| Project by CaptainSkully | posted 96 days ago | 216 views | 3 times favorited | 8 comments | ![]() |
These were made from red oak from the plans in Popular Mechanics – Mission Furniture – How to Make It. We found the book in the Gamble House bookstore. Originally, I was only going to make one, but I made a mental mistake, thinking that tables need four legs. When I realized that two lapped legs form one table, therefore I had an extra set of legs, I went ahead and made a second top. Viola! Instant second table. These were finished with the ammonia fuming process.
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thetimberkid
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posted 96 days ago
Great job!
Thanks for the post
Callum
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CaptainSkully
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posted 96 days ago
Actually, my buddy Eric made one for his son’s nursery. He gave me a copy of the plans, which I used to make them. We found the book later. Eric has inspired my woodworking for several years.
-- You can't control the wind, but you can adjust your sails
tenontim
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posted 96 days ago
nice job on this. be aware that red oak gets a green tint to it when fumed with ammonia. looks like you just lightly fumed it, so it’s not noticeable in the photo.
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CaptainSkully
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posted 96 days ago
Yeah, I wasn’t overwhelmingly happy with the finish on the bookends and tabouret tables, but I knew that going in based on research. I have since gone to all quartersawn white oak, which should take fuming just fine. Ironically, Stickley used a fumed finish to downplay the medullary ray fleck in QSWO, which he thought gave it a more blended look. I personally like to highlight the rays. I’ve been using TransTint Reddish Brown in alcohol and have been happy with it’s simplicity and finished look.
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daveintexas
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posted 95 days ago
Nice table, I like the tru tenons. Did you drill out most, and then chisel out the rest??
I have never tried the fuming, because like you I like to pop the rays.
Been working with asphaltum satin lately and really like the finish it gives.
Thanks for posting
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CaptainSkully
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posted 95 days ago
Yeah, they were drilled out mostly, then filed to fit the existing tenon. Making everything on a ten degree andgle was the hardest part.
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Jason
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posted 95 days ago
Pretty cool looking! Thanks.
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alain
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posted 85 days ago
really great !
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