Large Dining Room Table

Very nice! You said commission for your sister. If I may ask, how did you price it? Also, how did you come up with 45” x 108”? I’m sitting at our mocked-up 45” x 72” and it’s huge. I was thinking about cutting it down a foot of length and trimming the width to keep the 1.618x ratio.

-- You can't control the wind, but you can trim your sails

Cool piece, hutch too. Nice job on the finish.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

Another beauty oustanding love that cherry.

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

ditto a1Jim

-- A thing of beauty is a joy forever...

very nice…well done

-- Todd, Oak Ridge, TN, Hello my name is Todd and I'm a Toolholic, I bought my last tool 10 days, no 4 days, oh heck I bought a tool on the way here! †

very nice table, I like the finish on it, it fits the cherry nicely

-- Paul Sayre Creativity is a drug I cannot live without. Cecil B. DeMille (1881 - 1959)

Thanks for the comments. The finish is always the same:
Watco Danish oil.
Wet sanded with progressive grits of sandpaper. 220, 320, 400, and 600.
Wiping dry the oil bleed out in between coats.
Then after 24-48 hours of cure time, apply butchers wax with a #OOOO grade steel wool.
Allow to dry about 10-15 minutes.
Buff dry with a cloth.

Anyone interested in me blogging about this process?
I can’t lay ownership to it, as it is one I learned from Jeff Miller (J. Miller Handcrafted Furniture) as an apprentice.

-- Andy Brownell

Andy, Great looking table, the color is great. And as everyone has said the finish looks great. Very nice.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

Andy—

I found your posting while searching for information on Habitant furniture which is what I have at my River home. Bonnie and I looked at each of your pieces and are impressed but not surprised that the person who masterfully rebuilt our stone fire pit could also create beautiful furniture.

I use the same Watco on my canoe gunwales to good effect.

Best regards to you and Toni.

George

Thanks George. Great to hear from you!

-- Andy Brownell

For future reference check out this site

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zN-9vCSJWDQ&feature=channel_page

-- You can't fix stupid

Nice dining room table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker