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I’ve been remiss in uploading project pictures. It seems as if I have been involved too much in home improvement adventures, and it’s hard to get too excited about a shelving system for a walk in closet, or pull out shelves for the lower kitchen cabinets. However they have made my wife very happy, and that’s important too.
The long “sofa table” like unit is a somewhat rare project, as I finally made something for myself. It’s actually a 12” wide by six foot long table for my “man cave”. It fits up against a wall and gives me a place to store and display my guns and cases. Made from white pine, the top is 1 3/8” thick with a 3/4” shelf underneath. It’s held together with six turned spindles and 5/8” dowels through the shelves. Since the room has walls and ceiling of clear finished white pine I decided to experiment with milk paint in order to add a little color.
Next is a Christmas present for my daughter, a 33”x48” sewing table for two. She has an ever growing quilt group and this sewing table makes it possible for two ladies to sew in a small space. The apron and tapered legs are curly maple and the top is 3/4” birch plywood with edge banding. Again, I experimented a little bit, using a water based dye. It did a great job of highlighting the curl in the wood. Final finish was three coats of polyurethane. In retrospect, I would have loved to make the top out of solid curly maple. Alas, the Christmas deadline was approaching too fast. Maybe next time.
-- "Heaven is North of the Bridge"
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DaveTPilot
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#1 posted 864 days ago
Very nice work. I love the color of the “sofa table”. It’s a very unique look.
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shipwright
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#2 posted 864 days ago
Very nice work, and I like the apron too.
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Slice
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#3 posted 864 days ago
The sewing table is great…what a cool idea. My sister quilts with friends and they talk about husbands and stuff. What a great way to work with a friend and gab at the same time while both sew.
canadianchips
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#4 posted 863 days ago
You do know they are going to make DAD a quilt for his fishing trips .
My sister keeps hinting she wants me to make her a large sewing center.
-- "My mission in life - make everyone smile !"
Gary
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#5 posted 863 days ago
Love the sewing table and the sweats —Go Gators! ;-)
-- Gary, Florida. http://www.penturners.org/forum/f70/servicepens-2013-a-98908/
Rustic
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#6 posted 863 days ago
Nicely done
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Michael J
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#7 posted 863 days ago
Nice work! Both look very nice!
-- Mike Minneapolis, MN
dhg
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#8 posted 863 days ago
Both projects look great Ralph. Gotta keep the wife happy with the other projects too.
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Schwieb
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#9 posted 863 days ago
Both are really nice projects. Your shop is so neat and the sewing room reminds me of my Mom’s, with the big quilt rack. I agree with Gary above…......... GO GATORS
-- Dr. Ken, Florida - Durch harte arbeit werden Träume wahr.
Woodwrecker
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#10 posted 863 days ago
The projects you make that bring the smiles like in picture #2 make it worth it.
Great job.
-- Eric
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#11 posted 863 days ago
Both very nice projects. The sewing table had a lot nice details.
-- Mike, American in Norway
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#12 posted 858 days ago
nice work!!! great SS SHOP!!!
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