MichaelLauer

Thank you for your kind comments. To answer a couple of questions:

The legs are cut from solid bubinga on a table saw with a slide table. Lots of jigs to get the angles just right and repeatable.

This is my first piece of furniture. I've done some previous woodworking including some elaborate mahagony/cedar stairs for a deck and a previous cabinetry project (radiator covers in wood) but this is my first furniture piece. I may post pictures later. I did spend a lot of time in research, design, and practice with FWW being a prime source. An experienced woodworker would likely find a laugh in the time investment but most was learning before doing so I'm happy with the time I spent.

The casework is very traditional and Hack inspired. The top isn't usual but I've seen some similar pieces. The legs are not traditional and I haven't seen this type of joinery used before. It's likely not anything new but I couldn't find an example anywhere. So it was new to me.

I found the bubinga a bit tricky to finish too, at least to get the look I wanted. I applied the water-based Lockwood dye (allowing time for thorough drying) and a first coat of tung oil and then lightly sanded the wet tung oil to remove some of the dye to reveal the grain. The sanding was by hand with constant visual inspection and was repeated as necessary on subsequent coats. I have had some training in watercolor painting and removing excess color is an established technique in painting that I migrated to this project.