New project completed, a small bedside table

[erikfsn]

Our bed is on the floor and there isn't a lot of space between the bed and entry door, so the bedside table for my wife needed to be small, around one foot high, deep and wide.

I recently got my domino and Akeda dovetail jig and used them both for the first time on this project, loved them both

Also bought a couple of clamps lately

 

[butzla]

Very nice little table!  I need to make me a pair of these.  The handles are a nice contrast to the cherry.  What kind are they?  I really have only one concern: the top.  How are you accounting for expansion and contraction?  Orienting the grain the other way would help solve the problem.

 

[Pete Pedisich]

Love it! nice job.
really like your floors, too.
Man, this makes me want a Domino even more with those mortises all laid out like that.
Thanks for sharing.

-Pete

 

[erikfsn]

The handles are from Restoration Hardware. Expansion and Contraction? What's that? Seriously, on a piece so small, I didn't think it would generate forces that would overpower the glue, what do you think?

 

[Tim Morris]

Very nice work. My wife had just requsted night stands last week. I love the details and the scale.  Doesn't the domino make it seem like your cheating. TIM

 

[dltflt]

Looks Great.  I'm in the process of making one myself.  Hope it turns out as nice as yours.

 

[johnsonri]

Very nice! Did you design the table yourself?

 

[erikfsn]

Thanks, and yes, Rey, I did the design myself, borrowing a bit from a jewelry box that belongs to my wife.

I used this drawer glide tape from Rockler that seems to work very well,
http://www.rockler.com/product.cfm?page=214

 

[RonMiller]

"doesn't the domino feel like cheating?". LOL I just thought that last week while making a very similar night stand for my daughter. Maple for her. The cherry is really nice.

 

[butzla]

The handles are from Restoration Hardware. Expansion and Contraction? What's that? Seriously, on a piece so small, I didn't think it would generate forces that would overpower the glue, what do you think?

I've seen jewelry boxes split.  Time will tell.  Keep us apprised of any changes.

 

[erikfsn]

Well, it's been over a year, no visible problems from expansion and contraction.  [thumbs up]