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Project by acanthuscarver posted 569 days ago 547 views 2 times favorited 11 comments Add to Favorites Watch

This is one of my favorite tea tables to make. The one in the picture is in extremely curly cherry. It has a one piece solid top and the entire table is made from wood from the same log set. The legs are very delicate but still beefy enough to stand up to a hard afternoon tea. The color is achieved with a water based analine dye. The final finish is a tung oil and varnish mix.

-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com


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handi

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posted 569 days ago

Chuck,

Stunning! A most excelent period piece, very nice workmanship. Thanks for sharing it!. I too love period furniture construction.

Ralph

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Scott Bryan

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posted 569 days ago

Chuck,

This is another beautiful table. To tell the truth I like this better than the other two posts. But that could be because I am biased toward cherry.

Very nice.

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.

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GaryK

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posted 569 days ago

Nice slender legs!

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

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thetimberkid

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posted 568 days ago

Great work Chuck!

Love the legs

Thanks for the post

Callum

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Russel

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posted 568 days ago

Very nice table. When you say it will stand up to a “hard afternoon tea,” are you talking about a full-contact tea or a really intense tea?

-- When you give someone a chance it may well be their last.

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MsDebbieP

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posted 568 days ago

gorgeous
love those side leafs

-- ~ Debbie, Canada (http://www.execulink.com/~yohan)

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WhiskeyWaters

93 posts in 684 days


posted 568 days ago

As in tea with my six year old tea, or tea with my mother-in-law tea? Which of those are a hard tea?

Lovely tea tables.

Whiskey.

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acanthuscarver

150 posts in 591 days


posted 568 days ago

Russel, See Whiskey’s post for the definition of a “hard afternoon tea”.

Whiskey, Tea with a six year old can be hard on a piece of furniture but tea with the mother-in-law…

Scott, I’m partial to cherry too especially when it’s extremely figured like this stuff.

Ralph, You card table isn’t anything to sneeze at either. Great job!

Everyone’s comments are so gracious and greatly appreciated. Thank you all.

-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com

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teenagewoodworker

2470 posts in 647 days


posted 515 days ago

that is a very nice piece. nice finish and i think that the small legs add a lot of grace to the piece. i wish i could remember where but I’ve seen something on this piece before. they were widespread until the Boston Tea Party and then the popularity went down in MA. not sure it that is right or not but i think i remember hearing it. thanks for the post!

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acanthuscarver

150 posts in 591 days


posted 514 days ago

Denis, thankfully this one is from Connecticut :)

All things “tea” lost their luster here after The Tea Party. It’s why we Americans are so hooked on coffee. The original of this piece would be pre-revolution. Great little bit of historical insite.

-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com

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matt garcia

682 posts in 551 days


posted 135 days ago

I think tea tables are gorgeous!! Chuck, yours is perfect!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

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