Dining Table from reclaimed Maple

comments (1) May 11th, 2009 in Reader's Gallery

John_M John_M, member
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3/4 view of the table -- the chairs were not part of the project! 
Another angled view
Detail of the spindles and the figure in some of the end stretchers
A little better detail of figure -- this piece in particular was a nice surprise coming out of the planer!  The wood was all very dull and grey and weathered when I picked it up, so it was pretty much a mystery what Id end up with...
3/4 view of the table -- the chairs were not part of the project!  - CLICK TO ENLARGE

3/4 view of the table -- the chairs were not part of the project! 
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This is our (former) dining table from reclaimed maple I got from a company in West Virginia that specializes in disassembling old barns and salvaging the lumber and timber.  The wood was about 100 years old when I got it.  Some pretty rough, some nicely figured, but *all* hard and tight grained -- it was formerly the floorboards!  Took a toll on my 6" jointer and portable planer, (just one nail...) but they're both still alive 7 years later!  The table was designed to seat 10 for large family gatherings -- two can sit at each end thanks to a 12" overhand and 44" width.  Overall length is 92".  As it was all 4/4 material, the legs were glued up from 3 pieces, and I doubled the top for about 6" at the ends for a more substantial look.  This was my first large furniture project; I learned a lot, and have certainly progressed a bit since then!  This table is now the project center in our studio, as it is too large for the little dining room in our "new" 100-yr old Oregon farmhouse!


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pland pland writes: You wouldn't by any chance have posted plans for this table, would you?
Posted: 12:47 pm on January 11th

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