Project Information
I'm on a roll, got to post 2 project in 1 day…
So we recently decided to but my in-law home, it provide significant drive time saving for "Decider of All Things" aka "wife". So I have completed her renovation plans on the Guest Room, Guest Bathroom, and Laundry room. So this has afforded me the opportunity to work on some projects. So for your viewing pleasure, I present our nightstands.
The top is Black Walnut, Curly White Maple, and Blood Wood all 2 1/4" think. I'm going to be honest here…. I'm SUPER proud and stoked about how the tops finished. The base and light fixture is simple and all 3/4" copper Type L "thick wall" tubing and fittings and attached with Iron Pipe Floor Flange.
Assembly is simple glue up with biscuits. The finish is 4 coats of Howard's Mineral Oil to quench the wood, then 5 coats of Howard's Mineral with Bee's Wax. The transformation when the mineral oil was applied made me smile. I cringed a little bit inside when I attached the light fixture base to the tops. But the finished product is well worth it.
I have lower shelves currently in glue up, but they will be set aside as the Lord and Master has bellowed to carry on with the house renovations. From my eye though, the night stands will look significantly better once the bottom shelf adds much needed visual weight.
As always I was protected by my destroyers of scrap wood, chasers of all cats, and doers of Dog things Bella and Kimber. Without them, I would surely be lost to the occasional wild squirrel in the distant tree that plots my doom.
As always I appreciate the time to look at my projects and welcome comments, feedback, recommendations, and/or questions.
So we recently decided to but my in-law home, it provide significant drive time saving for "Decider of All Things" aka "wife". So I have completed her renovation plans on the Guest Room, Guest Bathroom, and Laundry room. So this has afforded me the opportunity to work on some projects. So for your viewing pleasure, I present our nightstands.
The top is Black Walnut, Curly White Maple, and Blood Wood all 2 1/4" think. I'm going to be honest here…. I'm SUPER proud and stoked about how the tops finished. The base and light fixture is simple and all 3/4" copper Type L "thick wall" tubing and fittings and attached with Iron Pipe Floor Flange.
Assembly is simple glue up with biscuits. The finish is 4 coats of Howard's Mineral Oil to quench the wood, then 5 coats of Howard's Mineral with Bee's Wax. The transformation when the mineral oil was applied made me smile. I cringed a little bit inside when I attached the light fixture base to the tops. But the finished product is well worth it.
I have lower shelves currently in glue up, but they will be set aside as the Lord and Master has bellowed to carry on with the house renovations. From my eye though, the night stands will look significantly better once the bottom shelf adds much needed visual weight.
As always I was protected by my destroyers of scrap wood, chasers of all cats, and doers of Dog things Bella and Kimber. Without them, I would surely be lost to the occasional wild squirrel in the distant tree that plots my doom.
As always I appreciate the time to look at my projects and welcome comments, feedback, recommendations, and/or questions.