5ft round walnut table

[Harold O.]

This table is now in use at a restaurant in Santa Monica. It's five feet round, 1 1/2 in thick, finished with walnut stain and conversion varnish.

The glue up was done with 3/4 boards in five separate parts which were then glued together. Then I added a square piece of plywood for underside support and added the walnut cutoffs to fill the edges. The edge was cut with a jig saw then routed using a center pivot point. Over/under passes with a rounder bit completed the edge work. I don't use a scraper much but found it worked better over a large surface than my big fat green sander. Dark stain really shows where the sanding swirls are. The scraper saved me.

There are eight screws to attach the heavy metal base. This completes all tables on their mezzanine.

[JokerRN]

Love it. Clever way to double the thickness. I wouldn't have thought of that. Of course, I'm not the bar you want to measure yourself against...

Great job.

[fishhh4]

SWEET .  Love me some Walnut .

[Steve N]

Nice table Harold. Scrapers really are a tool everyone should be familiar with. Time savers

[jgrogan]

i am curious as to you dealt with the wood movement issue when attaching the plywood to the walnut

[Harold O.]

i am curious as to you dealt with the wood movement issue when attaching the plywood to the walnut

Not at all worried about it. The plywood is 3/4, the walnut is 3/4 inch. They are glued and screwed to one another. Larger point is the environment. The restaurant atmosphere is very consistent year 'round. If this thing doesn't explode inside of three months, it probably never will. If it does, I'll make them another and we'll have a story to tell.

[Big Dave]

Looks great, Harold!