After finishing my roubo bench a few months ago, I finished my first piece of real furniture -- a hallway table at the behest of SHMBO. It is made of walnut, with hard maple drawer sides and gaboon ebony drawer pulls. She felt it looked a little more "modern" with the front designed like this, so against my better judgment and worries about not having anything but a narrow apron on the front of the table, I went with it. Hopefully it will hold up through the seasons, and being a hallway table should only see light use as far as the drawers are concerned.
Dovetails are hand cut and first time I tried dovetails other than practice on some scraps, had a few mishaps in there you can see. The finish is a coat of boiled linseed oil wiped on, followed by 2 coats of lacquer. Overall not thrilled with how the finish turned out, but satisfied enough. Any feedback is appreciated!
In its final location plus some close ups:
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