Arts and Crafts Table

You work fast! Another great job with the table. Anymore tonight? You are doing very well with your woodworking. The finish on these tonight are well done.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Another great piece.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

Thanks PanamaJack and Chip.
That one is a bit shiny because I waxed it. That’s not something I normally do, but I gave it a shot. I like the satin look over any sheen.

-- John Nixon - Buffalo, NY - http://www.EagleLakeWoodworking.com

Very nice. jockmike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

I like it – very nice work.
Larry

-- "Have you hugged your pet today?" ---------- Larry

Really nice work. Nice hardware, too. That stain looks great on oak.

Oh how I love Arts and Crafts pieces. This is stunning. Lucky parents!!

-- Straight grains & sharp blades

Thank you Mike, Larry, Sawdust & Matt for the compliments.

The fnish on this one started with an alcohol based dye, and then an oil based stain. Top coated with tung oil and then a wipe on poly. I was expirenting with a few things in the finish. The tungoil made it a bit more orangy than I would have liked, but it’s okay.

-- John Nixon - Buffalo, NY - http://www.EagleLakeWoodworking.com

Another great piece John. Great job.

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

Great work.

-- Jesus is Lord!

John -

Nice work! I really like your projects. What dye did you use?

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

David, on this piece I used Transtint alcohol base dye name “Light Oak”, followed up with an oil based stain from Sherwin Williams called “Oak Mantle”. Then tung oil, then poly. I can’t tell if it was dye or the tung oil that I didn’t like (too orange). I’ll have to revisit that finish possibility again. Thanks for cheking out my projects.

-- John Nixon - Buffalo, NY - http://www.EagleLakeWoodworking.com

Thanks John. This is what I enjoy most about LJ - always something to learn. Thanks for sharing.

-- http://foldingrule.blogspot.com

I beginning to see a trend hear! Excellent work John! I love a&c style and your pieces appear to be very well executed. How long did it take to build this table? Do you specialize in just A&C?

-- RonR, Massachusetts

Hi RonR, thanks for the compliments. I too love the A&C style. It is definitely my focus for the time being. I wonder if I’ll tire of it (I hope now).

I built this table in my spare time over three weeks. It was kind of a rush job. I was working on it up until the day before I delivered to my parents as a Christmas gift. Nothing like adding to my stress around the holidays.

Right now I’ve been admiring some of the Harvey Ellis designs that he created for Gustav Stickley in his short time with that firm. I hope to build some replicas soon.

-- John Nixon - Buffalo, NY - http://www.EagleLakeWoodworking.com

Hi John,
I haven’t yet tried to build a Stickley piece but I built a bed for my son that has some elements of Craftsman style and a “cloud lift” detail from Greene & Greene on the head and foot boards. It’s my favorite style and I hope to tackle some projects soon. I’ve got about 100 bf of qs white oak acclimating in the shop now. I admire your work and look forward to see more of it.

-- RonR, Massachusetts

I kept going back and looking at the pictures. That is a beautiful table. I like the lines and the color. Great job.

-- Fred Childs, Pasadena, CA - - - Law of the Workshop: Any tool, when dropped, will roll to the least accessible corner.

Thanks Fred. The table was inspired by one I saw at the Roycroft Inn in East Aurora. My mother spotted it and mentioned she like it, so I took a mental note. The table I ended up building was really not that similar to the original.

Among other differences, the Roycroft table had tapered legs and no breadboard ends on the tabletop.

Inspiration Table:
http://www.eaglelakewoodworking.com/images/PB130029a.JPG

Thanks for checking out my project and nicely commenting!

-- John Nixon - Buffalo, NY - http://www.EagleLakeWoodworking.com

RonR – just thinking about 100Bd Ft of QSWO sitting around makes my woodworking taste buds salivate! :-)

-- John Nixon - Buffalo, NY - http://www.EagleLakeWoodworking.com

Me too John. I’ve gotta get my bookcases finished first. Maybe in a month or so I’ll get to put some of the WO to good use.

-- RonR, Massachusetts

John, Your work is fantastic! I love the style and your interpretation. Where do you get the drawer pulls? I am working on a Stickley 802 sideboard and need some drawer pulls and yours are perfect. Again, awesome work!
Dale

-- Dale, Pittsburgh PA

Hi Dale,

Thank you very much for the compliments! I can’t wait to see your sideboard when it’s finished.

I’ve bought hardware from 3 main sources:

http://www.winterbrookfarmantiques.com/product_info.php?products_id=786?osCsid=a0ece3e50edd781148ffc7c188c63a06

Another place I’ve bought is here (can’t beat the price on these cast bronze pulls):
http://www.dlawlesshardware.com/anbrassticpu.html

The hardware on this table is from VanDykes…plenty of selection and decent prices:
http://www.vandykes.com/product/02012003/

-- John Nixon - Buffalo, NY - http://www.EagleLakeWoodworking.com

Love it!!!!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

John,

I really like this table; both the design and execution are fantastic!

I do have a question, however. You said that there is a breadboard end, yet the cross piece goes only between the two outer pieces. This is similar to a desk top that I have that split down the middle. Have you found a way to get around this?

Thanks for any insight that you can provide.

Map

-- measure once, cut once, swear, start over

Hi Map,

It’s not a true bread board end – I should have provided more details on this technique. The center “panel” of this table is actually a veneered MDF core. The four pieces that frame around the outside of the core are solid quartersawn white oak. The table top has done well in my parents house where it has been exposed to some pretty extreme changes in seasonal humidity. Their living room is very humid in the summer and very dry in the winter (wood stove), and so far (2 years) the table has shown no signs of stress due to wood movement.

-- John Nixon - Buffalo, NY - http://www.EagleLakeWoodworking.com