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After many years away from woodworking I found myself assigned to the Naval Training Center Great Lakes IL. I was pleased to discover they had a very large wood shop which got little use. I made this table there in 2000 as one in a series of tables I built that year. I met an old WWII vet named Red Muller who is in the hardwood lumber business with his son and lives in Wisconsin. I got the Honey locust wood that I used in this table from him. They get very large up there and the wood is really hard. Because of this I ran the router backward to shape the edges because of the woods tendency to splinter under the routers bit. The marble is resting on a plywood base to protect against cracking the tiles. The wood had bold grains and color contrast. I only lightly stained it and the wood is near its natural color. It is colorful and a bit unusual and attracts a lot of attention. The finish is Poly and as held up well.
-- Terry Roswell, L.A. (Lower Alabama) "Life is what happens to you when you are making other plans."
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GaryK
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posted 322 days ago
Very nice table! I have never seen honey locust in person.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
cajunpen
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Well former Sailor, from one to another – I’d rate that project 4.0.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
Dadoo
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Real nice!
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Russel
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Nice table and beautiful wood.
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rikkor
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That is one fine table. Well done. Thanks for your service to our country.
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Chris
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Really.. That’s a fantastic job there.
-- Chris
Critterman
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Wow, the grain around the tiles is great, nice table
-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA
Jimthecarver
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Beautiful work!....Very nice color of wood and great choice of tiles.
-- A duck that brags on his own pond, soon swims alone.
MsDebbieP
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stunning
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Betsy
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Excellent!
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TreeBones
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Very nice, its great to have access to shop like you do.
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Grumpy
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Very nice Roz.
-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python
CharlieM1958
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posted 321 days ago
I really like the design of the top!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"