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   Lataxe | Feb 12, 2009 08:51pm | #1

   Cubby,

   Are these any good?

   http://forums.taunton.com/fw-knots/messages?msg=30379.1

   http://forums.taunton.com/fw-knots/messages?msg=38438.1

   http://www.wkfinetools.com/tUsing/art/green&Green/g&green1.asp

   Lataxe

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   Cubby | Feb 12, 2009 11:29pm | #2

   YES! Thank you very much. It is this type pf information which will help us to amalgamate a plan. Thanks again. Ron Baird

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   jeffs | Feb 13, 2009 03:36am | #3

   there is a good FWW book by Carleton Graves on building tables. Lots of details and ideas in it.  The link below if for Amazon but obviously you can buy it direct from Taunton on this web site if you prefer.

   http://www.amazon.com/Dining-Tables-Outstanding-Projects-Craftsmen/dp/1561584916/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1234485301&sr=1-1

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   Cubby | Feb 13, 2009 05:52am | #4

   Thanks. I am ordering it. Ron Baird

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   roc | Feb 13, 2009 11:08am | #5

   Take a look at the tables at
   The TOTALLY REVAMPED Cocobolo Boy Website

   http://www.cocoboloboy.webs.com

   Look under Videos.

   roc

   Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

   
   

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   Edited 2/13/2009 3:10 am by roc

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   Cubby | Feb 13, 2009 08:15pm | #7

   Thank you.  I will look.

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   WillGeorge | Feb 13, 2009 02:08pm | #6

   See Lataxe' hayraker table - wood prep

   I posted something on this table a while back but got no responses. I think it is beautiful. My original post.

   http://forums.taunton.com/fw-knots/messages?msg=44831.1

   I'd make one but tied up in other projects now. See the link..

   http://blogs.popularwoodworking.com/editorsblog/content/binary/HayrakeTable.pdf

   
   

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   Edited 2/13/2009 6:15 am by WillGeorge

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   Cubby | Feb 13, 2009 08:15pm | #8

   GREAT Table!  I think my wife likes it. 

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   WillGeorge | Feb 13, 2009 08:35pm | #9

   I think I knew she would! Many women in my family!

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   stantheman | Feb 14, 2009 01:50am | #10

   Cubby

   Current issue of Woodsmith has a decent looking trestle table on the cover.  I'm not a fan of trestles, but this one struck me as adaptable to Greene & Greene design elements.

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   Cubby | Feb 14, 2009 01:06pm | #13

   Stan, I will check it out. Thanks. Keep the ideas flowing.

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   heartwould | Feb 14, 2009 05:53pm | #14

   The nice thing about the "classic trestle table" in the current issue of Woodsmith is that it is not a classic trestle table.  The designer/builder came up with an interesting way of incorporating leaf extensions in both ends of the table so that it may expand from a length of 72" to 81" or 90" depending upon whether you choose to use no leaves, just one or both of the leaves.

   In the model shown in the magazine, the top is made of veneered plywood.  That would be a cost/time saver to build, but the design could easily be adapted for solid wood.

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   BrianDerr | Feb 14, 2009 10:09am | #11

   Trestle style base?

   Brian

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   Cubby | Feb 14, 2009 01:02pm | #12

   I like a trestle, but my wife wants something beefier. I love her dearly, but she is a little fickle. She is great with colors and interior design and fabric (Master's degree from Iowa State) and she will "know it when she sees it". I have two pieces of pine (millsawn, unedged, 5 inches thick about 16 inches wide and seven feet long) that she wants to use in as unaltered state as possible. I know it is not enough material for the whole table (she expects me to do something like Jesus did with the fishes and water). It will sit in a 12 by 12 foot space. That is the reason I have asked fellow woodworkers like you to come to my aid. .....So, if you have an idea, please send it. I appreciate your help and thank you . Ron Baird

   Edited 2/14/2009 5:04 am ET by Cubby

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   heartwould | Feb 14, 2009 06:10pm | #15

   You have some massive boards for your table top!  The challenge will be to design the other elements of your table to proportionately compliment the top.  Additionally, the finish will be an interesting feat given the rustic quality of the wood your wife desires.

   Here is a design that may be adaptable:

   http://sketchup.google.com/3dwarehouse/details?mid=48a944dc8751ca7531370540942e6ad

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   Cubby | Feb 16, 2009 02:42am | #16

   I don't mean to imply that I will use these pieces solely for the table top, though I understand why you might assume that when you read my original post. This is the amount of material I have on hand. I will need more. You are helping me to decide how to cut it up, with Laura's blessing. Thanks.Edited 2/15/2009 6:43 pm ET by Cubby

   Edited 2/15/2009 6:48 pm ET by Cubby

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   heartwould | Feb 16, 2009 03:59am | #17

   That really opens up your options!  Do you have access to a bandsaw or something that is capable or resawing the material you have on hand? If that is the case, you have the opportunity to be very creative with the (more or less) matching grain patterns.

   Is the goal to have a fairly formal dining table or a table that is a multi-functioning gathering place?

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   Cubby | Feb 16, 2009 05:50am | #18

   Oh, Yeah! ...and multi functional. Thank You. I can smell the steam coming from your ears.

   Edited 2/15/2009 9:52 pm ET by Cubby

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   Cubby | Feb 16, 2009 05:51am | #19

   Oh, Yeah!