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Dining table and chairs

Project by Billinmich posted 630 days ago 779 views 7 times favorited 19 comments Add to Favorites Watch

my son-in -law and I built this set for my daughter.Took us 6 months,my shop at the time was 12 by 20,not much room for tools and building something this big.We really learned alot,made some mistakes but worked out all of our problems.I was able to buy somme new tools and momma didn’t complain because we were building furniture for her and our daughter

-- Bill in Mich


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Woodshopfreak

390 posts in 641 days


posted 630 days ago

WOW. Beautiful. This peice is top notch. I hope that some day when I’m older, I’ll be able to make one of these for my house. I love it. It looks so classy. It makes me speechless. Very nice. This one is one of my favorities. Keep up the good work.

-- Tyler, Illinois

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Max

14540 posts in 1172 days


posted 630 days ago

Very very nice table and chairs. I want to build a new set for myself but haven’t gotten around to it yet. Is this your own design or did you have a plan? I really like the chairs.

-- Max "Desperado", Salt Lake City, UT

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Billinmich

69 posts in 630 days


posted 630 days ago

Max ,Our own design ,alot of trial and errror

-- Bill in Mich

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Dadoo

1723 posts in 889 days


posted 630 days ago

Well you guys did real good! And I’ll bet she really likes it as well.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

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cajunpen

5968 posts in 965 days


posted 630 days ago

Really nice Bill. Perfect project – got a beautiful dining room set AND new tools!

-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/

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ND2ELK

6229 posts in 673 days


posted 630 days ago

Hi Bill

Very nice job on the table and chairs. You guys should be proud, you done good. Really like the style of the chairs.

Tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

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Tim Pursell

392 posts in 681 days


posted 630 days ago

It’s amazing what you can build in a small shop if you want to. Good job! Nice design work.
How did you get the top flat?
Do the end supports slide out to support a leaf? Looks like it in the last photo.

-- http://www.grandprairiewoodworks.com http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=6453794

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Scott Bryan

20780 posts in 721 days


posted 629 days ago

This is an excellent job. It was wonderful for you to involve your son-in-law as well in the project. Getting other family members involved a common effort serves to build and cement relationships. By the way it was a nice way to “leverage” some additional tools. Of course Mama couldn’t say no since this was for her baby girl.

How did you finish the table and chairs?

-- 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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Mark Mazzo

343 posts in 811 days


posted 629 days ago

Bill,

Excellent work on the table and chairs. I know what you are saying about building projects that are too big for the shop…the things we have to go through!

A table and chairs is a project that my wife would like. However, I can’t get her to decide on a style. Go figure. Maybe I should just build one of my own design and have it magically appear someday!

-- Mark, Webster New York, Visit my website at http://thecraftsmanspath.com

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darryl

1399 posts in 1225 days


posted 629 days ago

That came out fantastic. It’s really great you were able to work on a project with your son-in-law. I have three daughters, it’d be nice if future (make that distant future!) men would be interested in wood working as well.

That looks to be a set that could be handed down quite a few generations.

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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GaryK

9549 posts in 887 days


posted 629 days ago

That is one fantastic set! They turned out great. Definitely a family heirloom.

-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.

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Dominic Vanacora

504 posts in 768 days


posted 629 days ago

Six months to build and a life time of memories.

-- Dominic, Trinity, Florida...Lets be safe out there.

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Marge

144 posts in 853 days


posted 629 days ago

That is a beautiful table. Amazing it only took 6 months. I like the circle cut out on the bottom of the sides along with the sloping curve on the outside. It lightens the table and adds a nice visual break from the lines of the chairs. Very nice.

-- Marge, Colorado

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griff

941 posts in 661 days


posted 629 days ago

Looks very good , really love the shine. You must really have a lots of patience, I cant hardly deal with a six day project

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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rikkor

11335 posts in 773 days


posted 629 days ago

That was quite an undertaking. It really came out well. Nice work.

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Mark A. DeCou

1535 posts in 1304 days


posted 627 days ago

great project and story. I like the tall back design. I know well how hard it is to build in a small place, my hat’s off to you.

Mark

-- Mark DeCou - American Contemporary Craft Artisan - www.decoustudio.com

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Ad Marketing Guy - Bill

314 posts in 697 days


posted 624 days ago

TERRIFIC work of art- that set should be in your family for many many years to come. The lines are fantastic and the size is massive…............enjoy your holidays around that table with family.

-- Bill - - Ad-Marketing Guy, Ramsey NJ

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Kevin Violette

214 posts in 762 days


posted 618 days ago

Great job! It must be nice to work with your son on a rewarding project such as this.

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

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jeanmarc

1751 posts in 615 days


posted 538 days ago

Great job!

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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