lyptus and cherry table

[John Daugherty]

Here are a couple of pics of a table I made for my daughter to do her homework.

It is made of Lyptus and Cherry. I really liked working with the Lyptus. It worked well and was very heavy. There are a couple things I would have done differently. I should have tapered the legs more and I should have used a thin kerf blade for cutting the drawer front.

For the finish I used a couple coats of BLO, then a seal coat of shellac, and lastly three coats of deft satin spray varnish on top.

[Peter Pedisich]

John,

Nice, clean design. I like the color also.
If I had a table like that maybe I would have done my homework more often.:D

[Bernie Weishapl]

Beautiful table John. Nice, simple design.

Bernie

[Dick Parr]

Very nice John!

Great Job. :)

[Wade Samuelson]

My wife is standing behind me and looking over my shoulder. She says to say "Wow. I want one!!" (Knowing full well I'm still about 3 years out from being able to make her one!)

Nice table! Really, it's great!

[Roy Wall]

John,

THe table looks terrific!! Nice job.....excellent project!

[Bruce Shiverdecker]

Actually, John, the legs look in correct proportion to the rest of the piece. THE PROJECT IS VERY NICE!

BRUCE

[Vaughn McMillan]

Nicely done, John. I like the wood you used for the front -- it's got nice figure. You get an "A" for your homework, hopefully it'll carry over to your daughter, too.

- Vaughn

[lou sansone]

as others have said... great looking table. so what is next?

lou

[Gail O'Rourke]

John, I have heard a lot of good things about Lyptus and the cherry looks beautiful, nice wood choice.

It is a pretty table.

[Jeff Sudmeier]

John,

That sure is a great looking table! Still wouldn't help me get my homework done :( I am such a procrastinator!

[Tom Jones III]

Good job. I love them wood choice. That drawer looks nice and tight in the apron.

The legs look good as they are, it gives the table a nice sturdy look that you want in a work table. I love legs that are very tapered, but they give such an impression of lightness that you wouldn't feel right throwing a backpack full of books down on the table. Something that is not done often enough is tapering the 2 inside faces of each leg and leaving the 2 outside faces square.

[Pete Harbin]

How will she get any homework done distracted by that table? :D

Really nice work John. That cherry front really has some beautiful figure.

Pete

[Jason Tuinstra]

John, the table turned out great. I'm sure you daughter is going to have a love/hate relationship with it though :) :D

[Jim Becker]

Very nice, John! Looks quite similar to the table I made for my niece (http://sawsndust.com/p-studentdesk-p1.shtm) a few years ago for the same purpose...not that I know if she's used it that way! This is a really good table design because it's so versatile...you can scale it for size in so many ways. Great job!

[John Gregory]

Great looking project. We have worked with Lyptus too, and will again. It is a beautiful wood

[John Daugherty]

Thanks for all the comments.

Jim,
I looked at the table you made on your site. I loosely base this table on your plans. I changed the dimensions for this table. I used your recommendations for cutting the front.

[Christopher Stahl]

That's a sharp looking table. I really do like the wood combination.

chris

[Dan Forman]

If I had a table like that maybe I would have done my homework more often.:D

I dunno, I had won like that, and ended up spending more tyme lookin at da wud then dooing my homewurc.

Turifik job!!!

Dan