Dad's Table

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My FIL made himself a small coffeetable out of Cherry and Wenge. Thought I'd show it off.

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That looks awesome. Thanks for sharing. Moose
 
Andy,
Nice! How did he do the inlay in the leg? At first glance it fooled my eye and I thought it was in the mortice for the apron?
Noah
 
A router to start, then a chisel. He also did/helped me do most of the pieces I did. I really need to do a woodworking project soon. They take up a lot of damn space though, and take a LONG time compared to a knife. Plus, they're a daunting project for me. I'm not very good with tools.:eek: I shit you not. He's a way better woodworker than I am.
 
very nice!

i found a large chunk of butcherblock countertop on craigslist and ordered some pre-made legs to bolt to it for my desk. that's about all the project i had space for. it's nice, but nothing like that table.
 
Talented guy! Looks like you coulda slipped a bullseye lanyard or beauty mark in there somewhere, though! ;)
 
I thought of putting a bullseye into my SKS stock after modding it. LOL.

Naa.
 
Beautiful table! I love the inlay in the legs and the grain on that top is spectacular! Those two woods make for a really nice contrast.
 
While I am no carpenter, that is clearly excellent work.:thumbup:

Your FIL is to be congratulated.

At my place of work, I have a colleague -- a considerably older physicist who I look up to, professionally (he is rather shorter than I). A fountain of wisdom, experience, knowledge, and technique. He also happens to have an excellent wood-working shop at his home. If practiced with care and affection, I think carpentry is a way to quiet the soul and develop patience and equanimity.

Hmm. It's practically a philosophy ... in wood.:cool:;)
 
Fiddleback said:
A router to start, then a chisel. He also did/helped me do most of the pieces I did. I really need to do a woodworking project soon. They take up a lot of damn space though, and take a LONG time compared to a knife. Plus, they're a daunting project for me. I'm not very good with tools.:eek: I shit you not. He's a way better woodworker than I am.
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My young friend, all it takes is patience and time.

Why, a gifted youngster like you could be making magic in no time.:D
 
OldPhysics said:
While I am no carpenter, that is clearly excellent work.:thumbup:

Your FIL is to be congratulated.

At my place of work, I have a colleague -- a considerably older physicist who I look up to, professionally (he is rather shorter than I). A fountain of wisdom, experience, knowledge, and technique. He also happens to have an excellent wood-working shop at his home. If practiced with care and affection, I think carpentry is a way to quiet the soul and develop patience and equanimity.

Hmm. It's practically a philosophy ... in wood.:cool:;)
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I'm entirely in tune with you here. I have a wood lathe in my workshop and, while I don't actually make anything that would be of much use to anyone, I enjoy simply turning bits of wood into weird shapes. It's a bit like whittling or knife sharpening in a way, great mental therapy.

BTW, that's a bloody nice table, I wish I had the skill/knowledge to do something like that. The best I could do was make a serviceable workbench for my workshop.



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gajinoz said:
I'm entirely in tune with you here. I have a wood lathe in my workshop and, while I don't actually make anything that would be of much use to anyone, I enjoy simply turning bits of wood into weird shapes. It's a bit like whittling or knife sharpening in a way, great mental therapy.

BTW, that's a bloody nice table, I wish I had the skill/knowledge to do something like that. The best I could do was make a serviceable workbench for my workshop.



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And, at that, your level of expertise probably exceeds mine.:o
 
Is your FILs name Norm by any chance?
That is one nice table & rivals anything Norm Abram did in his new yankee workshop.
 
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