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Here are a couple of pics of a table I made for my daughter to do her homework.
It is made of Lyptus and Cherry. I really liked working with the Lyptus. It worked well and was very heavy. There are a couple things I would have done differently. I should have tapered the legs more and I should have used a thin kerf blade for cutting the drawer front.
For the finish I used a couple coats of BLO, then a seal coat of shellac, and lastly three coats of deft satin spray varnish on top.
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John,
Nice, clean design. I like the color also.
If I had a table like that maybe I would have done my homework more often.
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Beautiful table John. Nice, simple design.
Bernie
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Very nice John!
Great Job.
Dick
No Pain-No Gain- Not!
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My wife is standing behind me and looking over my shoulder. She says to say "Wow. I want one!!" (Knowing full well I'm still about 3 years out from being able to make her one!)
Nice table! Really, it's great!
They can have my coffee when they pry it from my cold, dead fingers.
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John,
THe table looks terrific!! Nice job.....excellent project!
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Actually, John, the legs look in correct proportion to the rest of the piece. THE PROJECT IS VERY NICE!
BRUCE
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Nicely done, John. I like the wood you used for the front -- it's got nice figure. You get an "A" for your homework, hopefully it'll carry over to your daughter, too.
- Vaughn
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as others have said... great looking table. so what is next?
lou
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John, I have heard a lot of good things about Lyptus and the cherry looks beautiful, nice wood choice.
It is a pretty table.
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John,
That sure is a great looking table! Still wouldn't help me get my homework doneI am such a procrastinator!
Jeff Sudmeier
"It's not the quality of the tool being used, it's the skills of the craftsman using the tool that really matter. Unfortunately, I don't have high quality in either"
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Good job. I love them wood choice. That drawer looks nice and tight in the apron.
The legs look good as they are, it gives the table a nice sturdy look that you want in a work table. I love legs that are very tapered, but they give such an impression of lightness that you wouldn't feel right throwing a backpack full of books down on the table. Something that is not done often enough is tapering the 2 inside faces of each leg and leaving the 2 outside faces square.
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How will she get any homework done distracted by that table?
Really nice work John. That cherry front really has some beautiful figure.
Pete
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My failure as a coach is that I can't think of any other place to play."
- Harry Neale, Vancouver Canucks
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John, the table turned out great. I'm sure you daughter is going to have a love/hate relationship with it though
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Very nice, John! Looks quite similar to the table I made for my niece a few years ago for the same purpose...not that I know if she's used it that way! This is a really good table design because it's so versatile...you can scale it for size in so many ways. Great job!
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