Using up some of the "scrap" from the sawmill shed

How is the top attached to the legs.

A great job. Looks nice.

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Sweet. I love the butterfly trestle echoing the butterfly splices. Clever.

Steve

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

Very neat design. Steve took the words right out of my mouth about the trestle.

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

Really creative and functional project. Well done.

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

dang this is amazing

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Nice display of scaps! Awesome job.

-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX

I love this sort of thing. The bowties are such a great way to save a beautiful piece of wood. Not only save it but enhance it. Wonderful job Daren.

-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt.

I originally made the whole base out of honeylocust on the “dry fit”. But when you looked through big crack you saw the same colored wood, not at dramatic as seeing black, so I made that part out of walnut. And as I was making it, it dawned on me since the butterflies where walnut I should make it in the same shape. Kind of an as I went along project really. I wanted it to look simple. The legs are tapered to mimic 1/2 butterflies.

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This is ‘right up my street’. I like it a lot. With that uncomplicated leg configuration, any movement of the top will I suppose be equalled by that of the legs. clever!

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nice lookin “scrap table ” ! scrap is just wood that no one has figured out how to assemble yet

Cool design! Thats a very original looking piece. Great job..but it does look a little “tippy”

-- David, South Windsor, CT "I love the smell of sawdust in the morning"

”but it does look a little “tippy””…it is some if you go and shake it back and forth (which I did in the shop), but in real life/use I don’t think it will be a problem. I even sat on it like a stool and it felt good, not unstable. But your are right in a house full of kids I would not want an expensive vase on it, I don’t have kids…or expensive vases ;).

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Good lookin’ table Daren…

-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA

Now you need to get an expensive vase to compliment this outstanding table!

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Very nice!

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

Great job on the table Daren!

-- Greg Mitchell--Lowell, AR--gdamitchell@sbcglobal.net

just great!

-- Paul, Texas

Beautiful wood! Great design. “Deliberately Impromptu.”

Wait, THOSE ARE YOUR SCRAPS?!! What’s wrong with this picture?

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Beautiful and thoughtful design. Love it. Also what Steve said.

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

Very unique Darren!

-- miles125, Alabama.."Architecture is frozen music""

I really like this piece. Now, I have to see what else you’ve done.

Mark

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I agree with the others who say there is no “scrap” wood, it just hasn’t found its use yet. The wood in this example has found its purpose.

Nice design and execution. The base fits the top perfectly. Good call on the walnut for the base.

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As much as I like the design , I would be constantly concerned about it falling over. What are the dimensions ?

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