Popular Post wnaziri Posted June 27, 2018 Popular Post Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 (edited) I recently built a prototype table and I really liked the proportions of the prototype. So, I began to build the final version of the table. I had seen Kyle Toth build a table that looked like it had tablecloth placed in center of it and I wanted to build one like it. The most difficult part of the build for me was choosing a suitable lumber combination. I finally settled on of combo of varieties that I had on hand. The main lumber for the table is canary wood. I bought a slab of the stuff in an auction and supposedly, the log had been under water for several decades. For the center portion of the table, I used a piece of waterfall bubinga. This stuff is hard as rock and a pain to work with but it is beautiful. The inlay banding was my first attempting at making inlay. I probably made enough to make 10 more such tables but it sure was fun to do. I made the banding out of Wenge, black dyed veneer, and holly. I finished the piece with Arm-R-Seal. I did apply pore filler to the table top to make it nice and smooth. All components were sanded to 320, then sealed with 1 lb cut de-waxed shellac, followed by 4 coats of Arm-R-Seal. By the way, the joinery is all mortise and tenon construction. Above is the un-finished, un-sanded table top. I pre-finished all components before final assembly. The table top after last coat of finish. Even the sating finish looks shiny when pores all filled and sanded between each coat. My wife chose to place the table by a bay window in the dining room and it gets a good amount of sunlight. The colors are getting deeper and looking better every day. Thank you for viewing and welcome all comments. Edited June 27, 2018 by wnaziri 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pkinneb Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 That is really nice!! I really like the inlay and banding. Are the center check designs inlays or cuts that show shadow lines? How did you put the back bevel on the table top bottom after the fact? I am assuming maybe a router and then handtools used to clean up the overhanging "table cloth"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..Kev Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 That's a super nice piece! Stellar work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drzaius Posted June 27, 2018 Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 Wade, that is simply outstanding. The proportions, colors, grain, all spot on. Well done! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted June 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 1 hour ago, pkinneb said: Are the center check designs inlays or cuts that show shadow lines? --> Cent check design: kerf frommy Lie-Nielsen dovetail saw with black dyed veneer 1 hour ago, pkinneb said: How did you put the back bevel on the table top bottom after the fact? I am assuming maybe a router and then handtools used to clean up the overhanging "table cloth"? --> Bingo: {router and then handtools used to clean up the overhanging "table cloth"} 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wnaziri Posted June 27, 2018 Author Popular Post Report Share Posted June 27, 2018 This table was designed from the outset with the expectation of being placed in our house. When I brought it home, my wife chose an entirely different place than what I had in mind. As she likes to remind me, she is always right. Here is the final resting place for the table in the dining room, replacing a commercially-produced table we had purchased several years ago. Note the irony that the "Hall" table is in the Dining Room. Oy vey. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Llama Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woodenskye Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 I agree nice work. I do have a question, the "tablecloth" part hanging down, how strong is it? Maybe you don't have kids, cause I could see that as a breakable part on a nice piece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhighlander Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Sweet! The only thing I can imagine that would make it even cooler is some linen-fold carving on the hanging 'cloth' ends! Nice work, Wade! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushwacked Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 wow!!! Now that is an impressive piece of work there!! how did you do the checkered pattern? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 44 minutes ago, Woodenskye said: I do have a question, the "tablecloth" part hanging down, how strong is it? I did a sample glue up and it took tremendous effort to break the joint. When the middle bubinga piece was not integrated into the table top, I had it sitting on the hanging ends. I placed a bunch of lumber on it to see if it would hold up. In fact, I placed a whole lot of lumber that I had milled for projects on it and it held up amazingly well. Nothing is unbreakable but I think that joint will hold up in ordinary use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnaziri Posted June 28, 2018 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 4 minutes ago, bushwacked said: how did you do the checkered pattern? I drew the lines with a white marker to make sure the squares were evenly spaced and continued down the side naturally. I clamped a straight edge along each line and created a kerf against the straight edge with my dovetail saw. I glued 2 mm strips of black dyed veneer into each strip. It was tedious and time consuming. However, after I finish my day job, sitting at my workbench and doing the inlay seemed therapeutic and relaxing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Really beautiful piece Wade. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chet Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 That really is supper nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Wonderful work, Thanks for sharing with us. I like it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mat60 Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Very nice looking table. I like it a lot also. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wdwerker Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 A true intersection between art and craft ! Definitely sign & date it . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chestnut Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 This is beautiful and awesome on so many different levels. In a way that doesn't make sense this reminds me of Jake Cress's work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick S Posted June 28, 2018 Report Share Posted June 28, 2018 Beautiful work, Wade. I saw this on your Instagram feed and was hoping you would do a build journal on it. I'm a big fan of Kyle's work. Very imaginative guy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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