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Spalted Maple Valet

His birthday has come and gone so it's safe to say that this was a birthday present for my BiL now. After sanding it up I finished it with my usual method: boiled linseed oil, danish oil, wipe-on polyurethane.

Spalted Maple Valet
Spalted Maple Valet

The drawer dividers were friction fit. I was initially planning on adding a hidden compartment above the drawer and below the top, but there's and alignment issue with my dovetail jig and I lost too much height because of it. All the more reason to try hand-cut dovetails I guess.

Spalted Maple Valet Drawer
Spalted Maple Valet Drawer
Spalted Maple Valet Side
Spalted Maple Valet Side

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