Pine TV console

[Popeye]

Found this for sale online at an Oriental furniture site. Theirs was made from teak and they wanted $1200 for it. At $35 bf for teak maybe it's a good deal but out of my budget range.
I did mine from 2 x 10 SYP for probably $60 including the lazy susan for the TV.
The big cope on the base was done on the TS. The wings were the challenge. I cut the ends to 7deg on both to make up the 14deg (flair?) then glued and pocket screwed the wings on. After letting the glue set up for an hour, I took each pocket screw out one at a time and cut a stopped dovetail slot and glued in a dovetail key. 5" approx. 4 on each wing. When the glue had dried the keys were cut and sanded flush.
I'm not real happy with the stain and lacquer but it looks better than the pictures. Still need to add drawer pulls. Pat

[DUD]

Pat

That looks great, it's always a problem working with Pine, but You did a great job. Bill

[bthere]

I like that a lot. I think it's interesting how the grain on the front gives the piece kind of a sculpted look.

[tlt]

that is beautiful work. i especially like your method of attaching the wings -- do you happen to have any pics of the dovetail inserts?

[pacwind3]

Looks great Pat. I love 2x projects. To me it's cool taking something that was meant as a building material and creating furniture out of it.

[Pappy]

Interesting design, Pat. I would like to see a picture of it in place.

[bigstick509]

[lrogers]

I like it Pat, especially the "wings". That is a really neat design feature.

[SARGE..g-47]

Nice work on the base and top, Popeye. From 1972 until around 1975 I thought all furniture was made from SYP as Habersham Furniture had just hit the scene out of Clarkesville, Ga. (now in Toccoa) and both my first wife and MIL loved country design done with it..

[Popeye]

Interesting design, Pat. I would like to see a picture of it in place.

Finally got light enough to take and installed picture.

[Kristofor]

Looks great Pat.

With the new picture it's much easier to see the additional detail on the "inside" of the feet too. How did you handle cutting that that? Before the cove was created or after?

[Popeye]

Looks great Pat.

With the new picture it's much easier to see the additional detail on the "inside" of the feet too. How did you handle cutting that that? Before the cove was created or after?

After. I put a temp. bridge across the coved feet, clamped the front and back pieces on and marked them. Rough cut the coves with a jig saw and did the the rest with a combo of forstner bits and plunge cuts with the ts. After it was glued onto the coved feet I trimmed them with a flushcutting bit. Pat

[GPA61]

Excellent work Pat.

[shoottx]

Very Cool

[ironhat]

What's not to like! I like it because of the off-beat material for the design and that's a good thing, Popeye!