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Based on a table by James Krenov – nothing wrong with aiming high is there? I altered the design by making a four part floating top and using the construction glue-up to add a contrasting strip of swamp matai. Timber is all ex 4×2 pine ‘stolen’ from the carpentry workshop, all second hand rafters complete with lots of 4” nails.
My main aim was to play with a couple of hand tools new to me, spokeshave and compass plane. This pine version started out as a practice run, supposed to be quick-and-dirty but ended up just fine so I never made the supposed real one.
I added a little veneer motif to each leg, mahogony and pine, to tie into the diamond on the top.
If I make this again (and I probably will) I’ll try a three part top (similar stripe) and three legs.
-- ... must be time for a cup of tea and a sit-down
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TopamaxSurvivor
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#1 posted 1445 days ago
Nice proto type :-))
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CreekWoodworker
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#2 posted 1445 days ago
Nice table, if this is practice… game on!
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kiwi1969
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#3 posted 1445 days ago
Who knew Radiata pine could look so good!
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daltxguy
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#4 posted 1445 days ago
i had the same thoughts as Kiwi1969 about the radiata. I’m encouraged because I have 22 Ha of the stuff and I just bought a Peterson sawmill and some of the trees are already millable size.
Table looks great! Nicely done.
-- If you can't joint it, bead it!
daveintexas
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#5 posted 1444 days ago
Your table is very nice and I really like the contrast with the inlay.
Thanks for posting
andyboy
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#6 posted 1444 days ago
Expect more great things from this girl. If this is the beginning Kiwi….I can’t wait to what is to come.
-- Andy Halewoodworker. You can't finish if you don't finish. So finish it, because finish is everything.
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