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Made from walnut and curly maple. The top is suspended by steel dowels. All joints are sliding dovetails. This is the table that was featured in the End Table series at TheWoodWhisperer.com. Finish is a simple wiping varnish.
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42 comments so far
RobS
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posted 604 days ago
Wow! Talk about unique and outside the box. very cool.
-- Rob (A) Waxahachie,TX
Muzhik
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posted 604 days ago
I love it, but it looks upside-down ;)
Just kidding, Marc. I’m a big fan. Thanks for taking us all along for the ride.
Eric
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posted 604 days ago
Eh. Not bad.
Just kidding, looks beautiful, Marc!
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Dadoo
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posted 604 days ago
Another nice one Marc! Thanx for shareing it.
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cajunpen
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posted 604 days ago
Nice piece Marc – I just watched your video on it a couple of days ago. I sure wish I had your eye for design – and while I’m wishing, I wouldn’t mind some of your abilities either. You do good work and I appreciate the videos, I’ve learned a lot from watching them.
-- Bill - "Suit yourself and let the rest be pleased." http://www.cajunpen.com/
forkboy
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posted 604 days ago
very unique table. I really enjoyed watching the videos of this as it came together. Personally, I dont much like how you’ve joined the table top to the legs, having the legs “outside” the table top just doesn’t look right to me, but like you say in the videos, this is the kind of thing that you’re either going to love or hate.. Apart from that, great table.
-- Perth, Australia
Scott Bryan
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posted 604 days ago
Hi Marc,
When this first came up I was focusing on the piece and I thought someone had copied your work. I enjoyed seeing the design/construction process. It is different and unique. But isn’t the furniture arrangement going to look out of balance with just one? How about building another one to restore harmony to the room.
Thanks not only for this post but also for what you are doing for the hobby/profession as well. It is appreciated.
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Huckleberry
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posted 604 days ago
Like the steel dowels that you put in there. It is good to see this assembly method.
-- Something that goes unnoticed will never be remembered.
teenagewoodworker
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posted 604 days ago
wow that looks great. i love that walnut. it makes me want to go and get some right now. thanks for the post.
rikkor
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posted 604 days ago
Wow Marc. There is so much fine craftsmanship in this piece. Great job.
alanealane
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posted 604 days ago
Really Nice design and choice of materials…
What kind of walnut is that?? Where did you get it??? It’s got more red in it than most I’ve seen. I LOVE THE LOOK OF IT!!!
Alex
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darryl
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posted 604 days ago
this is a very cool piece and it speaks volumes about your talents as a woodworker.
Your photography is top notch as well. perhaps you could pod cost that, “how to get a great shot of your completed piece”
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DAN
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posted 604 days ago
I like it !
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Popintraining
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posted 604 days ago
Nice looking table!
I like the dovetails, I bet that was fun!
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DannyBoy
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posted 604 days ago
Great work, Marc. Loved watching you craft it. I haven’t seen the last bit though. The top looks really cool!
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Kevin
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posted 604 days ago
As always Marc, another great piece and video series.
I hadn’t been able to watch the final video, so seeing the table complete was a surprise to me. Looks great.
-- Kevin, Wichita, Kansas
Damian Penney
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posted 604 days ago
Cool, it reminds me of this table by Todd Ouwehand that I love.
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GaryK
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posted 604 days ago
Pretty nice. I like the inlays at the tops of the legs. I assume that’s to hide the slots for the pins?
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
MSRiverdog
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posted 604 days ago
Those ar nice, sure get’s the ideas flowing.
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MSRiverdog
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posted 604 days ago
Those are nice, sure get’s the ideas flowing.
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Blake
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posted 604 days ago
Way cool, Mark!
