Oak Sidetable

[TheTiddles]

A while ago I wondered if people on this forum were so lovely, that you could post a totally crappy project and they'd still say something nice, let's find out...

Here's a project for my in-laws, a simple oak sidetable, american white with a dyed boxwood inlay, the centre panel is venered MDF, the rest is solid. The finish is a neutral coloured wax applied with a total lack of diligence.

There's a concealed draw for remote controls, I like to throw in a little extra, even if it's the worst fitting draw in history

Aidan

 

[xy mosian]

Crappy project?

From here it looks like a nice simply designed piece well executed.
Does just what was required with no over the top flummery.
I like the thin dovetails in the drawer side-front joint.

Not every piece has to be a masterpiece.

Well done.

xy

 

[wizer]

No, you're right. Crappy.

 

[big soft moose]

what a load of *******

its looks like something i might make

 

[wizer]

what a load of *******

its looks like something i might make

That's a bit strong Pete!

 

[big soft moose]

what a load of *******

its looks like something i might make

That's a bit strong Pete!

well he did say it was total crap

 

[wizer]

hehe agreed.

To be honest Aidan I think it's really nice. Obviously you can't tell the draw doesn't fit well from the pic. But the inlay is nice and neat and the mitres look like they fit well. The veneered board seems to differ in colour from the rest of the wood. But I guess this is to be expected?

 

[MikeG.]

The problem is, Aidan, that you haven't given us any ammunition!

When I first saw the photos I thought they were the sketchup design! If the drawer doesn't fit you certainly can't tell from the photo. If the finish is poor.......sorry.......no way of telling. So, if you are really looking for criticism, here it is............







........take a decent photo, why don't you!

Mike

 

[Karl]

I think the banding round the veneered board looks great; it separates the colour of the real wood from the veneered board, making the differentiation less noticeable than it would have been without the banding.

Cheers

Karl

 

[OPJ]

I was going to complain about the positioning of the drawer here (if you ask me, it should be on the wider face... :roll but, you did say this is for storing TV remotes (which makes sense) so, if the brief has been met and the client is satisfied, what else really matters?

Any mistakes along the way will have been learned from and won't happen next time, right? :wink:

I also agree with Karl's comments on the use of banding.

 

[kityuser]

I actually like the colour change from the the panel.

Steve

 

[Luke Kelly]

If my competition end table looks that good I'll be delighted! Good work.

 

[jjc_uk]

sorry I am afraid I like it

 

[Rob_H]

Ummm, me too!

 

[Paul.V]

me too.

i got a "that would look nice in..." from the SWIMBO

any objections to copying it ? (edit: well try to )

 

[toysandboats]

To borrow a few words from Hamlet - "methinks he protesteth too much",

Unless, as Mike says, it's a bad photo then you look to be a far better craftsman than you give yourself credit for Aidan.

Or, you could be an ace at Photoshop

David

 

[frugal]

Bugger, that looks almost the same as my competition entry, but in different wood and better made...

 

[Tierney]

Thumbs up from me too!

Even if some faults can be seen close up, most people (i.e. people who aren't members of this forum) wouldn't notice. When I point out bad craftsmanship to my wife, she just thinks I'm weird:

DT

 

[Chrisp]

Nice job, clean design, I think we can all be a bit too judgemental of things we have made, I know I'm my hardest critic! As Tierney said if you point out something that might be glaring to you someone else wouldn't bat an eye at....

 

[TheTiddles]

Well, they now want a sideboard/counter thingy to match. This one will be better planned, not made from scraps and might have a WIP thread if you're very lucky, then the true level of my skills deficit will be revealed!

Aidan