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| Shaker Side Table |
Anyways. My dad has always been in love with Shaker furniture (wish I had a picture of the dining table he built) so I thought it would be appropriate to build this table as my first attempt at woodworking. This is literally it. Only thing I have build before this was a stand for my Lathe and some little keepsake boxes I gave away for Christmas.
It has been quite a humbling process and look forward to improving. I have had a hard time separating myself from the goal of perfection, errr, close to perfection. I have come to realization that I just need to make saw dust and learn along the way. The point is. The table isn't perfect, but I have learned some things along the way and I will strive to improve upon them on my next project!
Here are a few photos I took the other day. Finally finished!
If you are interesting in seeing some of the build progress photos. Click Here
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| The Cherry will get richer with time |
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| A revised larger top than originally used |
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| The Shakers really had an eye for form |
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| Top was made from 4 pieces of book matched Cherry with a unique Bold contrast down the center |
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| Hand cut dovetails with Quilted Maple sides |
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| Classic pegged mortise and tenon joinery |
