Arts and Crafts Nightstands

Interesting! I have never thought to use UHMW for that purpose. What thickness did you use?

Good idea by the way.

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

great projects/tip

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The UHMW tape is a great idea for drawer slides. Thanks for the tip. I’ll incorperate in the 3 end tables in proccess.

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

Wow, that lamp and table were made for each other. (pun intended)

-- Maplewood, MN

I thought of using the tape for drawers, but haven’t seen anyone else using it. Great idea, and excellent tables.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Great looking tables!

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Those are some beautiful nightstands!

Tim,

These are nice looking tables. Tape is a good idea for small drawers like these. I will have to try that the next time I make some drawers.

How did you finish these night stands?

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Gary, the stuff I use is just over 1/32” thick. I make the drawers 3/32 narrower & lower than the measuments of the wood drawer slides then sand to get a slightly sloppy fit. That allows for finish & any wood movement in the future. 5 years on the first drawers I used this system on & they work as good if not better than when new. I live in a 100 yr. old “Chicago” bungalow & it still has the original built in wall set of cabinets. They were wood on wood slides, simmilar to this. But after 85 years of use they were getting very sloppy. So I used the UHMW tape when I refinished the Cabinets 15 years ago to keep all the original wood , look & feel. It has worked out so well that I thought of it when I finally started building furniture.
The finish is still a work in progress. I blend & futz around way too much. Once I get a little more organized I’ll post a blog on how I get the grain to pop & not end up with a piece that has been dipped in plastic.

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What a good looking pair of nightstands! Nice proportions and excellent color. Can’t wait to see your next project.

-- Joe Heskett---Illinois

Hey Tim,

That’s funny, I was just thinking about using the UHMW tape for my nightstands. I t reccomends using it in the plans from wood magazine but I thought I’d just shellac and then wax the drawer slides. Do the UHMW strips wear out in time? Probably last alot longer than a coat of wax anyway.

Beautifully done. Nice hardware and great finish.

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I can’t see the tape wearing out in my lifetime…. but then again I’m Old. LOL

Seriously,I just checked a busy kitchen drawer I did 15+ years ago & I see no noticable wear.

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Another great project and something new learned – always learning something new at LJ.

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

wonderful night stands and I would be interested to hear about your finishing technique as well : )

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I just posted another project that explains the way I USUALLY finish qswo. check it out here: http://lumberjocks.com/projects/8987

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Tim – looks great. I like the bed and lamp as well. Did you make those also?

-- Tim from Iowa City, IA