Thread: Khaya Sideboard.

The tops needed a bit of attention to get them flat. I only have one plane at the moment so had to use the old mans Falcon. Worked ok with a bit of a touch up to the iron.



I used a good off cut of the veneer as and edge to cover up the exposed front and rear areas. As the ends of the shelf would be covered by the end assembly rails i didn't use strips to cover these. Then a bit of finish was applied.



To cover the exposed ends of the top i used bread board ends. Pic 1 shows them rough cut to width then after they were cut to final size they were glued in place using a spline along thier lenght for strenght.



A quick fit up of the top and false draw fronts to the sideboard, bit more finish and the end result for all to see.



Apologies for the truncated WIP but i didnt take pics of all the steps. There is so much that i have left out but sometimes you get so involved in what you're doing that photos dont get a second thought.

Hope it hasnt been to boring and thanks for looking.

Steven.

No not boring always good to see a work in progress.

+1, I love a good WIP. Thanks for sharing, a beautiful piece of furniture.

Looks great Steven. The WIP pics are always great to see, your work looks very clean and precise.

The finished article looks fantastic, and the timber is something special.

Cheers,
Will

nice work, I just scored a load of african mahogany including some large slabs, so I watch with interest as I need some good ideas to make furniture, but more wrought iron and timber combination.
I love the colours and finish you have achieved, very impressed
Cheers Glenn

Originally Posted by dhubilant

nice work, I just scored a load of african mahogany including some large slabs, so I watch with interest as I need some good ideas to make furniture, but more wrought iron and timber combination.
I love the colours and finish you have achieved, very impressed
Cheers Glenn

Thanks Glenn.

Well done on the aquisition of your timber. I really liked using it, very challenging. The colors and figure of the grain is just reward for your efforts.

A quick word of warning though. Let the timber sit for as long as you can to dry before use.
I made a buffet from it several years ago and i dont think it was quite dry enough. After sizing components they would move very quickly turning to unusable parts. Some of the timber i used for this sideboard were left over from the buffet and they were much better.

I also comes down to where on the slab you would cut the timber from. The higher the figure the more chance for movement (which is true for most timbers i guess). I just tried to keep the grain as straight as possible.
I even went as far as laying all the slabs i was going to use on the floor and using chalk to mark out where all the components were going to be cut from (taking into account grain direction and appearance). Then i cut down the slabs and let the pieces sit for several months to settle. Then i flattened them out to oversize thicknesses (approx 30mm thick) and let them sit for a bit more with concrete blocks on top for weight. Maybe a bit extreme but i was bitten first time round with heaps of movement (twisting and bending) and this process seemed to work. I only planed down each piece to final thickness (19mm) when i knew i was going to assemble the components. This was more a result of sometimes taking weeks between sessions in the shed. I didnt want to size a components and leave it sitting for weeks before use.

I found it a challenging but rewarding timber to use.

Good luck and keep us posted when you start your projects.

Steven.

Beautiful looking result there mate, love the colour and figure of grain in that timber.

Job well done!

Paul.

Very nice, a lovely piece, and thanks for the WIP photos too!