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Lost Stickley Side Table

bbieber — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 19:08:18 +0000

The rumor is that this was a prototype Stickley table, never put in to production. It has 14 mortise & tenon joints, and the legs angle slightly outward – which makes it a more complex project to build. This was also the first project in which I used hand-cut dovetails. After some reflection, I think this project required every tool in my little workshop to build. From mortising & tenoning jigs, hand saw & chisel for the dovetails, table saw & dado blades, jig saw for rough-cuts, band saw for the smooth curves, thickness planer, biscuit joiner, sanders, drills and screwdrivers – just about everything was used to some degree.

It has taken me quite a few weekends to build, but now that it’s complete I think it will make a nice piece of furniture for our house.

The only question is – what do I build next?

Stickley #602

bbieber — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 03:04:38 +0000

Recently I discovered the online woodworking community… something which I never even thought of looking for online.

Through the searches and feeds I’ve amassed – I’m finding a lot of inspiration and a ton of projects I’d like to build. The first of which is a reproduction Stickley tabouret.

I’m not finished yet – I just finished staining it tonight and I’ll put topcoat on it in the next few days. But, building it was quite a pleasure, as there’s a lot of good construction and joinery techniques to practice in it.

It’s an excellent little table/stool, with good proportions and a nice size.

Thanks to TreeFrogFurniture for the inspiration.

Dining Room Table [Update]

bbieber — Wed, 13 Dec 2006 00:39:00 +0000

I’ve started on my next woodworking project… but I forgot to update everyone on the status of my last project – the dining room table.
I ended up staining it black… about 3 coats of ebony stain, and 4 coats of a wipe-on polyurethane.

The table is finished and in our dining room. Many other photos @ flickr.

Dining Room Table

bbieber — Mon, 24 Jul 2006 02:54:05 +0000

Well, I started a dining room table — square, 4′x4′ extending to 6′.

For finish I think we’ll paint it black or give it a really dark stain.

Birch veneer top with maple banding and straight square legs.

We’ll see how well it turns out.

The Havana Wine Cabinet

bbieber — Mon, 02 Jan 2006 05:00:00 +0000

After nearly 3 weeks of abusing the term carpentry, the Havana Wine Cabinet is finished.

No. But Thank You Crate&Barrel

bbieber — Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:00:00 +0000

Uh… I’ll admit, the Havana Wine Cabinet looks pretty nice in their catalog. But $300 is a little more than I’d like to spend.

But I do appreciate your detailed photos, and online dimensions.

Coming soon, the Havana Wine Cabinet.