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Thread: A table and bench for sister

  1. #16
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    Truly outstanding craftsmanship!
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    Very nicely done Prashun!
    Ken

    So much to learn, so little time.....

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    Very elegant, especially the bench.

  4. #19
    Very nice execution. The particular walnut you used looks to be a pretty color with a bit of red in it. Thumbs up on the sapwood you left at the edges of the table.

    I think the bench looks very beautiful as is.
    Hearing how particular you are about grain orientation though, if you build another I think you would like the look of rift sawn stock for the legs in a piece like this. Thank you for sharing

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    Thank you all for the comments!

    Yes, Edwin, I would use rift sawn if I could do it again. Of course, I'm complaining about the nice vertical grain walnut I was fortunate to receive, so I realize I'm being a little precious, but I have come to appreciate the quiet elegance of rift sawn stock for cherry and white oak in particular.

    I too am partial to the bench over the table. The table has the long sides of the apron cross-lapped into the short sides. While I like the exposed ends this allows, it tucks the long sides of the apron a little too far under the table so they're not visible. That makes it a little unbalanced to me.

  6. #21
    Prashun,
    Is this English Walnut?
    Would you mind discussing the joinery and the support assembly going on under the bench seat?

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    Nice work Prashun,Beautiful wood too.
    Aj

  8. #23
    Stunning! I love it!

  9. #24
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    Elegant and beautiful! Thanks for sharing.
    Rustic? Well, no. That was not my intention!

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    Really nice work.

  11. #26
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    Nicely done. I really like the bench. Fabulous job!!!

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    Very well done....Excellent!!!
    Jerry

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    Under joinery not sophisticated...

    Edwin-
    Here is an embarrassing pic of the underside. The stretchers are simply screwed into the seat bottom. The gap in the middle, quartersawn orientation of the seat pieces, and width make me unconcerned about wood movement.

    You will notice that the screw locations are not symmetrical; looks like I forgot to clean up the errant countersink hole.

    U used the sapwood which would normally be thrown away for the stretchers. I like the contrast, and it's largely hidden from view. I did the leg roundovers with a block plane, rasp, and orbital sander. The stretchers are cross-lapped into the rail between the legs. I think that works better here than in the table.
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    Nothing about that should be "embarrassing", Prashun! Out of sight efficient construction methods are what they are.
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    I don't come out of hiding very often, but those are spectacular. Great design, beautifully executed.

    Well done, you.

    Jeff

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