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Great cabinet Mike! With the dovetailed drawer and through tenons, that little project has it all.
Nice design all around.

Similar to yours, my favorite moment in constructing dressers, entertainment centers, and case goods is the moment when you have the carcase glued up. All of the dry fitting of components is done, and the frame is permanantly assembled. The time you spent dry fitting and figuring out a clamping strategy has paid off with a square case ready for doors, drawers and beautiful hardware. It's like that critical level on a game show which, once you achieve it, you can't fall below. All the progress you have made is now permanant, and you don't have to take it apart anymore for a last minute "tweak." As an added bonus, much of the sanding is already completed.

Dave,
That is one of the finest examples of a Morris chair I have seen. Are the plans available?
Thanks

Great table! Love the wood choice. Nice design and execution.

I like your design, especially the layout of the door glass.
The top reads a little heavy to my eye. Would it look better with a slightly thinner top?

Thanks Steve,
The lockset is from Emtek, and the ball bearing hinges are from a local door shop.
The glass was special ordered from Middlefield Glass in Ohio. They offer software that allows you to design your own panels. That was fun process. The panels are set in a rabbet and secured with glass stops and urethane caulking.
Overall it was not as hard as you'd imagine.

Mike,
Thanks so much for the comment. I have really enjoyed your projects and articles. You are my woodworking idol.
Keep up the great work!

The table slides are from tablelegs.com
It was one of the few sources for slides that open wide enough to accomodate the leaves for storage.
They are equalizer slides, so one person can remove/install the leaves. Pulling on one end of the table causes both sides to expand.

Paolini does a nice job in this video series. I really like the techniques for breadboard ends. Also, his use of a hand square chisel punch was a nice technique.

I was dissapointed with the use of time in this weeks pod cast. With Jeff Jewitt available to dispell common myths about finishing, Asa chose instead to talk about his bandsaw. Between the moderator and Asa's interuptions, Jeff was lucky to get a word in edgewise.
In 50 minutes you could have covered water vs oil, spray vs. brush,and talked about a couple nice lacquer and poly techniques.
I would like to see the show have a topic, and stay on topic. Allow the speaker to finish his thoughts, and clarify his point without interuption from the moderator and co-host. Visual aids would help as well. For example holding a spray gun as you talk about the various parts of the gun.
I would still like to hear Jeffs thoughts on spraying polyurethane on a hardwood entry door.

I learned a lot about finishing from a local cabinet maker. Spray, Spray, Spray. You just can't achieve the glass smooth finish with a wipe on product.
I always make sure my stain and topcoat are compatable. For me it is still oil based stain with lacquer as a topcoat. If the stain doesn't wipe off easily on your sample boards, thin the stain with 2oz. mineral spirits per quart of stain. The biggest thing I learned is to let the stain dry completely. Usually this means overnight, however it occasionally takes 2-3 days in colder weather. I wanted to contribute to a FWW article about finishing disasters, but honestly I have never had any problems finishing.
With a $100 gravity feed HVLP gun you can produce professional quality results. That would only hire my finisher for about an hour.

Interesting, I usually just use the "follow me" tool.

Lovely take on the Rodel chair! I really like your version too. Well done!

Great looking chairs! Rodel's design is one of the finest I have seen. Great craftsmanship.