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Michael, I will look forward to your post after installation. Process was very interesting. Your walnut is gorgeous.

Nicely done Mike. I appreciate all the hand work, especially the moldings. It is almost a lost art. I still do not have a router, although when faced with handplane finishing a large table for my...

Julian, you got good advice above. Although usually the biggest challenge in repair/restoration work is blending the new/repaired piece into the original piece. Some expertise in finishing is...

Andrew, very attractive cabinetry - really adds to the shop.

Buying a new car, got what I think is a decent deal at $49,000, and then dealer adds PA state tax ( $2940 ), new plate and registration costs ( about $100 ) AND thens want to add $500...

Thanks Michael! Here are some pics of the construction. The top support is a big bridle joint. That was fun making

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Thanks Phil!

Brought the table up from the basement for some better pics

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Thanks Christian, finishing can be a pain

Thanks Jim. Some snow in NE PA today!

Thanks Maurice

Thanks Jack

Thanks Ken. Looking forward to your walnut table.

It has been table building this winter...2 wedding gifts. Niece wanted a round table - at 5 feet diameter it was a fun build. All Pennsylvania Cherry
I prefer hand tools but as Clint Eastwood says...

Holy smokes! Two planes? Happy days!

Steve comes up big again! Wow. What Generosity.

After removing bulk with jack plane scratch stock made a nice profile. End grain had some tear out - fine rasp and mill file took care of that.

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Time to put edge profile on table. I will put an undercut, under bevel on the bottom and a quarter round on top. I marked out the under bevel cut with a marking gauge and cut to lines using jack...

Had day off from work

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Like the way the grain continues across the drawers, cherry I assume. Drawer profiles look good!

Panel glued up. Time for cutting the circle with the frame saw. Jigsaw would be easier, but that's what Neander land is all about.

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Tony, that is a beautiful table. The mahogany really shines. I love mahogany and find it easy to work with hand tools. I will post pics of my table when I am done.

Bill, good to see you back in action - I am sure it is a sweet feeling!

Used 4 veritas panel clamps to support panel. Titebond 3

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Nice to have a good supply of spare parts for future use in rehabbing old planes

good advice William



Nice idea Jim, definitely an option.

Thanks Robert! Started gluing up the top in sections. My bench is 6 feet long but only 2 feet wide. Trying to figure out how to glue up a 5 foot by 5 foot top.

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Good suggestion Jim. The chisel you are hammering looks solid... is that a 1/2 inch mortise chisel? What brand?

Very nice Glenn - there is a certain satisfaction in getting to the end product quickly.