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Walnut End Table

Project by jwicks posted 118 days ago 711 views 8 times favorited 20 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This end table was a lot of fun to build. I bought the plans a few years ago when I visited Homestead Heritage. It’s a very pretty place and was fun to visit. Someday I’d love to take a woodworking class there.

While we were walking around and looking at the woodworking shop, we ran into Paul Sellers who was teaching a class. He was very friendly and even gave us a demonstration of how to taper the table legs with a handsaw and a plane like he does in the class (it was the lunch break for the class, and they were making this table).

The finish is Watco’s natural danish oil and then 3 coats of GF’s Arm-R-Seal Satin on the top (2 on the legs/aprons). I finally kept track of the total time spent on a project, this one came out at ~17hrs.

-- Jon


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lew

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posted 118 days ago

Very Nice!!

I like the simplicity of the design. It reminds me of a Shaker piece.

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zlatanv

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posted 118 days ago

Nice table, love the way beautiful wood makes a simple design stand out.

-- Z Rockwall, TX

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Craftsman on the lake

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posted 118 days ago

That design and woodgrain make it a little work of art.

-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful. http://web.me.com/deceiver6/Deceiver/Craftsman_on_the_lake/Craftsman_on_the_lake.html

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Ben Kahmann

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posted 118 days ago

Nice end table, love walnut

-- Ben Kahmann Dayton, OH

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Junji

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posted 118 days ago

Beautifully made table. I love the wood-grain!

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

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Don K.

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posted 118 days ago

I agree with what everyone has said…beautiful little table. And while the wood grain is GREAT…I like the way you worked with the wood grain.

-- Don S.E. OK

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woodworm

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posted 118 days ago

Beautiful table, beautiful wood. Great job!

-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.

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huff

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posted 118 days ago

Nice job on the table. The walnut really makes it and the finish looks great.

-- John @ Myrtle Beach

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Jamie

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posted 118 days ago

Beautiful and simple.

-- "Preach the gospel always. If necessary use words" -St Francis of Assisi

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marksalot2005

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posted 118 days ago

Very Beautiful Table, Excellent Job done, beautiful wood used and finished great ATTA BOY AAAA ++++

-- Mark, Katy, Texas, Did they give Noah a hardtime about the wood boat in his driveway

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Innovator

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posted 118 days ago

Nice looking table.

-- Whether You Think You Can or You Think You Can't, YOU ARE RIGHT!!!

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griff

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posted 118 days ago

Simple beautiful. Very good build.

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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a1Jim

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posted 118 days ago

wow great table super and wood

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon

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Dusty56

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posted 118 days ago

Simply wonderful table : ) Fantastic Walnut color and grain !

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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trimtrac

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posted 118 days ago

I sure like the walnut, it’s a nice looking table. Job, well done

-- Which way did they go? Tell me, tell me I must know I'm there leader!!

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jockmike2

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posted 117 days ago

Great job. Nice use of the walnut grain.

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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planesmooth

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posted 114 days ago

Jon,

Fantastic table. I actually built one while taking the class there (you can see mine at http://lumberjocks.com/projects/19404 .) I like the grain of yours a lot better. And yes, I highly recommend that class if you have a chance to take it.

-- Planesmooth from TX

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 103 days ago

Beautiful, end table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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MickeyD

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posted 6 days ago

Very nice. I was just comparing this one and the cherry ones you just made. I will be making a small table with a drawer in Kelly Mehler’s class next spring and I will have a choice between walnut and cherry. Seeing how beautiful yours came out makes the decision even harder.

-- -Willing to try

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jwicks

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posted 6 days ago

Thanks MickeyD. I think I’ll be taking a break from end tables for a bit :) But if I make another I’d like to make one with a drawer.

@planesmooth: Thanks, I actually just recently signed up for the Joinery 1 class at the Homestead Heritage school in Janaury, looking forward to it.

-- Jon

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