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My lovely lady will be back next week, I'll check with her and report back. No doubt you guys will have gone thru a bushel of popcorn
waiting for her answer.
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(11-13-2018, 12:54 PM)shoottmx Wrote: My lovely lady will be back next week, I'll check with her and report back. No doubt you guys will have gone thru a bushel of popcorn
waiting for her answer.
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(11-13-2018, 11:15 AM)Admiral Wrote: It's personal preference, I tend to taper a bit more, and would go to 1" at the bottom, it brings a "lightness" to the structure.
Me too. 3456789
Ed.: Wait! That's Oak. Best as-is. Oak is too coarse to be going delicate.
Ed.2: What are those legs made of!??? Cherry? Tulip Poplar? Still, leave as is.
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(11-13-2018, 09:25 PM)hbmcc Wrote: Me too. 3456789
Ed.: Wait! That's Oak. Best as-is. Oak is too coarse to be going delicate.
Ed.2: What are those legs made of!??? Cherry? Tulip Poplar? Still, leave as is.
Ed 1: Rails are red oak.
Ed 2: Legs are ash. Gotta love a great piece of ash......
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Took a little longer than I thought to get this wrapped up but the table is done. Talked with LOML and she decided the table needed to be about 29" high with the top 18" x 42". I shortened the legs to 28 1/2" and re-tapered to about 1" at the bottom. The top is 1" thick spalted maple with a 20* bevel on the underside to lighten the appearance. Everything got one application of Bush Oil ( wipe-on varnish/BLO/mineral spirits). Let the top cure a week then brushed on 4 coats of Vara thane water based satin poly for a tough work surface.
The table is doing duty in the living room awaiting stuff for LOML's office. She's a happy camper and I picked up a few points.
Here's a shot of the top with Arlin's Christmas roses and vase:
Here's a few more shots:
Critiques welcome. Thanks for looking and Happy New Year!
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Looks great; like what you did with the table top.
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No criticism here. That is one fine looking table. Good work!
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Thanks Gary and Willyou. LOML is a happy camper. Life is good.
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Looks fantastic.
I asked a similar question here a few years ago.
The responses were pretty equally split between more taper and "that is fine."
In the end, I went with a similar taper and I'm glad I didn't go any narrower.
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(12-29-2018, 10:29 AM)Willyou Wrote: No criticism here. That is one fine looking table. Good work!
What Wy said.
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