My first table!

[Dennis Meek]

Just finished my first ever table project for my wife's birthday. A gathering table, which measures 42"x37"x36". The top is padouk, the legs jatoba and the aprons canary wood. Didn't have any plans but listened to what my wife wanted and I am very pleased with the results.
Just thought I would share my satisfaction.

Dennis

[Al Barale]

Great job on the table Dennis. Well done.

[Ron Blaise]

Table Dennis! Now your hooked, your life will never be the same :D

[Peter Stahl]

Nice looking table Dennis. Looks to be really solid.

[Rich Torino]

Great work Dennis.... like the contrast in wood...

[dan moran]

i like it...

simple, useful, and solid.

[John Revilla]

Awesome work, man. Your wife will be proud of this table and yourself. This can easily a conversational piece! Godspeed.

[Jim Becker]

Nice job, Dennis! And welcome to SMC!

[Joe Unni]

Nice work Dennis.

How did you find the padauk to work with? I done a couple projects with it and have a couple more on deck...and I really enjoyed it.

Oh, and welcome!!

-joe

[glenn bradley]

Very nice indeed.

[Alan Tolchinsky]

Beautiful table there Dennis. Love the different woods. Keep listening to your wife.

[Doug Pettway]

looks great! i love seeing exotic woods being used to build furniture, it just adds to the uniqueness.

[Steve Clardy]

Table looks really nice Dennis!

[Graham Skinner]

Nice table, and the top looks lovely and flat, did you hand plane it?

[John Schreiber]

Great color in that wood. Following your wife's instructions, now that's smart.

[Dennis Meek]

Thank you all for your nice comments and the welcome to SMC.

The padauk was a joy to work with. It was a 5/4 x 12" x 14'. I planed it to thickness (4/4), glued up two boards at a time. Used the drum sander to do the initial sanding then glued all together. Used a quarter inch round over bit for the edges. Just had to do light sanding with a finish sander for the top. Took me several attemps to find the right finish for the top. Ended up with 8 coats of wipe on poly.

The legs are two 6/4 strips of jatoba glued up. This was the hardest wood that I have ever cut a mortise in. I actually broke out in a sweat
I attached the top with Kreg screws. I do love the exotic woods. Living just north of Seattle we have several very good sources of exotics.

Thanks again.

Dennis