| Project by dennis mitchell | posted 621 days ago | 807 views | 4 times favorited | 17 comments | ![]() |
I’ve been meaning to post these for awhile. My butcher block tables are made out of oak, walnut, maple, and cherry scraps. I built two end tables and a coffee table. The legs are two 8/4 glued back to back, stained walnut (minwax). I used a conversion varnish finish. Great table for having kids. They are about indestructible and have nice rounded corners. I also made a matching cutting board for the kitchen which just gets an oiled finish.
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17 comments so far
Karson
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posted 621 days ago
Good use of scrap material. I use mine for smoke for BBQ.
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MsDebbieP
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posted 621 days ago
beautiful, functional, gorgeous!!
now.. hmmm.. adding a lip to catch the flour and I think this might just do the trick for my breadmaking. What do you think, Karson??
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Dick, & Barb Cain
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posted 621 days ago
Beautiful Dennis, it looks like it’s related to the Guitar I made.
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frank
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posted 620 days ago
Hi Dennis;
—-nice use of table scraps!
I’m wondering, what is your take on the use of ‘conversion varnish’?
Frank
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Larry
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posted 620 days ago
Outstanding Dennis –
Larry
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Karson
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posted 620 days ago
It would do that Debbie. But, the table legs might make it a bit high for your counter :>)
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Don
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posted 620 days ago
This looks A-bomb proof!
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dennis mitchell
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posted 620 days ago
Thanks everyone. Frank the conversion varnish is very much a commercial finish. It is great for a kitchen. I would not use any other finish for cabinets in a high use area. I would suggest its use only by people with experiance spraying finishes. It can be very tricky. Over time it will ruin your spray guns. Very nasty smelling fumes! Maybe some day I’ll do up a blog thingy on it…
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oscorner
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posted 620 days ago
Just one more very good reason to recycle. Very nice looking!
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PanamaJack
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posted 547 days ago
Scrap wood nothing this is art, Dennis. Great job. Like Don says, bet a bomb wouldn’t hurt it at all.
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fred
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posted 547 days ago
Excellent. I love the contrast of the woods.
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David
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posted 547 days ago
Outstanding! Great use of scrap material (is there such a thing a “scraps”?!!)
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Robb
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posted 415 days ago
What a terrific looking table, Dennis! Definitely great use of “scrap” wood! I’ll definitely be building one of these someday. Thanks for the inspiration.
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mot
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posted 411 days ago
I’m glad this one came back around in Pulse. That’s just great!
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BarryW
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posted 390 days ago
Thanks for letting me know about this scrap table…there’s something really warm about it….perhaps it is the mass…or just the variety of wood…it seems homey and friendly. And thanks for your comment on my blogpost.
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Dusty56
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posted 145 days ago
Table Scraps !!! hahaha perfect : ) Great looking table and it does look indestructable for certain ….nicely rounded edges for the kids protection …very thoughtful of you .
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darryl
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posted 145 days ago
great looking table dennis. these should last forever, even with kids in the house!
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