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Awhile back I showed a picture of a table top I was working on and today I finally got the whole project together and finished up. This one was a requested piece by the wife as she wanted a somewhat matching end table to one I built a year or so ago. This one has been slow going due to trips taken, buying vehicles and other such inconveniences that interfere with woodworking.
The top is veneered with a 4-way book matched Walnut Burl on a Baltic Birch substrate. I then inlayed 1/8 of Ebony around that and then edged in Walnut. The Walnut is joined to the substrate with splines and the corners are all mitered and then supported with Walnut splines.
The end table itself is frame and panel and all open. Looks like my shop camera may be getting some dust in it.
For the drawers I used the same joinery as I used on the previous one.
Well this is pretty much the end of the Walnut Cutoffs that I had bought as I think I only have about 3 boards left. I made quite good use out of this wood that was all 5-1/4” wide and ranging between 4 and 5 foot in length. On this project I used the falloff from the cuts to create another project I came up with. Sometime back I had seen a picture of a mirror designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that was designed to hang above a fireplace. I really liked the design so I decided to recreate it but redesign it and rescaled it to fit my needs.
The mirror frame I came up with is designed for a small wall area next to our back door and our main used exit for our house. The frame holds a 11”X14” mirror that is beveled on the edges. What made me interested in this particular design were all the little subtle things going on it in. The bottom rail on mine is 1/2” thick while the stiles are 5/8” and the top rail is 3/4”. With this you have a 1/8” stepped reveal as the eye moves upward. The bottom rail is joined with a full through mortise that extends 1/4”. I took the picture without the mirror mounted but the backing in place.
Anyhow, enough of me rambling on. Thanks for having a look.
Ken
The top is veneered with a 4-way book matched Walnut Burl on a Baltic Birch substrate. I then inlayed 1/8 of Ebony around that and then edged in Walnut. The Walnut is joined to the substrate with splines and the corners are all mitered and then supported with Walnut splines.
The end table itself is frame and panel and all open. Looks like my shop camera may be getting some dust in it.
For the drawers I used the same joinery as I used on the previous one.
Well this is pretty much the end of the Walnut Cutoffs that I had bought as I think I only have about 3 boards left. I made quite good use out of this wood that was all 5-1/4” wide and ranging between 4 and 5 foot in length. On this project I used the falloff from the cuts to create another project I came up with. Sometime back I had seen a picture of a mirror designed by Frank Lloyd Wright that was designed to hang above a fireplace. I really liked the design so I decided to recreate it but redesign it and rescaled it to fit my needs.
The mirror frame I came up with is designed for a small wall area next to our back door and our main used exit for our house. The frame holds a 11”X14” mirror that is beveled on the edges. What made me interested in this particular design were all the little subtle things going on it in. The bottom rail on mine is 1/2” thick while the stiles are 5/8” and the top rail is 3/4”. With this you have a 1/8” stepped reveal as the eye moves upward. The bottom rail is joined with a full through mortise that extends 1/4”. I took the picture without the mirror mounted but the backing in place.
Anyhow, enough of me rambling on. Thanks for having a look.
Ken
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