Comments on: Maple and Cherry Sideboard – Viewer Project

By: Lone_Wolf

Lone_Wolf — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 03:36:54 +0000

Very nicely done. The use of tiger maple really makes it “pop”!

I like your idea of challenging yourself and completing a project that requires you to do just that. Good job.

By: pagirard

pagirard — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 03:30:53 +0000

Thanks a lot for the kind words.
For those of you who wish to undertake a similar project, you can send me an email at pagirard_at_gmail.com (replace _at_ by @) and I’ll send you the sketchup model (the model has actually 3 doors but the carcass is the same!).

Dean : yes the legs are tapered slightly at the bottom
Kenny : 100 years is a bit too much to hope for, I build it last year and since I wanted to prove to myself I could do insert doors, I did not give much clearance between the top/bottom of the doors and the carcass, now the doors are rubbing :(
Doug : I wanted to learn to hand cut dovetails so I challenge myself to do all possible joinery our of dovetails.
The dovetails connects all the horizontal/vertical strechers to the sides. The idea was since the bottom was solid wood, I needed to make a panel constructions, so all the weight is basically held by the thin horizontal strechers (the bottom rests on these strechers). So my idea was to connect the bottom strechers to the top one since the top ones will be screwed (with a block system) to the mapple top. As a result, one can say that most of the weight is help by the top.
So far it does not seems to sag too much :)

By: Dyami

Dyami — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 17:21:17 +0000

What a very nice piece. I hope that my first big project comes out as well. Congratulations.

By: demowen

demowen — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 14:35:52 +0000

This is very nice. I am working on a very similar project now with the same woods and dovetails like your. I think you did a marvelous job!

By: Doug McPherson

Doug McPherson — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:58:58 +0000

And, can you let us know where all of the dovetails are?

By: Doug McPherson

Doug McPherson — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 13:57:26 +0000

Beautiful. Did you just wake up one day with the “all dovetail” construction idea, or did you receive that inspiration from somewhere?

By: Kenny Comeaux

Kenny Comeaux — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 12:15:08 +0000

Wow! This is a great design. This one should be in someone’s home for at least the next hundred years. Great job!

By: Dean

Dean — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:05:13 +0000

Wonderful looking sideboard Loupitou. I like the taper on the inside of the legs (or at least they looked tapered), and I always like contrasting wood. Nice! Since I’m a beginning woodworker the skill level to make one might as well be on the moon for me.

By: Christian Barrette

Christian Barrette — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 21:45:24 +0000

Excellent work, very nice. TrÃƒÂ¨s impressionnant pour un premier gros projet comme tu dit.

I love the color contrast.

By: Jeremy Meeks

Jeremy Meeks — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 20:33:20 +0000

What a great piece! The Tiger Maple and center dovetail really makes this piece stand out.