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See the blog on this build here: http://lumberjocks.com/junipercanyon/blog/31301
This was a very fun and challenging project for me. This was a commission project from a good friend of mine who at first asked for a “log” picnic table. Well, I sent him some pics of the sculpted top idea and he really liked it so I tried to combine the “log” look with the sculpted top. They compliment each other pretty good I think. All the lumber is milled from juniper using my Alaskan chainsaw mill. I sanded from 60grit down to a final had sand of 320grit, but was careful not to go too deep. I was wanting a very smooth touch, but didn’t want to loose the mill marks from the chainsaw so that the visual was still very rustic. I used teak oil for the finish since this will be used outdoors and the climate is pretty wet at its new home in NW Oregon. I’ll make a few minor adjustments when I build another one, but I’m pretty happy with how this came together. One of the neat accidental “inclusions” in this table is a bullet in the top that I somehow got lucky enough to mill in half.
-- Juniper Canyon Design
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Monte Pittman
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#1 posted 10-05-2012 05:11 PM
I really these are great. I hope you sell a truckload of them.
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MonteCristo
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#2 posted 10-05-2012 05:43 PM
Cool table ! The bullet reminds me of one I found splitting wood as a teenager. A neat find !
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CartersWhittling
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#3 posted 10-05-2012 06:10 PM
Fantastic, I love that top! I just can’t imagine how much sanding there was to do.
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SandMan90
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#4 posted 10-05-2012 06:13 PM
Super work. Love it. Love the Theme you are going with as well.
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#5 posted 10-05-2012 06:54 PM
Great concept! And super nice tables!
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#6 posted 10-05-2012 08:39 PM
beautiful table.
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#7 posted 10-05-2012 09:50 PM
Your friend got a good deal with this table! Great work on it!
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#8 posted 10-05-2012 10:49 PM
Man that is a work of beauty. A fine job you did on this.
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gfadvm
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#9 posted 10-06-2012 01:08 AM
It turned out great and the bullet was a bonus!
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woodshaver Tony C
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#10 posted 10-06-2012 01:26 AM
WOW! What a great looking table! Fantastic!
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Chris P.
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#11 posted 10-06-2012 02:53 AM
Has anyone told you that the table boards look like big pieces of bacon? I am suddenly hungry.
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#12 posted 10-06-2012 04:01 AM
Best-looking picnic table ever!
L/W
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#13 posted 10-06-2012 11:16 AM
Great table, love that bullet.
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Ivan
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#14 posted 10-06-2012 12:04 PM
Awsome, remind me on Flintstone’s table :-)
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#15 posted 10-06-2012 02:25 PM
Really nice project!
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