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Cherry Dining Table

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This table had a veneered top with a 6” solid wood band. The ball in the pedestal was 16” in dia. with a hollow center. The ball is made up of 30 individual pieces, apple slices. A sled was made to mill the the lumber for the ball through the planer creating a wedge shape, they were then cut to length and band sawn into a half circle. The beading was done on the router table using a wedged plateform to hold the piece at 90 to the bit. Then all the pieces were biscuted and glued up to from the ball. The feet were turned on the lathe and the beaded on the Legacy.

The top is 72” in dia.

Thanks for looking!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)


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MsDebbieP

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posted 219 days ago

oh my!!!
the centre really makes this an extraordinary piece of art.

-- "Functional WoodArt" by Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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Scott Bryan

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posted 219 days ago

This is absolutely gorgeous. From the pictures I really can’t see a difference in the woods. I assume that you only veneered the top. Is the rest of the table cherry? What wood did you use for the top before veneering?

Veneering is a technique that I am not ready to attempt at this stage in my woodworking career. I am much more comfortable working with solid wood. Seeing a post on veneering would be educational.

Thanks for sharing.

-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.

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Les Hastings

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posted 219 days ago

bryan, I used 1 1/4” mdf for the top with a bottom backer and all the rest of the table is solid cherry. Sounds like I need to get busy on some blogging, I’ll do the best I can. Thanks!!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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bryano

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posted 219 days ago

this is a beautiful table Les, great work.

-- bryano

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gene

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posted 219 days ago

Les, You do beautiful work!
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

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CharlieM1958

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posted 219 days ago

Go away, Les. You are embarassing the rest of us. <g>

THat is one gorgeous table. I hope I live long enough to develop skills anywhere close to yours.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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Bruce

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posted 219 days ago

AWESOME!

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Kaleo

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posted 219 days ago

All I can say is wow.

-- Kaleo , http://www.kaleosworkshop.com

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rpmurphy509

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posted 219 days ago

Thats one stout looking table!
Very nice design and as mentioned above by others, that ‘ball’ really sets the whole thing off.

-- Still learning everything

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DAN

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posted 219 days ago

another fantastic project posting … Da Vinci woodworker !

-- ..... art for lifes sake

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RobG

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posted 219 days ago

That is awsome!! I Love that Ball. I don’t think I could ever wrap my mind around that one. Great Work!

-- Woodworking is Life. Anything before or after is just waiting.--S. McQueen sort of

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Dana

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posted 219 days ago

Wow! What a beautiful table! :)

-- Dana,Texas

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rikkor

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posted 219 days ago

Man, that is superb. Excellent craftsmanship throughout.

-- Maplewood, MN

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Grumpy

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posted 219 days ago

Very nice job indeed Dan. You have used a lot of skill to make that table, well done.

-- Grumpy - "Always look on the bright side of life"- Monty Python

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Tomcat1066

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posted 218 days ago

Dude, please tell me there’s an aspect of woodworking you suck at…please? ;)

Seriously, beautiful job. I’m very impressed with this one (and pretty much all of your stuff).

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

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Critterman

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posted 218 days ago

Les, what a gorgeous table. Love the style and that ball….wow. The finish is also fantastic. What finish process did you use?? Made that cherry look awesome.

-- Jim Hallada, Chesterfield, VA

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biff_kpv

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posted 218 days ago

That is awesome! I have a dining table like this on my projects to do this year. This one looks good!

-- Kevin -- (http://www.furniturebykevin.com)

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Thos. Angle

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posted 218 days ago

Excellent work, as we’ve come to expect from you.

-- Thos. Angle, Owyhee Design, Oregon

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Les Hastings

419 posts in 225 days


posted 218 days ago

Thanks very much everyone for all the comments, your a great bunch of Lumberjocks!
Critterman,
I’m not sure on the finish, I’ll find out and let you know. As I’ve said before I never do the finish’s. I’m just a the builder.
Tomcat,
I laughed out loud when I read your comment, but thanks! I guess I don’t feel that way about myself. I just consider myself someone who finds a way to get it done, whatever it is. And I suck at estimating sometimes!!

-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)

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Tomcat1066

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posted 218 days ago

Gee, great…Now I fell sooooooo much better ;)

Seriously, glad I could make you laugh. In my opinion, being able to get the job done, whatever it is, is probably the most important aspect of woodworking from what I’ve been able to gather. It’s one thing to buy something prefabbed, but quite another to find a way to do it yourself!

-- "Give me your poor tools, your tired steel, your huddled masses of rust." Yep, I ripped off the Statue of Liberty. That's how I roll!

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Texasgaloot

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posted 110 days ago

Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeezzzzzzzzzz. Something tells me we’re not in Stickleyland anymore, Toto. Les, you absolutely do need to blog this one so we can wrap our minds around the ball, or get on the ball, or something…

-- There's no tool like an old tool...

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trifern

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posted 60 days ago

Simply amazing and elegant!

-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.

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brianinpa

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posted 60 days ago

MSDebbiep said it best: “Oh my!!!”

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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