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Project by darryl posted 546 days ago 545 views 0 times favorited 21 comments Add to Favorites Watch

I build this table for my oldest daughter’s birthday. I used mortise and tennon joinery for the legs and aprons. the top is secured with buttons. the wood is jatoba. it’s finished with BLO and pastewax.

this is the first project I used mortise and tennon joinery. it’s also the first time making a table with tapered legs.

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com


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SawdustMill

65 posts in 630 days


posted 546 days ago

Nice table, the colors are very vivid. What did you think of working with jatoba ?

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griff

940 posts in 660 days


posted 546 days ago

Very niceeeeeeeeeeee looks great

-- Mike, Bruce Mississippi = Jack of many trades master of none

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PaulB

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posted 546 days ago

Awesome. The finish looks spectacular. I’ll need to learn your techniquies and tricks in applying finishes.

-- Paul

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CharlieM1958

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posted 546 days ago

Beautiful color. Looks great!

-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"

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teenagewoodworker

2482 posts in 666 days


posted 546 days ago

that beautiful, and it Jatoba looks amazing! with mortise and tenons too that table will last a lifetime. thanks for the post.

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GaryK

9537 posts in 886 days


posted 546 days ago

Nice looking table! I like the edge treatment.

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

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Jarrod Zion Murphree

348 posts in 621 days


posted 546 days ago

Kick arse. Jatoba has such a nice color. Your daughter is gonna be stoked…

-- Jarrod, Taos, NM http://jzmurphree.wordpress.com/

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darryl

1393 posts in 1224 days


posted 546 days ago

thanks everyone.
PaulB, it’s nice to see you join up!

I like working with the jatoba. the only issue I have with it is that it leaves a fine layer of red dust on everything!

oh, the other cool thing about this project, one of the guys in my turners group rescued all this wood from the landfill after a local flooring company dropped of their scraps!

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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Gary

446 posts in 1222 days


posted 546 days ago

Wonderful looking. I made a bedside table of Black Walnut with Butternut aprons wherein the top is shaped
nearly identical to what you selected for an edge treatment. GMTA. ;-)

-- Gary, Florida

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Dusty56

3490 posts in 586 days


posted 546 days ago

sweet lil table and the color and finish are excellent

-- You know you're getting old when you know the difference between you're (you are) and your (belonging to you) AND how to use them in a sentence .

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DAN

6456 posts in 881 days


posted 546 days ago

good looking work

-- work from your heart and your spirit will live forever

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darryl

1393 posts in 1224 days


posted 545 days ago

thanks Gary, I’ve been thinking of making another one with Walnut to go in my younger daughters room. I think it would look nice.

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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Scott Bryan

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posted 545 days ago

Darryl,

This is a nice table. Brazillian cherry is a nice wood to work with but it is a little hard on saw blades. You did a good job on the construction and finish of this project and nice score on the wood as well. Using offcuts and discards from a flooring job is a nice source of wood.

Well done.

-- 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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jockmike2

7352 posts in 1144 days


posted 545 days ago

Beautiful table, love the stain. mike

-- Mike. mwurm13@yahoo.com

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jeanmarc

1751 posts in 614 days


posted 545 days ago

Nice table

-- jeanmarc manosque france

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SteveKorz

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posted 545 days ago

Very nice!!... I like the “rescue effort!” There’s nothing like taking something from nothing and making it new again… You’ve done a great job here, all the way around.

-- As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another. (Proverbs 27:17) †

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Bradford

787 posts in 721 days


posted 544 days ago

I like that third photo. It says it all. Great finish and sound joinery.

-- so much wood, so little time. Bradford.

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sharad

717 posts in 702 days


posted 541 days ago

A beautiful table with nice finish. The red color is appropriate for the child
Sharad

-- patanjali

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darryl

1393 posts in 1224 days


posted 538 days ago

thanks again for the compliments guys, it is appreciated.
No stain on this one Mike, that color is all natural!
the “rescue effort” makes the transformation from lumber to furniture all that much more fun for me.
the third photo is my favorite as well.
I have two more daughters that will need one, so I look forward to building two more!

-- www.darrylmasterson.com ~ www.darrylmasterson.etsy.com

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Beginningwoodworker

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posted 532 days ago

Thats a nice table.

-- CJIII Future cabinetmaker

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matt garcia

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posted 497 days ago

I can’t believe someone threw this wood away! Some people just don’t realize what things actually are! You did a great job on the table, just gorgeous!! I love the edge on the top! Great job Darryl!!

-- Matt, Houston Texas

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