An heirloom-quality walnut nightstand featuring solid 8/4 legs, classic frame-and-panel carcass construction, a solid wood top attached with desktop fasteners to allow for seasonal expansion, and a traditional dovetailed drawer running on wooden cleats.
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Materials
- 8/4 FAS Black Walnut
- 4/4 FAS Black Walnut (S2S to 13/16")
- 4/4 Hard Maple (S2S to 3/4")
- 1/4" Walnut Veneer Plywood
Tools Required
- Table saw with high-quality rip and crosscut blades
- Dovetail saw or router with dovetail jig
- Mortising machine or bench chisels for mortise-and-tenon joints
- Plunge router with 1/4" straight bit for panel grooves
- Random orbital sander
- Parallel clamps (minimum 4, at least 24" long)
- Thickness planer and jointer