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  1. Philadelphia Card Table

    This card table is based on a similar version in the National Gallery of Art thought to be made by Thomas Affleck in the latter half of the 18th century in Philadelphia. Below is the original made in mahogany: With cherry being so abundant where I live, that's what I went with seen below...
  2. Federal Period Card Table

    Mahogany primary, poplar secondary, q.s. white oak, mahogany crotch veneer, fiddle-back maple veneer, big-leaf Western maple burl inlays, scorched maple bellflower inlays, maple stringing, maple purfling, maple and walnut & mahogany banding, holly & ebony stringing. 6+ coats pre-cat sprayed...
  3. Card Table Top

    Some gents at a local organization wanted an upgraded table for their regular card games. This one similar to what they had, just better woods and finish. No base, they just wanted a top to go over an existing plain table. Red oak from my own place with Hond. mahogany. Padded felt of the...
  4. Not your grandma's card table.

    Not that there's anything wrong with her table, this just isn't it. This is my first project with some mahogany that I got. I ultimately want to make a dining room table and thought this would be a good starter table. The construction is similar to the racetrack poker tables out there, but as...
  5. Federal Period Card Table

    For a challenge I decided to make a Federal Period card table. This has been my most challenging and intricate piece to date. My favorite part of the piece is the eagle inlays. There were many firsts for me in this project including my first attempt at marquetry, inlay, veneering, wood...
  6. Card Table

    I made this card table a couple years ago for my son. Its pretty plain, and had to be smaller and lighter weight as he is in college and moving 2 times a year between home and school, a more sustantail table is not feasable. I did the club and spade inlay out of black walnut. The heart and...
  7. Folding card table

    This is a piece I just finished for a client who wanted a folding table to play cards on. He wanted something compact that would open up when in use. It's built of quilted and quartersawn maple veneer, solid maple, and wenge. It's 39" square and 30" high. This design is a contemporary take on...
  8. Blogs
    Getting started. I recently finished building a federal style card table loosely patterned after the plan in FWW issue #59, "Federal Card Table" by Michael Dunbar. That table in turn is based on a piece from the period, thought to be from Baltimore. I still consider myself a newbie, and was...
  9. Scrollsawing
    Hi All - I'm new to scrollsawing and need advice/suggestions. I just purchased and setup a new Excalibur 21. I also purchased and installed Flying Dutchman blades. I'm trying to get a feel for the saw and how it cuts but I find that I'm having difficulty cutting to the line of may pattern...
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