I would appreciate any advice or suggestions on a modern style end table design I'm working on:
The box is intended to be curly maple and the legs and drawer a hard maple, maybe bleached but at least lighter and with less contrast than the well-figured (dyed?) curly.
The biggest question I have is about the box itself. I had originally wanted it to be a bit thicker material, but 1-1/2" or so makes it too heavy so it is shown at 3/4". I was debating between either a splined joint or some sort of keyed dovetail. I'd prefer the former because I'm trying to emphasize the simplicity of the box, but am concerned it won't be strong enough.
Thoughts and suggestions? Thanks in advance.
The box is intended to be curly maple and the legs and drawer a hard maple, maybe bleached but at least lighter and with less contrast than the well-figured (dyed?) curly.
The biggest question I have is about the box itself. I had originally wanted it to be a bit thicker material, but 1-1/2" or so makes it too heavy so it is shown at 3/4". I was debating between either a splined joint or some sort of keyed dovetail. I'd prefer the former because I'm trying to emphasize the simplicity of the box, but am concerned it won't be strong enough.
Thoughts and suggestions? Thanks in advance.