Night stands - Walnut and Maple

very nice and I like the thick wood.

I like these…. especially the thicker tops and the curly maple.

Made me think of a project I did a while ago :) See below.

-- Hannes, Cape Town, South Africa

Very nice looking Night Stands and your pet is very cooperative. I like it.

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Looks like it will be around for years.
Nice build.

-- Safety first because someone needs you.

Very striking. Are the fronts veneered? I am assuming they are.

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

No Jim – Those fronts are solid wood. I found this maple some time ago and I had been waiting for the right place to use it. I think I found it.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

hannes – I looked at all 6 pictures of your project. Very nice. You worked harder than I did. I used mortise and tenon joinery on the sides and on the front cross pieces. I hate to admit it, but I used pockethole joinery on the back cross pieces (that no one sees).

An objective of mine is to not use any hardware in my work, but I compromised on that in these night stands. I used some pocket hole joinery on the back and I used screws (from underneath) to secure the top to the frame. Finally, my greatest compromise was to use metal slides for the drawers. I was working on an all-wood sliding mechanism but, as the deadline approached, I switched to metal slides because they are so much easier to work with.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

Love it! I like the contrast of light and dark. I am especially partial to curly maple for the look of the grain.

-- Regret- the feeling you get just after you do something really stupid.

Dare I say those are the ”cats meow”!

They are truly beautiful and I can see the amount of work involved.

Any idea of how much the weigh?

-- "I never met a board I didn't like!"

I weighted them and they are 37 pounds each. I expected them to weigh more. They feel like more when I lift them.

-- Rich, Cedar Rapids, IA - I'm a woodworker. I don't create beauty, I reveal it.

Very nice Rich – your son will be liking those for many years. They are solid and look great and he will always tell folks – “dad made them”.

“They feel like more” weight because we are getting older my friend. I just got the big OK from the doctor to start lifting after surgery on 4 hernias. I now have a mesh covering my whole abdomen. The hardest part was being on “light duty” for 6 weeks. The 1st thing I did after the big OK was to visit the grandaughters, pick them up and give them that big Pepe hug.

-- Bernie: It never gets hot or cold in New Hampshire, just seasonal!

A solid combo of woods here, Rich. I do agree that the maple is the star and the walnut provides a solid supporting role. Very simple, yet attractive look. Bravo. God bless.

-- Brian M. Sharpe - http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheCarpentersHands

Those have got to be great items Rich, good show. Hmmm…....solid. Hmmmmmmmmmm…..

Take care, hope to get in some woodworking soon…......work still rules for another month at least….......then hopefully the project will be done…....

-- Jim, Anchorage Alaska

cats will sit anywhere

-- It's made of wood. Real sturdy.--Chubbs Peterson

Very beautiful work Rich. I love the wood combo and the dimensions of the individual pieces, they are massive a d solid looking. I really like the woods in these. I like the frame and panel sides. How is the bottom shelf attatched? Really nice work. I am glad mine inspired you in making these lovely n ightstands.

-- I was born at a very young age, as I grew up, I got older.