| Project by Dusty | posted 12-02-2007 06:38 AM | 1768 views | 2 times favorited | 7 comments |  |
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This mirror is a plan I had found and modified. I paired this up with the Maple and Cherry Sofa Table.
The mirror is built with cherry and maple.
I used half lap dado’s to create the lattice inter frame.
The joints are made from solid maple plugs .
The cherry is finished in natural tone finish. Hand rubbed.
There is 8 top coats, hand sanded and applied with cheese cloth.
-- Dusty
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MsDebbieP
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#1 posted 12-02-2007 01:13 PM
how wonderful!!
Love the lines in it and how it goes with the table.
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Dadoo
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#2 posted 12-02-2007 02:10 PM
Looks nice.
-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!
Dusty
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#3 posted 12-02-2007 05:16 PM
msDebbie,
That was my plan all along was to build two matching pieces so both would compliment each other.
This way I wouldn’t have to bury that sofa table and its top, which I find very interesting.
I think if this piece was behind some sofa you would not only be unable to see the maple inlays you would miss a lot of the beauty of the piece as a whole.
-- Dusty
mot
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#4 posted 12-02-2007 06:24 PM
Nice contrast, again, Dusty.
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Jiri Parkman
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#5 posted 12-31-2007 01:33 PM
Nice combination of maple and cherry.
-- Jiri
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#6 posted 12-31-2007 01:59 PM
That’s a mighty fine mirror.
Dusty
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#7 posted 12-31-2007 06:39 PM
jiri, rikkor,
Thank you for your kind comments.
Some times the simplest designs or projects turn out to be some of the the nicest projects we make.
I enjoyed building this project and found the cherry and maple inlays ( which I don’t use a lot) added to this and the sofa table pictured below to work well.
The half laps used in the mirror were a good learning experience learning how to make with only 1/4 thickness.
Not a lot of room for error, and easy to break when cutting them.
I am referring to the grid work of course.
-- Dusty
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