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This is a follow-up to a project-in-progress I posted before. I finally completed my Craftsman nightstand or should I say my wife’s craftsman nightstand since she promptly claimed it as her own. That’s alright though since I’ll make mine just that little bit better!
Specs: Primary wood: plainsawn red oak Secondary woods: ash for the drawer supports, sides an backs, yellow birch for the drawer botoms and jatoba wedges for the wedged through tenons
Finish: 2 coats of wiped-on Varathane mission oak stain. The dovetail pins on the drawer fronts were stained with an artist’s brush. 1 coat of dewaxed shellac for the drawers 2 coats of gloss minwax wipe-on polyurthane 1 coat of satin minwax wipe-on polyurethane
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wpreman
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posted 163 days ago
Beautiful piece!
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GaryK
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posted 163 days ago
Great looking nightstand. Those are some nice dovetails.
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Tim Pursell
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posted 163 days ago
Looks great, especially next to the bed!!
Don’t make “yours” too much better….The wife just may switch ‘em on you!..... lol
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CharlieM1958
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posted 163 days ago
That is really a great piece!
Don’t worry….when you make yours a little better, she’ll want to take THAT one and give the original back to you. lol!
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rikkor
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posted 163 days ago
That is real nice. The finish looks perfect. Good job.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 163 days ago
The nightstand compliments the bed nicely. The finish is absolutely gorgeous and the dovetails look crisp. Very nice project.
Thanks for sharing.
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Max
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posted 163 days ago
Very nice. Did you use plans, or is this your own design. If plans where did you get them if I may ask. I have to make a couple to go with the bed I made….
-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT
Dano
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posted 163 days ago
Excellent, did you do your own plans or did you use published plans? The rail on the top is something I haven’t seen before. I have seen the vertical accent piece before but not the horizontal piece, could you post a pic of the top. I think I really like the added detail. I really like the color too.
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restowood
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posted 163 days ago
JL what kind of basic dimensions did you use. I have been thinking of doing one about 14” square and 24-25 tall
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ND2ELK
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posted 163 days ago
Night stand looks great, You did a beautiful job on it. What about the bed? Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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