Dan and Karson's Shaker Class Table

Geat story,
I think you now have a woodworking buddy for life.

He looks like he’s enjoying it. Give him a pat on the back for me.

Dick

-- -** 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 Dick. I hope that some of my children take up woodworking. Two son-in-laws seem to be so inclined.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

They look great – of course I built a similar one in maple – so after the experience, these tables resonate with me. I based mine on one my wife and I found in a catalog – though I took some creative liberties. Sometimes, I built mine smaller, rather than the 3×3’ one that challenges us with the furniture arrangement.

Please show us what they look like once they’re finished. I’m always interested to see how striking, or subtle, the differences in wood and finish can be.

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Van Gogh -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

I like these tables a lot. I love simple but elegant work. I also want to thank you because I am working on a drawing for a mission style side table. I bevelled the ends and tappered the legs a bit to take some of the weight off and I see you bevelled all four sides…I think I’ll take some of that…thank you. You have very nice work.

-- Steffen - Kirkland, WA

I hope your son sticks with it, because you can teach him so much. The tables look great!

-- Jesus is Lord!

Wonderful table(s) and a great set of legs Karson. Thanks for sharing.

-- Carpe Lignum; Tornare Lignum (Seize the wood, to Turn the wood)

Very nice lines.

-- John

Steffen:

The legs were only tapered on two sides. The inside corner was straight on all 4 legs.. The two taper sides were the ourside surfaces.

They were tapered from 1 1/2” at the aprons to 1” at the bottom. The taper started below the aprons.

-- I've been blessed with a father who liked to tinker in wood, and a wife who lets me tinker in wood. Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

Hello Karson,

It’s a wonderful thing that you’ve done, spending time with Dan in such a manner.
I hope that you two guys spend countless hours together in the shop working away, discussing things and generally hanging out as father and son.

I turned 50 this year and I have nothing but fond memories of myself and my dad working away on many, many projects…..................................just being, father and son.

Hold onto these moments, they go quick.

All the best
Gord

-- Informing & Inspiring Today’s Woodworkers: http://www.gordgraff.com

Nice! I hope to have the same sort of memories in the shop with my kids. My son wants to be down there, but is too small to do anything but play. My daughter lost her interest a few months ago. I’m trying to get her going with the lathe, but she’s into girly girl things. Those are great tables!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)