Cherry Dining Table

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

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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.

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!)

this is a beautiful table Les, great work.

-- bryano

Les, You do beautiful work!
God bless

-- Gene, a Christian in Virginia

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"

AWESOME!

All I can say is wow.

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

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

another fantastic project posting … Da Vinci woodworker !

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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

Wow! What a beautiful table! :)

-- Dana,Texas

Man, that is superb. Excellent craftsmanship throughout.

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

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!

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

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)

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

-- Thos. Angle

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!)

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!

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...

Simply amazing and elegant!

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

MSDebbiep said it best: “Oh my!!!”

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

very fine workmanship

-- I want to know Gods thoughts....rest are details "A. Einstein"

A terrific looking table!

-- - Please help keep Lumberjocks an enjoyable escape by refusing to participate in political discussions. Simply spit out the bait and ignore the thread...

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

-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop, custom furniture ,maker, woodworking school, heirloomwoodshop.com

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!)