Stickley style side table

Looking good Bfd. Any excuse to buy a new tool is a good one.

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

I like your proportions. Im making 3 end table similar to this. I feel you on the mortise and tennon count, and I have a horizontil mortiser. That does reduce the amount of sting. You still have to take care when sizing the tennon’s. Good luck on completing this side table. Hope to sse more pictures.

-- Kip Northern Illinois ( If you don't know where your goin any road will take you there) George Harrison

Very nice so far. It is always nice to find an excuse to buy a new tool. But collecting tools is a perk for this hobby/business.

Thanks for sharing. I am looking forward to seeing more pictures.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

Looks like this’ll be another nice piece of furniture…

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

Looks like you are off to a great start. Should be a really nice looking piece of furniture.

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

I’m enjoying the proportions as well, very pleasing to the eye.
Have you decided on a finish yet?

-- Still learning everything

I think I am going to go with Jeff Jewitt’s technique from FWW which uses a dye followed by a pigment stain to mimick fumed white oak. The challenge is that the client has existing authentic Stickley which uses the fuming technique but I try to use finishes that have the least environmental impact and ammonia is definitely toxic.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA

looks good…really like the sweep in the stretcher bottoms..is it quarter sawn oak? look forward to watching it evolve…cheers.

-- tom fidgen, www.workingwood.ca

Sure is, Quarter Sawn White Oak…Most of it reclaimed from a 100 year old Victorian.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA

Is this your own design or from a Stickley catalog. I do like the design and proportions.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Thanks Karson, it my own design.

-- Brian, Folsom, CA

off to a great start…the bottom stretchers really add a nice touch

-- Dusty56@comcast.net