| Project by Jon Spelbring | posted 02-20-2010 07:36 PM | 2044 views | 1 time favorited | 8 comments |  |
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I really like the Arts and Crafts forms – especially Stickley and Limbert. I had tried once before to do a tabouret (octagonal) out of walnut, but never finished it. So, here’s a simpler one – straight legs, round top. It’s done in white oak, with a lacquer finish. This was my first attempt at M&T joinery. The stretchers use half laps, with M&T joints into the legs.
Things I learned
- Laquer really stinks (I brushed it on – 3 coats)
- I really should have tried some aniline dye – it looks very plain. The next one will be done using quartersawn white oak
- White oak is tough stuff! It took forever to sand. Next time: hand planes and scrapers.
No, I didn’t make the Morris chair next to it – it’s store bought <hangs>. But the beer in mine!
-- To do is to be
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KMJohnson
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#1 posted 02-20-2010 07:44 PM
Nice table. Looks like a real winner.
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KnotCurser
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#2 posted 02-20-2010 07:57 PM
ANY furniture is always made better by what’s placed on top of it! ;-)
Seriously – You allowed the grain to do what it does best and didn’t hide it – this certainly isn’t a “plain” table by any means! I would be very proud to display this piece anywhere in my house.
You also captured the S&L Style well. Maybe would like to see a closeup of the M&T Joints next time…...
Well done!
-bob
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ohwoodeye
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#3 posted 02-20-2010 07:59 PM
That looks really, really awsome. The table is very nice as well.
Good job.
-- "Fine Woodworking" is the name given to a project that takes 3 times longer than normal to finish because you used hand tools instead of power tools. ----Mike, Waukesha, WI
donjoe
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#4 posted 02-20-2010 09:54 PM
A really nice table. The oak looks great.
-- Donnie-- listen to the wood.
Jon Spelbring
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#5 posted 02-20-2010 11:59 PM
Bob – Thanks for the kind comments.
As to close ups of the M&T… Errrr…. I’d rather not. They work, and from a reasonable distance they look OK. Up close; not so much ;-)
-- To do is to be
CaptainSkully
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#6 posted 02-21-2010 05:30 PM
Jon, very nice start! I love that style too. I made the splayed leg, octagonal tabouret a few years ago as my first real project. Whatever you decide to build next, you will be much happier with your work. I’d probably go for a nice Stickley bookshelf. The designs are elegantly simple and you don’t need plans to figure them out.
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a1Jim
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#7 posted 02-21-2010 05:34 PM
A great first table.
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Jon Spelbring
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#8 posted 02-22-2010 05:34 AM
CaptainScully,
Yes! There are several A&C book/magazine shelves on my todo list. ... and I do have a decent cache of QSWO!
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