Here is a commission for a hall table and two side tables for a couch. There were also two arm covers for a second couch which would be used to rest one’s drinks on. I was following a design and finish from other pieces in the home but the main difference being that I would be substituting a wooden structure on the tables for a metal tubular structure used on some other pieces. I was also applying a hand-rubbed finish instead of a commercial spray finish.
Here I am breaking out all the veneer for and preparing to make up panels for pressing.
Some of the panels drying after I remove the veneer tape.
I decided to make the long hall table hollow because I was afraid no one (especially me) would be able to lift it. Here is the top section being glued up.
I milled up strips to fill the inside of the table and started with the center section.
The end sections were hard to clamp so I did one end at a time using weights and gravity.
Next I added the under-side panels.
Then the side and bottom edging was glued in place.
Here is the table fully constructed ready for sanding and clean up. Below the table on the bench are the panels for the side tables.
This is the glue up for the bottom panels of the side tables. The box was then glued to the underside of the top.
Here are the side tables’ upside-down and the couch arm covers. I was concerned about matching the finish even though I had provided the customer with a sample. So I stayed one step ahead with the covers and dropped them off early just so I could be sure about the color. I find everyone sees color differently and especially sheen so with a black finish I wanted to be sure.
Here are the table frames and stretchers ready to be glued up.
Here are the tables with the drawers fitted and the shelves about to be installed.
The finish in process.
Everything ready for wrapping and delivery. Measuring early on helped ensure everything fit through the front door. This made the delivery and installation go very quickly.
