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#1 ·
Intro

Well after a month and a bit, a small bathroom reno, and a few side projects I'm finally moving on to my table build. After considerable browsing on numerous web sites, on line catalogs and posts by other LJ'S, I have decided to try my hand at a Mission (Arts & Crafts) style from Stickley. Fortunately there are several distributors fairly close to where I live so I produced a cad drawing, went to the stores (several times) and was able to apply some numbers to my drawing. From there it was a process of drawing out the parts with dimensions. After all that I redid my drawing on Sketch-up just to make sure every thing would work out, so I'm hoping there won't be too many surprises. I have a bit of the 6/4 Cherry left over from the chair build and will use that on the upper and lower end rails. I plane to make the top finished at 1 1/8" thick, so I'm still debating 5/4 or 6/4 to start with.

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#2 ·
Intro

Well after a month and a bit, a small bathroom reno, and a few side projects I'm finally moving on to my table build. After considerable browsing on numerous web sites, on line catalogs and posts by other LJ'S, I have decided to try my hand at a Mission (Arts & Crafts) style from Stickley. Fortunately there are several distributors fairly close to where I live so I produced a cad drawing, went to the stores (several times) and was able to apply some numbers to my drawing. From there it was a process of drawing out the parts with dimensions. After all that I redid my drawing on Sketch-up just to make sure every thing would work out, so I'm hoping there won't be too many surprises. I have a bit of the 6/4 Cherry left over from the chair build and will use that on the upper and lower end rails. I plane to make the top finished at 1 1/8" thick, so I'm still debating 5/4 or 6/4 to start with.

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Mark, I would use 6/4 stock to end with up with 9/8" finished. That is a great looking table and should be a lot of fun.
 

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#3 ·
End leg assembly.....Splats

I used 7/8" x ¾ thick walnut and 1" x ¾ thick Cherry for the splats.

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A bit of glue up.

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A pass or 2 with the belt sander and it's all good.
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The blade on the chop saw isn't so great and back of my sled wasn't long enough so I had to clamp a piece of scrap to it to get the length.
Cutting to size.
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Cutting the tenons.
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I forgot to take a pic of all the splats together…But it did happen
 

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End leg assembly.....Splats

I used 7/8" x ¾ thick walnut and 1" x ¾ thick Cherry for the splats.

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A bit of glue up.

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A pass or 2 with the belt sander and it's all good.
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The blade on the chop saw isn't so great and back of my sled wasn't long enough so I had to clamp a piece of scrap to it to get the length.
Cutting to size.
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Cutting the tenons.
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I forgot to take a pic of all the splats together…But it did happen
This will match your set of chairs very nicely.
 

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#6 ·
Leg and splatt assembly

I guess some of this should have been posted in the last blog entry….Oh well.

I had some 6/4 cherry left over from the chair build, so I used that for the upper and lower end rails.
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Cutting tenons.
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Spoke shave to clean up the band saw marks on the arches.
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Now for the fun part. After laying out the mortises I removed as much as I could with a ½" brad point bit. The mortises were 5/8 thick so I had a bit to chop out.
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Finished end assembly.
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The legs are to be 1-3/4 thick, so I planed some 4/4 Cherry down to 5/8, ripped some 4/4 Walnut to 5/16 then gave it a quick run thru to give me nice smooth faces for the glue up.

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After cutting to size plus a bit it is time for glue up.

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Lay out and drill out the mortises in the legs before cutting the curve.
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Clean up the mortises.
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Cut the curves on the band saw and clean up with the spoke shave and file.
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Assembled end assembly. I still need to drill and insert pegs to pin the mortise and tenon
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Thanks for lookin'.
 

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#7 ·
Leg and splatt assembly

I guess some of this should have been posted in the last blog entry….Oh well.

I had some 6/4 cherry left over from the chair build, so I used that for the upper and lower end rails.
Saw Wood Tool Machine tool Workbench


Cutting tenons.
Wood Floor Flooring Gas Composite material


Wood Floor Flooring Door Rectangle


Spoke shave to clean up the band saw marks on the arches.
Wood Gas Engineering Motor vehicle Machine tool


Now for the fun part. After laying out the mortises I removed as much as I could with a ½" brad point bit. The mortises were 5/8 thick so I had a bit to chop out.
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Finished end assembly.
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Medical equipment Gas Service Machine Clock


The legs are to be 1-3/4 thick, so I planed some 4/4 Cherry down to 5/8, ripped some 4/4 Walnut to 5/16 then gave it a quick run thru to give me nice smooth faces for the glue up.

