Little Table

[harry strasil]

I ran across these pictures and can't remember if I have posted them on here before or not, little shaker style table, all hand work, spalted maple top, walnut banding, cross is red oak and walnut, the french knots were fun , first time I tried any. LOL

Was a going away present for a preacher I liked.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/irnsrgn/wood/table2.jpg

Legs are walnut also.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/irnsrgn/wood/table1.jpg

Marine varnish finish.

[Alan DuBoff]

Nice looking table...:)

[Michael Fross]

Wow. This is sharp. The detail work on the top is impressive. Nicely done.

[Steve Beadle]

Beautiful table, Harry! I bet your preacher friend really prized it--I know that I would. I'm going to save the pictures and maybe make one myself! Not sure I'll give it away, though . . . :)

[Maurice Metzger]

Jr, I remember seeing this table, but I didn't know you finished it with marine varnish. Any problems with applying the varnish? It looks great.

Maurice

[Corvin Alstot]

He must have been good! Great job.

[harry strasil]

maurice, it's a synthetic marine varnish I got from the paint store across the alley from my shop, I used it on all my toolboxes too as they are suseptable to rain. I put two coats on, first coat was gone over with steel wool.

And thank you all for the nice comments.

[Alan DuBoff]

Harry,

Could you explain how you did the banding on it? I've thought about doing this stye of stuff, and thought a router plane would work well, but even so might require a lot of chisel work to clean up corners as you've got on this.

[harry strasil]

drew out the design with a pencil, then used an old double beam marking gauge I converted to a veneer slitter with little knives instead of sharp points to cut the inside and outside lines to prevent tear out when using the router, then used a 1/4 inch chisel to do the corners first and then a hand router set to 1/16 depth working from the corners out but cutting back toward the corners. important part is getting the banding inlay to look like it goes over or under on the knots.

I have short hair so kept the pliers at a distance when I was doing it.

I used this little jewel to finish it, but I have another one I made that has an adjustable guide and also has two irons, one cuts and the other is a depth regulator so it works similar to a plow plane for the long runs.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v81/irnsrgn/wood/router3.jpg