These are my first attempts at real furniture. Most of my dabbling has been in some form of cabinetry. My original plan was to build two simple cherry end tables with trapezoid tops to sit between our recliners. That evolved into a cabinet with drawers to keep all the junk in that inevitably clutters up the tables. Still a simple job.
Then I made the mistake of leaving one of my Shopnotes out and my wife comes across this article. http://www.shopnotes.com/issues/127/...om-tool-chest/
The rest as they say is history.
Front and rear unfinished.JPGThe shadow box light is controlled using the knob on the faux drawer directly above.
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Solid cherry - top, bottom, feet and trim. Birdseye maple veneer - sides, drawer fronts and shadow box. Birdseye maple (1/4") inlay - corners. Silver maple - drawer boxes. Cherry veneer plywood (1/4") - drawer bottoms.
Finished with P&L 38.
Now on to the coffee table.