Competition entry WIP: Cherry bedside table - FINSHED

[frugal]

Lovely work. This absolutely stinks of victory =D>

I don't know, Jack55's bedside cabinets look great :wink: . Win or loose I am really proud of this as my first piece of cabinet making.

 

[frugal]

That's some nice-looking English cherry. You mentioned the problem with woodworm, which is very unfortunate but, did you find some of the boards split quite badly? 1in. boards are not renowned for their stability as the wood dries... :?

The cherry for the carcase started as a plank of wood about 6"x4"x4', which was nice and dry when I bought it, and it had been in the workshop for over a year since them.

The wood for the drawers did not have any splits in it even though it was about 1" thick. Surprisingly it did not even bow or cup when I cut it down to thickness.

 

[Mr Ed]

I reckon they're pretty good for a first attempt at dovetails. Personally I would make the tails bigger in relation to the pins, but the layout of dovetails is a matter of personal preference so theres no right or wrong.

Ed

Ed, The base of the pins was as small as the width of the smallest chisel I have available to clean them out. I have never figured out how people clean out the waster between the tails when the pins taper to just a saw kerf thickness.

Working to chisel size is good practise, but you have the sizing of the pins and the tails the wrong way round I think - the tail should be the bigger bit and the pin the small bit. If you worked to the smallest chisel you have for the baseline cut between the tails (i.e the bottom of the pin) that would look right.

Not meaning to criticise, just trying to clarify what I meant.

Ed

 

[Beardo16]

I reallt like this piece Frugal,

Infact i may just make one :lol:

 

[frugal]

I reckon they're pretty good for a first attempt at dovetails. Personally I would make the tails bigger in relation to the pins, but the layout of dovetails is a matter of personal preference so theres no right or wrong.

Ed

Ed, The base of the pins was as small as the width of the smallest chisel I have available to clean them out. I have never figured out how people clean out the waster between the tails when the pins taper to just a saw kerf thickness.

Working to chisel size is good practise, but you have the sizing of the pins and the tails the wrong way round I think - the tail should be the bigger bit and the pin the small bit. If you worked to the smallest chisel you have for the baseline cut between the tails (i.e the bottom of the pin) that would look right.

Not meaning to criticise, just trying to clarify what I meant.

Ed

Oh... oh dear... bugger!...

Well, I did say that it was the first time I had cut dovetails

 

[frugal]

The deed is done. It is now submitted and my fate is now in the judges hand

https://www.ukworkshop.co.uk/forums/viewtopic.php?p=415969#415969

 

[Mr Ed]

I reckon they're pretty good for a first attempt at dovetails. Personally I would make the tails bigger in relation to the pins, but the layout of dovetails is a matter of personal preference so theres no right or wrong.

Ed

Ed, The base of the pins was as small as the width of the smallest chisel I have available to clean them out. I have never figured out how people clean out the waster between the tails when the pins taper to just a saw kerf thickness.

Working to chisel size is good practise, but you have the sizing of the pins and the tails the wrong way round I think - the tail should be the bigger bit and the pin the small bit. If you worked to the smallest chisel you have for the baseline cut between the tails (i.e the bottom of the pin) that would look right.

Not meaning to criticise, just trying to clarify what I meant.

Ed

Oh... oh dear... bugger!...

Well, I did say that it was the first time I had cut dovetails

I wouldn't worry about it - layout is a preference thing so as I said earlier there is no right and wrong. As a whole I think the piece is visually balanced and nicely executed.

Ed

 

[frugal]

Bumped as requested by the judges so they can review the WIP threads.