Chest on Stand, fisrt impressions.....update

[Adam]

Whoever suggested putting a gentle curve on the cross pieces of the stand - I think that would look good. Also, how about veneering a small "something" in the centre rail of the stand - to help "tie" it to the drawer fronts. At the moment, it doesn't have any "link" other than being oak, to the unit above.

Adam

 

[woodbloke]

Adam - the wedges in the M/T's will be the same timber as the drawer pulls (ebony) and there will be a little 12mm ebony inlaid foot at the base of each leg, so hopefully the ebony detailing in the stand will tie with the chest itself, if you see what I mean.

I've had a good think overnight and so far have remachined all the stand components to make them look lighter, legs are now 28mm sq and all rails are 16mm rather than 18mm thick and the width of the rails has been reduced, 'specially the front and back rails which looked quite clunky, the joints at the top of the leg (hidden dovetails) need to be re-jigged so that's what I'm doing after I've had me 11'ses (coffee)... will have a little play around and see if putting a slight curvature on the underside of the front and back rail improves it - Rob

 

[Adam]

I've had a good think overnight and so far have remachined all the stand components to make them look lighter, legs are now 28mm sq and all rails are 16mm rather than 18mm thick and the width of the rails has been reduced, 'specially the front and back rails which looked quite clunky, the joints at the top of the leg (hidden dovetails) need to be re-jigged so that's what I'm doing after I've had me 11'ses (coffee)... will have a little play around and see if putting a slight curvature on the underside of the front and back rail improves it - Rob

Pictures....pictures.....we need pictures.........

Great stuff!

Adam

 

[woodbloke]

Adam - patience, patience :wink: :lol: - Rob

 

[Paul Chapman]

Also, how about veneering a small "something" in the centre rail of the stand - to help "tie" it to the drawer fronts.

I think that runs the risk of introducing too many focal points. I feel the centre of attention is the beautiful drawer fronts and the linkage with the base needs to be subtle, like the wedged M/T joints and proposed foot detailing.

Whatever you decide on, Rob, this is turning into compulsive viewing

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[woodbloke]

Paul Chapman wrote:

....turning into compulsive viewing

...bit like Top Gear then :lol: ......wonder if you can launch a Landrover into orbit? :-k :lol: , maybe not :lol: - Rob

 

[woodbloke]

Have had a busy morning playing around with the stand. The general dimensions of the stand have been reduced, legs are now 28mm square and the rails have been reduced in thickness from 18mm to 16mm. The width of the rails has also been reduced from 55mm to 50mm at the front and back. The side rails have also been reduced from 40mm to 38mm at the bottom and the rails that the chest sits on are also 38mm so its a general lightening effect all round. In addition I've put a gentle curve on the underside of each of the front rails as suggested which I thick further enhances it...have decided not to go down the tapering legs road as there would be two different slopes on each leg if they were started below the M/T joint, which I think would look strange. I think overall its probably 'light' enough now so it just needs to be cleaned up and polished. Philly is going to do a bit of machining for me (what a gent ) on some brass shrinkage plates which will be let in on the underside of the chest to fix to the top rail of the stand. The difference is subtle but I think a big improvement overall....see the way the grain now follows the curve on the front rail - more accident than design but it works - Rob

 

[dedee]

Rob, I think it look very nice as is. Will it be positioned such that the full affect of those beautiful bookmatched side panels will be visible as they look stunning. It is a shame that the back panel (I suspect) will be up against a wall & therefore hardly ever seen but I agree it is sign of real care and attention to detail.

I hope we can have some in situ pics in due course.

Andy

 

[Paul Chapman]

Excellent, Rob, a big improvement. I agree that the previous need for tapering has now disappeared with the overall lightening effect. I was unsure about curving the rails but now that you've done it, the effect is good - and that happy accident with the grain on the front rail looks great.

Cheers :wink:

Paul

 

[woodbloke]

Paul - I drew the curve out on the full size drawing and it looked OK so I went ahead, it's only 6mm at the deepest point, so its fairly shallow, glad you like - Rob

 

[Adam]

What about at the base of the legs - the feet. Are you going to do something? A saw kerf wide line, or several going all the way round or something - at the moment, the feet, or lack of feet looks just a bit odd.

Doh. Just reread it. You are going for feet. That'll finish it off a treat.

Adam