Country Kitchen Table

Beautiful table ! What method did you use to attach the top ?

-- rob

Hey Doug
Very cool table looks great. I like the contrast of the red oak and green paint. Well done.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

Nice table, clean lines and I like the found space with the drawer in the apron. Was the most walk away times related to the concave turning below the second round from the top. I have recently reactivated my lathe. That has been the hardest aspect for me to turn. The gouge has a habit of grabbing the higher material and digging. Even with a fingernail grind and careful rotation of the shaft.
Really like the table, great work.
BTKS

Hey Doug,
Very nice table design and finish…......great job.

-- I will just keep doing it till I get it right.

Doug – Great table. I was recently approached by a family to do this exact style table for thier covered porch/outdoor room. Looks great, and very solid. Kudos on the self-turned legs!!

-- Derrek L.

Thanks guys. socalwood: I attached the top using table top fasteners from Rockler, they work great and allow for wood movement. BTKS: Most of my walkaways were when I was practicing, especially the beads. I got to where I was turning the beads to the left quite well, but the to the right was a different animal and I still have trouble with that direction. I rounded my skew using Al Lacer’s method (from the Feb/Mar 2007 American Woodworker), which I think is easier to use but takes a lot of practice, just that one direction is my nemesis.

-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan

Great work! That’ll grace your brother’s kitchen for years to come!

-- "The only thing that counts is faith, expressing itself in love." --Galatians 5:6

Just perfectly proportioned and made I like the green and plain wood it goes well.Alistair

-- excuse my typing as I have a form of parkinsons disease

Thanks Doug,
I’ve read where some guys just take old files and grind in the bead profile they want and make a job specific tool. Kind of a glorified scraper / cutter. One radius on one end, another on the other. Just an idea. I’m still having my greatest nemesis with the inside concave cuts. Good luck and good turning.
BTKS

Great job on the table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

I know that I already commented , but it is still a nice looking table !!

-- rob