Project Information
Some months back a good family friend sent me two chairs she had from when her girls were little. She was needing a table for them now that she had her first granddaughter, Coco. She's not her a year old so I had some time, but realizing I've had those chairs for some months I decided to get going on it. The table I just designed as I went. I had some measurements saved from when I made my good friend and business partners daughters their table. The table is hard maple top with soft maple legs. I did finish with a white stain as she wanted a white table but agreed to that. Some of you may recall the issues I had with that top, see the forum post if you'd like, long and short one end board pulled a hard cup after finished. I was able to get it mostly pulled out, but still present to some degree. Top was finished with wipe on poly and hand rubbed with some paste wax.
I did decide to put an underbevel on the table and that's something I've never done before. I've been trying to incorporate hand tools into projects where I can so this was again a fun part of it. I did it all with my no.4 as that's my largest plane. I can say, it was a workout lol. Overall that came out very nicely and in person it definitely lightens up the look.
The chair was a complete afterthought. Realizing this might live at her one daughters house, Coco's mother. I then though the other chair "Doni" - which was of course her other daughters, that she may want for the future when/if she decides to have children of her own. That being said, it also just sounded fun/challenging since I've never made one before. Granted, it's not too elaborate in design, but it was still fun. After it was built I then had to make it nice and "girly" to match the originals. Overall very pleased with the chair and I think they'll appreciate the surprise.
Side note - that's my Lily in the one picture trying it out. I did eventually bring into our house before delivering and I can confidently say I'll be making another table and chairs soon since she loved it!
Thanks for checking it out and for any input.
I did decide to put an underbevel on the table and that's something I've never done before. I've been trying to incorporate hand tools into projects where I can so this was again a fun part of it. I did it all with my no.4 as that's my largest plane. I can say, it was a workout lol. Overall that came out very nicely and in person it definitely lightens up the look.
The chair was a complete afterthought. Realizing this might live at her one daughters house, Coco's mother. I then though the other chair "Doni" - which was of course her other daughters, that she may want for the future when/if she decides to have children of her own. That being said, it also just sounded fun/challenging since I've never made one before. Granted, it's not too elaborate in design, but it was still fun. After it was built I then had to make it nice and "girly" to match the originals. Overall very pleased with the chair and I think they'll appreciate the surprise.
Side note - that's my Lily in the one picture trying it out. I did eventually bring into our house before delivering and I can confidently say I'll be making another table and chairs soon since she loved it!
Thanks for checking it out and for any input.