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I made this out of 1 pc. of 1×8 jatoba, about 7 feet long
the legs are laminated together. the Top is 2 pc. 1×8 edge glued with an Ogee bit run around the edge
The skirt and legs are Mortise and Tenon joinery. And the top is held on by 4 figure 8 fasteners.
This is my 2nd project, the first is a mirror made from another peace of the same wood. Its not done yet
i keep the 12’x12’ peace of .5’ float glass on it, that is one of my tools though, I use it to sharpen my chisels
i think the table top is 13’x16’ if i remember corectly, and i think its about 22’ tall i dont have a tape handy
i used google sketchup to design it, took a couple days in sketchup to figure out the best way to cut my 1 board.
http://polkmusicians.com/cherrytable.skp
here is a link to the file
the tools i used
a skill saw, router table, various straight edges, a drill, belt and random orbit sanders.
Clamps n glue. 8 screws and 4, figure 8 fasteners
I think it turned out pretty good for what it is
the finish is about 3 coats of General Finish Seal a cell Clear and some Formbys tung oil finish(its not tung oil its a wipe on poly) its pretty shiny, its all wiped on, no drips or runs
-- We the unwilling,led by the unknowing,are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful.We have done so much for so long with so little, We are now qualified to do anything with nothing.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 120 days ago
Mike, this is a nice looking table. I like the edge detail on the top. It adds a nice detail to the table. Nice job on the finish as well.
Jatoba is a nice wood to work with but, with its silica content, it is hard on tools.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
jockmike2
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posted 120 days ago
Nice looking table, nice build.
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Mike_FL
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posted 120 days ago
http://polkmusicians.com/cherrytable.skp
link to the sketchup file if any one is interested
i designed the table first then after laying out the cuts i figured i didnt have enough wood to do it exactly
yes the Jatoba was extreamly hard allmost like metel, it has a high pitch sound to it when you tap it with something
but it was fairly easy to work with just make sure every thing is kept sharp
-- We the unwilling,led by the unknowing,are doing the impossible, for the ungrateful.We have done so much for so long with so little, We are now qualified to do anything with nothing.
Joe Lyddon
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posted 120 days ago
Very nice & simple table… down to earth…
”the finish is about 3 coats of General Finish Seal a cell Clear and some Formbys tung oil finish(its not tung oil its a wipe on poly) its pretty shiny, its all wiped on, no drips or runs”... and no errors.
Good job!
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a1Jim
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posted 119 days ago
looks good
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