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Hey All,
This was a long overdue project that my boys needed so that the actual kitchen table could take a break from the odd paint spills and marker streaks after the daily art sessions were over. It went together pretty quick with pocket hole screws. the top is Birch plywood with Cherry edging and the skirting is also Birch with Cherry accents. The legs are tapered two sides and are reclaimed from old hard maple bed frames being thrown away and I saved them from the trash, hence the dowel holes in the legs. All in all it works great and the boys love it, so mission accomplished.
Thanks for looking!
~isaac
-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold
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NBeener
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posted 48 days ago
Wow.
Very, very nice job. I’m hoping to get to the point where I can create a piece like that.
Out of curiosity, though … why build it directly on top of one of your kids?
Hmm.
-- -- Neil
woodchips
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posted 48 days ago
Hey Neil,
Thanks, but to be honest with you, using the Kreg jig made it real easy to put together. and the finish was fool proof, Watco clear Danish oil and then 72 hrs later, some Deft semi-gloss spray on lacquer. and the little one under the table was playing hide-n-seek, that’s his version of a good hiding place :)
~isaac
-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold
a1Jim
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posted 48 days ago
Very nice indeed
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
douglbe
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posted 48 days ago
Mission accomplished! Well done.
-- Doug, Cass City, Michigan
Gary
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posted 48 days ago
The boys will love it for a long time to come. Good work.
-- Gary, Florida
woodworm
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posted 47 days ago
Very nice table.
-- masrol, kuala lumpur, MY.
woodchips
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posted 47 days ago
Thank you all for the compliments, but i suppose the best one i’ve gotten yet has come from my oldest boy (5) when he said, “dad, that sure is a nice table”. those are the greatest!
~isaac
-- "Who but a fool would discard seeminly useless parts? To keep every cog and wheel is the first precaution of intelligent engineering" -- Aldo Leopold