Popular Post Bombarde16 Posted June 16, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Still a few details to clean up but I think we can call it essentially done for the purposes of this thread. Some lessons learned: The square portion of the legs above the pommels should be smaller. I went back to look at Gottshall and, sure enough, that's a detail I had missed. By that point in the build, though, I didn't want to re-engineer all the internals and decided to let it stand. It still needs some drawer pulls. Not sure what I want to do for those. The spacing of the two drawers visible on this face means that whatever pulls I make will be positioned in an odd place. Probably best to keep them as unremarkable as possible. It does indeed need a finial where the stretchers cross. Not sure what I want to do for that, either. Hardly a new discovery, but full-sized templates and patterns are always worth the time and materials it takes to make them. They also look cool hanging up on the shop wall. Black paint on a coarse, open-pored wood (aka the dreaded "Pottery Barn" finish) seems to help keep the attention on the prettier cherry below. This will eventually get a white fabric runner so it won't be a giant black plate forever. Working with "rustic" lumber (aka Cletus wood) adds tremendously to the build time. All the work of stabilizing cracks with epoxy and trying to get this stuff flat enough for work. This project used up a little less than half of the wood I got from this tree. For all that, I'm happy with how it turned out. This room is slated to be upgraded with better flooring and the table will look better once it's on something nicer than Pergo. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Wow that turned out great!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 16, 2018 Report Share Posted June 16, 2018 Your table came out looking great. At first I was wondering about the oak & cherry combo. But with a black/ dark finish it works nicely. Perhaps a miniature trumpet finial ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 On 6/16/2018 at 7:23 PM, wdwerker said: Perhaps a miniature trumpet finial ? Here's what Gottshall suggests. I see more construction lumber prototyping in this piece's future. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 I like the bottom left drawing. The first drawing has it looking like a chess piece. I've learned that little details under a low table are usually only seen with a passing glance, so it's purely a personal choice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 18, 2018 Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 That table looks great. I was iffy on the black paint but now that i see it's to cover up oak i get it and like it I can't look at finials with out developing a lot of dirty thoughts ..... it's just not possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bombarde16 Posted June 18, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2018 1 hour ago, Chestnut said: I can't look at finials with out developing a lot of dirty thoughts ..... it's just not possible. Please share! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 19, 2018 Report Share Posted June 19, 2018 And we are back to the small jointer zone ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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