This is a natural edge Mesquite dining room table I made for a friends cabin. It is made from 8/4 Texas Mesquite with Mesquite logs as it legs. The most challenging part was to get the aprons to match up with the crooked legs. Not a square side any where. I mortised the aprons into the legs then set with screws. Lots of epoxy on this job which is typical for mesquite. The finish 4 coats of a sprayed satin Waterlox, then hand rubbed with 0000 steel wool and wax. It came out really well. It is a heavy table and something that you don’t want to moved around much.
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FlyingMLB
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#1 posted 372 days ago
Gorgeous!!! What more can I say?
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Ryan Haasen
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#2 posted 372 days ago
The colour of that is AMAZING! Great Job!
-- Ryan
Monte Pittman
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#3 posted 372 days ago
Another beautiful project.
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upriver
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#4 posted 371 days ago
Very nice. A very difficult balance of clean and rustic!
Bradley
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#5 posted 371 days ago
Great looking table! Lots of filling time with that epoxy.
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rdjack21
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#6 posted 371 days ago
I have to say I like the log legs the bets. There is just something about them that I just like.
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grizzman
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#7 posted 371 days ago
this wood sure has a beautiful color, i really love it, you did a very nice job and i know your friend will enjoy it in his cabin…will you make some chairs or bench seating for it…that would really give it your final touch…great job..grizz
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Joseph Jossem
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#8 posted 371 days ago
Awesome table that is a beast.nice job on the legs.
WILLIE
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#9 posted 371 days ago
good job.
canadianchips
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#10 posted 371 days ago
Beautiful table. I like the legs.
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#11 posted 371 days ago
Really good looking table, I like it a lot
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GenerationWW
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#12 posted 371 days ago
Very nice table, great looking finish and I love how rustic it is. Great Job!
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gfadvm
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#13 posted 371 days ago
Mesquite isn’t easy to work with but you did a super job! Bet your shop still smells great.
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ChuckV
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#14 posted 371 days ago
That is a beautiful table – great job on it.
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tomakazi
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#15 posted 370 days ago
great job!! i love the natural edges!!
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