Cherry Shaker Nightstand with Handtools

Nice Work

-- StevieP ~ Micheal Tompkins - you were not here on earth long but left a giant mark on us. RIP Brother

Nice.. what mortiser/tenon jig did you get? I’m in the market

-- Dan, Rochester, NY

very nice

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A few more pictures, just for fun

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

super handwork with everything. very nice night stand

-- Roger from KY. Work/Play/Travel Safe. Kentuk55@bellsouth.net

Judging from that last pic, I think we know who did most of the work!

Very nice Al. You have a great collection of hand tools and you know how to use them.

-- Kevin, South Carolina

Thanks, guys! Stretch, I went with the blue Rockler Tenon jig and the JET benchtop mortiser with ShopFox chisels. I haven’t started on my side yet but I’m thinking about hickory instead of cherry. Mine will have a few non-shaker bastardizations like a breadboard top. I’ll also taper the legs (my fiance’ doesn’t like tapered legs). I’ll skip the true French bottom b/c that took almost as long as the rest of the table. I left this one pretty rough with visible strike lines and overcuts (we both like this look), however on “mine”, I’ll go even further with scrub marks, deep scribe lines, and intentional oversaws. I’ll also pick wormy pieces. Some worm was incorporated into this piece but I left it on the rear apron and drawer insides only.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Thanks Big Kev, I appreciate that! Yeah Roger, this was my appretice’s contribution to the process;)

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

Just noticed the bull-nose rabbet plane. That takes my admiration up about 6 notches!

-- StevieP ~ Micheal Tompkins - you were not here on earth long but left a giant mark on us. RIP Brother

Beautiful job and stands. I really hope your dog (assuming he is male?) isn’t debating “marking” those stands as his own in that first pic with him lol.

-- - Eric Indianapolis, IN

Very nice one Al. Love seeing these.

-- Chris ~~Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past."

Thanks fellas! Yeah StevieP, the little bullnose doesn’t get the respect he deserves. He might not be some fancy shoulder plane but he can get the job done;) Eric, me and Steak (the male dog) have an agreement; he marks my stuff and I mark him (just kidding, PETA, he gets a “time out”). :)

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

nice table Al. I like natural cherry. So did you make 2, or is the second yet to come?

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More random pics for guys who like hand tools:

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog

DW, the second (mine) is yet to come. It’ll be power tool heavy, for that group of LJs.

-- My dad and I built a 65 chev pick up.I killed trannys in that thing for some reason-Hog