Project: Walnut Hall Table

[Matt Meiser]

I finished this table today. It is constructed of walnut and walnut burl veneer for the top. The finish is several coats of orange shellace, followed by Target USL on the top which was wet sanded and polished. I'll probably do a little more polishing, but for now I'm calling it done.

The base was actually sprayed with USL as well, but it came out too rough. When I wet sanded, the slurry got into the pores of the wood and I couldn't get it out without damaging the finish. I'll have to learn more about what to do in that situation for next time. I ended up resanding to bare wood and reapplying the shellac. After several coats, it looked really good and I decided to just leave it as-is.

[Jim Becker]

Outstanding, Matt! The shellac really nailed that veneer on the top. Awesome!

[Terry Quiram]

Matt

Thats a real beauty. The top is outstanding, very warm and inviting.

Terry

[Chris Barton]

OOOOOhhhhhh!

[Richard Neel]

Matt, that veneer is just an eye-popper. Looks great! Nice tapers on the legs too.

[Dave Fifield]

Very elegant table Matt :) Love that walnut burl veneer!!

Dave F.

[John Timberlake]

I like it a lot, Matt. I have used garnet shellac on walnut with good results as well. In the photos, it looks like the legs are tapered on all side. Very nice design and the veneer is gorgeous.

[Mark Singer]

Matt,
It really happinin'!:rolleyes:

[Jim Becker]

Another thought just occurred to me...that book matching provided a "glow" right where most folks will display some object. That will be a wonderful effect and help draw the eye to the featured item.

[Roy Wall]

Matt,

That's a beautiful table! Great joints and top.....nice work!!!

[Corey Hallagan]

Wow, that is beautiful. The veneer is wonderfull, looks like craftsmanship is top notch. It has the whole package.

Corey

[john whittaker]

Very nice work Matt. Design, wood, veneer, grain, finish & workmanship all came together on this one. Really looks great.

[Dave Malen]

I love the way the shellac works with the walnut burl. Very elegant table.
Dave

[Rob Blaustein]

Matt,
Spectacular! I looked at your previous thread on this but couldn't find any mention of how you joined the mitered top pieces together? The miters look fantastic, and it looks like you did a nice job of keeping the flow of the grain. Did you use biscuits? I once tried doing miters on a table like this with pocket holes--not a good outcome.
-Rob

[Larry Fox]

WOW - spectacular. Very nice work indeed.

[Matt Meiser]

I looked at your previous thread on this but couldn't find any mention of how you joined the mitered top pieces together?

I used #0 biscuits. The frame is joined to the panel with #20 biscuits.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Great job, Matt. The veneer in the top really sings, and the overall design and execution are wonderful.

- Vaughn

[Norman Hitt]

Beautiful job, Matt, and Walnut has always been one of my favorite woods. The Burl really tops it off.

[Matt Meiser]

In the photos, it looks like the legs are tapered on all side.

No, just on the inside faces.

[John Buzzurro]

Beautiful table, Matt. That veneer is awesome.

[Dave Tinley]

The table looks super. Nice clean lines and beautiful veneer.

Dave

[Jason Tuinstra]

Matt, outstanding! You did it justice. And it looks right at home!

[tod evans]

nice job matt! .02 tod

[David Duke]

Great looking piece Matt, well done!!

[lou sansone]

nice table Matt

how did you do the top veneer section ? mdf and veneer on both sides ? just curious

lou

[Peter Stahl]

Very, very nice Matt. I really like the burl. You did real good!

[Matt Meiser]

how did you do the top veneer section ? mdf and veneer on both sides ?

I used some "Maple Die Board" that I got a bunch of cutoffs of. It is some kind of really high quality plywood like baltic birch, but fewer and thicker plies. Both sides are veneered using my home built vacuum press and Weldbond Plastic Resin Glue.

[lou sansone]

hi matt

I was hoping you would say that was the way you did it. excellent job..
lou

[Martin Lutz]

Great job Matt. The table is awesome.