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I recently completed this trestle table. The top is a single slab of walnut with one free edge. It measures about 24” x 72”. I was lucky enough to find the slab for cheap at my friend’s shop, Sailor’s Crafts, in Lewisburg, WV (America’s Coolest Small town). The maple for the base came from a tree that a neighbor took down a couple years ago that I slabbed with a chainsaw.
Instead of butterflying the cracks in the top, I drilled into the edge and glued in dowels. The entire piece is finished with varnish.
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amateur
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#1 posted 814 days ago
Love the table. The base is stately but still defers to the fabulous top. Thanks for sharing.
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#2 posted 814 days ago
Great looking table, love walnut!
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danriffle
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#3 posted 814 days ago
Thanks, guys. This was a lot of fun to build.
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#4 posted 814 days ago
I like that top!!!! That something I would like to build someday!!
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#5 posted 814 days ago
That is one great piece of walnut. Using it that way makes the piece way more than it would have been if you had altered (fixed?) the wood by using only using the sound parts & gluing them up. Way to go. -SST
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danriffle
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#6 posted 813 days ago
Thanks! I’ve had a fascination with George Nakashima for a long time. So, when I found that slab, I knew I’d have to use it whole.
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