A Cherry and Walnut Plant Stand

Next Project. What wood do I have enough of to make something useful out of?   

1. Cherry.  Thick board found.  I can make a new plant stand with cherry as the top and walnut as the legs. 

2. Walnut.  5/8"diameter dowel legs.

Now there are two.

I like small simple projects such as this plant stand.  A simple but interesting top, with a simple set of legs below.  A small amount of material is needed. My CNC is already set up to cut the top and has a fixture ready to cut the tenons on the leg tops.  When done with those tenons the fixture can be reconfigured to hold the top to cut the mortises for the legs. 

I had a thought about mass production.  I could move the setup for cutting tenons to a different area on the CNC, and leave the angle jig set up for cutting the angled mortises on the top. Use G-code and 3 post processors so it will remember 3 home positions.  No, I don't have any plans to mass produce this plant stand.  A worthwhile mental exercise though. Readying  and clamping down the block for the top so it's center is always in the same place is a challenge to overcome. Blocks would all have to be the same overall dimension. 

The block of cherry wood was marked and clamped to the bed of my CNC.   Toolpaths for rough cut and finish cuts were created.   This top is cut from one solid piece.  While being rough cut it pointed out that the bit I was using was very dull.  The smell of burning cherry wood isn't horrible, but the smoke created persisted far too long.  That dull bit was thrown away. 

A lower point of view.

With walnut legs for contrast each part, legs or top, can be appreciated separately.  A bit more visually interesting than the monochrome stance if legs matched the top.  A design consideration I coined is "scenario of use".  Will a simpler plant stand all made of the same wood look best among the other things in the same room or space it ends up in?  Or perhaps the two woods/two colors both compose well among other things they share space with. 

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