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Hoang N Nguyen
12-28-2015, 12:44 AM
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Just wanted to share my most recent project. I dining table I was commissioned to do for a friend. The entire project is constructed of soft maple featuring through mortise and tenon with lock key. This is my first attempt at mortise and tenon EVER. Well, unless you count my Fesetool Domino as a mortise and tenon joint. The table is then finished with GF Java gel stain and GF Arm-R-Seal.

Big shout to Kent Bathurst for coming over to help teach and walk me through my very first mortise and tenon joinery and to also provide me with the proper tools needed to complete the task.

It turns out Kent Bathurst, contrary to reports, is not really dead. Well, not actually "not dead" - kind of like the Walking Dead, but in his case, more like the Woodworking Dead..... no shop, no machines, getting a small hand-tool operation unpacked in his new condo.....kind of lurching around looking for sawdust and projects to take a bite of, and stumbled into my shop one day with a box of top-notch hand tools. I may be infected.

glenn bradley
12-28-2015, 7:32 AM
She's a beauty Hoang. The top surface looks great. Nice proportions. Also good to hear that Kent is skulking about seeding hand-tool disease to unsuspecting woodworkers ;-)

Bruce Page
12-28-2015, 1:23 PM
Beautiful work Hoang, I'm sure your friend will enjoy it for many years to come. I love the color & finish.

Jim Becker
12-30-2015, 9:36 PM
I really love that design and execution, Hoang!! Awesome project!

Hoang N Nguyen
12-30-2015, 9:44 PM
Thanks guys, it was a really fun project and great learning experience.

Yonak Hawkins
12-30-2015, 10:29 PM
It looks great, Hoang. Please tell Kent he's missed around here.

John TenEyck
12-30-2015, 10:30 PM
Beautiful work Hoang and a great finish, too.

It ain't quite the same around here w/o Kent.

John

Phil Mueller
12-30-2015, 10:44 PM
Well done Hoang! Those first mortises look great...you had a great mentor. Thanks for sharing.

Andrew Hughes
12-31-2015, 10:44 PM
Looks like a fine table.Who's Kent?

Hoang N Nguyen
01-07-2016, 8:46 AM
Thanks, I did have a great mentor.

Thomas love
01-09-2016, 11:08 AM
very nice job