Cherry Table

Dan,
That is a very nice table. The lines are classic and the color is outstanding. A nice clean piece that looks like it was made in a custom shop.
Tom

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

You’ve created a very nice table and have accomplished your desired delicate look with the edge treatment and beaded aprons.

-- Jesus is Lord!

Nice work, Dan.

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

Really nice table, Dan.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Enjoy seeing your work…this is a great table!

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

Thanks all for the kind comments.

-- Dan, West Virginia, http://www.danpleskaCreations.com

Very nice looking table. Looks like you put some time into it. jockmike

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

Very elegant table, I really like the bead detail around the apron of the table.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

Beautiful and Simple.

Very nice table – well done.

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

nice work. very thoughtful grain selection

-- ..... art for lifes sake

That’s a beautiful table!

-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)

Dan,

I love the table! I’m 75% done making a similar cherry table. Mine is much narrower for a very narrow hallway. I’ve heard a local woodworker criticize the overuse of stain on cherry by most woodworkers. What type of stain did you use on yours? I like the way it looks.

Thanks
Scott in Madison

A great looking table. My son Dan and myself made a shaker table at a class given by our Woodworking club. I do like the bead. That is outside of the Shaker style though. I don’t think they ever do that. Ours are in one of my projects.

Very nice.

-- Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com

Thanks again for all of your comments.

Scott: I would tend to agree with your local woodworker about the use of cherry stain. I personally prefer the natural look of cherry. Too ofter it is stained dark for cabinets. To me, they look like dark reddish brown wood. I did that table a while back and I’m not sure what I used. I probably did the same as a couple of my other projects. Both the Revolving Dictionary Stand and the Dulcimer were given a couple of coats of Watco Danish Oil, Natural, to “pop” the looks of the grain out. The Dictionary Stand has a top coat of blond shellac and the Dulcimer just has several coats of paste wax. Cherry will darken, with age, on its own anyway.

Karson: You’re right. The Shakers would not have put the bead around the apron. They also would not have given the top an edge treatment like mine. I looked at yours and your son’s tables. Very nice work, and a fine example of the Shaker style.

-- Dan, West Virginia, http://www.danpleskaCreations.com

Wonderful job. Thank you for sharing with us.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

Dan, great job on the table, looks great. I build a couple of tapered leg end tables from walnut that looks very simular. I like the bead detail on the bottom of the aprons on yours, wish I’d thought of that.

Timbuck2

-- TWA, Springfield, TN

A lot of nice detail there. The finish looks great.

-- Maplewood, MN

Fantastic job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

that is a wonderful table. very simple with all fine lines but also very elegant. that cherry has magnificent color too. thanks for the post.

very nice table ! I like the beaded aprons , they add a touch of class to your table

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