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Two end tables I made a few years back. Cherry tops with bandsawed maple legs.
The top was hand planed/scraped and stained using lye.
Tenons cut with the bandsaw and are mitered where they meet inside the legs. Mortises chopped by hand.
Finished with several coats of tung oil.
Steve
-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon
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13 comments so far
Dekker
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posted 301 days ago
Nice tables! I’ve always been a fan of tung oil as well.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 301 days ago
Nice design. Simple but elegant.
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Mark Mazzo
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posted 301 days ago
Steve,
Very nice design and execution.
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DAN
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posted 301 days ago
great looking tables … never heard of using lye. how does it work ?
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SPalm
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posted 301 days ago
Thanks guys.
Lye is old school and controversial because it’s cheating and, well …, its lye. Don’t drink it or get it in your eyes. Use rubber gloves and do it outdoors. First raise the grain and de-nib with plain water. Dilute the lye with water and wipe it on and then off. It is amazing how it will make cherry ‘age’ instantly. The effect is a thin layer of aged cherry. When dry very lightly sand off the nibs and finish.
Don’t know if I should recommend it, but I did it (years ago), and it looks fantastic.
Steve
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Dan Lyke
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posted 301 days ago
Oooh! I’m gonna steal some design elements from that!
Thanks for the lye tip, too.
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mot
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posted 301 days ago
I like the foot. Neat tables.
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gene
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posted 301 days ago
I like the simple, clean lines. A really nice piece of furniture. Beautiful hand work.
God bless
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TomFran
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posted 301 days ago
Very nice looking table, Steve. I like this a lot. Great work!
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herbr
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posted 301 days ago
Great tables-clean and simple lines!
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cajunpen
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posted 300 days ago
Great looking tables. I like the simplicity and the finish is outstanding. Gonna have to start using Tung Oil again.
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 86 days ago
Nice looking end tables.
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jeanmarc
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posted 26 days ago
Nice tables!. Great work!
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