I made this little table as a Christmas present for my mother. Not a terribly difficult project I guess, but I have to admit that I'm addicted to making these little Shaker tables... I thought Roy Underhill was a bit nutty when he did a show on these and used phrases like "you have to be living right" and "your mind has to be free of impure thoughts" to get the shape of the pedestal just right, but it is one of those things where you think it's right and then you see a flaw, and on and on... Until you just decide that it's as finished as it's going to be.

Difficult to see in the photos, but the top is book-matched curly cherry. I was really pleased to find a piece of curly cherry thick enough to resaw. I do a lot of work with hard maple (my wife's preference), so working with cherry for a little while was a pure joy.

--Dan

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