My first "furniture" project

[rob.nester]

With the help / advice / lecturing / mentoring of Skymaster, the first of a few upcoming "furniture" projects are done!



I designed these tables for my front porch in SketchUp and, amazingly, the finished product turned out to be pretty close to my initial design. The tables are made from Cypress, with a few coats of General Finishes Exterior 450 Semi-gloss water based topcoat.

I figure between

• being cypress
• being on a covered porch
• being on a covered porch > 4ft off the ground
• having a top coat

they should be good to go for a while!

You can see more pictures from the build process here

 

[Mike Davis]

Looks great!

 

[red]

Very nice table. I love working with cypress. It's a great wood.

Red

 

[redknife]

Great work. Thanks for all those pics.

 

[LeftyTom]

:icon_thum

 

[Canuck]

Nicely done!:eusa_danc

That is some very clear pretty cypress. Lucky find!

Wayne

 

[dwminnich]

I like it! Nice job.


--dave

 

[Bill Clemmons]

Very nice tables, Rob. And thanks for the in-progress pics. :icon_thum

 

[Jeremy Scuteri]

Looks good! What is next on the list?

 

[golfdad]

Nice Rob. I have some cypress tables also but I like your finish better. :icon_thum

 

[KenOfCary]

Those look like they make a great addition to the porch. A place to set the Mint Julep while you're rocking on the porch in the evening.

 

[rob.nester]

Looks good! What is next on the list?

A modern style blanket trunk in white oak and Purple Heart for a wedding gift for some friends.
A trestle table in maple and bloodwood for our kitchen

eventually new bed side tables and chest of drawers for our bedroom. Not sure what wood I want to use there.

I also want to make a nice big dining room table, but I think the style I decide on will guide wood selection there.

 

[drw]

Great project, very nice craftsmanship...thank you for sharing!

 

[ste6168]

A modern style blanket trunk in white oak and Purple Heart for a wedding gift for some friends.
A trestle table in maple and bloodwood for our kitchen

eventually new bed side tables and chest of drawers for our bedroom. Not sure what wood I want to use there.

I also want to make a nice big dining room table, but I think the style I decide on will guide wood selection there.

Sooo... Is that your shop that you are working in? Do you make other things rather than furniture? I am almost certain this can't be your first woodworking go-round! Tables look great, and I may consider making some similar for my front porch in the future.

 

[GeorgeM]

Very Nice tables. Love working with Cypress.

 

[kave]

very nice Rob!

 

[JohnnyR]

Nice work Rob, how did you attach the shelf?

 

[Skymaster]

that is our secret :rotflm:

 

[SubGuy]

That's a winning first project!

 

[Raymond]

Great job, Rob. What are the dimensions?