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Mesquite Hall Table

Project by TomK posted 322 days ago 590 views 1 time favorited 18 comments Add to Favorites Watch

Other than folding stepstools, this is my first real furniture project. It is built out of South Texas mesquite. The top is out of a 13 inch wide 4/4 slab. It’s hard to find a mesquite board that wide without major voids and cracks. I actually have enough left of the slab for a pair of matching end tables. I also found this beautiful peice of mesquite burl with amazing figure that I resawed for the drawer fronts. The legs are attached with sliding dovetails, drawer fronts with one hand cut dovetail on each side. The only metal used was the figure eight tabs I used to attach the top which was raised to give it that “floating” effect I’ve seen on a couple or other pieces I have seen on this site. I could have probably gotten away with directly attaching the top since mesquite moves hardly at all.

-- If you think healthcare is expensive now, wait until it's free! PJ O'Rourke


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mtnwild

2013 posts in 420 days


posted 322 days ago

Beautiful Tom. Nice project, first rate! Great wood selection, great design, superb craftsmanship.

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

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lew

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posted 322 days ago

Really Beautiful!

I like the shaker influence.

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CharlieM1958

7608 posts in 1111 days


posted 322 days ago

That is really grrgeous!

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

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Bigbuck

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posted 322 days ago

Very nice

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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griff

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posted 322 days ago

Very nice, the finish looks great.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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Thos. Angle

4013 posts in 855 days


posted 322 days ago

WOW, if this the first, I can’t wait to see the 100th!!! Great workmanship and a beautiful chunk of wood.

-- Thos. Angle

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savannah505

978 posts in 479 days


posted 322 days ago

Really a nice looking table, I’ve never seen misquite this nice, usually I’m smoking food on a barbecue with it. What kind of finish and how did you apply it?

-- Dan Wiggins

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Woodhacker

1145 posts in 616 days


posted 322 days ago

Tom that is Sweeet. The grain in the mesquite is stunning…especially the burl.

Thanks for posting it.

-- Martin, Kansas

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trifern

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posted 322 days ago

Beautiful table, Tom. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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scott shangraw

408 posts in 962 days


posted 322 days ago

I always love Mesquite.You had some great Mesquite burl there that pretty hard to find.Great job!!!!!

-- Scott NM,http://www.shangrilawoodworks.com

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ShaneS

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posted 322 days ago

Gorgeous, just gorgeous. Good job, Tom. Mesquite is fast becoming my favorite. I just bought two stumps from a young tree trimer for $100.00. One of the stumps is approximately 4 ft. across. I can’t wait to take it and get it milled. Once again, looks great!

Shane

-- We laugh at honor and are shocked to find traitors in our midst. C.S. Lewis

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Dennis Zongker

1014 posts in 485 days


posted 321 days ago

Sweet Looking table. I love the Mesquite Burl.

-- Dennis Zongker

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miles125

1418 posts in 898 days


posted 321 days ago

I’m gonna have to try mesquite sometime. Never see the stuff around here. Beautiful table!

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

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Les Hastings

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posted 320 days ago

Beautiful table Tom, great selection of lumber!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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DrDirt

183 posts in 635 days


posted 319 days ago

Really nice work – I always liked how visually ‘light’ projects seem with the floating top designs.
Gorgeous wood as well.
Nice materials – nice design and good craftsmanship….can’t go wrong!

-- Its never too late to have a happy childhood. But the second one is up to you and no one else.

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Konquest

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posted 314 days ago

Your compliment on my table prompted me to check out yours. Awesome. I have often drooled over the mesquite boards I’ve seen around, wondering what it’d look like under a fine finish. Now I know. Wow!

-- "It's a good thing my woodworking is done afterhours so my 2 year old daughter can't hear the swearing."

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Karson

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posted 314 days ago

The burl, the table grain makes this a fantastic table you should be very, very proud of this project.

-- 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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janice

294 posts in 318 days


posted 234 days ago

I really like the top on this table. Kind of rustic, but beautiful.

-- Janice

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