Born Again oak tables.

Nice work and a good job of reclaiming. I’ll bet Mama is happy with the results.

Tom

-- Thos. Angle

You always amaze me Gord.
As always, an excellent result and great choice of design for the wood.

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

That’s nice Stuff Gord. My wife’s got me looking for wine casks now!

-- I've cut that board three times and it's still too short!

Gord,

REALLY nice work. Classic design. These are some of the nicest Stickley pieces, I’ve seen.

-- Bob

That’s one might cask!... and I’m just hoping for a barrel or two to roll my way.

Great second life you’ve given that wood!

-- I am always doing what I cannot do yet, in order to learn how to do it. - Pablo Picasso -- http://blanchardcreative.etsy.com -- http://snbcreative.wordpress.com/

unbelievable transformation.
gorgeous results!
how wide are those pieces of wood?

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

Hello All,

Thanks so much for your kind words.
I would like to think that anyone given the chance at this material would have done the same thing.

All the best
Gord

-- A woodworker’s character is what he really is. His reputation is merely what others perceive him as…www.canadianwoodshopnewsandreview.com

Hello MsDebbie,

The pieces measured between 4”-7” wide.
Thanks for your comments, I’m glad you like them.

All the best
Gord

-- A woodworker’s character is what he really is. His reputation is merely what others perceive him as…www.canadianwoodshopnewsandreview.com

wow….just amazing…wood really never dies does it??? or at least we can bring it back to life…amzing job…

-- Matt, Napa, CA...fun is beautiful...just trying to have some fun...

Those are fantastic tables. Oak, in particular, just seems to get better with age.

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

Glorious set of tables.

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

I love to take trash and make something beautiful out of it. I once built a plant stand out of a pallet!

-- "That Government is Best that Governs The Least."-Jefferson

Beautiful tables! A great recovery

-- Spread love with our work

Very nice. How did you deal with the checking in the wood? Did you just cut around it?

Hi All,

Once again, thanks for your kind words.

Jon3, the wood was severly checked but thankfully it was an 1 1/2” thick so I had a lot of material to play with . The final thickness I milled the material to was 15/16”.

All the best
Gord

-- A woodworker’s character is what he really is. His reputation is merely what others perceive him as…www.canadianwoodshopnewsandreview.com

Beautiful design, perfect proportions—I specially love the coffee table—and a great story.

I’d love to have such an “historic” wood in my living room. Me being a wine lover as I am, I guess I wouldn’t stop caressing the table and thinking about its past history.

-- Jojo, shopless in Kyoto · http://twitter.com/kagushokunin

Gord you are one heck of a woodworker but being able to see into the wood and find the ultimate solution is a gift.
I have seen you do this before and as always a stellar result.

Keep them commng,

Bob

-- A mind, like a home, is furnished by its owner

Fantastic reclaiming project accomplishment..Good wood to do it with.

-- Carpe Lignum - Seize The Wood,

these are absolutely beautiful tables…way to recycle my friend !!! Love the craftsmanship and the finish is wonderful !!

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

Everyone likes a happy ending… I’m sure that Oak especially likes its ending… great job.. it looks fantastic!

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †