Hall table is complete...

[Marc Ward]

I completed this hall table yesterday. Still being finished. I used one coat of seal a cell and about 5 coats of Arm-R-Seal.

It is made of walnut with wenge "feet" and canarywood raised top (the raised top was a mid construction design change to address a huge mistake). It seems to have turned out OK.

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[Bill Simmeth]

Looks great! Nice contrast in woods.

(I think you'll need help from the admins on the pics, tho.)

[Tom Pritchard]

Nice job Marc! I really like the way the walnut stands out. How did you like working with the canary wood? Was it difficult to work with? How did it take the finish? I've seen it at our Woodcraft store but have never talked with anyone who has used it. Thanks for sharing!

[Marc Ward]

Nice job Marc! I really like the way the walnut stands out. How did you like working with the canary wood? Was it difficult to work with? How did it take the finish? I've seen it at our Woodcraft store but have never talked with anyone who has used it. Thanks for sharing!

It worked pretty well, but when I was routing a rabbet into it, it did chip a little...you can see it where the top meets the walnut frame. I shoulda snuck up on the final depth, and maybe that would have helped.

It looks even better in person...you cannot see the ribbons of contrasting color as well in the pics...in the first pic, you can see a ribbon or red that runns almost the entire length of the piece...real pretty.

[Marcus Ward]

Wow that's really beautiful. So... are you a Marcus or a Marc?

[Marc Ward]

So... are you a Marcus or a Marc?

Just plain old Marc.

[Jason Tuinstra]

Marc,

There is a way to post pics directly to SMC if you like. This way your pics will be here even if you change to a different picture host. Something to think about.

Now, about that piece of furniture... it turned out great! Well proportioned and the bottom leg detail looks perfect. Thanks for sharing.

[Bart Leetch]

640x480 pixels works. How ever I resized to this size & then resized to 320x240 because the picture was so big to start with.

I almost forgot great looking table.

[Doug Jones]

Marc,
Looks real good, I like the feet difference at the bottom (wish I would of thought of that). Did you mortise and tenon the legs to the aprons or a different method?

[David Fried]

Marc,

Looks great! The wood is interesting and I love the feet!

Dave Fried

[Corey Hallagan]

Beautiful piece! I like the different woods. Nice job!

corey

[Marc Ward]

Thanks for the compliments on the "feet". I stole the idea from David Marks.
I like them, too. They are wenge, and I made a stupid mistake. I tapered the walnuts legs, then had to add the wenge. Way more difficult than it had to be.

As for the joinery, I used traditional M&T done on my Woodrat.

[Marcus Ward]

Just plain old Marc.

It's amazing in the whole world I never meet someone with the same name and then 2 guys who are woodworkers are named Marc(us) Ward. Are you any relation to Louis Ward from Knoxville, TN?

M

[Marc Ward]

Are you any relation to Louis Ward from Knoxville, TN?
M

No, but we are looking for a place to buy in Knoxville.

[Bob Noles]

Beautiful Job Marc..... absolutely beautiful. I love how the different woods compliment each other.

[Frank Eppler]

Marc.
Looks great with that contrast in woods on the top. Don't know what the mistake was, but it turned out great.:)

Frank

[Mark Stutz]

Marc,
I really like the choice of wood. I don't think I would have considered that combination before, but I really like it.

Mark

[Byron Trantham]

Marc, you should be very proud. Nice job.

[Rick de Roque]

Really like the table. I like the contrasting wood. Thanks for sharing. Rick

[Mark Singer]

Marc,
Nice work...the walnut will eventually amber inn color and seem more like the canary...nice simple details,

[Marc Spagnuolo]

Did someone say Marc???

Oh, wrong Marc. :)

Very nice table, by the way. Is the top a veneer or a solid piece of canary?

[scott spencer]

Great looking project Marc...love the proportions and the wood!

[Tom Drake]

Very nice Marc. I like the design and the contrasting woods.

[Karl Laustrup]

Great looking table Marc.

May borrow some design elements to build one for our new home.

Karl

[John Bailey]

Good lookin' table. I've always liked the look of contrasting wood.

John

[Jerry Todd]

Marc,
I love your choice of woods. The canarywood sets if off. Great workmanship.
Yesterday I placed an order for some canarywood from Exotic Wood online.