Doll Armoire – Project of the Week
This week’s project comes from William. He writes:
Here are some pics of a doll armoire I built last year. My niece is a big fan of American Girl dolls and stuff. Her mother asked me if I could make an armoire as a birthday present. The one in the American Girl catalog is outrageously priced for a painted version. It was a fun way to mess around with hand cut dovetails on a smaller than usual scale. The armoire stands 25 inches high. The case is made of black walnut. The drawers and door panels are birdseye maple. The feet are mahogany. The drawers are solid birdseye maple fronts with poplar sides and back. Were I to do this one again, I think I’d try the hidden rare earth magnet trick instead of the magnetic catch. I didn’t notice until after the first round of finishing that I didn’t quite sand out the score line on the drawer side. Nothing says “hand cut” quite like a score line, eh? The finish is three coats of the “Maloof blend” of equal parts tung oil, linseed oil, and poly followed by paste wax. Small scale furniture can be a lot of fun, and a great way to use up some stray boards around the shop.
Modern Coffee Table – Project of the Week
This week’s project comes from Tom in Canada. Its a beautiful coffee table made from walnut and maple. The exposed joinery is a unique detail and really shows off Tom’s craftsmanship. Let’s hear from Tom himself:
“My name is Tom and i am from London Ontario area (Thats Canada) and I’ve been woodworking and apprenticing for about 6 years making furniture and built-in cabinetry. This is a coffee table i built recently. I wanted to try something with a floating top, and contrasting woods. I think the floating top lets you show off some joinery underneath it, i used sliding dovetails for the legs and some dovetails on the stretcher supports. The top is made of some birdseye hardmaple and the base and legs are walnut. I finished it using a blend of linseed oil, turpentine and varnish. It was my first time trying that mix, and found that it took a long time to get any film build at all (about 5 or 6 coats on top). I’ll maybe try a different ratio to get more solids into the finish next time. Hope you like it.”
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