Sofa table - tribute to JK

Great work! I really liked the photos of the planing work on the table top.

-- John

Beautiful piece! The Krenov influence is unmistakable. I’m sure he would be pleased with your interpretation.

-- Robert from Raymond, MS. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence is therefore not a practice, but a habit." - Aristotle

Silly question, but is that smoothing plane a Krenov made plane or is it one you made? I know the ones he makes are rough finished.

-- We must guard our enthusiasm as we would our life - James Krenov

Thanks for sharing that – really pretty piece!

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Hey, Derek, great to see you here. Welcome to LumberJocks. You will love this community – none of the childish/churlish behavior found elsewhere. Everyone shows nothing but respect for each other – it’s very refreshing.

This must make at least three forums where you post. You are a great Aussie woodworking ambassador, so I look forward to more of your work.

What a great start, Mate. This is a beautiful table.

I was interested in three of your comments: the Cherry – where did you find that? Your comment on the difficulty of working Aussie wood, and the mention of Ubeaut's Shellawax, isn’t it a friction polish? How did you creat the necessary friction to bring out its polishing properties?

PS: I’m still using your lovely marker.

-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/

gorgeous

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

is that smoothing plane a Krenov made plane or is it one you made?

Hi Wayne. That is the plane I got from JK. It was fitting to use it in this project.

I was interested in three of your comments: the Cherry – where did you find that? Your comment on the difficulty of working Aussie wood, and the mention of Ubeaut’s Shellawax, isn’t it a friction polish? How did you creat the necessary friction to bring out its polishing properties?

PS: I’m still using your lovely marker.

Hi Don. Good to see you here too.

The Cherry was a nice surprise. The owner of the salvage yard where I found it said it was American Oak. At the time the board was too grimy to say just what it was.

I sealed the Cherry with a split coat of shellac, then rubbed on a couple of coats of Danish Oil to preserve again spillage. The Shellawax, as you are likely aware, is a friction polish for turners. I just buffed it on with a cloth wheel in a drill, having first sanded the top with 600 grit. The result is a really great natural and smooth look.

Glad you are still using the marker (Don is referring to a dovetail marking knife I made for him). I guess that I should present these as a another project (you can find a tutorial on these on my webpage), having run off another batch a little while ago (I only do this once a year). Here is a knife/awl set in Jarrah:

Regards from Perth

Derek

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Thanks for posting the photos and information on this project. They are very lucky to have you as a friend.

-- Jesus is Lord!