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comments (6) October 21st, 2008 in blogs, Reader's Gallery

kevink Kevin Kauffunger, contributor
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Elm Side Table

Awhile back I picked up a beautiful slab of Red Elm from Horizon Wood Products in Northern PA.  The board had a great hour-glass grain pattern that I intended to showcase on the top of this table.  Well, after a few ill advised cuts I had to change my plans.  Instead I built a piece that highlights some nice rift grain.

 

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Sculler:

Thanks for the kind words.  The bread board ends on this piece are floating.  I just pinned them from below.  I didnt' want the contrast of the of the dowels' endgrain  visable on the table's surface.  If you peeked at the ends from below you would see the dowels.  I think the dimensions of the piece are something like 16" x 30" x 56".


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AJEWOODWORK AJEWOODWORK writes: I have some elm which I bought some 4 years ago from a guy who had it stored in an out building for ~30 years. I have never milled or used elm and I would like to get some tips on how to mill it I understand that the milling process can be a challenge

Tom Butler
Posted: 9:29 am on May 4th

sculler sculler writes: Kevin,
Very nice work! I plan to build a hall table and am pondering the breadboard joint. You appear to have fixed the breadbord ends with no float. What are the dimensions? I am thinking that my 15" wide table will not need one either.

Ken
Posted: 8:17 am on December 4th

billbarrand billbarrand writes: Great looking table!, the Elm works well with the design, keep up the good work.
Posted: 8:34 am on November 4th

Abbeywood Abbeywood writes: Absolutely Gorgeous!
Posted: 5:24 pm on October 24th

GEide GEide writes: Hi Kevin, Sorry, I have to make a shameless plug for one of our videos. You mention Horizon Wood Products and one of our editors, Anissa Kapsales, took a video tour of the place.

Check out the videos:
http://www.taunton.com/finewoodworking/Materials/MaterialsArticle.aspx?id=30447

-Gina, FineWoodworking.com
Posted: 9:01 am on October 24th

DingusMcPhee DingusMcPhee writes: Some mistakes lead to good things!
Posted: 2:11 pm on October 23rd

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