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fred woltersdorf
02-17-2006, 4:44 PM
i just finished up this maple farm table for my fil who lives in vermont.will deliver it next weekend.the top and aprons are 5/4 " hard maple.bought the legs from osbourne wood products,don't have a lathe.the glue up was the largest i have attempted,it measures 39"x83". i did it in 4 stages using biscuits for alignment.used general finishes maple gel stain and wipe on poly.thanks for looking.
Vaughn McMillan
02-17-2006, 4:57 PM
Very nice job, Fred. I'll bet that puppy's pretty heavy.

- Vaughn
fred woltersdorf
02-17-2006, 5:13 PM
thanks vaughn,if i had to guess i would say about 75-100#.
Jim Becker
02-17-2006, 5:47 PM
Beautiful, Fred. And sturdy it does appear!
Dan Oliphant
02-17-2006, 5:56 PM
Very nice looking project Fred, good job.
Richard Wolf
02-17-2006, 5:58 PM
Nice table.

Richard
Pete Harbin
02-17-2006, 6:23 PM
Great job Fred! It looks great.

Pete
Cecil Arnold
02-17-2006, 6:28 PM
Nice job, know he will like it.
Bill Sampson
02-17-2006, 6:32 PM
fRED,

Very nice table!! You just scored big points with your FIL.

Bill Sampson
Tom Drake
02-18-2006, 4:48 AM
Great looking table.
Jason Morgan
02-18-2006, 8:43 AM
good looking table! Was wondering what you did for an edge treatment (hard to tell from the picture but it looks like a partial round over?) How tall are the aprons? M&T joints?
fred woltersdorf
02-18-2006, 9:26 AM
jason thanks,i used a 3/4" round over bit dropped down about a 1/8".the aprons are 4" high.they are attached to the legs with pocket hole screws and then i used corner braces bolted to the legs with hanger bolts.i'm pretty pleased with that setup,the table is very sturdy.
lou sansone
02-18-2006, 9:41 AM
love the table ... great job and nice tone to the wood
lou
Corey Hallagan
02-18-2006, 10:29 AM
Great looking table for sure. Very nice and thanks for the pics.

Corey
Tom Andersen
02-18-2006, 1:49 PM
Fred, How did you get the table flat? Did you use a wide belt sander?
Rick Gibson
02-18-2006, 1:59 PM
Great looking table, should be worth a pile of brownie points from the fil.
fred woltersdorf
02-18-2006, 3:21 PM
tom i used a handheld belt sander.it's a 4"x24" bosch and it's a beast.the top isn't perfectly flat,but it's pretty close.unfortunitly i don't have access to a wide belt machine.i'm now thinking of getting the festool rotex,i understand it can remove alot of material very quickly without the sanding marks left by the belt sander.