Popular Post ..Kev Posted January 13, 2014 Popular Post Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 I know this is being posted nearly at the same time as my other project but, I got held up on that project waiting for drawer glides to arrive so, got going on this one. I decided to hold off on the finish on the other project until this one was ready.. I hate clean-up.. Once again, I apologize for the size of the pictures, I'm not quite sure what's up with the host! Was asked by my dad's wife to build a table for a lamp. Needed to somewhat match the entertainment center that was already in the room. The real issue was the entertainment center was a horrible attempt at G & G from Vietnam. Go figure. So, I let her chose the wood (walnut) and told her I would see what I could do.. As usual, it's family and they're on a very strict budget. In other words, they don't want to pay for it Anyway, here it is. Total cost: $78.00 as I didn't charge them for labor or materials that I had on hand. Lumber for the table - 8/4 for the legs and 4/4 for everything else. Layout - As they're on a budget, I really didn't have a lot of stock to really do much grain matching. I did the best I could with what I had and made her 'ok' it before gluing it up. Rough Milling Top and bottom shelf glued up - legs milled to size - I used the Domino to align the panels. I ended up not using the bottom panel as I just didn't like the way it looked. Breadboard ends cut for the top. Breadboards attached and top sanded to 180 - 400 on the endgrain Dry assembly Subassembly glue up All done - 3 coats of GF wipe on poly and 5 coats of GF WB Satin sanded between coats. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Nice!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Beautiful work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Thanks guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Well done sir! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisphr Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Very nice! How much time did it take? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
duckkisser Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Looks nice I would suggest if you make more the bottom braces that you curve the bottom like the top. Just looks a little out of place but only to some one who builds stuff. But only a fellow woodworker would probably notice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Very nice! How much time did it take? Total work time, about 3 or 4 days. To be honest, because I was bouncing between this one and the wife's quilting cabinet, I didn't keep track of time per project. Looks nice I would suggest if you make more the bottom braces that you curve the bottom like the top. Just looks a little out of place but only to some one who builds stuff. But only a fellow woodworker would probably notice Nice catch! Initially, I was going to put a shelf in that section but, I didn't like the way that looked. If I had to do it over again, I would change the bottom rails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Just curious...why the water-based on top of the Arm-R-Seal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Just curious...why the water-based on top of the Arm-R-Seal? Mostly because I like the way it looks on Walnut. To me, it looks a bit deeper and richer. This table certainly won't be seeing any major use and abuse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janello Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Very nice Tiods! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric. Posted January 13, 2014 Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 Mostly because I like the way it looks on Walnut. To me, it looks a bit deeper and richer. This table certainly won't be seeing any major use and abuse. Then I'm just curious...why the Arm-R-Seal under the WB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted January 13, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 13, 2014 No particular reason, I just like the spray finish.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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