The last time I posted pics, it was two hours of frustration. Now, after reading Vaughn's fine tutorial, I am going to try another attempt. Thanks, Vaughn, for your good work.
I am known as the slowest woodworker in the west, but recently my wife has told me that I am not allowed to start new projects until I complete my backlog. So, I am attempting to do just that.
I actually finished this table last year, after starting it in early 2004. It is loosely based on Norm's Shaker (of course) bedside table, with the dimensions stretched a little bit.
The legs are 26 inches tall, with a 3/4 inch top, for a total of 26 and 3/4, about right for a nightstand or table next to a chair.
There are some things I would now do differently. Notice the rails above and below the drawer are orientated vertically. After attending Kelly Mehler's writing desk class, I now orient my rails above and below my drawers horizontally. This piece also has round pegs to lock the tennons, now I use square sometimes, although most of the Shaker pieces I have seen use round.
The drawers have hand cut dovetails. When I practice, I can do some fairly decent ones, but if I don't do them for a few months, I get worse. I think if I did them everyday, it would help a lot.
The first pic I will attempt shows the front quarter view of the table.
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