Thanks Alec, the design is in the American Shaker style. My wife wanted a table for our entry and being the "perfect customer" it had to be; not too small, not too big, not too short and not too tall and oh by the way don't have it interfere with her plants! [unsure] She loves it!Alex said:Elegant design.
[big grin] My wife refuses to give up her land line, my small cell phone was behind the answering machine!unityroad said:Nice job, funny to me tho .I didnt think anyone had land phone lines anymore [eek]
Vindingo said:Why not scale it down so it fits in the space? Maybe change the proportions so it is more horizontal as opposed to square-ish as pictured.
You could also make the pegs for the frame out of a contrasting wood, then to tie the pieces together, make a drawer pull out of the same wood.
The mirror you posted has a slight curve which mimics the apron of the table, yours is flat. I think your mirror would lend it self to details with a little less flourish: less Greene and Green, more rectilinear.
Hopes that sparks some ideas...
good luck!
Yes, I think your observation is right on. I just did a scale model of what your talking about and just finished bandsawing some rough 8/4 mahogany. I'm thinking about 26" high by 38" wide overall, just need to work out a few details but, I have an idea now.
Thanks for the insight,
Jack
Vindingo said:Why not scale it down so it fits in the space? Maybe change the proportions so it is more horizontal as opposed to square-ish as pictured.
You could also make the pegs for the frame out of a contrasting wood, then to tie the pieces together, make a drawer pull out of the same wood.
The mirror you posted has a slight curve which mimics the apron of the table, yours is flat. I think your mirror would lend it self to details with a little less flourish: less Greene and Green, more rectilinear.
Hopes that sparks some ideas...
good luck!
neilc said:Nice work Jack - like the proportions on the mirror. Can you show some close-up photos of the corner joints on it? Is the wood mahogany?
neil
Vindingo said:Looks good, I'd love to see some more detailed photos.
So did you finish the wood on the inside of the rabbet for the mirror?
I did a painted mirror frame once, and didn't paint in the rabbet. Stupid me didn't realize you could actually see inside the frame because of the mirror. As I took it apart to repaint the frame, I broke the mirror. A mistake I shall never make again, and now I still have 3 more years of bad luck coming to me.
Vindingo said:Looks good, I'd love to see some more detailed photos.
So did you finish the wood on the inside of the rabbet for the mirror?
I did a painted mirror frame once, and didn't paint in the rabbet. Stupid me didn't realize you could actually see inside the frame because of the mirror. As I took it apart to repaint the frame, I broke the mirror. A mistake I shall never make again, and now I still have 3 more years of bad luck coming to me.