Tables and Such

2004

Dining Room Table

Here is a dining table with tapered legs and two linen drawers visible in the photo. The set also includes the side benches shown to the right. The construction material is 100% white oak. Table is shown assembled but can be disassembled for ease in relocation. Dimensions are 42" wide by 78" long. The legs are 3" square at the top and tapered to 2" at the bottom. The taper begins at 6" from thetop. The dimensions are custom sized for the recipient's dining area. The finish is 6 coats of hand rubbed polyurethane with the following ratio: 4 parts mineral spirits, three parts semi-gloss polyurethane, one part Minwax Honey Maple Gel stain.

2009

Walnut Bow Front End Tables

I made this set of small bow front walnut end tables for my father patterned after the article in Woodsmith No, 121.     My dad was a gunsmith when I was a kid so I chose to make the tables out of walnut.  The drawer boxes are striped maple.  The original plan was altered to remove one of the drawers and add a shelf.  The finish is linseed oil, seal coat shellac then Lacquer.


The table tops were supposed to be matching, but I had this one piece of figured walnut,  I put it on the side of one of the tables just to let dad know that the gun smiths didn't get all the good wood.

Christmas 2013

I rebuilt and refinished this table for my dad and step mom.  She
wanted it as a side table in their bedroom.  The top is new, the drawer is new.  The column, hardware and feet are original.  The finish is cherry dye topped with shellac and NC lacquer.

February 2024

My best friend and his wife moved into a new house Fall 2023, and they were using a 1940's office table as a dining room table.   The table is mahogany veneer.   Most of the lacquer was gone, there were scratches, dents, coffee rings, and some areas of split veneer all over the table top.

He asked if we could make some benches to fit the table instead of chairs.   So we go to the lumber yard and get some ash they has on special because it has some beetle holes in it.   His wife likes the distressed look, so we get the wormy ash, and I make two benches.  Bench construction is corner bolt leg assembly with traditional aprons.

Finish is one coat custom tint dye to approximate the color of the mahogany table after it was refinished.  Top coat is 3 coats Target Coatings Emtech 8000 satin conversion varnish.

The table I took back to the shop and stripped off the rest of the lacquer, patched the dents and torn veneer, replaced missing pieces of the edge banding, and sanded it up.

The drawer was missing, so I built a drawer box out of wormy ash scrap.   The front is a piece of sapele my buddy had left over from a previous project.  I used half blind dovetails for the drawer construction and put in a cedar bottom to make the napkins smell good.

I colored the top with General Finishes Antique Brown them 3 coats of Target Coatings satin conversion varnish.   All sprayed with an HVLP with 1.4mm tip.   Table refinish was.very satisfying.  All the scars, blemishes, and mistakes are visible, but we all agree it looks great for a piece of re-used 1940's office furniture.