I made my mom a walnut chest for her sewing supplies a few years ago. She asked if I would make a low side table for it to sit on. The top of this will be 12 1/4” high and sized to be just smaller than the base of the box.

I’m making the top a mitered bridle joint frame and panel, so I’ve started with that before making the base. The panel has nice grain and I ripped the two outer pieces from one board so I could get a nice wide piece centered in the middle of the panel. It has some sap wood that I can hide on the bottom.

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I spent some time getting the rails and stiles square and straight, then came back the next day to touch them up before laying out the miters. I laid the miters out with a knife and deepened my lines with a chisel to help with getting a crisp line.

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Next I’ll have to clean up the miters and tenons to fit everything, but I think this is coming along pretty well.
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Here’s a picture of the chest that will sit on the table.

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