Project by sparticvs | posted 10-16-2018 11:44 AM | 1112 views | 0 times favorited | 8 comments | ![]() |
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This is a walnut sofa table I made for my mother’s birthday. There were very specific requirements from here on the size of the drawer, but the rest of it is my design. I wanted to do try out some new techniques during this build. One thing I learned is that my biscuit joiner is terrible for alignment (which doesn’t actually surprise me at the end of the day). The top came in a bit thinner than I wanted, but overall, not too thin.
I was concerned that having a solid board as the bottom shelf could cause the legs to blow out if it expands. I decided to do a ship-lapped bottom shelf, which I think turned out quite beautiful and my mother loves. I did half-blind dovetails for the drawer, and a traditional drawer bottom. The drawer box was made from poplar.
The other new technique I decided to try was visiting a hospital. I was using a chisel to get a biscuit out of it’s slot, and the chisel shipped and went right into my other hand. You can enjoy that photo and more on my Instagram!
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stefang
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#1 posted 10-16-2018 05:53 PM
Nice work. Always good to keep mom happy.
-- Mike, an American living in Norway.
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#2 posted 10-16-2018 06:14 PM
I like it. Very nice!
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#3 posted 10-16-2018 09:20 PM
Nice design and great execution!
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#4 posted 10-16-2018 10:00 PM
Very lovely. Nice Piece.
Richard
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#5 posted 10-16-2018 11:15 PM
Very Nice Project & Well Done!
-- Richard (Ontario, CANADA)
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#6 posted 10-17-2018 02:14 AM
Looks fantastic. A few things:
1. Love the walnut. Very clean design. All around excellent
2. My biscuit joiner always leaves me disappointed too
3. Hope you heal up soon, looks like a nasty cut!
Randy M.
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#7 posted 10-17-2018 11:01 AM
Nice table especially the detail on the top and bottom
-- Do it with your heart in it.........keep sanding
sparticvs
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#8 posted 10-24-2018 12:59 PM
Thanks a bunch everyone for the kind words. I did eventually heal up, it took twice as long as it was supposed to because the hospital tech told me to use neosporin but later I found out from the doctor that was going to remove the stitches that neosporin was not a good idea here, as it would prevent the wound from healing (which it did do).
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