Oak Breakfast Table with Walnut Inlays

Ben,

Every single inlay, joint and cut that you made looks just fine. The patterned walnut inlays add some interesting details to the table. I really like the curved rails and tapered legs.

This is a very nice piece of furniture. If you had been graded on it I am sure you would have received an A.

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.

Ben

You did a beautiful job on this table. You should be pleased the way it turned out. I think your pictures look fine. Thank you for posting.

God Bless
tom

-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa

I’ve done inlays and know how difficult they can be to get a nice clean edge, these are crisp and sharp. Care to share your particular technique

-- DocK, WV

the table looks fantastic.
the inlays add a very cool element as well
I think the pics came out great as well.

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Very eye appealing, I live the inlay work on the top and the wood contrast

-- Grant...."GO BUCKEYES"

Dock,

Pretty straightforward process for these:

I drew my line on cardboard by drawing an L with a carpenter’s square, and the matching curve with a batten. I divided both into 7 lines evenly along the lines, and connected the dots. Then I transferred the points form cardboard to each side of the top. Then I drew the lines on the wood, and used a trim router w/ clamped straight edge to cut the channels (1/4” bit w/ ~1/8” depth, iirc). Then Clean out the corners with a chisel, hand fit the actual inlay pieces to length. Glue, tap in and dry, then hand plane out the tops, and voila! Inlays.

-b

Thanks guys.

Unfortunately, I have to politely disagree with you guys on the pics. Perhaps I’m just disappointed because I played around with the sheet and lighting and camera a fair bit and got nothing out of it. But they are definitely better than the other ones that I took with no backdrop.

-b

Very nice, I really like the inlay work.

-- Hope Never fails

Excellent work!

A photo tip for those of us with nothing more than an inexpensive digital camera: Whenever possible, take your project outdoors on a sunny day to photograph it. The natural light and sharp shadows will really make it stand out.

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

Very nice Ben. I remember when you were working on this, nice to see it finished.

Like Charlie mentioned, outdoors helps a lot for the photos. Even on a cloudy day.
Just a thought, I used a table cloth instead of a sheet the last time I took some. It had more of a luster to it, they also come in colors.

-- Stevethepeeve -- I'm no rocket surgeon

That is one cool table. I think the inlays are brilliantly placed. Well done!

-- Betsy - GO BUCKS!

Wow, that is nice inlay work. Good job.

-- Maplewood, MN

I remember this! It turned out great!

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

Ben – this is really great. I love how thoughtfully you laid out the inlay. Very nice – you should be proud.

—Lakey

-- "No Board Left Behind"

Inlaying job is beautify and great contrast with the walnut.

Dalec

Excellent work!

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