I thought I would share a few progress pics.   Just need to add glue and a few more hundred items to complete.  Thanks for looking.  Danl

 

This is a sample for the final finish schedule.  I will be using a modified Jeff Jewitt receipt. 

Stain with TransTint Medium Brown diluted at 1 oz dye to 1 qt. water

Apply one coat Zinssar Bulls eye sanding sealer.   Let dry and scuff sand with 320 grit

Apply General Finishes Antique Walnut Gel Stain. Wipe clean and let dry overnight.

Apply 2 or 3 coats Sherwin Williams Kem Aqua Clear (WB lacquer) 

 

 

Top of the night stand after it was drum sanded.  Still in rough dimn.

 

Just a few rails with single and double tenons.  I have (52) mortises and tenons.  Twelve are double tenons.

 

 

Floor subassembly - dry fit

 

 

 

Side subassembly

 

Side subassembly looking inside/outside

 

Door subassembly

 

 

 

Wow! That is really going to be gorgeous!

That is gorgeous even before the finish.  Great job!

Sweet!

Mighty fine looking work. I assume it was work!

 

You will have floating panels, right

Fabulous. 

I'll join the others with the accolades...that is really nice. Well done! The double tenons, to me, are one of the trickier methods of joinery; getting everything precisely cut shows some real talent!

Top of the line craftsmanship. Excellent!

Thank you all for your kind comments.

 

Jesse, yes the panels will be floating.

Danl

@Danl...you OK down there Dan? Saw record rainfall and flooding in St. Louis and your general area...I70 closed in several spots due to flooding. Pray things are fine with you.

Yes, we sure did get a lot of water.  Approx. 9" in 7 hrs.  My wife and I are on high enough ground.  I woke up at 2:00 am and checked the gutters and basement.  At 2:09 am we lost electricity.  I usually let the neighbors make a call to the electric company but since I was up, I made the call.  The elect power did not come back on until 9:30 pm.  The internet came on sometime this morning.

 

My wife and I went out for breakfast (I needed a cup of coffee) and there was a lot of water running through neighbors yards and down the streets.

 

We have had electrical issues in the past because the power lines ran through common ground which has a lot of trees.  The power company spent Millions of dollars, to bury the feeder lines and now there are several underground bunkers throughout the subdivision.  With all of the water we had, at least one of the bunkers took on water and played havoc.  

 

It was disheartening to get several calls from the power company throughout the day informing me that my power had been restored when I was still sitting in the dark.  Now, who is do blame?  The power company for designing/installing a bunker at the bottom of the hill near a creak or the sewer company for not having an adequate rain water collections system?  I'm sure both companies will say that this incident is a 500 yr event and there is no need to make a change.  Mean while, now instead of loosing our electricity when there are heavy winds, we can look forward to loosing the electricity when it rains. 

 

Thank you for your concern and prayers.  There are many folks in the St. Louis area who sustained much damage.

Danl

Glad to hear all is as good as it can be under the circumstances Dan. Thankful you have power back and found a place to get coffee. Take care and be careful out there.

Pretty wood