Walnut Kitchen Table finished and delivered.

[Dennis Peacock]

OK...here it is. Delivered it to the customer tonight.
40" wide by 74" long and 30-1/4" from the floor to the top of the table top.
Black Walnut and Red Oak. Wood was cut, stickered and air dried for over 40 years in the customer's father's old barn.
The Red Oak had severe Ring Shake and also shown strong signs of being hit by lightening. There wasn't much of the Red Oak that I could use that wasn't coming apart when cut or planed.

Finish is:
1-1/2 pound cut of Dark Garnet Shellac
5 coats of Semi-Gloss Deft Lacquer

[Karlan Talkington]

Great work, Dennis.

The figuring on the black walnut is amazing. I particularly like the legs, red oak sandwiched between the walnut. Nice finish too.

That table will have a lot of history for them I'm sure. 40 year old wood, man that's nice.

Well Done!

[John Michaels]

Very nicely done. That walnut is amazing!! Beautiful craftsmanship.

[Jason Tuinstra]

Dennis, nice overall design and execution. Can't say enough about the figure of that walnut. It looks great! Nice job.

[Paul Greathouse]

Great job Dennis, beautiful figuring in the wood and true craftsmanship.

[John Shuk]

Looks great Dennis. I like the orientaion of the wood as well.

[John Keeton]

Nice job Dennis! Did we have fun getting that walnut smooth??:D That is some fantastic figure.

[GERALD HARGROVE]

Wow, what a beutiful table. The design fits the history of the wood.

[Barry Richardson]

Fantastic! Good to see you break away from the lathe for a while:D.

[Mark Singer]

Dennis , Great piece! The wood is outstanding

[Jim Kountz]

Looks great Dennis, you did that old wood justice with this one!!

[Brent Ring]

Fantastic Piece. I love the grain!

[John Thompson]

Extremely well done...

Sarge..

[Lee Schierer]

Very nice looking table. I like hte way Deft looks on wood. I used to use it on nearly everything, but my local sources have quit carrying it. Where do you get yours?

[Dennis Peacock]

Very nice looking table. I like hte way Deft looks on wood. I used to use it on nearly everything, but my local sources have quit carrying it. Where do you get yours?

Lee, I get my Deft Lacquer from the local Lowes BBS. The local Home Depot stopped carrying a lot of stuff I use, so I stopped going to HD. I really wanted some Sherwin-Williams Lacquer but I'd have to special order a full Case Quantity in order to get any at all. So...I stick with Deft.

Thanks for all the comments. I will have a full story behind the wood and the table before long. That part is still in the works. I'll also be getting a full picture of the table in it's new home in a few weeks.

[Jim Becker]

Outstanding, Dennis!!!

[Joe Meazle]

Way to go D!

[Tyler Howell]

Another fine Job D
Well Done

[Chris Padilla]

Stupendous, Dennis, but the photography...uh.... ;) Get us some nicer pics and quit using the camera on the phone!! :D

[Rick de Roque]

Dennis it really came out great. The story behind it is also great.

Rick

[Matt Meiser]

Great job Dennis!

[JohnMorgan of Lititz]

Really nice Dennis!


How did you do the final smoothing on the top? Were you able to wide-belt sand it since the boards are running the narrow width direction?

[Steve Clardy]

Very nice work Dennis ;)

[Rob Russell]

Dennis - nice work!

[Zahid Naqvi]

great work, it's nice to see some curl and burl in the top as opposed to the typical straight grained wood, gives it some character.

[guy knight]

i like it great figure