Finished: Beside Table - Pine and Walnut

[Chems]

Yeah I glad you get what I mean about the dowels olly. The customer likes it thou.

Well Jet260 has been sourced cheap and will be joining the machine nest. I've got a mirror, white oak serving table, my own outfeed/assembly/router table to do and I'd like to do a blanket chest and a new desk for myself. So got some things on the go. This is my last pine piece thou, had enough of softwood for a lifetime!

Edit, Plus a Robuo thats highest on my list

 

[devonwoody]

I like everything about the design of this piece, is it your own creation or are there plans available?

 

[MikeG.]

Well done Chems......there is a lot about this that I really like, particularly the interesting combination of timbers, and the stringing detail. Love the handles, too.

My negative is the one I mentioned earlier. I'm not keen on seeing drawers almost sitting on the floor, and personally, I would have preferred to see drawers of differing widths, with a narrow one at the top and a deep one at the bottom.

Nonetheless, this is a very nice piece.

Mike

 

[devonwoody]

Mike. having a drawer at such a position means more drawer space without the increase of height so that might have been the consideration

 

[wizer]

oh well done for making the pics bigger, I nearly didn't click back in here.

you've done really well here. Very quick too. I especially like the handles, nice handmade touch. :wink:

 

[Chems]

Thanks guys

Mike, its very hard to tell but the drawers do differ in size internally by a few cm from top to bottom. but the drawer fronts remain almost the same size. I see what your sayin about the bottom kick, to be totally honest its just not something I tried out when initally sketching it.

Devon Woody, I sketched it out on a bit of paper and have a cutlist and plans for it that I've made up if you'd like me to post them up? It requires 2x 2.4m by 600m pine sheets and some walnut offcut to give an idea of timber required. Total cost was £48.

Wizer, I've full sized the first page to now. I guess if you have a high res screen they must be tiny! I'm 1440x900 and they are fairly small but its ok I already know what I'm looking at.

 

[devonwoody]

Thanks for the offer Chems, at the moment our bedroom space is all taken up. but I will remember your offer.

 

[wizer]

Wizer, I've full sized the first page to now. I guess if you have a high res screen they must be tiny! I'm 1440x900 and they are fairly small but its ok I already know what I'm looking at.

Personal bug bear with me on here. Tiny pics and even worse when you're expected to click each one to see the full size in another window. I just click away.

I see what Mike's saying but graduated drawer depths can look a little dated in most cases. It depends on the style of furniture that it's going with.

 

[stoatyboy]

That is one nice piece of furniture - well done

I've got two of these to make for the bedroom - love the look - may I plaigarise a few ideas off this?

Pete

 

[stoatyboy]

and while I think of it what's a 2x2.4x600mm pine sheet - I know what the dimensions are but is it like those preglued 'premium' furniture boards that B&Q etc sell - only flat?

and where would you get it?

 

[Chems]

Plagarise away, higest form of flattery!

You can get them in B&Q etc but they are VERY expensive. I get mine from the Build Centre which is a UK wide chain.

http://www.buildcenter.co.uk/

Give your nearest a ring and ask for Pine Laminated sheet, if they don't have them they'll be able to get them in from another branch. I pay £24 a sheet for mine from the Build Centre in Rugby, may be worth quoting if they try and charge you more. They are brilliant quality.

 

[OPJ]

Personal bug bear with me on here. Tiny pics and even worse when you're expected to click each one to see the full size in another window. I just click away.

Not to mention all the adverts and images of manky teeth!! :?

:wink:

 

[mailee]

That looks really nice Chems. Cracking job mate. I do like the Walnut and the motif on the top, sets it off nicely.

 

[Chems]

Thanks Maliee, used the trend inlay set and it was pretty good after some practise. Very quick too.

 

[woodsworth]

I like the contrasting wood! You have a scroll saw, what type is it? I've been thinking of one of these for doing inlays for guitar necks and such, what type do you have and how noisy is it? I had one years ago, bought it for my son for Christmas to make little stacking animals etc. but the noise was staggering.

 

[Chems]

Its a delta scroll saw, someone actually gave it to me for free. Its very heavy and I think cause of that its very quiet. There is one on ebay here:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Delta-2-Speed16-S ... 5885edcb78