Arts & Crafts Nightstand

Beautiful job John. I agree, the natural finish is hard to beat.

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

Very nice. Is the finish just the danish oil so far?

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

Yup just 4 coats of oil so far. I find it difficult to stay on top of the bleed out from the pores. You think you have it all and come out the next day to find glossy solidified ovals around the pores. Oh well, more rubbing out and poly should cover it up. I hope.

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Nice work, I like it!

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Wow. Even quartersawn on the inside of the drawers. You must have too much wood to your name.

Great job.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Fantastic job! I love the quartersawn oak!

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

Karson,

I have one 8 ft board left from the 200 bdft I bought when I went shopping for qswo. I got the bed frame, blanket chest and a night stand out of it. That last board is curly qswo and I have no idea what to do with it. It would look so out of place with plane qswo that it just sits there. Oh well.

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Very nice, I love the arts and crafts style!

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

Very nice, love that Tiger Stripe Oak.

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

Beautiful piece of furniture. How about some pictures of the rest of the set. I just love that Quarter Sawn White Oak.

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

Very nice job, John. I do like the design element of that flare. (Like a good landing…)

-- Maplewood, MN

Very nice piece of furniture. A good addition to the bedroom.

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

Stunning! – I am a fan of the style and the workmanship is wonderful! –very nice work “a hundred year piece”

-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe

Great wood, great design, great craftsmanship!

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

Great work it looks stunning.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Very nice project. Where did you get the plans for the nightstand? Or is this your design? Great Quarter sawn white oak.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Max,

The blanket chest was Wood magazine issue 161 Feb/March 2005. The bed frame was issue 158 October 2004. The nightstand was issue 159 November 2004. And the dresser is issue 160 Dec/Jan 2004/2005.

The chest of drawers will be my design taking cues from the stuff from plans that I’ve built already.

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Wonderful craftsmanship. Turned out beautifully.

-- Dust collectors suck.

Nice work John. I have found compressed air a good way to get the oil out of the pores, corners and crevices. Wipe – wait – wipe – blow – wipe again

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

Chico,

Thats a great idea. I’ll try that one next time. Thanks!

John

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Nice design, great looking QS white oak night stand. mike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Really nice work, John.

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