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I made this coffee table for my ex-wifes sister a few years ago. It so happens that she married my brother and had 2 little girls. She was afraid that the little tiny 15 lb girls (probably heavier but come on) were going to fall through the 1/2” tempered smoked glass and there was no reasoning. So she forced him to put it into storage. Well they are now divorced, he moved to South Carolina, and I kept the table. So, long story short, I apparently built myself a table a few years ago out of maple and inlayed a walnut band under the glass as well as on the carving. The carving is actually a design of a cartouche but i figured it would work as an apron with a few adjustments. It’s not spectacular but its the one and only table I’ve made with a carving on it. All criticism is welcome.
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17 comments so far
Lee A. Jesberger
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posted 175 days ago
Hi kolwdwkr;
Cool story. Nice table
Lee
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mtnwild
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posted 175 days ago
No critique here. One of the nicest tables I’ve ever seen. She was over reactive. She missed years of enjoyment. Lucky you! You got it back! Great idea and design, masterful execution. A real treasure.
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
Bob #2
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posted 175 days ago
I had a wife like that once.
nice work, nice table.
Bob
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pat sherman
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posted 175 days ago
nice table. somewhere down the line she is gonna be sorry she no long has it.
nice work.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 175 days ago
Great table!
I think there is a country song in here somewhere….. :-)
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FlWoodRat
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posted 175 days ago
You may have lost a sister in law, but hey, you still have your brother and one helluva nice looking table. You and your brother can sit around and swap war stories.
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dennis mitchell
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posted 175 days ago
That is a treasure. Lucky you. I have an ex like that too.
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savannah505
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posted 175 days ago
I really like the sculpture work of your apron, you did a very nice job on this table.
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roman
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posted 175 days ago
Nice table dude….................
I’ve built two homes (on my third) furnished them, landscaped, appliances….............only to donate them and contents and cash to a woman…..............and their still unhappy…..HA
Cheers
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jim1953
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posted 174 days ago
nice Table
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cabinetmaster
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posted 174 days ago
What a neat looking coffee table. I love it. You did a great job and it’s great you have it and not her. Seems a bunch of us went through this same experience.
-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps
PetVet
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posted 174 days ago
I think you are the winner in this situation, great table.
I’m with Charlie M, I really think there is a country song in this: “Who’s going to take your table out when I’ve packed my bags and gone??” :)
-- Rich in Richmond
dustygirl
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posted 174 days ago
You did a beautiful job on this table.She certainly didn’t deserve this table with all the time and love put into it.
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Thos. Angle
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posted 174 days ago
NO critique on the table, looks great but I think you would do better now.
-- Thos. Angle
lightweightladyleftie
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posted 174 days ago
Nice repossession! I really like the carving idea. Very nice combination of modern and traditional elements.
You called it a table. Was it supposed to be a changing table? I’m missing something here. Why not train a child that a table is used to sit at—not on. Oh, well, the out-of-control kids did work out to your benefit. :-)
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Grumpy
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posted 174 days ago
Outstanding piece.
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Peter O
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posted 174 days ago
How about a T-Shirt that says …
“My brother went to South Carolina and all I got was an awesome coffee table”
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