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Dan Pleska

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I made this cherry table a while back. It is 30” x 17” x 27” high. The top is 7/8” thick, but with the routed edge treatment to the bottom it gives it a more delicate look. I thought the bead on the bottom edge of the aprons helped also. The legs are tapered on the two inside faces. I gave it a light cherry stain with clear lacquer top coat.

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


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Thos. Angle

3236 posts in 447 days


posted 376 days ago

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

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oscorner

4573 posts in 795 days


posted 376 days ago

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

-- Jesus is Lord!

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Don

2586 posts in 661 days


posted 376 days ago

Nice work, Dan.

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

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CharlieM1958

4191 posts in 703 days


posted 376 days ago

Really nice table, Dan.

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

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Dorje

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posted 376 days ago

Enjoy seeing your work…this is a great table!

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

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Dan Pleska

73 posts in 445 days


posted 376 days ago

Thanks all for the kind comments.

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

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jockmike2

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posted 376 days ago

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

-- Mike. Profisher50@yahoo.com

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Max

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posted 375 days ago

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

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

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Jon3

253 posts in 589 days


posted 375 days ago

Beautiful and Simple.

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cajunpen

5348 posts in 550 days


posted 374 days ago

Very nice table – well done.

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

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DAN

3212 posts in 467 days


posted 374 days ago

nice work. very thoughtful grain selection

-- ..... art for lifes sake

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mot

4837 posts in 521 days


posted 374 days ago

That’s a beautiful table!

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

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ScottAlan

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posted 368 days ago

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

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Karson

12901 posts in 885 days


posted 368 days ago

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

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Dan Pleska

73 posts in 445 days


posted 368 days ago

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

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PanamaJack

4452 posts in 562 days


posted 366 days ago

Wonderful job. Thank you for sharing with us.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

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timbuck2

3 posts in 246 days


posted 244 days ago

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

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rikkor

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posted 244 days ago

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

-- Maplewood, MN

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jeanmarc

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posted 164 days ago

Fantastic job

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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teenagewoodworker

2031 posts in 252 days


posted 164 days ago

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.

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Dusty56

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posted 58 days ago

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

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