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Here is my first woodworking project. It was a surprise present for my fiancee, but unfortunately the base did not arrive until after her birthday. The upside was that she was able to help me put the finish on the feet last weekend! The top I made myself from pictures of a table that I found on the internet, while the base was purchased from a local woodworking store. I have been lurking around the site for a few months, but I wanted to wait until I had a project to share before I joined. Thank you all, Lumberjocks has been a great help as I have struggled to complete my first project. Many more to follow!
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TomFran
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posted 385 days ago
This is one great “first project!” That is an excellent job, and you’ll enjoy using it too.
Welcome to Lumberjocks!
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
polarktb
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posted 385 days ago
Thanks Tom, I had a lot of pics, the joinery was pretty simple, and I read everything that I could get my hands on.
TomFran
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posted 385 days ago
That’s the way to do it! Read a lot, and then get busy and start making sawdust.
-- Tom, Surfside Beach, SC - Romans 8:28
Chris
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posted 385 days ago
Great job! I’ll bet you get a lot of use out of it not to mention a fair share of compliments!
-- Chris
Brad_Nailor
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posted 385 days ago
Nice table! I like the design allot.
-- Women love me.....trees fear me
DocK16
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posted 385 days ago
Yeah I agree with tom , some first project what’s next, an ark?
-- DocK, WV
polarktb
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posted 384 days ago
Not really my design, but thank you David. I actually had to simplify it just a bit. My next project I plan on designing myself as much as possible… not an ark, a workbench, we already have too many pets :)
MsDebbieP
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posted 384 days ago
Welcome to LJ :)
Impressive first project! WOW.
Happy B-day to you fiancee
-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)
Mark A. DeCou
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posted 384 days ago
I say that they are both “keepers”, that table and the woman that will help you work on it! Marry her quick before another JL’er starts courting.
Great contemporary furniture. If this is the first, I can’t wait to see what else you have cooking.
Mark
-- Mark DeCou - Kansas Flint Hill's Artisan
CharlieM1958
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posted 384 days ago
I agree with Mark. A woman who helps finish her own gift is a keeper!
Great project!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 384 days ago
Great looking table, & well done. Your lurking didn’t handicap you any.
-- -** You are never to old to set another goal or to dream a new dream ****************** Dick, & Barb Cain, Hibbing, MN. http://www.woodcarvingillustrated.com/gallery/member.php?uid=3627&protype=1
RobS
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posted 384 days ago
Looks great. Nice Job!
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
mot
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posted 384 days ago
That looks like a great table. It’s a nice gift!
-- You can discover more about a person in an hour of play than in a year of conversation. (Plato)
cajunpen
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posted 383 days ago
Judging by the quality of your first project – you are an exceptional lurker. Your table is going to be a tough act to follow, I can’t wait to see what you do next. BTW, I agree with the others, your lady is a keeper – ya gotta love a woman that enjoys helping in the woodshop.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
jeanmarc
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posted 115 days ago
Nice table!Nice Job!
-- jeanmarc manosque france