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CharlieM1958
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posted 604 days ago
Very cool! Looks like it belongs in a dentists office, because it reminds me of a molar.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Olaf Gradin
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posted 604 days ago
I enjoyed the step-by-step progress you gave your viewers as well, Mark. The process really gives me some inspiration about what is possible. I can easily see how one goes from glued up legs and a template to even what Damian pointed out from Todd Ouwehand. Maybe you should put together a compendium DVD of your tips and projects…
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pyromedic602
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posted 603 days ago
That is one nice table, but I have to ask if you had any dental work done prior to designing it. The legs look like the root of a tooth lol.
-- Pyromedic602, free wood is always good wood
swied
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posted 603 days ago
I enjoyed watching the series of this table being built. The final product is beautiful. I like how you made the grain of the walnut and the maple really pop out. The only thing that would make it look even better is if there were a glass of Jack Daniels on the rocks sitting on top (on a coaster of course).
-- Scott, San Diego
USCJeff
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posted 603 days ago
I’ll echo everyone else by saying, wow. I love than there is hardly a sharp edge to be found. Everything seems to flow which gives it a “touch me” look. First look reminded me of a Maloof rocker in that way, so I can’t say that you’re on the wrong track! I’ll have to watch the whole series now that it’s all posted.
-- Jeff, South Carolina
shiney5757
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posted 601 days ago
good work marc, you could possibly carry the design on and make some chairs to match or go with it.the arch works very well.simply put COOL
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trifern
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posted 600 days ago
A true piece of art. Well done.
-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.
Thos. Angle
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posted 600 days ago
Marc, that is unique and very attractive. Well done.
-- Thos. Angle
Bob A in NJ
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posted 592 days ago
Marc, thanks for all you do to promote and teach woodworking!
-- Bob A in NJ
Texasgaloot
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posted 556 days ago
You know, this REALLY looks better in the photos than it does on a tine 1X2 iPod screen. For some reason. Seriously, the more I look at it in the pictures, the more intrigued I am by the… composition I guess would be the best word.
I think you should have just told us that you were planning those inlays all along. I’d have believed you!
Thanks, Marc. Another home run!
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thewoodwhisperer
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posted 556 days ago
Thanks everyone. I truly appreciate the kind words. This was a scary one but I am pretty pleased with the final result. But most importantly, we now have a place to put the remotes and an occasional drink (with a coaster of course!). :)
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spaids
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posted 552 days ago
Its interesting how similar the design is to the one by Todd Ouwehand. I sketched up a coat rack and 2 months later I saw a photo of the EXACT same design on the cover of one of the wood magazines. While I was sketching up mine someone else was building the exact same thing yet we were both creating from our own design. I wonder how close the build dates are for Marc and Todd’s projects. Strange how that happens, even though their designs are substantially different, two people with no connection having the same inspiration.
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thewoodwhisperer
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posted 552 days ago
I thought that was pretty weird too. My inspiration actually came out of an old design I saw in a very early Fine Woodworking Design Book. The table had a glass top that overhung the legs.
To make the coincidence even weirder, Todd’s choice to inset the top into the legs is EXACTLY the way I was originally going to do it. Then I decided to suspend the top with the dowels. That would have been totally freaky if I went the other way.
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luba
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posted 546 days ago
That sculpted table is awesome
luba
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posted 546 days ago
is this table for sale. I am a not a wood worker yet, ( an aspiring one ) so I get so excited when I see such a beautiful work that I want to have it now, so… is it for sale?
Luba
thewoodwhisperer
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posted 546 days ago
Hi Luba. I am flattered by your interest. This was a personal project for my own collection and it now has the esteemed privilege of holding my remote controls. :)
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pat
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posted 509 days ago
Very nice Mark i’m sure it was worth scaring me for life in that video. lol…...lol just kidding…...good times.
in the great words of Stuie Griffin-”cool whip” Pat
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mcoyfrog
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posted 461 days ago
Breathtaking,,, i love it….....
Dug
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posted 455 days ago
Nice piece good work
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Dennis Zongker
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posted 403 days ago
Beautifull Table!!!
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posted 259 days ago
sweet
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