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    Dining table

    Just finished. Rift white oak 42” x 108”. Top is 1-1/2” thick.
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    Steve Jenkins, McKinney, TX. 469 742-9694
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    Looks Great! I am starting to think of what my new one will be like. I think I will go a bit smaller, 36x96 to hopefully seat as many as 10. I may set up a table this size with a simple 3/4 plywood top to try first- before investing in the wood and time in the final table.

    Anyway, yours looks great. What is the base made of?

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    Beautiful work as always, Steve!
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    Thanks. The base is also white oak 10/4
    Last edited by Steve Jenkins; 08-19-2018 at 8:12 PM.
    Steve Jenkins, McKinney, TX. 469 742-9694
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    Super nice. Has a lot of subtlety that will not be ignored!

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    Gorgeous!
    Talk about that three-way joint in the base. What did you do there?

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    I’ll try to get a closer pic of the joint and one showing how I rigged my slider to make the birds mouth cuts
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    That is some nice joinery.

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    Love how the chamfer makes the edge seem so light, and in parallel the top "frame" is invisible. Nice work!
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    A great twist on a table. Sweet profile and the base is an eye catcher. Wonderful use of the rift sawn material
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    A2929C7F-CD29-4E4D-A14B-7527C4F4842A.jpg9791B624-3B5C-4C6C-8011-79E14E1880D6.jpgPic of the joint between the legs and stretcher on the floor. Also a pic of how I did the birdsmouth cut on the stretcher. Since my blade tilts right away from the sliding table and crosscut fence I used a piece of 3/4 mdf with a straight edge on it to extend the fence about 3’ last the blade.
    Steve Jenkins, McKinney, TX. 469 742-9694
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    I like the design and the execution. Well done Sir!
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    Beautiful work, Steve. What was the finish that you applied?

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    The finish was matte (10 sheen) conversion varnish
    Steve Jenkins, McKinney, TX. 469 742-9694
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    Quote Originally Posted by Steve Jenkins View Post
    Pic of the joint between the legs and stretcher on the floor. Also a pic of how I did the birdsmouth cut on the stretcher. Since my blade tilts right away from the sliding table and crosscut fence I used a piece of 3/4 mdf with a straight edge on it to extend the fence about 3’ last the blade.
    I'm not getting it. Is it a mortise-and-tenon joint? Which parts have tenons, and which have mortises? Is it a loose tenon, or integral? If it is loose, is it Y-shaped? Is it one glue-up, or did you fasten the two mirrored parts together, and then glue that sub assembly into the third piece later?

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