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Yes, I made it when I lived in Japan some 10 years ago and it went with us from Japan to Israel and to Poland.

Design – my wife (her first design)
Wood – Lauan
Dimensions – L=48”, W= 24”, H=18”
Finish: First time Clear varnish, but “we” decided to strip it, stain and mat varnish it.

Personally, I like the unstained version but if I want new router…..

Regards
niki

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dennis mitchell

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posted 964 days ago

Lauan! Thats new to me. I use Lauan plywood all the time, but i’ve never seen it in stock form. Good looking craftsmanship!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

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Karson

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posted 964 days ago

Very nice Niki. A great looking table. tell your wife all the Jocks like the stained version, now can you purchase your router.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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MsDebbieP

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posted 964 days ago

hahaha I laughed at the “WE decided” and then the “but if I want a new router”... tooo funny.

Since I’m female I think it is safe for me to say that I like the original better AND I think you need to buy a new router! :)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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niki

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posted 964 days ago

Thank you

Dennis
Lauan is almost “standard” wood in Japan, it comes in 1½” ~ 4” thick boards.
The legs are made of 3½” x 3½” block.

Karson
That was 10 years ago and I got my router.
You don’t know what I did to get the new table saw…

Regards
niki

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niki

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posted 964 days ago

Thank you Debbie

Since you are female you know that we (males) have to obey if we want new “toys”...and we want! :)

Regards
niki

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jockmike2

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posted 964 days ago

Beautiful looking table, nice design. I was just thinking about all the junk I could put in all those drawers. Jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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shack

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posted 964 days ago

Nice table and I liked the original finish as well.

-- JohnShackleford,North Carolina

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CharlieM1958

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posted 964 days ago

Very nice. Kudos to your wife for the design, but you are right about the finish. :-)

Of course I’m always willing to pucker up to some posterior female anatomy in exchange for a new toy!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Todd A. Clippinger

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posted 964 days ago

I love the Asian aesthetic. I love your project.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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Karson

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posted 964 days ago

OK Since you got the router, I like the first version better. (Not that I’m being wishy-washey – I just wanted to get you the router)

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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MsDebbieP

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posted 963 days ago

of course, we don’t really get a good look at the rest of the room – -perhaps the second version “fits” better in the room.
(some one has to stick up for the boss!)

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Jon Spelbring

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posted 963 days ago

I’ve got a bedroom set (not made by me) that we had built of Lauan while we were stationed in the Philippines. There, they called it “Philippine Mahogany”.

-- To do is to be

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Obi

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posted 963 days ago

Beautiful Table Niki, now I want to hear the table saw story…

-- http://ye-olde-cabinet-shoppe.com/

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niki

429 posts in 979 days


posted 963 days ago

Thank you for your compliments

Jockmike2
Don’t count on it. 3 drawers, all the way in (20”) and still we have a lot of junk on top of the table.
I don’t know way, but it looks to me that we are making all the “storage units” to store the junk and to clear the way for more junk…:)

Jspelbring
Lauan is growing over all south-east Asia and it’s imported to Japan.
Those guys are smart, they import wood from all over the world and keep their forests untouched (and they have many).

Obi
For the table saw I agreed to live in Poland and that’s bad enough….:)

niki

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PanamaJack

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posted 954 days ago

Great table Nikki. What’s the price of wood like in Japan? Similar to that in Poland? Excellent detailing on this coffee table.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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niki

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posted 954 days ago

Thank you PanamaJack

The prices in Japan are much higher because most of the wood is imported (they are saving their forest) and goes through many “hands” and everybody have to make his “2%” and like that, ONE tomato costs $1.

The Lauan for this table cost me around $300 but, that’s Japan…

Regards
niki

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Jojo

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posted 848 days ago

I don’t want to be mean Niki but the two tomatos I have in my fridge cost me more that that…. close to 400 en actually. And don’t get me started on the price of the melon, please! :o(

If you stay away from imported fruits -and don’t live in Tokyo downtown-, life is cheaper here than in places like most of Europe though.

Anyway, great job with the table, I still can’t understant how it has survived a few airline trips in its lifetime.

May I ask you were did you live?

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://twitter.com/kagushokunin

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mot

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posted 848 days ago

That’s a great table, Niki. I love the pulse feature, getting to see things I’ve missed.

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

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niki

429 posts in 979 days


posted 848 days ago

thank you Jojo and Mot

Jojo
you are correct, normally the tomatoes are 200 yen each but the Melon is “only” $50 (LOL).

We live in Poland now and after getting used to the prices here…we were in Japan some 2 months ago and you are very correct, my son in Yokohama took me to places that you can buy vegetables, meat and fish in prices that are much lower than in Poland… and Poland is considered “cheap” country…

Oh, and when you eat the “tzaru-soba” and the “tofu”...eat one for me…

Regards
niki

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Sonny

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posted 742 days ago

very nice lines and design

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