Walnut Natural Edged Table

well i was glad to see what you had left was in picture 1 and not picture 6, i think i would have cried…lol..it looks really great tim, i sure love walnut and you did this piece proud, enjoy looking at it when in your den…when i look at wood, i see god and what blessing he has given me with his beautiful wood, great job, the finish turned out really well, i bet its smooth…grizz

-- GRIZZMAN ...[''''']

Tim

that is a great wee table

what an incredible grain pattern

jamie

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very nice, beautiful finish

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What a beautiful, natural top. I even see two eyes and a nose.

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Tim,

That’s a good looking natural edge table. – Len

I just love it when the woodgrain speaks to me.

...oh my, that first picture just said ..E.T. phone home. ;-)

-- Mother Nature should be proud of what you've done with her tree. - Len ...just north of a stone's throw from the oHIo, river that is, in So. Indiana.

A nice job with the wood. I like the support under the table being somewhat hidden. It does give it an airy and kind of fragile look. I would worry in a house full of boys. Mine would have found a way to tweak it!! It should work fine in a calmer household. I like how you filled the voids from the knotholes.

-- Robert, so much inspiration here, and so little time!

I really like the live edges and the grain is spectacular. I don’t know what you had to swap Grizz for this but if it wasn’t your firstborn, ya done good! The table fits the wood perfectly.

-- " I'll try to be nicer, if you'll try to be smarter" gfadvm

Beautiful color and finish, well done.

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Love the grain. I have thought of using kreg pockets on a rustic piece- but wasn’t sure how they would look. Can you take a pic of the plugged holes for me? Also- did you buy the plugs that go with the kreg or did you use something else? My neighbor the doctor next door has a pile of well seasoned old (20 years+) oak boards in the top of his garage that he is giving me and I am thinking I might be able to do a similar project perhaps? Thanks

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I will try to get a picture of the plugs added over the weekend.

I bought the plugs at Woodcraft. You can also make them with a 3/8” dowel, but there would be a lot of wast to get the cuts and sanding right.

The pocket screws are only used in the cross brace between the legs. The top is held to the legs and cross brace using a series of clips I ordered from McFeely’s. I linked the clips in the original post. The clips use a kerf from a bisket joiner and a screw in the underside of the top.

I can get both in the same picture.

-- The more I work with wood the more I recognize only God can make something as beautiful as a tree. I hope my humble attempts at this craft do justice by His masterpiece. -- Tim

I used six pocket screws in the brace. There are two shown in this picture. There is one on the opposite side that centers these two. I did the same on the other end of the brace. The upper plug in the pic is the worst matched of the bunch. I didn’t pay close enough attention to color when selecting plugs from the package. At least it is close to the top where you are least likely to see it.

You can also see one of the table clips attaching the top.

-- The more I work with wood the more I recognize only God can make something as beautiful as a tree. I hope my humble attempts at this craft do justice by His masterpiece. -- Tim