Project by Banjobob | posted 04-20-2021 03:46 PM | 1316 views | 0 times favorited | 15 comments | ![]() |
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Finished this farm trestle table built from 3rd coast craftsman plans. The wood was cut & milled from 2 pecan trees from our property. They were roughcut with a chainsaw, stickered & air dried for 18 months. Milled them with a benchtop jointer & planer. Edge jointing was accomplished by routing between 2 boards at once (boards were too long for my jointer). Top, upright & feet were laminated with 2 or 3 boards then milled to dimensions. Cut all the trestle mortices by hand (used a spray mortise chisel-my 1st really good chisel) & tenons were by hand & table saw. This was my 1st attempt at bread board ends & draw boring & I think they came out fairly well (not near as precise as 3rd coast craftsman!). Drilled breadboard mortices on drill press & finished them with my second really good chisels (4 piece firmer set from narex). Attached them with walnut dowels. Filled multiple knots & ‘worm’s holes with epoxy. Sanded with belt then random orbital sander 80 thru 220. Finished with armor-seal satin finish sanding with 320 between coats. Buffed with 3m buffing pads. Didn’t like finish so used some paraffin oil with compound & rottenstone then buffed with 3m pads on random orbital sander. There are several areas that could be improved but my wife really loves it. It’s an anniversary present. I think I have enough wood left for chairs but that’s a future project. Thanks for looking.
-- Allan, Oklahoma.
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BurlyBob
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#1 posted 04-20-2021 05:10 PM
Very nice table.
Banjobob
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#2 posted 04-20-2021 05:41 PM
Thanks BurlyBob.
-- Allan, Oklahoma.
987Ron
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#3 posted 04-20-2021 07:00 PM
Like the table and of course the pecan is a great wood.
-- Ron
Banjobob
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#4 posted 04-20-2021 07:04 PM
Thanks 987Ron. It was fun to make. Pecan is beautiful but it highly challenged my woodworking skills.
-- Allan, Oklahoma.
rtbrmb
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#5 posted 04-20-2021 08:31 PM
Excellent job – a project of this magnitude would challenge anyone’s woodworking skills.
Can’t wait to see the chairs.
Thanks for posting.
Bill in MI
English
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#6 posted 04-20-2021 11:28 PM
Beautiful Table. I love the look of pecan. But that is the hardest wood I have ever worked with, takes forever to sand smooth.
-- John, Suffolk Virgina
BuckeyeDennis
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#7 posted 04-20-2021 11:49 PM
I love it. It’s gotta feel great, making it from wood that you milled youself.
-- Dennis 'We are all faced with a series of great opportunities, brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.' Charles Swindoll
AJ1104
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#8 posted 04-21-2021 12:17 AM
Beautiful job. This is the one project you get to use and admire everyday.
-- AJ
ChuckV
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#9 posted 04-21-2021 12:23 AM
That is absolutely beautiful – congratulations!
I love the photo of the wood stickered out in the rain.
-- "Join the chorus if you can. It'll make of you an honest man." - I. Anderson
mtnwild
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#10 posted 04-21-2021 12:33 AM
From tree to table, how cool is that!!
Farm out, get it?! Never mind…
Skills showing, beautiful…
-- mtnwild (Jack), It's not what you see, it's how you see it.
swirt
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#11 posted 04-21-2021 12:48 AM
Love the start to finish story of this and beautiful results. Well done.
-- Galootish log blog, http://www.timberframe-tools.com
BB1
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#12 posted 04-21-2021 01:57 AM
Wow. Lovely table and even better that it was from your property.
BillGo
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#13 posted 04-21-2021 02:07 AM
Very nice. Of all the projects you could make, a kitchen table has to be the best. It’s the centerpiece of your house! Well done! It looks amazing.
-- Bill - in New Hampshire
Tom
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#14 posted 04-21-2021 01:47 PM
Looks great. Nice work! :)
-- Tom
Banjobob
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#15 posted 04-22-2021 10:02 AM
Thanks Bill: yes it was very challenging to complete-chairs may be a year off (or longer!)
Thanks John: yes it’s VERY hard but the surface has already survived a couple items inadvertently ‘dropped’ on it without denting!
Thanks Dennis: after almost 2 years in the works it does seem like something was accomplished
Thanks AJ1104: I’m letting it set for the curing times listed by General Finishes-can’t wait for bacon, eggs & coffee in the morning on it!
Thanks MTNWild: the stack was in the rain many times but it is covered with exterior plywood. While there was some twisting, there was very little serious checking.
Thanks BBI: I enjoyed cutting, moving & rough milling the logs with a chainsaw. Best part was end result & my wife’s smiles!
Thanks BILLGO: looking forward to multiple fellowships around the table!
Thanks Tom: I appreciate the kind words.
-- Allan, Oklahoma.
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