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Black Walnut table based roughly on a design by Rex Alexander. Top is 1 3/4” x 45” x 97” Cronk & I built this for friends. The finish is 3 coats sealer, 6 coats poly and wax. Cronk (my partner in the shop) cut the walnut for this table some 20 odd years ago. It was originally cut as a full 4”, which ultimately let it dry slowly and allowed us to use some pretty nasty wood for the top. Lotsa knots, we think the wood is beautiful and we just try not to screw it up!
Schroeder
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29 comments so far
Thos. Angle
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posted 833 days ago
Congratuations!! It came out as good as it promised in the beginning, maybe even better. Great work guys.
-- Thos. Angle
lclashley
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posted 833 days ago
Looks Great!!! Your works is truly awesome. I would love to know how you attached the breadboards. I’ve seen plans for a coffee table with a similar breadboard design that used screws and wooden plugs set into the tenons of the tabletop to allow for the screws to bit into long grain.
DAN
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posted 833 days ago
great table, walnut is beautiful … bet it was a challenge to make
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MattD
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posted 833 days ago
Nice work! That is some beautful gnarly grain in there and I like the streaks of sapwood. Looks great.
-- Matt - Syracuse, NY
pedrorc
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posted 833 days ago
Fantastic wood color, nice job
-- Pedro Rodrigues da Costa, Sintra, Portugal
Gail
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posted 833 days ago
I love the wood as well as the color – the design is a classic – great work!
-- Gail, http://www.hometownwoodworking.com
Greg Mitchell
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posted 833 days ago
Beautiful table! Great job.
-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net
silentwalnut
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posted 833 days ago
ah walnut ! that is so beautiful !
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scottb
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posted 833 days ago
Ah yes, just another fine example that walnut works so perectly in the Arts and Crafts (etc) styles.
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Bob Babcock
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posted 833 days ago
Wow….what a strong statement that table makes! Beautiful.
-- Bob, Carver Massachusetts, Sawdust Maker http://www.capecodbaychallenge.org
Don
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posted 832 days ago
Very nice, Schroeder. You are an extraordinary table maker. Walnut is not a wood readily available here, so I really like to view project that have been made with it – such a beautiful wood.
-- CanuckDon "I just love small wooden boxes!" http://www.hilsbiblechurch.org/
jembo
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posted 832 days ago
Wow really nice, I really like that table. Like Don I do’nt have access to alot of woods like that (also not equiped yet). I have four small logs of walnut that I plan to use as pegs and trim in some Green and Green pieces. I just did some ebonizing tst this weekend and the color is amazing.
-- James - Geneva, Switzerland
snowdog
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posted 832 days ago
I think it would look a lot better in my living room :)
Where would the best place be to find plans for something like this, I am not good enough yet to build it by eye and it really looks great. It is the table top that would stump me.
-- "so much to learn and so little time"..
TomFran
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posted 832 days ago
That’s a solid looking table! How many NFL middle linebackers does it take to move it?
Nice work. Beautiful table.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
schroeder
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posted 827 days ago
Thanks all! – it was a fun and heavy project! – Iclashley, I use the method your describing for attaching breadboards – I bloged the process for this table ( or look up Kevin Rodel on the Fine Woodworking site). Snowdog – The “general” dimensions and design came from an article by Rex Alexander in the publication “In the Craftsman Style”. Another good source for tables (though difficult to find) is “Tage Frid Teaches Woodworking” – gives the ins and outs of dimensioning. Dan – it really isn’t complex to make this table, just a little on the cumbersome & heavy side.
-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe
Karson
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posted 827 days ago
Schroeder: that is one great looking table. A beautiful job. Cronks walnut supply must be something else.
-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †
schroeder
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posted 827 days ago
Thanks Karson – yup, he’s been cutting for 25+ years. It’s nice to have mutual friends that we can build for.
-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe
Dorje
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posted 827 days ago
Schroeder- What an amazing finished piece! And, thanks for the walk around tour of the table! What do you estimate its finished weight is?
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
oscorner
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posted 826 days ago
Very very nice!
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Jeff
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posted 826 days ago
Just gorgeous. The top is very engaging. Sort of like looking at a campfire.
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
schroeder
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posted 825 days ago
Thanks Os & Caliper – never really thought of it like looking at a fire, but lord knows Cronk & I never get tired of looking at the figure in walnut. Dorje, thanks!, I think all in all it probably weighs in at 325 lbs or so.
-- The Gnarly Wood Shoppe
Jeff
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posted 825 days ago
I re-read my post… Didn’t mean for it to sound negative or odd. I just meant, like you said, I could look at it for a long time. It seems very mesmerizing – like a campfire. Thanks for sharing.
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
WayneS
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posted 823 days ago
Awesome table! If I can get half that good, I will be thrilled.
-- Wayne - Newbie looking to learn!
Andy
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posted 793 days ago
Absolutely stunning piece! Great design and details. This should never have a table cloth on it.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
Dusty56
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posted 424 days ago
Absolutely gorgeous table !!!
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lew
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posted 298 days ago
Stunning Table!
Good Luck in the contest.
Lew
Rob
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posted 293 days ago
That’s a GREAT looking table. I’ve resigned myself while on this website to comment on projects that I see that make me verbally say “oh wow! NICE!”
The table you’ve created, sir, is definitely in that category! I love the finish and dark wood, excellent!
Beginningwoodworker
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posted 148 days ago
Beautiful Table.
-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker
a1Jim
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posted 148 days ago
outstanding
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon