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A week or so ago my neighbor asked if I could do anything with his remaining table leaf. It had been stored very poorly in a wet area and one end had termite damage. The next best thing was to make new ones. The result is pictured. I used poplar for the core and walnut flat sawn veneer for the top and some 1/8 in birch plywood for the bottom. The original leaf was a net 1” thick so I used 5/4 poplar and had the planks surface sanded to 7/8. The plywood would make up the difference because the veneer sure wouldn’t. Since I had the old leaf I transferred the alignment pins locations very carefully. Had an old can of some red mahogany stain that matched the table top since it had lightened up over the years and I used Minwax polyurathane for the top coats.
-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.
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Bigbuck
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posted 319 days ago
Nice job.
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kewald
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posted 319 days ago
Very nicely done!
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thetimberkid
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posted 319 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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rico
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posted 319 days ago
cool man!
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teenagewoodworker
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posted 319 days ago
very nice! love the color. thanks for the post.
Greg Wurst
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Nice work!
griff
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Very good,
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brianinpa
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I really like the finish. Looks great.
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Maddhatter
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posted 319 days ago
Well Done – love the color
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Dusty56
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posted 318 days ago
beautiful job ….are we going to get to see them installed in the table ?
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trifern
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Must be a great neighborhood you live in. Thanks for sharing.
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bobdurnell
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You LJ’s can’t be beat. Thanks for all the comments. To Dusty56, If I showed the leaves with the table you’d think I made a mistake with the color. I did, but I think the table will be covered almost all the time. The neighbor is real happy just to have a larger table for guests.
-- bobdurnell, Santa Ana California.
RickL
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Bob, they look great and I bet it was a challange matching the table with the stain. Good job.
-- Rick, Jackson, TN "Do What You Like. Like What You Do" Life Is Good