Plant stand

[mleichtle]

I built this to try and sell at the local antique / flee market thingy, it didn't sell. So now its a telephone stand. Not much of a market for this kind of stuff around here, but what do I know. Walnut and soft maple with a little curly in it, wipe on poly. My first dove tails joining the legs to the apron. A little loose but, the poly glue filled it nicely. I think I should have put a little detail of some sort in the aprons. What do you think?

[linear]

Very nice! I have a similar project in the planning stage right now, so if you'll entertain a couple questions...

Do you mean sliding dovetails joining the legs and aprons?

Did you do those on the router table?

About how big is the top?

Thanks and nice job.

[ChrisD]

What do you think?

I think the people at the flea market missed an opportunity to own a finely crafted piece of furniture. Nice work!

[Ken Massingale]

I think the people at the flea market missed an opportunity to own a finely crafted piece of furniture. Nice work!

I agree. Nice work, M.

[SHADOWFOX]

Simple yet elegant!! They definitely missed out on this fine piece of furniture. Great work!

[Popeye]

Ditto on the previous. Sure looks great to me. I like the contrasting woods, nice taper on the legs. Pat

[GPA61]

Nice work.

[John Hunter]

Very nice.

[mater]

Very nice looking work.

[Pappy]

Nice work. I would think it would have sold fairly quickly.

[drumpriest]

My favorite combo of woods. I think you did a fine job, sorry to hear that it didn't sell. I had some similar thoughts of trying to sell such a table, but havn't even had time to build one. You did great.

[GeekMom]

Nice job! If you haven't grown too fond of the way it looks in your home, you could always try to sell it again. Sometimes the timing isn't right.

[lrogers]

I like it just the way it is.

[mleichtle]

Thanks for the kind words.

Do you mean sliding dovetails joining the legs and aprons?

Did you do those on the router table?

About how big is the top?

Yes, I guess they are sliding dovetails, similar to mortise and tennon. I figured since some one might put a tree on it, and dirt is pretty heavy, the dovetail would be a little stronger joint. I did them all on the router table just moving the fence, sneaking up on the right fit. I don't know if that’s the correct way since some were tight and others not so much. I also ran the pieces through between the fence and bit, I think that contributed to the looseness, not to mention dangerous.

I made the top 14” square. I used a trash can to model the size.

Also the center panel is floating on splines, Thanks to Gmack’s advice.

[linear]

Thanks for the clarifications!