Well I'm 95% done with the nightstand for the wife. Learned quite a bit from this one as I had to do some real joinery. I took this from a plan in Fine woodworking and the sliding dovetails, haunched tenons and frame and panel construction, half blind dovetail drawer box. (leigh jig!) were all first for me. Somehow I made without totally screwing it up
I didn't use any stain on the walnut but I was wondering if there are wide ranging colourations of walnut? My 8/4 stock for the legs is darker and the sides had a gorgeous chocolate brown /purple and oranges. Drawer front is a dyed curly maple (I know it has no pull on it yet :-D ) everything else is walnut.
I know didn't happen without pics.. be gentle!
Side view
I didn't use any stain on the walnut but I was wondering if there are wide ranging colourations of walnut? My 8/4 stock for the legs is darker and the sides had a gorgeous chocolate brown /purple and oranges. Drawer front is a dyed curly maple (I know it has no pull on it yet :-D ) everything else is walnut.
I know didn't happen without pics.. be gentle!
Side view