Photos above and below;  Console Table in American cherry.

The table had  to hold a 12 place  set of cutlery that,  while very nice,  had been sold in a presentation  case that was made from MDF.

The table had to be fairly narrow  and the entire table had to be reasonably stable with the drawers fully extended.

Each drawer has two layers .

In its natural state   American Cherry is not  very exciting and is very pink (see other cherry items on this site) .  In time it will  darken down but not everyone is prepared to wait.  A  water based stain has been applied to (a) artificially age the piece and (b) accentuate  the grain. The finish is Danish oil, some ten coats of it albeit cut back frequently and  severely to produce a  mirror finish.

There is some staff beading work on the legs and rails, and because the stain and then the oil  tend to  build up in  the  beading,   there is as a result a  sense that the piece is rather older than it is.