The Egg Table

Looks good Debbie – It should work just fine. Love the wood burning.

-- Canadian Wood Chuck (Bruce)

What a great idea to make this for your aunt MsD.Looks good in the rustic style and special with your wood burning.I’m sure she will really appreciate your effort.

-- Dustygirl..Hastings,Ontario.. How much wood can 1 gal chuck if 1 gal can't cut wood?

Nice table, MsDebbie!

I, too, really like the rustic look. Your artwork and signature makes this table really special for your Aunt.

Lew

You could have used nicer wood, some really beautiful exotic, or made some fancy dovetailing or in lay work, but it would not have been any more special. It’s the thought that counts here I think, she will beam. Very special.

-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.

Ms Debbie, can I have my eggs scrambled? Nice job darlin. I’m sure Auntie will love it, especially if it keeps her connected to the family. Does she know how much she is loved? If not, this table should remind her. Happy New Year

-- I love the smell of sawdust in the morning....

Very nice, Debbie. It is all about getting people together and getting them comfortable.

-- http://www.twinoaksgrowers.com

thanks everyone :)

And yes you can have scrambled. Some days she does scrambled and some days it’s sunny-side up and always with a wee bit of ashes in them from the fire :)

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

The first thing that comes to mind is WHAT THE HECK is an Egg Table??? The second things that comes to mind is that maybe a drawer or shelf where the electric skillet can slide into for storage, with utensils for cooking the eggs. Just a thought.

I’m reminded how I had to teach the maid at a friends house in Central America, what scrambled eggs were. She only knew how to fry eggs sunny side up, which in itself can be a feat sometimes.

-- Respect your shop tools and they will respect you - Ric

First rate, MsDebbie!

What color are you going to paint it? :-)

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

That’ll do, Deb. It’s a dandy.

-- Thos. Angle

IT LOOKS GOOD DEBBIE BUT JUST 2 THINGS. 1. Don’t forget that you owe charliem1958 for his total lack of couth. 2. it looks just a little rough IE. sliver rough, especially on soft hands do you think that a touch of sandpaper, just enough to smooth the sharpies might be in order (certainly not enough to detract from the rustic look.

-- RTB. "dumb animals are not stupid they simply can't talk "

thanks guys!!
hmmm paint… perhaps the colour of walnut? :D

storage.. since it will be staying outside a place for storage probably isn’t the way to go but I did consider a “hanger” at the side to put the utensils during use. Maybe on my next one.. or maybe I will still add it to this one.

sanding: I did run the palm sander over the top and hit the edges with my Dremel sander. I’ll probably run the wood through the planer for my next one, though. (To be honest, I just never thought about it when I started this one.)

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

Looks good to me . Keep the rustic look . If you don`t mind I would like to make one to have on patio
just to have as handy table .

-- Ageingwood - artsplae1@msn.com No time , retired

Four hundred and forty-one days ago you wrote:
“not that I’m an expert in this area, but I think it is the same as everything else: there are wood burners and then there are wood burners.
The craft store variety can do the job but if you really want to do serious work then the $$ one is the way to go. Lee Valley has one (as an example).

Of course, put a toy camera in a talented artist’s hands and he/she can get amazing results, better than a “non-talented” photographer with an expensive camera. It’s not the tool – but the person using it that really makes the difference.”

I think your point is well illustrated with the work you have done here. Beautiful job of it and a most thoughtful gift for your aunt. Bravo!

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

Ageingwood—looking forward to seeing your little table!

Douglas – how did you pull that out of the archives???
(I’m smiling ear to ear)

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

Debbie. A great job and a real feat trying to keep the family together.

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

This would be a great little table to have at my own family’s October campfires! Since you attached the top with screws (I like the rustic touch), did you elongate the holes for all the screws except the center ones? Without allowing for wood movement this way, your top will split. Of course, that would be VERY rustic looking, so it would not be a total loss! You might also consider removing the screws from the long-grain edges of the table, as they will also cause the top to split. Or you can elongate those holes too. Since it’s attached with screws, perhaps it would be easy to make this adjustment?

On a different note, I always love to see your projects! I made some of those drunken snowmen bottle holders for my family this year, and they all got a kick out of it. But I’m afraid my dogs chase off all the fairies, so no fairy doors yet!

-- Paul, Shelbyville, KY; (Ps 145: 1-2)

THanks :)
Yes, Karson, it is hard in today’s society to do family events. Everyone who comes to our Bonfire Breakfasts hate to miss them—even our night owls who hate getting up for the 6:30 event.

wood movement… uh oh…...

snowmen bottle holders: you just have to love those little guys.
no fairy doors?? say it ain’t so!!!!
I will be watching!!

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

Nice job Debbie, I like the burning.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

Deb
Very nice, I can see your talent progressing alot from your early posts (not that they weren’t nice) but in the past year and a half your skills have really developed. I almost missed this, since late yesterday I think there have been 4 pages of projects posted.

I’m working on a tutorial for the kitchen buddies, gimme some time .

-- DocK, WV

thanks guys :)

DocK… that’s wonderful. I can wait.. honest. :D

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

Good job Ms. Deb. I really agree on the “keeping the family together” thing, too.

Very nice Debbie,

Its eggs-actly what she needed. Nice burning also.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

thanks guys :)

you aren’t yolking with me, are you Dick?

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

Great little table and you’re getting good at the wood burning stuff! One suggestion if i may. Sets those screws in a little farther and hot glue some cut off heads of old iron cut nails in their place.

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

thanks Miles… that’s a great idea!

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

Deb and Dick
I’m bacon to stop these corny yoaks.

-- DocK, WV

yah, we’d butter stop

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

Ya sur ya becha I ban tink I do, we’re setting a bad eggsample<(;O)#

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

if we don’t stop – we’re toast!

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

we had our first Bonfire Breakfast this past Saturday, using the new Egg Table. It was a success – kept my Aunt included in the circle while she cooked the eggs. She said that it was the perfect height. And the bonus was that after she was done cooking she had a table for her plate. She teased us because the rest of us had to balance our plates on our laps :)

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

here’s a picture of the tipi in the morning. No, the tipi is not on fire, nor is there a raging fire inside. The light is just reflecting off the tipi walls.

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

Your tipi looks de-light-full with its lights on.

-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1

Very cool picture Debbie and the table looks great !! You are becoming a pro !

-- John in Belgrave ,(Slideshow ) http://cid-69bce320c6d8b119.skydrive.live.com/play.aspx/Extreme%20Birdhouses/P1030026.JPG?ref=2 (Website) http://www.extremebirdhouse.com

thanks :)

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