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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!)






























27 comments so far
MsDebbieP
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posted 665 days ago
oh my!!!
the centre really makes this an extraordinary piece of art.
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Scott Bryan
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posted 665 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.
Les Hastings
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posted 665 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!)
bryano
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posted 665 days ago
this is a beautiful table Les, great work.
-- bryano
gene
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posted 665 days ago
Les, You do beautiful work!
God bless
-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia
CharlieM1958
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posted 665 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"
Bruce
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posted 665 days ago
AWESOME!
Kaleo
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posted 665 days ago
All I can say is wow.
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rpmurphy509
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posted 665 days ago
Thats one stout looking table!
Very nice design and as mentioned above by others, that ‘ball’ really sets the whole thing off.
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DAN
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posted 665 days ago
another fantastic project posting … Da Vinci woodworker !
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RobG
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posted 665 days ago
That is awsome!! I Love that Ball. I don’t think I could ever wrap my mind around that one. Great Work!
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Dana
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posted 665 days ago
Wow! What a beautiful table! :)
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rikkor
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Man, that is superb. Excellent craftsmanship throughout.
Grumpy
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Very nice job indeed Dan. You have used a lot of skill to make that table, well done.
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Tomcat1066
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posted 665 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!
Critterman
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posted 665 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
Kevin Violette
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posted 665 days ago
That is awesome! I have a dining table like this on my projects to do this year. This one looks good!
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Thos. Angle
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posted 665 days ago
Excellent work, as we’ve come to expect from you.
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Les Hastings
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posted 664 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!)
Tomcat1066
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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!
Texasgaloot
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posted 556 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...
trifern
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posted 506 days ago
Simply amazing and elegant!
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brianinpa
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posted 506 days ago
MSDebbiep said it best: “Oh my!!!”
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Woodn88s
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very fine workmanship
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CessnaPilotBarry
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posted 411 days ago
A terrific looking table!
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a1Jim
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Hey Les
Nice work on the table and all of your projects. Did you come up with the way to approach the ball or was that from a book . magazine or ? . Did you take any photo’s of the sections of the ball.
Jim
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Les Hastings
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posted 333 days ago
Hi Jim, Sorry I didn’t take any photo’s while I was making this one. I’ve done these before only in a smaller version for some coffee tables. I just got the job and then came up with a way to make them, that’s what I do with all the jobs I get. Its basically just apple wedges put together to make a ball. I’ve been thinking about doing a blog on making one of these. I’ve had a number of people ask how its done. Maybe I can do that after the first of the year some time. Thanks for your interest!
-- Les, Wichita, Ks. (I'd rather be covered in saw dust!)