Buffet / Bar for dining room

[sniper7]

Looks great thus far!

[ronaldrwl]

Very impressive. Good work

[Sharpienads]

That's some nice looking wood you're using there. Project is looking good. Just wondering, with all that wood work you do, would you possibly have a 6' wood lathe?

The wood is rustic alder from lowes. It's fairly cheap but looks really nice, I think. Nope, no lathe.

[Sharpienads]

I worked on the whiskey/wine rack a little today. It isn't attached yet, just sitting there. The area above it will remain open.

[Irving]

What was your level of wood working experience before you started all these projects?

[Sharpienads]

What was your level of wood working experience before you started all these projects?

Almost non existent. I had used a circular saw a handful of times and used other various tools, but never really built anything. I really have just learned everything by looking online, inspecting my furniture/furniture at stores to see how it's constructed, and by just trying things.

[Irving]

That's pretty much what I've been doing with stuff as well, but haven't tried anything that really requires much in the way of specialty tools. I've been impressed with what you've been doing lately. Keep it up. Thanks to your table build, I now know of pocket holes and that helps me with another thing I'm thinking up. Thanks.

[Sharpienads]

A few updates:

I stained the buffet dark walnut. I'm not happy with the stain job that I did. There are a lot of color inconsistencies. I'm going to try to give it a light sanding and possibly re-stain to see if I can get a more consistent color. The whiskey rack is done, and the back panel is cut and put in place, but not attached yet. I need to stain it, stain and install the shelves that go in the cabinets, and then all that's left is the drawers, cabinet doors, and top.

[Sharpienads]

Shelves installed, backing installed and stained. To-do: drawers, doors, and top.

[wyome]

inline for one in a dark oak finish...