Project by Dave Rutan | posted 10-05-2014 06:39 PM | 2033 views | 0 times favorited | 6 comments | ![]() |
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For a long time I’ve thought that our church’s library/meeting room needed a proper table. Until now they have made do with two long folding tables, side by side. True they weren’t that bad, but I felt a nice table would be worth making.
I wanted to try and match the general color of the other furniture in the room. It’s basically a dark cherry color. In this I think I succeeded, though it was an adventure in coloring wood. My table measures 50 inches by 6 1/2 feet. It’s made from maple veneer plywood with pine edging which is chamfered.
Because the table is in our church, I inscribed references to 4 Bible passages on the table, one on the edge of each side. These are the ones I chose:
Proverbs 16:3 – Commit your work to the Lord, and your plans will be established.
Matthew 18:20 – For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I among them.
Proverbs 19:21 – Many are the plans in the mind of a man, but it is the purpose of the Lord that will stand.
John 13:34 – A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another.
I like the way the inscriptions turned out. They don’t stand out from a distance and then you just notice them.
Sometime in the future, maybe this winter, I’m going to make 10 chairs to go with this table.
[EDIT] I’ve added a 6th photo showing the table and the 8 chairs that I built. I may yet build the 9th and 10th, but I’m not in a hurry to do that yet.
-- Ni faru ion el ligno!
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Mark
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#1 posted 10-05-2014 11:53 PM
Very nice Dave. Well done.
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#2 posted 10-06-2014 12:19 AM
Looks super,nice work.
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gfadvm
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#3 posted 10-06-2014 12:25 AM
Outstanding job! The Bible verses are a very nice addition.
And you nailed the color match (always a challenge).
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#4 posted 10-06-2014 01:32 PM
great project… sure adds a lot to the room. Chairs will make it even better.
-- Matt -- I yam what I yam and that's all what I yam
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#5 posted 10-06-2014 02:53 PM
Thanks for the kind words, folks!
-- Ni faru ion el ligno!
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#6 posted 10-06-2014 03:14 PM
Great job, Dave. Looks much better than a couple of folding tables, for sure. I agree, the bible verses are a very nice touch. Thanks for sharing.
-- God bless, Candy
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