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After cutting to size plus a bit it is time for glue up.

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Lay out and drill out the mortises in the legs before cutting the curve.
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Clean up the mortises.
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Cut the curves on the band saw and clean up with the spoke shave and file.
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Assembled end assembly. I still need to drill and insert pegs to pin the mortise and tenon
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Thanks for lookin'.
Wow, mortising by hand is a chore. You really put some time and effort into this, but the end result looks like it was worth the effort.
 

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#12 ·
Upper and Lower Sretchers

I built the top stretchers using 2 5/8 X 4/4 stock I shaved down to 7/8. Then I cut a 3 ¾ tenon on each end.
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And a quick clean up.
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The lower stretcher is 7" x 7/8 with a 3 ¾ tenon on each side.

I took the end assemblies apart to cut the mortises in the lower splats and the upper part of the legs.
After drilling a series of holes to remove the bulk of the waist I clamped a block to the work piece to ensure my chisel cuts were straight.
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And the same for the upper legs.
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I used the same procedure with the stretchers, only this time I used a block cut to 7°. This is the angle for the wedges.
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I cut the upper and lower wedges form scrap Walnut. After laying out the 7° angle I cut them on the band saw then fine tuned them with the plane.

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Finished assembly.

Thanks fer looking.
 

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#13 ·
Upper and Lower Sretchers

I built the top stretchers using 2 5/8 X 4/4 stock I shaved down to 7/8. Then I cut a 3 ¾ tenon on each end.
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And a quick clean up.
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The lower stretcher is 7" x 7/8 with a 3 ¾ tenon on each side.

I took the end assemblies apart to cut the mortises in the lower splats and the upper part of the legs.
After drilling a series of holes to remove the bulk of the waist I clamped a block to the work piece to ensure my chisel cuts were straight.
Wood Gas Beige Flooring Composite material


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And the same for the upper legs.
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I used the same procedure with the stretchers, only this time I used a block cut to 7°. This is the angle for the wedges.
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Smoothing plane Wood Rectangle Gas Shoulder plane


I cut the upper and lower wedges form scrap Walnut. After laying out the 7° angle I cut them on the band saw then fine tuned them with the plane.

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Finished assembly.

Thanks fer looking.
Chisels and mallets and planes, oh my! You must be trying to cut your electricity bill to zero. :D Seriously, looks like you are doing a great job and coming along quite nicely.
 

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Table top Part 1

I bought 5-6/4×96" Cherry boards and 1 Walnut, random width, 7/9" and ran them through the planner.
A little cupping and bowing, but they cleaned up at about 1 5/16. I was going to dress them just a smidge more than 1 1/4 (I wanted 1 1/8 finished) but an aggressive hand on the blade elevation wheel and I ended up with 1 3/16 thick. Sigh!!

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Dust collection needs a bit of work.

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I cut the boards to final length +2" on each end to be more manageable. Not having a jointer I tried several methods to give me a glue ready edge.

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The sled worked out not to bad.

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I ripped the Cherry to 6 ½ wide and the Walnut to 3". Where the 2 halves join the Walnut will be 1 ½" each edge
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I glued up the 1st 2 boards then added 1 board at a time to ensure a proper seam.

.
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Even after all the time I spent on glue up there were still several seams that didn't line up.
Out with the 80G.
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Not to bad, but I still had a couple of high spots

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After the initial flattening. 2 ends and 2- 12" leaves.
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Next up will be trimming the tops to size and cutting out the bread board ends.
Thanks fer looking.
 

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#16 ·
Table top Part 1

I bought 5-6/4×96" Cherry boards and 1 Walnut, random width, 7/9" and ran them through the planner.
A little cupping and bowing, but they cleaned up at about 1 5/16. I was going to dress them just a smidge more than 1 1/4 (I wanted 1 1/8 finished) but an aggressive hand on the blade elevation wheel and I ended up with 1 3/16 thick. Sigh!!

Wood Flooring Floor Gas Engineering

Dust collection needs a bit of work.

Wood Gas Electrical wiring Auto part Cylinder


I cut the boards to final length +2" on each end to be more manageable. Not having a jointer I tried several methods to give me a glue ready edge.

Wood Bumper Line Automotive exterior Automotive tire


The sled worked out not to bad.

