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jacko9

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« on: June 19, 2012, 05:14 PM »
I used my Domino joiner to construct two Honduras Mahogany night stands.  The rail to leg joints were done with # 8 tenons and the blade to leg joints were made with twin # 6 tenons.  I used Brusso hinges and shelf pin sockets.  The finish was amber shellac and then Minwax Wipe-On Poly finished off with a dark wax.  I buffed out the Poly finish with Platin 2 disks with my ETS 150/3 sander to 4000 grit before waxing the pieces.

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« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2012, 05:17 PM »
Excellent! They look superb. The finish is top notch. I'd like to see a photo of the insides too.

One minor suggestion, I would have hinged the doors on opposite sides as they are going to be on either side of a bed I presume.
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« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2012, 05:22 PM »
Quote from: Richard Leon on June 19, 2012, 05:17 PM
Excellent! They look superb. The finish is top notch. I'd like to see a photo of the insides too.

One minor suggestion, I would have hinged the doors on opposite sides as they are going to be on either side of a bed I presume.

The customer wants to use them in the different  rooms or I would have hinged them as you suggested.  I also used Brusso Ball Catches for the doors.

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« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2012, 06:40 PM »
Oh ok, that makes perfect sense.

I found the ball catches to be quite difficult to install. Did you do the ball or catch first?
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« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2012, 06:43 PM »
Quote from: Richard Leon on June 19, 2012, 06:40 PM
Oh ok, that makes perfect sense.

I found the ball catches to be quite difficult to install. Did you do the ball or catch first?

I do the ball first before I assemble the cabinet.  When the door is fit in place the ball leaves a nice line on the door bottom to show you where to insert the catch.

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« Reply #5 on: June 19, 2012, 07:02 PM »
Yes that's what I did. Still found it fiddly though.
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« Reply #6 on: June 19, 2012, 07:25 PM »
Quote from: Richard Leon on June 19, 2012, 07:02 PM
Yes that's what I did. Still found it fiddly though.

I have found them to be very difficult to get "just right" since I'm usually drilling the holes with a hand drill.  One thing I have resorted to is to use a file on the catch to help with slight mis-alignment.
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« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2012, 12:59 PM »
Those look really good. I really like the look of that Honduras Mahogany.
I like the design, and the bevel on the underside of the top really compliments the legs. It's a small detail but to me it really makes the whole design work.
I am not crazy about the wide (top) side rails but that's (subjective) just me.
Tim
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« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2012, 03:46 PM »
Hi Jack,

Beautiful work...love the fit and finish.  Good design too. 

Thanks for sharing the pics.  How deep is each piece?

Scot
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« Reply #9 on: June 20, 2012, 06:40 PM »
Quote from: ScotF on June 20, 2012, 03:46 PM
Hi Jack,

Beautiful work...love the fit and finish.  Good design too. 

Thanks for sharing the pics.  How deep is each piece?

Scot

Hello Scot, Thanks for the kind words.  These night stands are 28" high x 18" wide x 15" deep (the top overlaps 3/4").  The top rails are 5" wide, the bottom rails are 3" wide and the drawer and door blades are 1" wide.   I made the blades a bit wider than I wanted to so that I could use twin # 6 tenons at each joint.

In the past, I have made these blades with twin #4 tenons, single # 8 tenons and twin #5 tenons.  It all depends on how the wider blade fits into the design.

Jack
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