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Virginia lamp table

comments (1) October 2nd, 2009 in Reader's Gallery

clinton66 clinton66, member
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back of table with burl grain, heres where I learned the value of the card scraper
my first attempt at half-blind dovetails. I liked the way the knob matched the lighter pine drawer sides and bottom.
I decided to orient the grain front to back even though the end grain showed. I also liked the way the drawer looked with the deeper recess so I decided to leave it and omit a drawer stop.
I didnt have any 8/4 stock for the legs so I glued up two pieces of 4/4. the flash has highlighted the glue joint, in normal light its not as visible.
back of table with burl grain, heres where I learned the value of the card scraper - CLICK TO ENLARGE

back of table with burl grain, here's where I learned the value of the card scraper
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My first piece of furniture. Lots of mistakes but overall an incredibly satisfying learning experience. I couldn't have made it without all the info I found on FWW.com. I used Carlyle Lynch's "Antique Furniture found in Virginia" as the plans. This piece was based on a Virginia antique, it was made from walnut grown in Virginia and it was crafted (if you can apply that word to my work) in Virginia. I finished it with raw linseed oil cut with mineral spirits and beeswax, a formula I have used on walnut gunstocks.  I didn't have any 8/4 stock for the legs so I glued up two pieces of 4/4 since this was a learning experience and even though it's not as pretty as a solid leg it gets the job done. I stood on the finished frame after glue up and my 230 lbs didn't seem to bother it. Not quite the torture test that Sam Maloof used on his first piece when he threw it off the roof onto the driveway, but I think it will hold up.


Design or Plan used: Caryle Lynch, Jr. Antique Furniture Found In Virginia
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biscuitjoinERic biscuitjoinERic writes: Love it. (I'm from the commonwealth so... I'm biased.) I'd like seeing projects in walnut.
Posted: 9:44 am on October 12th

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