Solid oak base... mission style... Cherry veneer top. It was a bit trickier than I thought it would be, but it came out ok....
Made myself a table...
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Cool room.
That goes really well w/ the room. Great job!!
Holy crap that is nice, good job indeed.
nice job on the joints
you are a regular amish
you are a regular amish
looks good. Want to make me one
Looks great! Very nice work!
Now feed me.
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JRB
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Looks really good.
Wow, that looks awesome. What kind of setup do you have? Is it mostly ad hoc (whatever you had lying around, circular saw, jigsaw, etc.), or did you go out and buy some real woodworking tools?
I've got a friend who's dad just converted half his garage into a woodworking workshop. He's got a couple really huge bandsaws, a lathe, and some other stuff.
I've got a friend who's dad just converted half his garage into a woodworking workshop. He's got a couple really huge bandsaws, a lathe, and some other stuff.
I think my wife and I have that Persian rug at home...... 
Sweet table! I've got a buddy who does furniture - he made an armoire and a chest of drawers for our bedroom. It's sooooooooo much better quality than the crap you find at the stores for the price.
Sweet table! I've got a buddy who does furniture - he made an armoire and a chest of drawers for our bedroom. It's sooooooooo much better quality than the crap you find at the stores for the price.
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enkidu
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Nice clean lines. I love the simplicity of it.
Now I can actually entertain people... at age 36, I can actually have a dinner party... its so..... adultEcho said:
50ish hours...Bicyclist said:
I only have a planner, a miter saw and a table saw... I actually slapped 3 saw blades together separated by washers to make my own ghetto "dado" for some of the joints.binary visions said:
By making this table, it blows my mind that complex furniture is still made completely with hand tools... (Amish... etc.)
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We make chairs here, but they look different than those.stosh said:
Nope... overstock.com... $340/4 shipped.stosh said:
If I have time this winter, I plan on making a Frank Lloyd Wright window for the room... big project though... 600+ pieces of glass...
should look a little like this:
should look a little like this:
Why don't you have someone make it for you. I had an artist do one for me a few years back. The price wasn't bad and it didn't cost me all the extra $ to buy the equipment.Crashby said:If I have time this winter, I plan on making a Frank Lloyd Wright window for the room... big project though... 600+ pieces of glass...
should look a little like this:
Well... making it myself is my... thing... thats the whole point. I have this strange compulsion to do everything myself.stosh said:
here is the top... 5 coats hand rubbed poly followed by an auto wax polish:
I like to build things myself but stained glass doesn't seem fun to me.Crashby said:Well... making it myself is my... thing... thats the whole point. I have this strange compulsion to do everything myself.
here is the top... 5 coats hand rubbed poly followed by an auto wax polish:
Table looks good man. 50hrs on that bad boy aint bad.
mtnbrider said:
From someone who has done workworking for over 20 years all
I can say is you did a first class job! But you do realize you'll never
be able to walk into a furniture store without saying to yourself that
I can make that for 1/2 the cost. Workworking is a slippery slope.
I can say is you did a first class job! But you do realize you'll never
be able to walk into a furniture store without saying to yourself that
I can make that for 1/2 the cost. Workworking is a slippery slope.