Shaker Hall Table

Very classy, Don!
You must be very pleased with it.
Phil

simple elegance. This is beautiful !!!

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

Interesting top design and more wonderful wood! Wife must be very happy!

-- http://www.woodsongsfurniture.com

Beautiful, a very attractive design.
I love the exotic wood you have down under. You also have a beautiful floor. What kind of wood is it ? My Son works at installing flooring, he would be interested, I’ll show it to him.

-- -** 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

Dick, it’s variously referred to as Tassie Oak, or Vic Ash, or KD (kiln dried). See my comments on the naming of Australian woods here.

This floor was laid when the house was built about fifty years ago. It was under the carpeting and unfinished. When we purchased the home five years ago, we had the carpeting removed (yes incredibly it was the original carpet), the floor sanded and finished with an epoxy finish. My wife and I love it. We have this throughout the entire house which is about 5000 square feet on one level.

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

Hi Don;
—-the Shaker style of traditional woodworking is one that I have always admired and enjoy to look at. Just a short distance from me there is the town of Canterbury, NH which was one of the last of Shaker towns, Canterbury Shaker Village, also www.shakers.org. They also do in the summer time a weekend of Wood Days which many of the local woodworkers and even some of the big names come to and do demonstrations with woodworking habits. Quite fun and also makes for a good way to connect with the public.

Your Shaker table here is very good in appearance and design and goes on to show the handwork of the artist. I also like that use of shellac and polish.

One interesting feature about Shaker woodworking was that the workers always made some flaw in the work just to show that only God did perfect work, which I think is quite amazing in itself.

Thank you Don, for sharing your works of wood art with us and have a veery good day!!!
GODSPEED,
Frank

-- --frank, NH, http://frank.wordpress.com/

Very nice design and a wonderful finish! I keep hoping to produce such results someday!

Right now I build a lot of things from plans I find, and sometimes modify them to meet the customer needs. One day I may actually come up with an original design of my own.

-- Bill, Turlock California, http://www.brookswoodworks.com

Quote Frank: ”One interesting feature about Shaker woodworking was that the workers always made some flaw in the work just to show that only God did perfect work, which I think is quite amazing in itself.”

Frank, that makes me feel much better. This piece is more authentic than I originally thought (LOL).

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

Don,I was astonished at the size of your home. Our home is 900 square feet, on 2 floors, on a lot that is only 3750 Square feet. You must have a beautiful home. If we had a home that size in this neck of the woods, we couldn’t afford to heat it.
I recently found out that a cousin of mine in Atlanta, GA has a home that’s 17,000 square feet. she must use a map to find her way around.

-- -** 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

Weird, isn’t it, Dick, we are retired, our kids no longer live here, and we have a home larger by twice than any other we have owned. My kids tease us and ask us if this house is our idea of down-sizing. Our lit is not overly large – about 85’ wide and 200’ deep. One thing I do know – it’s a lit of work. Being the handy-man, I commenced a re-painting program last September. First I had to remove old wallpaper, and then all of the work that follows to bring the wall up to a suitable painting surface. I don’t mind painting the walls and ceiling, but my dear wife wants the cove molding one colour the ceiling another and the walls a third. Then there’s all the skirting boards, architraves and doors. Can you believe it – 16 doors off the main hall alone. If it doesn’t kill me before I’m finished, it will look nice when done.

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

Very nice table!

I have had a similar project in mind for quite some time now just have not got around to starting it yet.

I do like that wood.

Dave.

-- Dave.

Great table! that wood is beautiful, makes for a very classy table.

-- Marty Ohio

Wow Dick, our first apt. was 900 s.f. perfect for my wife and I, and now after moving to a house twice as big, (requiring a hundred times as much work), and now with one little one… I’d dare say that the Apt (if it had a garage or outbuilding) was just about the perfect size. – Good luck with all the paiting etc, Don, oh, and to get back on track; Great job on the table!

I’ve been meaning to get up to Canterbury Shaker Village, as they offer some woodworking classes, in addition to the Wood Days… (I’ve also heard you can get a chocolate cheese in their gift shop)

-- 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/

Holy Cow! The table seems to float, nice work.

-- Billp

Beautiful table!

very pretty piece … you really do nice work. the wood is awesome color

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

Amazing work, love the collor of the table.

-- Jeff B.

Really a great table, Don. Sorry I missed it before.

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

Don this table is very well designed,elegant. Very nice work for sure.

-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon

Very nice table… I’m just browsing around to find ideas to meet my wife’s need of a Shaker-like under the window table with drawer(s).

I just completed a square Shaker table that my daughter claimed. I’ll post it soom. Now the Mrs wants a similar custom table and she liked yours. Hers needs to be short height, long length, narrow depth. Might be a proportional challenge since he she wants drawers too.

-- Al H. - small shop, small projects...

Very nice table Don

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com