Steve Wurster
12-19-2017, 8:22 AM
I finally completed and installed the table I've been working on for far too long. It's all walnut, with a trestle-style base and a natural edge. The top is 6/4 thick, about 6 feet long, with the width ranging from about 44 inches to 50 inches. The leg assemblies are pinned M&T joints, while the stretchers are attached with half-laps. It's hard to tell in the photos, but the middle pieces on the top are book-matched, while the next two pieces are very close to matching; the outer two not as much. The finish is Seal-A-Cell followed by Arm-R-Seal, all hand-applied.
I'm not making any chairs, by the way. The ones we have are maple, from the (cheap) table we were using previously. It took me way too long to make this table, so it would probably take a couple years for the chairs to be done if I were to make them. So instead we ordered chairs from a local shop, and they should be here within the next month or so.
The lines in the middle photo are due to the lighting in the room; the table does not have those marks. :-)
Thanks to everyone on the Creek that helped me throughout the process, as I had a good number of questions.
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I'm not making any chairs, by the way. The ones we have are maple, from the (cheap) table we were using previously. It took me way too long to make this table, so it would probably take a couple years for the chairs to be done if I were to make them. So instead we ordered chairs from a local shop, and they should be here within the next month or so.
The lines in the middle photo are due to the lighting in the room; the table does not have those marks. :-)
Thanks to everyone on the Creek that helped me throughout the process, as I had a good number of questions.
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