L. & J.G. Stickley No. 110 Nightstand Reproductions

Beautiful Giz! It was worth the wait.

-- Carl Rast, Pelion, SC

I Just saw these pop up on ‘Pulse’ so I was checking it out when my wife walked by and said ‘Those are beautiful!’. They are very nice. Another project to place on my list says the wife.. :)

-- Jamie, Kentucky

Great work as always, Jon. I’m sure your children will cherish these some day. ;-)

If my sweetie were to see these, I’d be in the same boat as Jamie.

-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN

Great job John, the curves add a lot to the look. Nice finish.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

OOOOhhh…..Aaaaaaahhh!

-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org

very nice, nice proportions and looks well crafted.

Normally the curve on the side gable would line up on the same elevation as the curve on the front….....but some how that works very well indeed.

-- http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v96/woodworking/

Really Nice…love the finish, really love the dovetails. -SST

-- Accuracy is not in your power tool, it's in you

Great design and fabulous execution of the design.

Too bad that the two drawer fronts couldn’t have made from the same board so that the grain would move across both drawers.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Thanks for the comments.

Ahhh. Karson. They actually are from the same board! I just had to resand the left one a little more before finishing so it looks lighter. It is waiting for more sunlight.

You can see it here a little bit better. The bottoms drawers had this crazy curvy pattern. Up close you can see a vein of dark wood that matches each of the drawers.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Fantastic job. I love mahogany!

-- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way & "We are what we repeatedly do, excellence then is not an act, but a habit" -Aristotle

Awesome, and I think you did the right thing in adding the back panel.

-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!

Beautiful. Just for chuckles you should check out the nightstands I make and sell for $75.00 each. Very nice work.

-- Ron, Twain Harte, Ca. Portable on site Sawmill Service http://westcoastlands.net/Sawmill.html http://westcoastlands.net/SawBucks2/phpBB3 http://www.portablesawmill.biz/concrete/

Giz,

I remember your discussion on these pieces last year, so I’ve got to ask… where did you get the knobs from?

They turned out great!

-- Ethan, http://greystonegreen.blogspot.com/

Ethan Thanks. You gave me a kick in the pants to finish. Thanks again.

VanDyke’s Restorer sells the knob for around two bucks. Mahogany with threaded inserts and a screw for around $1.50

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Oh me, oh my – what a gorgeous set. Fantastic!

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

Beautiful work Giz! – Taking the time to match the grain really paid off, wonderful craftsmanship as always…

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Thems is downright beautiful. Classic. Worth the wait in my mind.

-- Working at Woodworking http://www.VillageLaneFurniture.com

Great work, John. Great selection on the wood to create the effect you wanted. It looks like paintings on the easel in the background. Who is the artist?

-- Thos. Angle

T.A. .. My mom is a painter. We are lucky to have tons of art from her.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Very nicely done! I like the Stickley design with two smaller drawers and a shelf – very functional. Beautiful use of the Mahogany.

-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com

Stunning! I’m too stunned to say anything else. :-)

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

These are perfect.I love the color of the Mahogany and clean lines of this design.They have an inviting soft quality about them.The knobs are ideal.

-- " If I can make it, so can you" Andy in Oregon

God, I love Mahogany and these tables look awesome. Great work.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Thanks for all of the comments. I appreciate it.

Looking back, I learned a lot from these as they were my first furniture casework pieces. I used a shop built t-square to control the router on the dadoes and mortises. I also learned to make dovetailed drawers (jig).
Plus cutting arched panels.

Jeff: I do hope these outlast me.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Beautiful work Giz, like you haven’t heard that before. I mean it though, those are just gorgeous. mike

-- Mike from Michigan - mwurm13@yahoo.com

Thanks Mike. Who gets tired of compliments? Not me. You guys are great.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Ahhhhh…first class!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Thanks Tom!

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

John, the tables are beautiful.

-- Jiri

Thanks Jiri!

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Beautiful! I love all the arts and crafts designs. I’ve got a set of nightstanda almost done, will post pics when ready.

-- http://www.grandprairiewoodworks.com http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6453794

Thanks Tim. You should blog some of the process.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Oh, I like those a lot! Very classy, but sort of rustic at the same time!

2 Questions:
1) How did you you attach the curved front piece to the sides? Does it just sit in a vertical groove in the sides?
2) Do you have a picture of how the pocket screws attach the top?

-- -- Kevin in Mentor, Ohio

Thanks Safetyboy.

The curved rail is attached with mortise and tenon. It is a mortise.

You can see a pocket screw hole in this photo.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Thanks!

That’s gotta be a pretty short tennon – only 3/8” or so going into the sides? I guess I always thought of tennons as sort of longer things. But I keep on learning!

-- -- Kevin in Mentor, Ohio

The sides are around 7/8”. I think they were 1/2” tenons, which is pretty standard I think.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

Great design

-- jeanmarc manosque france

Those are some nice nightstands.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I know this is an old post, but those are very nice. First time seeing them.

-- Janice

Thanks. There are not time limits on comments.

-- -John "Do I have to keep typing a smiley? Just assume it's a joke." www.flickr.com/photos/gizmodyne

First time for me seeing these too, very nice! have to favorite these, may have to make them one day. Thanks to Janice for bringing these back up again.

-- Tim: The most dangerous tool is the one you use next.

Giz, this is great! I used them this past summer as a reference point for a stab at similar nightstands. No where near the quality you build here.

You are an inspiration and I thank you for sharing your obvious talent with the rest of us.

My Nightstands

-- -- Skee from MN

Classics very well done

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, http://www.heirloomwoodshop.com/