[Project 32] Bubinga, walnut, cherry bedside table for a friend

[mattbyington]

My first time utilizing Blum's tandem drawers slides! Should be fun.

Also my first time really using the bandsaw for anything - which is my first time tapering legs! So many new techniques. I am TERRIBLE at using it, but hey, gotta start somewhere.

What I *am* happy with is how my miters are coming out. Only took me 2 years to get decent miters, oh well!

Matt

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[mattbyington]

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[lshah72414]

Matt,

Love those colors. That is going to be sweet!

 

[TSO_Products]

Hey Matt,
anybody can buy nice tools
but not everybody can do nice work with them.
Your efforts show results! - my hat's off to you.

enjoy the work and the results!

Hans

 

[Lincoln]

No offence, but you shouldn't capture that panel in a frame. At best, your (very nice) mitres will start opening.

 

[mattbyington]

[member=62969]lshah72414[/member] thank you!

[member=59331]TSO Products[/member] thanks Hans! Really appreciate it man!

[member=69760]Lincoln[/member] thank you so much for the feedback. I am always looking to learn more and get better. I agree with you 100% - probably not a good idea. I think you're right. I've been experimenting with this over the years, to see what happens. For me, it usually depends on where the resting place of the final piece will go. For example this one is going to my friend's house in a climate controlled home (in his bedroom). We live in northern california (Bay Area) which sees very little humidity year-round, and fairly constant temperatures. So his home will probably only see 10 degrees or so of changes around the year, with heating and cooling of course.

But, your point is well-taken and I very well might be regretting my choice in the future. Time will tell. I'll use it as a learning exercise and after all that work I put into them, I'll know not to do it again! Ha!

Matt

 

[tjbnwi]

[member=67555]mattbyington[/member],

If you have any questions about or issues with the drawer slides let me know. I purchase them by the pallet, the job we’re doing now will use 298 pairs of Tandem slides.

Tom

 

[butzla]

[member=67555]mattbyington[/member],

If you have any questions about or issues with the drawer slides let me know. I purchase them by the pallet, the job we’re doing now will use 298 pairs of Tandem slides.

Tom

298 pair?!!  Tom,  you can not drop that bomb and walk away.  What could you possible be building?  I think I speak for everyone here, we want to hear all about it but perhaps best in a new thread.  Sorry for the hijack, Matt.  Nice work!  Looking forward to seeing more.

 

[mattbyington]

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member] wow!! that is a lot! i might take you up on it. my first time working with them. i heard they're great, but a little bit of a learning curve...

[member=3220]Jim Kirkpatrick[/member] don't be sorry! hijack away, now I am curious too

Matt

 

[mrFinpgh]

[member=67555]mattbyington[/member] looks like it will be a nice project.

One thing I'm curious about -- you have a great eye for grain matching and based on other projects clearly like the captive panel in a mitered frame look (and those miters do look good). Why aren't you taking advantage of your fantastic bandsaw/jointer/planer setup and doing shopsawn veneers for that panel? 

This would 1)drastically reduce future issues 2)let you get more yield out of some pricier materials and 3) open up even more possibilities for things like bookmatched panels.  If it justifies you getting a vacuum bag setup, I guess that's also a perk. 

The tandem drawer slides are great and make life a lot easier.  I think you'll enjoy them.

 

[tjbnwi]

[member=67555]mattbyington[/member],

If you have any questions about or issues with the drawer slides let me know. I purchase them by the pallet, the job we’re doing now will use 298 pairs of Tandem slides.

Tom

298 pair?!!  Tom,  you can not drop that bomb and walk away.  What could you possible be building?  I think I speak for everyone here, we want to hear all about it but perhaps best in a new thread.  Sorry for the hijack, Matt.  Nice work!  Looking forward to seeing more.

[member=211]JimKirkpatric,

All the casework for the 2020 Parade home.

On the home page are the videos for 2018 Parade homes. We did all the casework. There are 100’s of drawers in these also.
https://www.allabouthomedesign.com/

The gallery has stills.

Tom

 

[P2P]

No offence, but you shouldn't capture that panel in a frame. At best, your (very nice) mitres will start opening.

Since I am constantly learning also - what could be done here instead?  Raised panel that floats is one that pops into my head.  Other options?

 

[Cheese]

298 pair?!!  Tom,  you can not drop that bomb and walk away.  What could you possible be building? 

I just assumed 298 drawers... [big grin]  [poke]

 

[Lincoln]

No offence, but you shouldn't capture that panel in a frame. At best, your (very nice) mitres will start opening.

Since I am constantly learning also - what could be done here instead?  Raised panel that floats is one that pops into my head.  Other options?

Yes, or use a veneered panel instead of solid.

 

[nclemmons]

One approach is a veneered plywood panel with bookmatched Bubinga wood veneer, and kerf cut a 1/16" expansion joint around the flush top edge, leaving a shadow line.  Use space balls in the dado that captures the panel to let it float.

No offence, but you shouldn't capture that panel in a frame. At best, your (very nice) mitres will start opening.

Since I am constantly learning also - what could be done here instead?  Raised panel that floats is one that pops into my head.  Other options?

Yes, or use a veneered panel instead of solid.

 

[sancho57]

[member=67555]mattbyington[/member]

beautiful work as always.

Still cant believe you got all those tools and still can park yer car in there.

 

[rmwarren]

[member=67555]mattbyington[/member] where's the clamp-zilla's in that glue-up..?  [big grin] [poke]

RMW

 

[mattbyington]

[member=167]neilc[/member] that sounds like a great idea and [member=69760]Lincoln[/member] thank you for offering suggestions on what to do better.

one of these days I want to build identical furniture - one solid and one with a veneered manufactured substrate (MDF or ply) and see how they differ. I think that would be a really cool visual to show beginner woodworkers like myself to learn easier.

I recently learned that wood moves *across* the grain but not *along* the grain - like it won't get "longer" but it will expand and contract from a width perspective. Super interesting to me. I didn't know that until recently.

[member=10147]jobsworth[/member] thank you so much! Appreciate it man! Haha, yes I do. Let me take a picture of the entire garage - I'll do that tonight so you guys can see the whole "enchilada" haha.

[member=935]richard[/member]/BMW I didn't us 'em they are just so hard to get configured and get the panels inside of them with glue ... with 2 panels it is OK...with 3 or 4, I find it VERY frustrating and not worth it for smaller panels, especially when I now own a drum sander to clean up any small bows or cups

More pics to come this week!

Matt