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I designed this table using several elements from both Arts and Crafts and Mission styles. I made this for my son Michael’s 10th Anniversary and wanted something to mark it as a milestone. It is about 48” w x 22”d and 30”h and is used as a computer desk. It is Quarter Sawn White Oak, stained with Dalys Old English wiping stain and is finished with Minwax wipe on poly. It has 12 through mortise and tenons which are then wedged with Walnut. The breadboard ends fit over tenons and are screwed through the edge into dowells that are set into the tenons on the ends of the top.They have the edge and end caps in the Greene and Greene style. These work very well to allow for seasonal movement and still conceal the joints. The legs are comprised of four mitered pieces wrapped around a core. This shows fleck on all four sides. As you can see, I inset Walnut squares, some on angle, as accents. The bottom stretcher has three individual tenons at each end, and they were the most painstaking part of the project.There is a single drawer that sets into the front rail and it is all from a single board,and the handle is made from antler. Also,there is a concealed box that pulls down when you reach up under the table top and grap a hidden leather strap. The box swings down on spring loaded hinges that pull it back into postition when you give it a nudge.
-- If I can do it, so can you. www.artboxesbyandy.com
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Max
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#1 posted 2073 days ago
Very beautiful table. I really like the accents that you have used on the table. Excellent craftsmanship.
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Damian Penney
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#2 posted 2073 days ago
Really nice work.
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mot
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#3 posted 2073 days ago
Beautiful work!
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che
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#4 posted 2073 days ago
Looks Great. I would be very interested in how you did the secret box.
-- Che.
Andy
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#5 posted 2073 days ago
Thank you all for posting such nice comments!
@Che-The hidden box is very simple,in this case it is about 4”W x 6”L x 3”D.It sets just under the top like a drawer would, but drops downward by reaching up and pulling on a strap I made from leather off of an old boot.The hardware is an Amerock hinge used for mounting a rack for cookbooks on the underside of an upper cabinet.It lets the box drop and move to the front, but a tipout tray hinge would work also.
-- If I can do it, so can you. www.artboxesbyandy.com
Dano
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#6 posted 2073 days ago
Beautiful, please post more pics!
-- Dan in Central Oklahoma, Able to turn good wood into saw dust in the blink of an eye!
spoon
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#7 posted 2073 days ago
Great table, i like your details and choice in wood. Is that white or red oak, I always have a hard time telling if I can’t smell it. how did you decide on the “inlays” for your mortise work?
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CharlieM1958
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#8 posted 2073 days ago
Beautiful detail work, Andy!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Robb
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#9 posted 2073 days ago
Fantastic, great job! I’d echo what’s been said above – I’d love to see some more pictures when you have time.
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Jeff
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#10 posted 2073 days ago
Very nice. Can’t wait to see the other pics. Question: For your inlay accents, what was the process to clean them up? Planes or power sanding? Thanks.
-- Jeff, St. Paul, MN
Greg Mitchell
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#11 posted 2073 days ago
Beautiful table Andy. I love the detail work you did on it. Nice color also.
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Bob Babcock
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#12 posted 2073 days ago
Very, very nice. Can’t wait for more. Love the detail.
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David
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#13 posted 2073 days ago
Andy -
Very nice clean work! Quite the teaser to only post one detail photo :-) !
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Don
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#14 posted 2073 days ago
Wish we could see more of this. Your work is outstanding, James.
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Mark A. DeCou
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#15 posted 2073 days ago
beautiful looking so far. I am only able to see one photo, but what I have seen looks great. I like the use of walnut and quartersawn oak together, I have used that combination several times myself.
good posting,
Mark
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