Country Kitchen Table

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

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

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

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

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

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, Reed 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

-- "Man's ingenuity has outrun his intelligence" (Joseph Wood Krutch)

Great job on the table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

Very “Country” looking. Nice.

-- Bruce from Central New York...now, if you'll pardon me, I have some sawdust to make.

Just stop to take a look at your table to get some ideas, I want to build a kitchen table too. Very nice job. Great looking legs. Take care.