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Joe,

You were correct. I was expecting a symmetrical cut, but the fingers are not exactly symmetrical.

Thanks for the help.

I am in the process of a project with some simple through dovetails. I use a Leigh D4 dovetail jig, and have many times before. However, this one has me beating my head on the wall for a problem I...

The carrot and peas look almost real!!

Seriously, great work on everything. Is this all of your own design?

Good evening.

I am in the final stages of a walnut dining room table. I mixed some 2 part epoxy and coffee grounds for knot hole filler, but cannot get it to harden. It has been over a week,...

Great looking piece.

What was your finishing schedule on that? Looks beautiful!

Jaw-dropping beautiful! I cannot even comprehend how you accomplish such beautiful work. Great, great job!

Good afternoon.

I am in the process of building a kitchen table out of walnut. I am needing to place a small dutchman where there is a defect in a really nice board, but have never done this nor...

Hi Marshall.

What is really odd, is I personally saw these at the fair last week. Very nice work indeed.

Regards.

Irv

Hans,

You did this wood justice. It is absolutely beautiful!

Are the chairs of your own design? I love the back design on those.

Irv

Beautiful!
I am assuming this is of your own design?
Great work.

Lee,
I have looked back for prior conversation about the dimensions etc... but cannot seem to locate them. Can you share the dimensions with us? Also, what finish did you use, and what joinery on...

Ok. Its 3 hands and a little more, prob another 2-3 inches. And definitely at least 1 3/4 thick, but prob 1 7/8.

He owns a couple of auto shops and sometimes will trade mechanic work for auto...

Right after I clicked "submit reply" I realized what I had said.... I see this one going down the tubes quickly...

I will physically measure tonight when i get home. I have 8" hands (length) and it was 3.5 +/- of my hands.

Ran home at lunch today and turned onto my road to find this load of lumber in my neighbor's driveway. Cherry. Freshly milled. The large piece on the top-middle was about 28" wide and 8/4 thick. .......

I have bought rough-sawn, air-dried walnut several times now. You may be buying 1k bd feet, but unless it was really REALLY dried well, you can probably count on a much higher than normal waste...

A beautiful, beautiful piece. I love the post/leg configuration.
Irv

Thank you all for the feedback on this matter. I am going to go with the Waterlox satin.

Jim...do you have an opinion on paste wax for a table top?

Hello All.

I am in the process of building a walnut kitchen table. I had planned on using Behlens RockHard finish for the top and then satin poly for the rest.

I did not realize that Behlens...

Good evening.

I am in the process of assembling a 40x70 kitchen table. The legs are 3 3/8 tapered to 1 1/2 in. Aprons 4" wide, with a mortise & tenon joining them to the legs.

My question is...

I am in the process of building a kitchen table from walnut. The legs are 29" in height, 3 3/8" square. I would like to taper these on two sides, but cannot find any real standard on angle or...

Thank you all for the feedback. It is looking like I will go the M/T route on this.

The long aprons are 64" long. What is the best way to cut tenons on these? Those seem a little long to try...

Good evening all.

I am in the process of building a kitchen table out of walnut.

In joining the aprons to the legs, I am curious as to whether to use mortise & tenon joints or a sliding...

Totally narly dude......
;)

Irv

I am not sure what area the log is in, but if it is urban-like or any reasonable chance that it was in a fence-row, I would check it for metal first (nails, bullets, barbed wire, etc). I have tried...