| Project by Marco Cecala | posted 752 days ago | 2642 views | 35 times favorited | 35 comments |  |
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This is a recently completed Shaker Hall Table. Here are the specifics;
Cherry legs, tapered on the inside only, keeps the outside line neater. The mortise and tenons are draw bored. After the 3/16 dowels are cut flush, I square the circle with a chisel and install the ebony plugs then plane flush.
The cherry top was resawn from a 12/4 blank. There is a sap void I filled with crushed acrylic pen blank and epoxy.
The drawer fronts are #1 common walnut, got it cheap and the figure is beautiful. Tough to plane though.
The knobs were glued from 8 ebony squares and on cherry in the middle. Thanks to Scrappy for helping me figure out how to turn these.
I like the fine English style pins on my hand cut dovetails, the walnut cleaned up nice.
The finish is French Polish, open pore on the drawers and closed pore everywhere else.
Thanks for looking, I’m happy to answer any questions you may have. Thanks for looking.
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dakremer
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#1 posted 752 days ago
This is beautiful Marco. Great table. Nice photos!
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a1Jim
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#2 posted 752 days ago
Shakers never made them this good very cool.
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amagineer
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#3 posted 752 days ago
Your work is outstanding! The design lines and grain compliment each other, the french finish is great. I have heard of the technique but have never tried it.
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superstretch
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#4 posted 752 days ago
Wow.. unbelievable craftsmanship
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58j35bonanza
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#5 posted 752 days ago
Very nice! I wish I had the experience to build one. Maybe someday, but have a long way to go.
Again, nice job!
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Karson
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#6 posted 752 days ago
A beautiful table. The wood grain in the drawers are just fantastic.
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kenn
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#7 posted 752 days ago
That is a great looking project. The cherry is beautiful, the walnut accents nicely and the pulls really set things off. Terrific.
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matt garcia
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#8 posted 752 days ago
Gorgeous!!!
-- Matt Garcia Wannabe Period Furniture Maker, Houston TX
djwong
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#9 posted 752 days ago
Beautiful table! Can you give a little more detail about the legs? Is it a trick of the eye that the legs are slightly rounded at the bottom, or are they square? It looks like they have an increasingly wide rounded chamfer as you approach the bottom. Thanks.
-- David W. Cupertino, CA
Jim
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#10 posted 752 days ago
Love the grain!
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Buche
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#11 posted 752 days ago
Wow, very nice. I love the pulls!.
Cheers
deon
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#12 posted 752 days ago
Exelent design and craftmanship. Well done!
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jdh122
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#13 posted 752 days ago
this is beautiful. nice clean lines and great-looking wood. congrats.
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#14 posted 752 days ago
22 thumbs up..spectacular table
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#15 posted 752 days ago
Great wood combo!! sometimes the cheapest cuts of wood turn out spectacular!
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