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Project by ramram posted 744 days ago 283 views 0 times favorited 9 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is a table that my daughter, Emily, and I made together. By day she’s and engineer and a scientist but she’s also a pretty good blacksmith. The joints are through and through tenons mades with nothing more than hammers, chisels, and heat. Lots of heat. My part was some highly figured white oak. Needless to say, the table has some heft. Look at the handles on my chess table also.

-- Rick Hackett


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Todd A. Clippinger

5645 posts in 994 days


posted 744 days ago

I am a big fan of blacksmith work and the combination of wood and metal. I love this table. Simplicity and elegance, just love it!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com

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lobbster

24 posts in 755 days


posted 744 days ago

Very nice! I too love to see wood mixed with other materials. It really gives it that organic feel and that it was made by hand with a lot of time and effort.

-- lobbster, Oregon, www.michaellobby.com

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TomFran

2514 posts in 889 days


posted 744 days ago

Nice table! Very unique and elegant.

I like the parrot too. Is that a quaker parrot?

-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28

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Mr2A

8 posts in 972 days


posted 744 days ago

I like it!...I would like to see some more pics (the bird is cool too..)

-- I'll see you on the Dark Side of the Moon

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Karson

25801 posts in 1295 days


posted 744 days ago

A nice multi medium project. it looks great and you daughter and you work well together.

-- What happens in the workshop stays in the workshop. No wait that doesn't sound right. Karson Southern Delaware karson_morrison@bigfoot.com †

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ramram

23 posts in 833 days


posted 744 days ago

Yes, that is a Quaker Parrot. He spends a lot of time in the shop with me except when I’m sanding a lot or finishing.

-- Rick Hackett

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Douglas Bordner

3423 posts in 959 days


posted 743 days ago

Great table and shopmate!

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

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cajunpen

5968 posts in 961 days


posted 743 days ago

Very nice table. I like the use of the two materials and the proportions are perfect. That Quaker can get pretty loud at times. We have a bunch of them flying wild in the neighborhood. I’ve had as many as a dozen feeding at my bird feeder in the evening.

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

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ramram

23 posts in 833 days


posted 743 days ago

The bird can be very loud! We don’t have any wild ones up here in Northern NY but there several flocks in the New Jersey – New York City area and we’ve gone down to see them a couple of times. (Too much free time?) And thanks for the comments on the table. My daughter is sending me some hinges that she made…they’ll end up on something before too long.

-- Rick Hackett

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