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Southwest/Art&Crafts/Japanese mix.. Side Table

Project by silverhalo posted 532 days ago 847 views 11 times favorited 22 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Well… this is my first “serious” (read: non-pine) piece of furniture, which I designed in StetchUp based off of various pictures and styles from my favorite woodworking disciplines – Southwestern, Arts & Crafts and Japanese architecture.

The piece is primarily Alder with reclaimed Walnut (from old table leaves) for the drawer fronts and Poplar for the drawers casing, all built using all mortise and tenon construction.

The drawers have hand-cut half blind dovetails (I love the contrast between the white poplar and the dark walnut). The hardware was all custom built by me out of brass rod and sheet and the patina was added by heating it with an acetylene torch and polishing with oil and steel wool (hard to capture the true colors in a photograph… it has a gold and copper shine with dark blues and greens…. neatO!!.

The tables body has a hand rubbed finish of boiled Linseed oil, de-waxed Shellac, and lot of coats of Blonde Shellac, while the top is BLO, de-waxed Shellac and several hand rubbed coats of gloss Poly, and all rubbed down with 000 synthetic steel-wool pads.

All in all it is not a bad first try, I like it …. and the lessons learned were worth the effort!
I am currently working on a matching style Morris chair built out of the same materials …. will post that project when it gets finished… one day….

-- Robert Reznik - Albuquerque, NM - www.robertreznik.com


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MarkN

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posted 532 days ago

it’s gorges

-- Mark from Deer Park, Texas

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Kipster

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posted 532 days ago

I had to make myself stop looking at it. There are so many detailed features It took a while to drink it all in. Thanks much dor sharing.

Can’t wait to see your next project.

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

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Daren Nelson

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posted 532 days ago

Holy smokes, if that is your first “serious” project I can’t wait to see your second. At first glance the pulls put me off just a tad, but reading you made them makes them more interesting to me, another fine detail to this piece. Of course I like the reclaimed wood idea. I see many great projects here at LJ, favorite very few…this one just got favorited.

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

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brunob

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posted 532 days ago

The dovetails are fantastic.

-- Bruce from Central New York

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ND2ELK

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posted 532 days ago

Very nice table. You did a beautiful job on this piece. Thanks for posting.

god Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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ChicoWoodnut

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posted 532 days ago

That is nice crisp work. I really like the joinery. Fun isn’t it? The hardware look like it has a macintosh flair (as in A&C/Nouveau).

Nice job on this one. I’ll be looking for the next.

-- Scott - Chico California http://chicowoodnut.home.comcast.net

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trifern

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posted 532 days ago

The attention to detail and your craftsmanship are admirable. Thank you for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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SPHinTampa

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posted 532 days ago

Very nice design and well executed joinery.

-- Shawn, I ask in order to learn

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Bigbuck

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posted 532 days ago

Very nice, I love the design and the joinery.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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BobR

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posted 532 days ago

Very nice work. As has been already said, the joinery is great!

-- Bob

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GaryK

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posted 532 days ago

Fantastic job! The joinery is great!

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

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Daren Nelson

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posted 532 days ago

“put off” was a terrible choice of words, it sounds negative. I was meaning thrown off, like I did not understand/had to take closer look. That is a positive thing. I hope that makes sense?

-- Urban logger, http://nelsonwoodworks.biz/

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CharlieM1958

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posted 532 days ago

Wonderful design and execution. I can’t wait to see more projects from you.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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jeanmarc

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posted 531 days ago

Very nice design.Fantastic job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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thetimberkid

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posted 531 days ago

Very nice!

Thanks for the post

Callum

-- For wood working podcasts with a twist check out http://thetimberkid.com/

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dennis mitchell

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scottb

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posted 531 days ago

beautiful construction. Love the design, particularly the shape of the legs.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

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Dick, & Barb Cain

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posted 531 days ago

A great design, & craftsmanship.

Unique handles.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

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Thepps

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posted 531 days ago

Awesome. The drawers are fantastic. You did a very good job with the whole project.

-- Thepps, Grand Rapids, MI

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bradyvan

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posted 531 days ago

Absolutely amazing piece of work. I like the wedged tenons. It’s amazing how dark the end grain of the alder can get and really show off your craftmanship. It’s also a great suprise to see the dovetails in the drawers when opened. They should be shown off more with the detail you put into it!

-- -Brady, Austin, Texas, Y'all

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Nils

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posted 530 days ago

Your design is beautiful – nice job combining the different influences! How did you get the idea for the handmade drawer pulls? They make an awesome detail!

-- Nils Davis, Menlo Park, CA

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silverhalo

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posted 530 days ago

I checked out a book on building mission style furniture from the library that they made there own pulls. I do some Silversmithing on the side so it just seemed natural for me to compose something my own… Brass solders a lot like silver does, plus it is a lot cheaper!!! Maybe I might make some sterling silver ones on my next piece … but at 17 bucks an ounce it will have to be a helluva good piece of furniture!

-- Robert Reznik - Albuquerque, NM - www.robertreznik.com

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