| Project by Charles Mullins | posted 518 days ago | 501 views | 3 times favorited | 15 comments |  |
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This is an occasional table made for a friend from cherry cut from her grandfathers farm about 50 years ago.
It has tapered legs and a tapered edge on the top.
It has no stain at all. It is the natural color of the cherry. It was finished with three coats of lacquer sanding sealer and two coats of Sherwin Williams Dull Rubbed Effect lacquer finish. After the sanding sealer was good and dry, I wet sanded it with 180 grit then sprayed on the finish.
The drawer has poplar sides and a birch plywood bottom.
Turned out nice and made the lady very happy. That’s what I wanted.
Notice the radiance of the cherry on pictures number 1 and three. I love it!
-- God makes the wood beautiful--I simply rearrange it to make it more useful, hopefully.
15 comments so far
grumpycarp
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posted 518 days ago
Beautiful! I love that you left the color of the cherry alone and let the wood speak for itself. Nice work.
CharlieM1958
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posted 518 days ago
Nice! Very classy.
-- Charlie M. "Woodworking - patience = firewood"
Bigbuck
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posted 518 days ago
Very Nice. That is some prety wood and a nice table.
-- Glenn, New Mexico
Todd A. Clippinger
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posted 518 days ago
Nice work!
I am a firm believer in letting the cherry speak for itself.
Good Job all around!
-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://amcraftsman.com
ND2ELK
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posted 518 days ago
Hi Charles
Very nice looking table. You did a beautiful job on it. Thanks for posting.
God Bless
tom
-- Mc Bridge Cabinets, Iowa
jockmike2
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posted 518 days ago
It does’nt take a thing to make a beautiful wood beautiful. Nice construction.
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Texasgaloot
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posted 517 days ago
I love the smell of cherry in the morning…
I really like your design. It’s almost delicate, but very balanced, and “plain”.
-- There's no tool like an old tool...
Dusty56
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posted 517 days ago
Had to favorite this one !!!! Beautiful job : )
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acanthuscarver
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posted 515 days ago
Charlie, Nicely done. I love the proportions of the table. The beveled edge on the top makes it look like it is super thin. Tremendous job. Great color for a fairly recent piece too. Keep up the good work!
-- Chuck Bender, period furniture maker, www.acanthus.com
Charles Mullins
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posted 515 days ago
Thanks Chuck!
Yes, the color of the cherry was excellent. If it makes any difference, it had been cut and dried in a barn loft for 50 years. I’d LOVE to get a truck load of it.
The top was a Golden Mean ratio. The top was tapered underneath in order to make it look more delicate. It was an easy little table to make.
Charlie M.
-- God makes the wood beautiful--I simply rearrange it to make it more useful, hopefully.
Chris
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posted 514 days ago
That is some amazing Cherry…. Thanks for sharing this project.
-- Chris
jeanmarc
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posted 482 days ago
Very Nice table.Nice work.
-- jeanmarc manosque france
a1Jim
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posted 196 days ago
Very nice table
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
matt garcia
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posted 196 days ago
I love that dark cherry!! Beautiful table, great work!!
-- Matt, Houston Texas
skeeter
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posted 182 days ago
Some people would call that blotching on the cherry but not me. I call it figure. I love it too. Nice work.
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