Wood Machine tool Automotive exterior Bumper Hood


Table Wood Workbench Automotive exterior Machine tool


I ripped the Cherry to 6 ½ wide and the Walnut to 3". Where the 2 halves join the Walnut will be 1 ½" each edge
Fixture Wood Wood stain Hardwood Composite material


I glued up the 1st 2 boards then added 1 board at a time to ensure a proper seam.

.
Wood Exercise machine Sports equipment Engineering Machine


Exercise machine Wood Flooring Gym Exercise equipment


Even after all the time I spent on glue up there were still several seams that didn't line up.
Out with the 80G.
Automotive tire Wood Automotive design Wheel Flooring


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Not to bad, but I still had a couple of high spots

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After the initial flattening. 2 ends and 2- 12" leaves.
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Next up will be trimming the tops to size and cutting out the bread board ends.
Thanks fer looking.
The table is coming along nicely.
Nice job.
 

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Table top Part 2

I set up the table base to support the top while I cut it to size. The straight edge I used I had cut from the side of one of the 6/4 Cherry boards and I was pretty confident it was straight. I trimmed off both sides with a circular saw , set up the other top for trimming then set up to cut the tenons.



I wanted to ensure the leaves and the 2 tops would all be the same length so I set them all up together. I'm not sure if that was the correct approach but that's what I did.







Cutting out the tenons.




On to the mortises. I routed a 1/4×3/8 wide slot in the Walnut side pieces.



Then cut the deep mortises with my DIY mortising jig.



Shocked the heck outta me when every thing lined up.



I drilled a ¼ and a 3/8 hole in an old saw blade to make some dowels for the top.




After laying out hole locations I used a 3/8 brad point to make the holes. The scrap in side the mortice will prevent tear out.


I figured I try my hand at draw boring. I clamped the side pieces in place and used the same bit to mark the new holes.


I moved the marks up by about 1/32 and drilled the holes.


Elongate the holes for the dreaded wood movement.


Usual dowel clean up.




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Next I'm going to mount the 2 halves to the extensions.
Thanks fer lookin'
 

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#23 ·
Table top Part 2

I set up the table base to support the top while I cut it to size. The straight edge I used I had cut from the side of one of the 6/4 Cherry boards and I was pretty confident it was straight. I trimmed off both sides with a circular saw , set up the other top for trimming then set up to cut the tenons.

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I wanted to ensure the leaves and the 2 tops would all be the same length so I set them all up together. I'm not sure if that was the correct approach but that's what I did.

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Cutting out the tenons.
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On to the mortises. I routed a 1/4×3/8 wide slot in the Walnut side pieces.

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Then cut the deep mortises with my DIY mortising jig.

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Shocked the heck outta me when every thing lined up.

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I drilled a ¼ and a 3/8 hole in an old saw blade to make some dowels for the top.
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After laying out hole locations I used a 3/8 brad point to make the holes. The scrap in side the mortice will prevent tear out.
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I figured I try my hand at draw boring. I clamped the side pieces in place and used the same bit to mark the new holes.
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I moved the marks up by about 1/32 and drilled the holes.
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Elongate the holes for the dreaded wood movement.
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Usual dowel clean up.
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Next I'm going to mount the 2 halves to the extensions.
Thanks fer lookin'
Nicely explained. Waiting for the next exciting chapter. It should be a great table.
 

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Table Top (part 3) and Finish

Time to lay out the extensions. I figured how wide I wanted the 2 extensions to be, clamped the first one
And with a piece of scrap cut to the correct length I was able to ensure both extensions were parallel.

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Time to lay out for the alignment dowels.
A quick pass with the router to provide a clean straight edge.

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I found my locations for the dowels a tapped in a nail in each spot. One side of one leaf and only one main top half

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I then cut most of the nail off, sharpened the remaining 1/8" to a point and slid the 2 sections together. Pull them apart and nails to the new marks on the second main top ( this will make a mark for the 2nd leaf) add the
leaves and gently pull it all together with long clamps. Sounds complicated but I ended up with locations for all the dowels that were pretty much spot on.
I made a quick jig to drill the holes and I'm done.

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On to the aprons.
I took a page from the Pintodeluxe book and added rare earth magnets to the under side of each apron on the leaves. I should have used 2…mistake #331. they still hold but not as well.

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I used figure 8 washers (from Lee Valley) to secure the remaining aprons. The table clamps are from L/V as well.

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On to the final prep.
Sharpen up the scraper and have at'er.

