| Project by ajbergren | posted 203 days ago | 1042 views | 4 times favorited | 10 comments |  |
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Finally finished this- it will be a night table for myself, and is the first thing I have made that is primarily for me!
This table was made from a single wide board of curly maple (10/4 stock, eastern soft maple that was 13” wide and 6.5 feet long- and I still have some left!). Secondary wood is curly aspen for drawer sides/bottoms. Top was book matched and the board laid out so the grain wraps around the piece.
Traditional construction: M & T using hand cut tenons, hand cut dovetails, etc. Only hand planes used to surface this (no sandpaper touches wood in my shop!!).
Finish: two coats of BLO and numerous rubbed on blonde shellac.
Any comments welcome, and thanks for looking!!
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bencoach
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#1 posted 203 days ago
Very nice! Great job on the dovetails and the grain is super nice. No sandpaper is quite daunting, but more power to you.
Dale
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#2 posted 203 days ago
That is one beautiful table, very nice job.
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bonobo
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#3 posted 203 days ago
Looks immaculate.
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Ben Simms
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#4 posted 203 days ago
Sharp!
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blackcherry
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#5 posted 203 days ago
Yes this is one beautiful table and the timber just shimmer to my delight. Great work and thanks for posting…BC
Kopac
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#6 posted 202 days ago
came out very nice and I love the finish!
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chrisplewa
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#7 posted 202 days ago
Looks great, power to you for the work with the hand tools!
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#8 posted 202 days ago
Beautiful!!
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#9 posted 201 days ago
Outstanding!!
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HorizontalMike
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#10 posted 172 days ago
Love that curly maple, and that Shaker style. I am working on a 7-drawer Shaker piece as I type. Mine will be out of soft maple and NOT nearly as attractive as yours. Well done!
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