Category Archives: 2-Tables

Staked Side Table-Part 3

Posted on May 21, 2016 by Greg Merritt

This past week, once again, was lean on shop time.  Busy, busy at work and by the time I made it home, I was spent.  But that’s the way it goes sometimes.

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Staked Side Table-Part 2

Posted on May 14, 2016 by Greg Merritt

Did I mention that I was building two of these tables at once?  These two tables are destined to become  bedside tables in management’s bedroom.  (Nothing in the house is considered mine, management just permits me to use it.)  I … Continue reading →

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Staked Side Table-Part 1

Posted on May 10, 2016 by Greg Merritt

Step two in my exploration of staked furniture.  Nothing too daring, just a slightly larger version of the staked stand with a drawer thrown in for good measure.  While the staked stand was built mostly ad hoc, I put a … Continue reading →

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Staked Stand-Part 2-Complete

Posted on April 29, 2016 by Greg Merritt

It is almost physically impossible for me to resist adding some sort of embellishment to the pieces that I make.  Kolrosing, wood burning and then there is my fondness for adding texture.  This little stand is built specifically to hold … Continue reading →

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Staked Stand-Part 1

Posted on April 24, 2016 by Greg Merritt

I’ve read the book, a couple of times.  Wrote a review.  Read through all of the blog posts.  Purchased a tapered tenon cutter and reamer.  Even took a sip of the Kool-Aid, at least figuratively.  I have to admit that I’m … Continue reading →

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Dinning ala Nicholson

Posted on November 23, 2015 by Greg Merritt

If you have been following along, you know that I have recently moved to a new-to-me home.  This one is a little large than our last and its nice to have the extra room.  Apparently there is a downside though. … Continue reading →

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Side Table-Progress 3-Complete

Posted on October 15, 2015 by Greg Merritt

OK, I last left off with the top panel in the clamps.        

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Side Table-Progress 2

Posted on October 11, 2015 by Greg Merritt

Progress today on the little side table project.  So far the new shop space is working out great and I’m really liking the extra space to move around in.  Plus, working in an attached garage feels almost like working in … Continue reading →

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Side Table-Progress 1

Posted on October 10, 2015 by Greg Merritt

For the handful of you that read this drivel on a regular basis you are probably starting to think that I have developed age-onset ADHD or maybe worse.  First I droned on about nightstands, then a bookcase and now a … Continue reading →

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It’s the Last Things

Posted on July 3, 2014 by Greg Merritt

It’s always the little things that make the difference.  One last pass with the plane can turn an OK surface into a pristine one.  One last thin shaving can make a tight tenon fit perfectly.  In this instance its one … Continue reading →

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