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I scrapped and I scrapped and I scrapped, but it just didn't seem flat. So after a bit of searching I found a guy in Vancouver who has a 600V 3phase 54" belt sander. Holy cow!! I packed the 2 tops and leaves up and away I went. 3 days later out they came…damn fine job.
I used my DIY "Teak Oil" to bring the grain out and started brushing on the gloss Varathane, but after 3 coats I figured If I spent all that money to flatten the top…Put on a decent finish. So I bought a spray guy. Due to the size of my garage and compressor I went with a LVLP gun from the Orange store. I lightly scraped the surface of the tops to try and flatten the brush stokes with reasonable success.
After a bit of screwing around I was able to lay on several good coats of satin. Wait several days and polish with4/0 steel wool.
This morning I moved it up stairs and assembled it in place. All things said and done I quite pleased with the results. And Momma really likes it . 
The table seats 6 with ease. With the leaves in it will do 10. 'cept I only made 8 chairs. sigh!
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Till next time.
Later.

Now. Having said all this. I must thank those who have responded to my blog, for their kind words, tips and encouragement. But especially my deepest thanks to Pintodeluxe for answering ALL my many P/Ms, for giving me pointers and tips and always a "good luck" . Again, my thanks good sir.
 

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#29 ·
Table Top (part 3) and Finish

Time to lay out the extensions. I figured how wide I wanted the 2 extensions to be, clamped the first one
And with a piece of scrap cut to the correct length I was able to ensure both extensions were parallel.

Wood Composite material Gas Flooring Table


Time to lay out for the alignment dowels.
A quick pass with the router to provide a clean straight edge.

Wood Saw Flooring Floor Gas


I found my locations for the dowels a tapped in a nail in each spot. One side of one leaf and only one main top half

Wood Floor Wood stain Hardwood Plank


I then cut most of the nail off, sharpened the remaining 1/8" to a point and slid the 2 sections together. Pull them apart and nails to the new marks on the second main top ( this will make a mark for the 2nd leaf) add the
leaves and gently pull it all together with long clamps. Sounds complicated but I ended up with locations for all the dowels that were pretty much spot on.
I made a quick jig to drill the holes and I'm done.

Saw Pneumatic tool Wood Drill Handheld power drill


Wood Gas Composite material Hardwood Automotive exterior


Wood Table Floor Workbench Hardwood


Table Wood Rectangle Flooring Floor


On to the aprons.
I took a page from the Pintodeluxe book and added rare earth magnets to the under side of each apron on the leaves. I should have used 2…mistake #331. they still hold but not as well.

Wood Office ruler Wood stain Hardwood Tool


I used figure 8 washers (from Lee Valley) to secure the remaining aprons. The table clamps are from L/V as well.

Wood Flooring Floor Composite material Gas


On to the final prep.
Sharpen up the scraper and have at'er.

Table Furniture Desk Wood Rectangle


I scrapped and I scrapped and I scrapped, but it just didn't seem flat. So after a bit of searching I found a guy in Vancouver who has a 600V 3phase 54" belt sander. Holy cow!! I packed the 2 tops and leaves up and away I went. 3 days later out they came…damn fine job.
I used my DIY "Teak Oil" to bring the grain out and started brushing on the gloss Varathane, but after 3 coats I figured If I spent all that money to flatten the top…Put on a decent finish. So I bought a spray guy. Due to the size of my garage and compressor I went with a LVLP gun from the Orange store. I lightly scraped the surface of the tops to try and flatten the brush stokes with reasonable success.
After a bit of screwing around I was able to lay on several good coats of satin. Wait several days and polish with4/0 steel wool.
This morning I moved it up stairs and assembled it in place. All things said and done I quite pleased with the results. And Momma really likes it . 
The table seats 6 with ease. With the leaves in it will do 10. 'cept I only made 8 chairs. sigh!
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Table Property Wood Chair Interior design


Wood Flooring Floor Wood stain Plank


Table Furniture Chair Wood Rectangle


Table Furniture Desk Wood Writing desk

Till next time.
Later.

Now. Having said all this. I must thank those who have responded to my blog, for their kind words, tips and encouragement. But especially my deepest thanks to Pintodeluxe for answering ALL my many P/Ms, for giving me pointers and tips and always a "good luck" . Again, my thanks good sir.
Mark, that is one mighty fine looking dining set. Also, you did a great job spraying the table. Very impressive!!!
 

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