| Project by JPWHIT | posted 10-26-2010 04:33 AM | 3146 views | 3 times favorited | 12 comments |  |
 |
Well my sister in-law is getting married and my wife thought it would be nice to give them a wedding present, soooooooooooooo. this is the one that was decided on.
for the materials I used Pine just like the Woodsmith magazine did. The Dover bun feet are from Tablelegscom.
Now for the stain I mixed up 3/4 golden oak and 1/4 golden pecan since that is the color that my sister in-law and her soon to be hubby like. I finished it with satin gloss lacquer but since I do not have a spray gun I ended up using Deft Aerosol Spray to apply it. It was a learning experience for me. I think i will break down and buy a spray gun here soon. ( It might save me some money )
I did not antique it by adding a glaze but i did intentionally left defects (and added my own) to give it some character.
Over all I am quite pleased with it.
Now on to my next projects
Thanks for looking
-- Measure once, then twice and cut only after you made sure your good. John Paul
12 comments so far
Beginningwoodworker
home | projects | blog
13347 posts in 2495 days
#1 posted 10-26-2010 05:11 AM
Nice coffee table.
lovinmrv
home | projects | blog
103 posts in 1882 days
#2 posted 10-26-2010 05:13 AM
Very handsome, and well done. I wonder what it would look like with a concrete top?
-- Life is a sales job.
a1Jim
home | projects | blog
113065 posts in 2399 days
#3 posted 10-26-2010 06:04 AM
Great table .good size nice build
-- http://artisticwoodstudio.com Custom furniture
JasonIndy
home | projects | blog
186 posts in 2257 days
#4 posted 10-26-2010 07:39 AM
Very nice! My wife saw this on the cover and wants one of these for Christmas. Great finish I may end up trying the same thing.
MayflowerDescendant
home | projects | blog
414 posts in 1609 days
#5 posted 10-26-2010 09:16 AM
Nice work and thank you for your ongoing service!
-- Glen - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
rivergirl
home | projects | blog
3200 posts in 1660 days
#6 posted 10-26-2010 10:28 AM
A terrific wedding gift!
-- Homer : "Oh, and how is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain."
Chip
home | projects | blog
1904 posts in 2915 days
#7 posted 10-26-2010 11:26 AM
Honey of a piece JP! What a great present… a family heirloom for sure. Wonderful work.
-- Better to say nothing and be thought the fool... then to speak and erase all doubt!
helluvawreck
home | projects | blog
16399 posts in 1689 days
#8 posted 10-26-2010 11:33 AM
JP, this is a really nice table and will make a wonderful wedding gift. You did a fine job on it.
-- If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away. Henry David Thoreau
MeloYellow
home | projects | blog
8 posts in 1759 days
#9 posted 10-26-2010 03:51 PM
Nice table…saw it on the cover of the magazine and it fits our style of furniture but I had already put together our coffee table. I really like the detailed step by step article in the magazine for this table, it allows a novice like my self to learn new techniques. Did you follow the plan exactly or did you change anything? When I cook for example, I use recipes to get a feel for the dish and never follow it to the T, it is the same with woodworking for me ;)
-- Philip - Laval, Quebec, Canada
Pdl
home | projects | blog
89 posts in 1609 days
#10 posted 10-26-2010 05:19 PM
It is AMAZING!!! I am super impressed. I built the same one. I have noticed one small thing… It is HEAVY as hell. You did a great job.
yooper
home | projects | blog
212 posts in 1649 days
#11 posted 10-26-2010 06:24 PM
Awesome table. I really like the color that you created with your mix.
-- Jeff, CT - keep calm and make sawdust
JPWHIT
home | projects | blog
63 posts in 1753 days
#12 posted 10-26-2010 08:07 PM
Thanks for all the comments. For 98% I kept to the plans. I did use dowel pins to join the top together since I did not have a Biscut Jointer and for the side panels I also doweled them together. Maybe over kill with the joinery but I wante dto to last the test of time (there is lots of kids in our extended family and i know how kids are) The stain is my own custom blend since I did not add the glaze to it. Even with using pine it has a good heft to to. Now all to do is buy / make my own custom brand for Me to use. Free hand takes a while to do.
-- Measure once, then twice and cut only after you made sure your good. John Paul
Have your say...