Modern Sofa Table

Tod this is very cool , I like the slight sweep to the legs they look great with the approns .

Job well done!

-- Rj's Woodworks,San Jose & Weed Ca,

Beautiful start to finish.

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

Very very nice. Is there an inlay on the inside edge of the top frame pieces? Or maybe just a shadow line from an edge detail reflecting light? From the first 2 pics I thought you had an inlay strip in there but then the 3rd pic which shows it closer doesn’t seem to show one. Nice shop too BTW.

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Todd I saw them on Flicker last night. A great looking table.

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truly nice. beautiful work

-- making sawdust....

Todd, this is really great stuff. I see some Modern, some Krenov, some oriental and lot of good ol’ Todd. Great color as well. Love those gams!!

-- Thos. Angle

Nice work as always. Oh, and I want your drum sander! :)

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“Good ol’ Todd” – Thanks Thos. that has to be one of my favorite compliments.

Doug S – I created an accent V groove between the solid wood and the veneered panel. As things come together and age a bit, the joints tend to get fractures because the wood comes together at right angles. This is a method that hides it but the drawback is that it is a dust collector.

The panel had a slight crown in it and any elevation difference is not seen. It is VERY minor but during glue up I could not achieve perfection. The real problem is that veneer does not allow me to sand it all down even. As of now any elevation difference is not perceived.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

beautiful work … black and red looks great together. a real piece of eye candy.

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Really beautiful piece. Great work Todd!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

Great work. I love your choice of finishes.

Great little table Todd. Nice Finish!

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

Sweet looking Sofa Table Todd!!!

-- Dennis Zongker

Sophisticated is an excellent description. Beautiful!

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

Fantastic! great design and execution. Love it.

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Very nice table! I’m going to be working on a bathroom cabinet for my brother. To match some of the cabinets he has, I was thinking about using a black dye. I just started to research dyes. I’ll give Sherwin Williams a look.

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Excellent design Todd. Great workmanship.

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

Beautiful design and nice colors. I like the shape of the legs as well. Thanks for posting.

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This is a great piece and I enjoyed watching it come together. I really like your sense of style. When do you decide to use Mortise and Tenons versus the Festool Domino? How long did it take to make?

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Great looking piece…..you are a master craftsman

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

Hi,
Nicly done, good work.
Like the design too.

-- The way I work - the way I live. goldenhands

I REALLY like this.

Really nice. I think you nailed the proportions of it sir!

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

Beautiful, Todd! The colors, the style and the use of bamboo makes this a fantastic Asian themed piece. As with all your pieces, kudos!

Curious, have you heard of, or tried PlyBoo yet? If you have, what do you think of it? I had a chance to see some samples last week and was impressed by the opportunities it gives for a variety of projects. The price is a consideration though. ;)

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That is a beautiful table!

I love the look and style.

-- The Man in the Can, Craig M. North Carolina

Todd thats a beautiful table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Todd:
Very nice work and thanks for the pictures.
Here in the Bay area of Calif. the people at Berkeley mills make their furniture with Bamboo plywood rather than MDf as the core. They say it is as stable as MDF and makes a nice contrast whenever it is exposed.
Bruce

-- Bruce

Abie – Thanks for the input. Interesting though, I made the Eco Sofa Table with bamboo plywood and it was not stable at all. Quite possibly the manufacturer could make a difference on this matter.

TedM – I can’t remember if what I used was Plyboo. It was supplied to me by the architect that commissioned the Eco Sofa Table.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

It’s your usual stunning work Todd. I don’t mind the Domino cutter but I prefer using hardwood for the loose tenon rather than thier weeker biscut dominos. Also have you ever used Deft Iron Coat? It is pre cat, and self sealing so there is no prelim spraying to seal and because of that a couple of coats is plenty. It drys fast and is tougher that most laquors I’ve used. It also come in a range of colors though I’ve only used the clear coat. Check it out I get it from Advanced Hardware. They also make a pretty sweat exerior laquer too.

-- Rogue

It’s just exquisite. Very nice work.

Rogue – I have not used the Deft Iron Coat. Who is the distributor? It sounds more like a pro product and would be distributed accordingly. I buy at product at Sherwin, Pittsburgh, and Columbia – pretty much in that order.

I think that when I do my own floating tenons again, I will still use the Domino to cut the mortises. It is just so fast and accurate.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

That’s very nice design and good color matching.

-- Libris, South Korea

Fantastic Todd. I really like how the colors came out. Very classy and very ‘you’.

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Beautiful! Wow.

-- Travis (http://www.scrollsawgoodies.com)

Todd you have a great eye to go with a skilled set of hands. Projects are getting posted so fast, I’m glad I took the time to scan back thru the last several days of postings, this was a nice find.

-- DocK, WV

hey todd. “amazing” i definetley like this design better. i agree the solid panels give a better visual effect then the slats do. the collors you achieved with the dye is unbelievable. it looks allot like padauk. does bamboo accept pigment as well as it accepts the dye? i have never used bamboo. and, did you mix the dye with alcohol or water? unbelievable post man… love it.

-- i can do all things through christ who strengthens me

Nice Job Todd

-- Jim, Kentucky

Mike – I have only used dye on bamboo and I prefer to use lacquer thinner as the thinning agent because I use a lacquer topcoat. Denatured alcohol costs more and I always have a 5 gal container of lacquer thinner in the shop anyway.

I prefer to keep the chemicals on my project in the same family if possible. You just eliminate the potential for problems.

One other thing, I have noticed using denatured alcohol leaves the black dye more “grayish” and using lacquer thinner leaves it black the way it is supposed to be. It only has to happen to me once and I don’t mess with a method anymore.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

oh i had no idea you could use lacquer thinner. im going to have to give that a shot. thanks todd. and once again beautifull piece. talk to you soon

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Lovely design, I dig the way the red stuff seems to wrap around all sides in an almost continuous ribbon. Way cool!

always
J.C.

-- "Imagination is more important than knowledge" -- Albert Einstein

Fantastic table , Todd , and thank you for the tip about the lacquer thinner : ) The Red and Black combo are just perfect and really add to the style of the table : )

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Missed this one Todd somehow.Great project !!As always

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

very nice table….....
domino’s are great

great table Todd

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon