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Almost forgot to take pics of this; had it loaded in the truck (new truck! 
) and took this with my phone. I think it's the second time I've ever used the phone camera. Yes, there are six legs. I don't know why.
Red oak veneer ply with red oak trim & legs. Finish is Minwax Tung Oil Finish, blonde shellac, and wipe-on poly.
Things I learned from this project:
It's a really good idea to actually draw some sort of rudimentary plan before starting; make-it-up-as-you-go isn't as efficient as it sounds.
Add the edge trim after attaching the legs. I did the trim first, then cut the trim at the leg locations. BAD idea! I ended up with gaps at most of the leg/trim intersections, and the whole thing is slightly out of square top-to-bottom.
Drawers weren't as scary as I thought. Thanks to your advice, the fronts and handles went on with minimum fuss. Drawer boxes are 1/2" BB, BTW.
I need to branch out from Tung oil/shellac/poly.
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) and took this with my phone. I think it's the second time I've ever used the phone camera. Yes, there are six legs. I don't know why.Red oak veneer ply with red oak trim & legs. Finish is Minwax Tung Oil Finish, blonde shellac, and wipe-on poly.
Things I learned from this project:
It's a really good idea to actually draw some sort of rudimentary plan before starting; make-it-up-as-you-go isn't as efficient as it sounds.
Add the edge trim after attaching the legs. I did the trim first, then cut the trim at the leg locations. BAD idea! I ended up with gaps at most of the leg/trim intersections, and the whole thing is slightly out of square top-to-bottom.
Drawers weren't as scary as I thought. Thanks to your advice, the fronts and handles went on with minimum fuss. Drawer boxes are 1/2" BB, BTW.
I need to branch out from Tung oil/shellac/poly.
g.
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