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To be able to have my shop in the backyard. So I can still work while in quarantine under stay at home orders. I’m building a solid maple trestle table. Material is eight quarter soft maple. Beautiful wood. I’m at a stopping point because the next thing is to take these legs to my customer fir a fitting that’s going to have to wait. But it’s going to be awesome   |
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« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2020, 06:46:29 PM » |
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« Reply #2 on: April 14, 2020, 06:59:46 PM » |
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you do excellent wood work and nice shop as well, good job!  |
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Farside
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« Reply #3 on: April 14, 2020, 07:08:41 PM » |
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Yes. You can say that.....  but your're Good at what you do Jeff, I know first hand. That project, trestle table, is a beautiful piece of wood to begin with but you're transforming it into a beautiful well built table. Back yard shop, priceless❗️Can't wait to see the finished project 
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #4 on: April 14, 2020, 07:20:22 PM » |
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Thanks guys  |
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« Reply #5 on: April 14, 2020, 07:34:26 PM » |
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Thanks for this post...love seeing others' craftsmanship on display. I too look forward to seeing the progression on it and finished product |
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Mike
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f6john
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« Reply #6 on: April 14, 2020, 08:22:35 PM » |
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Where do you source quality material like that?
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #7 on: April 14, 2020, 08:26:39 PM » |
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Where do you source quality material like that?
I buy from a guy who orders just about anything one could need. You just have to wait for it. It’s not like running up to Lowes or Home Depot |
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« Reply #8 on: April 14, 2020, 09:01:13 PM » |
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Damn... that is beautiful!
Will last for generations, good job!
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« Reply #9 on: April 14, 2020, 09:32:50 PM » |
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Work of art for sure.
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« Reply #10 on: April 14, 2020, 10:25:59 PM » |
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Good lumber comes from old growth trees. I bought all my lumber over 20 years ago, (4/4, 8/4, 12/4 and 16/4) mostly walnut and ash.
Will be using it until the end.
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« Reply #11 on: April 15, 2020, 03:41:43 AM » |
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Looks beautiful, can’t wait to see finished product but unless my eyes deceive me that’s one huge trestle, how big is this table?
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #12 on: April 15, 2020, 05:18:14 AM » |
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It’s not that big around but it’s 40 inches tall. They wanted a pub height table
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DarkSideR
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« Reply #13 on: April 15, 2020, 06:34:27 AM » |
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I too am fortunate having worked from home the last 11 years. Is it bad that the quarantined life is my norm  ? |
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« Reply #15 on: April 23, 2020, 11:50:56 AM » |
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That's real nice work Jeff. I like trestle tables (have one right behind me), and that one appears heavy duty in the extreme. What kind of top goes on it? |
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Chrisj CMA
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« Reply #16 on: April 23, 2020, 11:55:20 AM » |
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That's real nice work Jeff. I like trestle tables (have one right behind me), and that one appears heavy duty in the extreme. What kind of top goes on it? They have a piece of marble cut. But it can’t have over 10 inches overhang so I am going to make a 3/4” plywood sub top to support it. |
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« Reply #17 on: May 01, 2020, 12:47:23 PM » |
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***Update*** Today we got some color on the trestle table base. It’s a dark stain (Espresso). Monday I will burnish it a bit with steel wool to soften and blend the colors and then a satin poly. Delivery tue. I’ll send a photo with the granite top  |
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« Reply #18 on: May 04, 2020, 01:55:44 PM » |
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Poly almost dry. Non slip pads are in place. All we need is the slab of granite for top and it’s a wrap!  |
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« Reply #19 on: May 04, 2020, 02:16:23 PM » |
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Very nice ! looks great.
I make quite a few trestle tables for outside use/abuse, not as nice as yours.
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« Reply #21 on: May 06, 2020, 06:35:41 AM » |
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Good choice on the table top... I like that they didn't go with the same granite as on the countertops, but matched other colours in the kitchen to break it up a bit. I'm curious... did the customer provide the exact size spec and supply the top or did you source for them? Also, is the top just loose laid on the base on the pads? The table looks great ... and I really enjoy following these ongoing posts here that show projects being completed step by step....very nice work |
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« Reply #22 on: May 06, 2020, 07:32:46 AM » |
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Great looking table, I hate their chairs... after I eat (too much) I
like to scoot back in my chair, lean back and go ahhhh!
-Mike "not AAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
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« Reply #23 on: May 06, 2020, 07:40:18 AM » |
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Beautiful work! You got skills Bro! |
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« Reply #24 on: May 06, 2020, 09:27:33 AM » |
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We may have political differences, but share the love of woodworking. You did a really nice job on that table. As someone else said, you have skills.
John
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« Reply #25 on: May 06, 2020, 10:33:36 AM » |
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Good choice on the table top... I like that they didn't go with the same granite as on the countertops, but matched other colours in the kitchen to break it up a bit. I'm curious... did the customer provide the exact size spec and supply the top or did you source for them? Also, is the top just loose laid on the base on the pads? The table looks great ... and I really enjoy following these ongoing posts here that show projects being completed step by step....very nice work The customer chose the top all they gave me was a template for the size so I could get the dimensions right. The top is just setting there. The bath fitter dude wanted to put a bead of silicone around the sub base. He was still talking to my customer about it when I left. I told him that 200 lb top wasn’t going anywhere. But they were nervous because they love their calk. Thanks for the compliments. |
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« Reply #26 on: May 06, 2020, 10:45:30 AM » |
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We may have political differences, but share the love of woodworking. You did a really nice job on that table. As someone else said, you have skills.
John
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