"Espresso" - A Coffee Table

I’ll take mine with cream, please ;)
Nice job mate :)

-- Thomas - There is no such thing as a problem, there only are solutions.

Thanks Soda, and one espresso with cream comin up … it may be a little cold by the time it gets to you though.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

That is a rather stunning top! It looks like a fine build, one that should yield countless years of service. Well done, I like! And double the ‘with cream’ order; I’ll be right over. :-)

-- Don't anthropomorphize your handplanes. They hate it when you do that. -- OldTools Archive

Smitty – the french press is out on the counter and the grinder is waiting. Just got in a batch of fresh roasted beans. Ahhh how i love sunday mornings. Next time i will pay much more attention to the little bit of curl i had in the pieces, they made for a heck of a time not gettin tear out. I spent a lot of quality time with my #80 cabinet scraper. I NEED a LA jack plane.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Purrr D that’s one cool table,very nice work.

-- W James Brokenbourgh Custom furniture maker http://artisticwoodstudio.com/

Very nice

The colours are incredible

jamie

-- Who is the happiest of men? He who values the merits of others, and in their pleasure takes joy, even as though 'twere his own. --Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Nice work and I admire all the hand work. That would look great in about any setting in any home. You should be proud of yourself on this table.

-- Tom Godfrey Landrum South Carolina (tom@thcww.com) 864-384-4938

Thanks Jim & Jamie. I learned a lot about finishing on the soft maple top. Its brought a nice spash of color and excitement to the “man den”.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Great job!! Beautiful woods.

-- Jack, Albuquerque

Thanks Tom & Jack – ive found that i really enjoy the mix of power and hand tools. Its a good way for me to calm down after work and put all my focus on one item.

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty

Beautiful work! Very well done indeed!

Nate

-- "With a little bit of faith, and some imagination, you can build anything!" Nate

Nice build, and the finish came out really well ,nice contrast in the grain , well done and aptly named . : )

I have an oak table that was finished with Arm-A-Seal some 25+ year ago all things considered the finish still looks good.

But my red oak table doesn’t look as good as your walnut and maple table!

-- "I never met a board I didn't like!"

stunning work chris

very nice design
and choices here

great finish

-- david - only thru kindness can this world be whole . If we don't succeed we run the risk of failure. Dan Quayle

Ive got to admit that i cant take a ton of credit for the finish, that arm-a-seal is idiot proof i tell ya ;)

-- "there aren’t many hand tools as awe-inspiring as the #8 jointer. I mean, it just reeks of cast iron heft and hubris" - Smitty