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This is a conference table for a local church. It is 12 feet long and 54 inches wide. The cross in the top is an inlay of black walnut. This project took about a year to complete as I worked on it a few hours a night and on weekends.
It is made totally of quarter sawn red oak from a tree on my clients farm. The tree was downed in a wind storm about 5 years ago and it was sawed into lumber and air dried for four years.
I have blogged it’s construction from rough sawn lumber to finished product. Read my blog entries here with the first blog.
The finish is five coats of satin wipe on poly.
I am happy that this one is done and my client is REALLY glad it is done also.
Thanks for viewing the project and reading the blog.
(Added later) The two side tables were also part of the project. I will post some closeups of the grain on these two smaller tables. The flecks are stunning.
-- Makin' Sawdust!!!
16 comments so far
CharlieM1958
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posted 341 days ago
Fantastic!
I love how the legs recall church windows.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
trifern
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posted 341 days ago
Great looking conference table. Thanks for sharing.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Thos. Angle
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The table really is very well done. A great look and very appropriate.
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dennis mitchell
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Looks beautiful…and very heavy!
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 341 days ago
Nice table.
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brianinpa
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That is a beautiful table: something you can be very proud of. I really like the strout look of it.
-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.
fred4999
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posted 340 days ago
Very nice table, as said earlier the legs stand out, I like the cross too. Have you signed it or something – so down the road people will know and remember?
Great work! Regards
-- Fred, Georgia
miles125
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posted 340 days ago
Thats a wonderful looking table. Great job!
-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""
Bob42
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posted 340 days ago
Great job on the table. I also love the legs, they really stand out and the cross not only looks good but breaks up the span of the table being so big.
Very well done!!
-- Bob K. East Northport, NY
Dennis Zongker
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posted 340 days ago
Great Job, I really like the walnut inlay. Did you also make the two side tables?
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PetVet
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posted 340 days ago
So when do you start on the chairs???? We can’t be putting those ugly looking metal folding chairs up to a table like that!
-- Rich in Richmond
Randy Sharp
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posted 340 days ago
Great job Marty-Man!
-- Randy, Tupelo, MS ~ May I become more like the Master Carpenter every day.
treeman
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posted 340 days ago
Beautiful piece of work.
Alan Young
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posted 340 days ago
I am sure there will be no more arguing once discussions are held at THIS table!
Very well done!
Alan
Sawdustonmyshoulder
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posted 340 days ago
Dennis Z, I did make the side tables.
Thanks for the comments.
-- Makin' Sawdust!!!
ND2ELK
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posted 340 days ago
Great looking table! You did a beautiful job on this piece. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
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