebrawood. I resawed it on the band saw from a 3/4” piece of milled stock (another first for me) to ran them through the drum sander to a finished thickness fo 1/4”.

-- Wood Chopper

Ah – that’s what it looked like – but didn’t know if that was really it! Cool!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Nice table, I love walnut. My one comment is that I would had the grain on the top running with the grain of the drawer front. I think it would have been a little more pleasing to the eye. Not to be critical, just a comment. Shaker is my favorite style.

Beautiful little table. You did a great job on it. Thanks for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa