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This is my first attempt at a Greene & Greene inspired piece; it is a coffee table measuring 40”long x 18”wide, x 19”tall, made of Cherry with Walnut accents. The design was inspired by Gary Rogowski’s side table from the July/August 2004 issue of FWW.
All surfaces are hand-planed. The legs & aprons are joined with hand-cut mortises & tenons, and reinforced with 1/4” dowels which are concealed with square Walnut pegs. The bottom shelf utilizes through-wedged mortises & tenons.The top is joined with buttons.
The finish is an oil/varnish mixture.
-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/
































22 comments so far
Tim Pursell
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posted 615 days ago
Great looking G&G table. Nice hand work.
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GaryK
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posted 615 days ago
Great table. Nice use of a hand plane.
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
JetJock
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posted 615 days ago
Great looking table Jarrod. I’ve always likedcherry with walnut accents.
-- Todd C, Central Illinois
Greg3G
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posted 615 days ago
Very nice…I am a big fan of Green and Green style peices. You have done a very fine job. The styling if very consistant and well proportioned. The finish looks flawless. Very fine work. I look forward to seeing more of your projects.
-- Greg - Charles Town, WV
bfd
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posted 615 days ago
Beautiful Piece!
I cannot wait to see more of your work…Welcome to LJ.
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CharlieM1958
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posted 615 days ago
Impressive!
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Scott Bryan
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posted 615 days ago
Hi Jarrod,
This is a very interesting table. The wood combination works well. But you just had to do it the hard way didn’t you? :)
Seriously this is an impressive piece especially given that it was constructed by hand.
Thanks for the post.
-- With God's help all things are possible- even woodworking. Woodworking is not just a hobby, it is an (expletive deleted) expensive hobby.
PanamaJack
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posted 615 days ago
Great artistic job Jarrod! Well done.
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Jarrod Zion Murphree
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Thanks everyone; it’s always nice to get compliments from such accomplished woodworkers as yourselves.
Maybe my photog skills will increase along with my furniture making abilities…..
-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/
abie
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posted 614 days ago
very nice from another G&G fan..
-- Bruce
Dorje
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posted 614 days ago
That wood sings! Very nice in all respects…great details!
-- Dorje (pronounced "door-jay"), Seattle, WA
rikkor
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posted 614 days ago
Mighty fine piece of furniture. Good job.
rxc01
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posted 607 days ago
Nice peice. Did you get a set of plans for this project?
-- Rob, Massachusetts
DAN
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posted 607 days ago
nice piece… ten years from now when the cherry has that wonderful aged patina, you will love it even more.
dig out out your digital camera and show us some more of that fine craftsmanship
welcome to lumberjocks
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ND2ELK
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posted 576 days ago
Very nice looking table. You did a great job on it.
God Bless
tom
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 558 days ago
Very nice coffee table.
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jeanmarc
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posted 555 days ago
Great looking table
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Jarrod Zion Murphree
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posted 555 days ago
Thanks again everyone; I appreciate all the comments.
RXC01 – I did have a rough guide; it was an article in FWW from a few years ago. The design details were mostly the same, but my dimensions were all altered since I had already made the top for another table, but ended up not liking the base I made. So, it got recycled into this project.
DAN- the patina has already started looking great. About two days after I brought it home a friend set a soda can on it and there is a faint ring that you can only see in a raking light. Needless to say…..he’s dead now…. Just kidding. I have to clean it up and topcoat it with something a little more durable I guess. Sometime.
Anyways, thanks everyone!!
-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/
darryl
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posted 555 days ago
love the detail this piece has.
If I had a little more space in our living room, I’d like to make a piece like this.
great look of the cherry.
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motthunter
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posted 528 days ago
great table…. shows care and skill.
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daveysprocket
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posted 297 days ago
I really like this one. The through tenons and the walnut accent really make it. It is simply, sturdy and beautiful. just the way I like it.
Napaman
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posted 231 days ago
nice…
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