Console
Narrow, tall, against a wall. The stretcher rides low so it can be stepped over.
Drawn as specified below, in black walnut. Side, end and plan.
- Length
- 40″ to 72″
- Width
- 13″ to 20″
- Height
- 30″ to 36″
As drawn
The piece above is 54″ × 16″ × 33″ in black walnut. The most expensive board in the rack and the one everybody asks for. Soft for a hardwood, which is why it carves and why it dents.
| Line | Detail | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Timber | 20.9 board feet of black walnut at $16.50 | $345 |
| Milling and joinery | 27 hours at $85 | $2,295 |
| Finishing | Oil and hand-rubbed varnish, 25.8 square feet | $62 |
| Delivery | Anywhere in Michigan, carried in and set down | $240 |
| Total | Ready in about 11 weeks | $2,940 |
Cut list
Numbered because the order is the work. 15.6 board feet finished, 20.9 bought rough.
| # | Part | Length | Section | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Top | 4′ 6″ | 16″ × 1.25″ | Glued up from three or four boards, the joints laid out so the figure runs through. |
| 2 | Bearer × 2 | 7″ | 3.25″ × 2.25″ | Screwed to the top through slotted holes so the top can move across the grain and not split. |
| 3 | Post × 2 | 2′ 2¾″ | 3.5″ × 3″ | Through-mortised for the stretcher. The mortise is cut before the post is tapered. |
| 4 | Foot × 2 | 9″ | 3.5″ × 2.75″ | Relieved underneath at the center so it stands on two pads and never rocks. |
| 5 | Stretcher | 3′ 2″ | 1.5″ × 5.5″ | Runs through both posts and is held by the wedges alone. No glue in this joint. |
| 6 | Wedge × 4 | 5″ | 0.75″ × 1.1″ | Riven rather than sawn, so the grain follows the taper and the wedge cannot shear. |