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Thread: Shop Puttering: Walnut and Maple table

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    Shop Puttering: Walnut and Maple table

    I picked up some black walnut from a farmer near me
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    and found a piece that looked like a great table top.

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    I got to play with some bow ties in hard maple to stabilize the crack.

    After some pondering on design choices I came up with...

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    Housed mortise and tenon for the leg to top joint and the stretcher. Pop out the wedges and the whole things knocks down and can be shipped. Finished with three coats of poly. If you look at the first picture of the completed table you can can see a reflection of the tool cabinet on the bottom of the table.

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    Nicely executed, Michael!
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    The most expensive tool is the one you buy "cheaply" and often...

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    That's a good looking table. I like the color contrasts.
    Marshall
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    A Stickley fan boy.

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    I like the graduating sized Dutchmen.

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    Thanks guys. It was a fun build.

    Yonak, I have not heard them called Dutchmen before. Do you know the origin of the term? Did this technique originate in the Netherlands?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Michael Todrin View Post
    I have not heard them called Dutchmen before.
    Michael, I may have misused the term. I probably should have said, "butterfly" or "bow tie". Technically, a Dutchman is more a patch, usually very thin, even veneer, rather than a structural repair. A teacher of mine called butterflies Dutchmen and the habit stuck with me.

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