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Default Night Stands Finished!

On 2/24/2016 8:49 PM, OFWW wrote:
On Wed, 24 Feb 2016 14:13:52 -0600, Leon lcb11211@swbelldotnet
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I have not worked on these for probably a week, the varnish on the tops
was drying. The marble tops are heavy, 70~80 lbs, they make a 45 lb bag
of dog food feel lite!

Any way one piece of marble was a touch too wide. The top fit snugly
over it and normally that would be perfect but you are never going to
want to pick up a 60 lb night stand with a slab of marble on top of that
too. The marble on one fit snug enough that when you lifted the wooden
framed top the marble would lift too. I could see some picking that
frame up and the marble falling out of the frame on to some toes.
Sooooo I used the Rotex and some 120 paper to sand away some proud spots
on the edge for a slightly looser fit.

Anyway here is the finished product waiting to be delivered.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/

Yes this one is slightly different. ;~)

https://www.flickr.com/photos/lcb112...posted-public/


Very Nice, I was wondering how the tops would look, like counter tops
or what, but that is much nicer. Now you should get some Ice Skating
figurines for the her side, and ice hockey setup for the his side.


Thank you!

What is this ice hockey you speak of? ;~)


Are the drawer pulls Marble too or porcelain?

They are a flash back to the 70's. I would guess porcelain. Not a
perfect match but close enough I guess. I always have my customers pick
out and pay for the knobs and pulls. I install for no extra charge.