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This is a shaker table that I built a few years ago from Fine Woodworking “Furniture for around the house”. I decided to change it from Cherry to Walnut as I liked the color a bit more. The tricky parts to this table included dovetailing the drawer, tapering the legs and finishing. I used all hand tools to do the finish work including scrapers and a low angle smoothing plane.
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NBeener
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#1 posted 859 days ago
That’s a fantastic looking piece !!!
Looks like you nailed it (no pun intended), too—particularly the DTs !
Favorite-ed. Very nice !
-- -- Neil
Oneil
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#2 posted 859 days ago
Very nice table, i am a huge fan of “Shaker furniture” and this looks great, however i would have used a different drawer pull but thats just me.
jasondain
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#3 posted 859 days ago
“When I have some time” I would like to redo the drawer with half-blind dovetails and replace the knob. I have had the same comment from others. I need to get a more authentic shaker know that is the same kind of wood to make it look better.
Bertha
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#4 posted 859 days ago
I’m a Shaker guy too & appreciate the dimensions. I was surprised to learn that the Shakers often used walnut (my favorite wood) in addition to cherry. 1/2-blinding the drawer & turning a knob might add to your pride in the piece. Either way, it’s a great piece.
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lew
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#5 posted 859 days ago
This would make any Shaker jealous!!
As mentioned about the pull, the shape- to me- looks dead on but maybe a different wood choice.
Lew
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Ryan
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#6 posted 856 days ago
Shade makes legs look thick but actually it’s not.
Nice table.
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#7 posted 826 days ago
Perfection. Nice work.
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bvdon
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#8 posted 826 days ago
Question… are all 4 sides of each leg tapered, or just two sides?
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jasondain
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#9 posted 824 days ago
Only the 2 inside edges of the legs are tapered using a tapering jig on the table saw.
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#10 posted 145 days ago
This is a beautiful table.
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a1Jim
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#11 posted 145 days ago
super looking table.
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