Bedside tables just about done . . .

[PeteM]

Here it is:








The top is Ambrosia Maple and Claro Walnut.
The base is Black Walnut ( from Jeff's first lumber run).
The banding on the draw came from woodcraft.
I carved the draw pull out of some mystery wood I got from Kyles cutoff pile.
Right now it just has one coat of shellac on it. I'll sand a bit and add another coat or two and then wax.

pete

 

[Ray Martin]

Pete,

The table is absolutely stunning. I love it.

Ray

 

[erasmussen]

It's perfect, just beautiful:icon_thum
In fact it's so good I cant take a chance of having my wife see it

 

[Mike Davis]

Great work, Pete. How many did you make? I thought I saw a pic in your gallery of three or four?

 

[WoodWrangler]

Very nice, Pete! I really like the contrasting woods and the thin legs. :icon_thum

 

[Dutchman]

Nice,.... love your dovetails!!:thumbs_up

 

[DaveO]

Wow, very outstanding work :eusa_clap:eusa_clap:eusa_clap I really like the banding on the drawer front. Very Chippendale-esque.
Bedside tables are now on my todo list as the current ones I have aren't tall enough for the current "princess" bed.
Do they match(or will match) a dresser or chest of drawers?


Dave

 

[nelsone]

That looks great Pete! You did a great job matching that spalted maple for the top! What is the banding around the drawer?

 

[toolman]

[mouse]WOW!!! [/mouse]

Great looking table, I am speechless!

:notworthy::notworthy::notworthy::notworthy:

 

[JimmyC]

Pete the tables are outstanding. The form, shape , and use of the contrasting woods is wonderful.

Jimmy

 

[scsmith42]

Pete, that looks spectacular! Thanks for sharing.

Scott

 

[dancam]

Pete,

Outstanding...I especially like the contrast of the ambrosia maple and blk walnut. Are these your own design?

Dan C.

 

[cskipper]

Very nice!

 

[PeteQuad]

Beautiful table Pete!

 

[PeteM]

Thanks for all the nice remarks :wsmile:

Mile - There are 2 as pictured and one slightly different for my son.

DaveO - We have a mixture of styles on our bedroom. The tables, the claro headboard, antique chest and dresser and large cherry desk. So they don't really match but we think they complement each other. I'll post some pictures when we get it all in place.

Ed - I bought the banding at woodcraft. I thought about making my own but I wanted to get these done so took the easy way out.

Dan - Design . . . I started with the Creole Table design (Larry Rose built one). I was going to make it with the maple/walnut top, but when I scaled it down the legs didn't look right so I went with the thin taper. I tried something different on the drawer. Instead of slicing the front apron and re-gluing I drilled a small hole in a corner and cut the draw front out on the scroll saw - no seams. It almost worked but was a bit to rough around the edges so I went with Christopher Schwartz's method and made the draw box with through dovetails, cut of a 1/4" slice of the draw front, added the banding and glued it on. I think it worked out pretty well.

Thanks again - pete

 

[BillPappas]

Great looking table!

Regards,

Bill

 

[Bas]

Beautiful table, I love the contrasting wood and the decorative apron. The proportions all just feel 'right'! :eusa_clap :eusa_clap

 

[skeeter]

Great looking table. I like the design, wood selection, DTs, workmanship, . . Yep, great looking table.

 

[sapwood]

Pete, you clearly applied a lot of thought and skill to the table. The results are fantastic :thumbsup:

Roger

 

[DavidF]

Amazing! great design and the execution looks super.