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Replacement Table Leaves

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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.

-- Glenn, New Mexico

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kewald

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posted 319 days ago

Very nicely done!

-- Always do the Right Thing the Right Way the First Time - if you can figure out what that is! Ken, Spring Branch, TX

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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!

-- Rico Durnell Woodworker

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teenagewoodworker

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posted 319 days ago

very nice! love the color. thanks for the post.

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Greg Wurst

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posted 319 days ago

Nice work!

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griff

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posted 319 days ago

Very good,

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

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brianinpa

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posted 319 days ago

I really like the finish. Looks great.

-- Brian, Lebanon PA, If you aren’t having fun doing it, find something else to do.

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Maddhatter

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posted 319 days ago

Well Done – love the color

-- Norm (AKA - The Maddhatter), Middletown DE

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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 ?

-- 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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trifern

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posted 318 days ago

Must be a great neighborhood you live in. Thanks for sharing.

-- My favorite piece is my last one, my best piece is my next one.

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bobdurnell

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posted 318 days ago

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.

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RickL

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posted 318 days ago

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

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