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I haven’t posted anything for a while – I have been making things, but the quality of the postings here is so high I’ve decided only to post if I think I’ve made something interesting or done something really well (I live in hope).
This I quite like, so here it is – it was supposed to be an outside table to go with this bench , but her indoors reckons this is “too good” to be outside – an optician appointment has been made for her. In the cosmic scheme of my woodworking this didn’t go too badly – it’s quite like the original design, and things almost fitted together.
It’s from beech offcuts except the black strip, which is from an ancient oak calvados (apple brandy) barrel – the outside of the staves is wormy, but the inside is a deep rich lustrous black. Finished with turps/oil/varnish (tung oil still not available in Portugal).
8 comments so far
patron
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posted 157 days ago
very simple and elegant ,
how did you join the legs / top ?
i see no jionery or pluged fasteners .
buisquits ? dowels ?
is there any braceing underneath ?
-- david ,new mexico ,allheart
KnickKnack
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posted 157 days ago
Biscuits. No bracing – I figured, as a table, it should be strong enough.
CharlieM1958
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posted 157 days ago
Very nice. Interesting design.
I agree that the biscuit joints will be fine for this application.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
a1Jim
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posted 157 days ago
Nice bench and table well done.
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
anova
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posted 157 days ago
Nice. Glad you posted. As an absolute beginner woodworker myself, it is the simpler projects that I am most excited to see. This is a great place to get inspired, but so many projects are leagues out of my skill set…
Woodwrecker
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posted 157 days ago
That came out really nice!
That black strip really accents it well!
Nice work.
-- Eric
kiwisharyn
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posted 156 days ago
Nice lines, love that contrasting strip
-- ... must be time for a cup of tea and a sit-down
MsDebbieP
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posted 127 days ago
too good and too sweet to be tested by the outdoor elements :)
beautiful
-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)