| Project by ATHiker | posted 29 days ago | 186 views | 2 times favorited | 11 comments |  |
 |
 |
 |
 |
This is my first project. It is the ever popular table from Popular Mechanics built with cherry and with a few modifications to the drawer. The finish is a natural Danish Oil from Watco and then 3 coats of satin polyurethane. Everything was finished prior to assembly. Overall the table was quite an adventure, with few power tools (circular saw, miter saw and drill) to speed up the process. My project list is growing quickly after successfully completing the table.
Your Online Shop - Your Support Is Greatly Appreciated - Your Woodworking Showcase - 3 Ways To Help, Financially - Your Woodworking Community
11 comments so far
Roper
home | projects | blog
79 posts in 51 days
posted 29 days ago
very nice looking table, how long did it take you?
-- Roper - master of sawdust-
spaids
home | projects | blog
34 posts in 31 days
posted 29 days ago
Wow hiker. How did you do half blink dove tails with no router? This is a great table and for a first project it is remarkable. How did you demeinsion your lumber? I’m curious how you did this and with what tools. I have a lot of tools and I don’t think I could make this table.
Very nice work.
-- Total Freakin Newbie
ATHiker
home | projects | blog
2 posts in 29 days
posted 29 days ago
The half blind dovetails were done by hand with chisels and a dozuki saw. There were many practice joints done in poplar first. The whole table took about 3 months with many lessons learned along the way.
As for dimensioning lumber: The legs started off as a 9” wide rough piece of 8/4. I hand planed both faces flat with jack and smooth planes and then ripped the legs with a circular saw and a cutting guide. After that I flattened the sides from the circular saw cut. The aprons and lower shelf were all S3S lumber. The top was a piece of rough 4/4 about 72” long. One of my favorite parts was flattening the top and watching the character of the wood appear.
GaryK
home | projects | blog
7149 posts in 326 days
posted 29 days ago
Great looking table!
-- Gary, East TX -- The longest journey begins with a single step.
Napaman
home | projects | blog
1017 posts in 415 days
posted 29 days ago
wow…amazing job…your skill level for a first project and few tools is clearly high…welcome to LJ’s…
-- Matt, Napa, CA: Lj's...I love logging on--I feel so young after being around teenagers all day!
CharlieM1958
home | projects | blog
3062 posts in 556 days
posted 29 days ago
Wow. If you were able to do this on your first attempt, and were able to take the time to do it right, you certainly have what it takes to be an outstanding woodworker!
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Jarrod_Murphree
home | projects | blog
54 posts in 61 days
posted 29 days ago
Nice first project. Great attention to detail…. Looks great.
Regards, Jarrod
-- Jarrod, Eagle Nest, NM
trifern
home | projects | blog
810 posts in 105 days
posted 29 days ago
Great looking end table.
-- Depend on the rabbit's foot if you will, but remember it didn't work for the rabbit.
ND2ELK
home | projects | blog
1438 posts in 112 days
posted 29 days ago
Very nice end table for your first project. You did a great job with the tools you had to work with. Thanks for posting.
God bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
Scott Bryan
home | projects | blog
6638 posts in 160 days
posted 29 days ago
This is a beautiful table. I am a fan of mission style furniture and cherry is my favorite wood with which to work what is not to like about this project.
You did a wonderful job on this.
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.
bfd
home | projects | blog
110 posts in 145 days
posted 23 days ago
This is a great piece. Outstanding craftmanship. I just did a mission style table as well. Don’t you just love the satisfaction of cutting those handcut dovetails.
-- bfd, Folsom, CA