English Walnut Dining Table
I built this table for a lady who had to have a couple of large and very old trees taken down. She wanted a table and bench seat made from them. One tree was far too large for my mill, so I was limited to the other. Between rot and knots there wasn't that much usable lumber in it, but I got enough for the tops of the table and bench. I milled the logs in June, the lumber air dried until November and then I kiln dried it. The limited amount of wood turned out to be a hidden benefit, it forced us to rethink what to do for the base. We settled on legs from Osborne Wood products and painted them a simple white. I think it fits the country farmhouse look she was after.
Here's the table in all it's glory tucked into a corner of my living room, awaiting better weather for delivery. Bringing that 42" x 95" x 1-1/4" top up out of my basement shop was quite a grunt. Oh to have a ground level walk out!
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No cheating was done on the breadboard ends.
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I used the classic approach but with a twist. Instead of pinning the tenons with slotted holes, I used Zipbolts. The center tenon is glued in the normal fashion. The bench seat has the breadboard ends done in the classic way.
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They are invisible once the top is installed on the base. You can see that I finished the breadboard ends separate from the field. I'm pretty sure the film finish would crack at the seam had I finished it after the ends were attached.
John