I have been speaking about a new hall table I made for my eldest son Alistair.I have almost finished here you see it sealed and first coat of varnish I hope you like it .It is made from some flamed mahogony I had and the inserst in the front are turned black American walnut please let me know what you think bad or good.regards Alistair
Alistair, you have made a very nice table. The flamed mahogany top looks brilliant and the walnut inserts add to the beauty of the table. Any reason for connecting only two legs lengthwise at the bottom? What are the dimentions of the table?
Sharad
Sharad the table is twelve inches by one and a quarter inches by forty five I didn't like the idea of another rail as I tried to keep the project as light as possible and I felt that another spar would be too much regards and as always I particularly like your comments on my work kindest regards to you Alistair
Nice work Alistair. I'm working on a hall/sofa table for middle Brother for Xmas that is very much along the lines of your dimensions, but with a "live edge" for the top.
Don the walnut inlays are done in the following fashion. First mark out where you want them very carefully then make a centre mark.Then select a forstner bit of appropriate size drill all the holes to a depth of about a quarter of an inch making sure you do this in a drill stand .Then turn some walnut on the lathe to crtical size this must just fit the holes and not much more too slack and the glue shows then cut off each piece .I use a japanese saw by hand then glue and fit them.Next day cut of the excess by running the piece carefully through the bench saw till the little excess pieces fall off and sand to finish. thankls again for your kind support incidently not shown is the sides which have two inlays as well but not the back.Alistair
Hey Scotsman…....I guess the simple things sometime escape us! A Forstner bit is of course the way to go. Always willing to complicate things I was envisioning a complicated router setup. Thanks for the info. Best wishes.
Beautiful table! I especially like your joinery techniques. The Black Walnut gives that extra flair of uniqueness. I'm sure your son will cherish this piece for many years.
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