Floating Nightstands

so do you feel good about yourself with this work youve done,really…......well id be damn proud of it my friend,top notch as usual buddy.cant wait to see the finish pop that walnut wide open,gonna be groovey man.

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

Just what I’d expect from you, LeeRoy. Beautiful. I’m looking forward to seeing how it turns out.

-- Half of what we read or hear about finishing is right. We just don’t know which half! — Bob Flexner

Thats gonna look amazing when finished.

so do you feel good about yourself with this work youve done,really…......well id be damn proud of it my friend,top notch as usual buddy.cant wait to see the finish pop that walnut wide open,gonna be groovey man.

- pottz

So far I am pleased. I made the drawers today and they turned out nice and square without any coercing. The big moment will be mounting the fronts and hoping everything lays out flat and nice.

Thanks Rich and SMP
I hope it looks good, although I know they’re not going to look as good as if they were stained a nice walnut color. Finish is going to be bleached, as with a lot of the other stuff I have done in the unit.
The grain is going to have to sell it.

Wow, such beautiful timber for the project.

-- Lifes good, Enjoy each new day...... Cheers from "On Top DownUnder" Crowie

Wood ID help. Could this really be Walnut?

Wood ID help. Could this really be Walnut?

- LeeRoyMan

man that is stunning,but really doesn’t look like walnut?

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

I think it looks like walnut. Kiln dried and steamed to even out the color.
What makes the night stands floating

-- Aj

What makes the night stands floating

- Aj2

Magic. This is LeeRoy after all.

-- Half of what we read or hear about finishing is right. We just don’t know which half! — Bob Flexner

If he used ironwood then they would be sinking nightstands

What makes the night stands floating

- Aj2

Floating is a term used when furniture is mounted to a wall and there are no legs holding it up.

I’m working on a magnetic plate for the floor and one for the bottom of the cabinet. If I get the power right, when I face the two poles together it might just “float”.

I’m also working on a magnetic skating ring with magnetic shoes…...

A coworker of mine had a floating globe on his desk. Pretty much everybody would play with the thing at some point. Funny how magnets can mesmerize you no matter how old you are.

Nice workmanship. :)

Wood ID help. Could this really be Walnut? – LeeRoyMan

+1 Looks like the same bland colored (steamed, and kiln dried) walnut sold locally.

Dead give away is no white sap wood on the original planks.

Walnut sapwood is bright white, not chocolate milk brown.

Always end up using a diluted walnut dye stain on the steamed stuff.
It also helps reduce natural UV fading of walnut too.
YMMV

-- If it wasn't for bad luck, I wouldn't have no luck at all, - Albert King - Born Under a Bad Sign released 1967

I think it looks like walnut. Kiln dried and steamed to even out the color.
What makes the night stands floating

- Aj2

yeah your right i didn’t think of steamed walnut probably because i never use it.

-- working with my hands is a joy,it gives me a sense of fulfillment,somthing so many seek and so few find.-SAM MALOOF.

What makes the night stands floating

- Aj2

Floating is a term used when furniture is mounted to a wall and there are no legs holding it up.

I m working on a magnetic plate for the floor and one for the bottom of the cabinet. If I get the power right, when I face the two poles together it might just “float”.

I m also working on a magnetic skating ring with magnetic shoes…...

- LeeRoyMan

That’s actually not a bad idea. If it were marketed to the new woke hippie hay smoking solar panel loving sandle wearing libtards.
Might even get green deal funding.
All joking aside.
Excellent cut on the meters Lee Roy. A simple look not easy to get right. Thumbs up here.

-- Aj