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277436 Phil E. <pedgerton66@g...> 2023‑05‑31 Walnut tabletop done!
I finally got done with my double walnut slab dining table top! It will sit
on top of a trestle base already made and in use. I'm sort of turning the
tables on my present table. (Heh heh).I used a mix of tools and techniques
as always, but there is a big representation of hand tools involved. For
example, I inset the bow ties with a chisel and mallet and cut the mortises
for the breadboard ends with same, plus a brace and bits at times.

The slabs came from a dead tree the Highway Dept. was removing, when a
woman I worked with at my day job at the time asked for the logs and the
Highway Dept folks said, "fine". (Imagine that!) She had the logs milled
into slabs. She mostly made stools and benches. She asked me to do some
custom millwork on some ot the walnut lumber and she gave me the two slabs
for my efforts. Zowie.

I kept the slabs for years trying to think of how to use them in a fitting
(wink) way. I finally thought to join them into the tabletop you see here.
It is still in the shop, lying on my workbench. I have loved this project!
Now if I can "shang-hi" some strong backs and weak minds (Including me), to
help me get it into the house.

(See pics):
https://www.flickr.com/photos/191742971@N.../albums/72177720308732829

Best to all galoots,

Phil E.
277437 John Ruth <johnrruth@h...> 2023‑05‑31 Re: Walnut tabletop done!
Phil,

Wow! Just...WOW!  

The slabs had to wait until they "told you" what they "wanted" to be.  You
obviously heard their voices clearly!

John Ruth
> On May 31, 2023, at 7:09 PM, Phil E.  wrote:
> 
> I finally got done with my double walnut slab dining table top! It will sit
> on top of a trestle base already made and in use. I'm sort of turning the
> tables on my present table. (Heh heh).I used a mix of tools and techniques
> as always, but there is a big representation of hand tools involved. For
> example, I inset the bow ties with a chisel and mallet and cut the mortises
> for the breadboard ends with same, plus a brace and bits at times.
> 
> The slabs came from a dead tree the Highway Dept. was removing, when a
> woman I worked with at my day job at the time asked for the logs and the
> Highway Dept folks said, "fine". (Imagine that!) She had the logs milled
> into slabs. She mostly made stools and benches. She asked me to do some
> custom millwork on some ot the walnut lumber and she gave me the two slabs
> for my efforts. Zowie.
> 
> I kept the slabs for years trying to think of how to use them in a fitting
> (wink) way. I finally thought to join them into the tabletop you see here.
> It is still in the shop, lying on my workbench. I have loved this project!
> Now if I can "shang-hi" some strong backs and weak minds (Including me), to
> help me get it into the house.
> 
> (See pics):
> https://www.flickr.com/photos/191742971@N.../albums/72177720308732829
> 
> Best to all galoots,
> 
> Phil E.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
>
277438 Darrell <larchmont479@g...> 2023‑05‑31 Re: Walnut tabletop done!
Phil,

That's got some amazing figure and colour.
Well done to get the best out of what look to be a pair
of boards that had at least a few issues in them.

I showed your pictures to MLW and she thought the
breadboard ends should been walnut as well.
I can see her point, but I also see that your idea
really highlights the grain in the walnut and frames
it nicely.

Well done!
And also done in a decently paced schedule.
None of this unseemly rushing about.

Darrell


On Wed, 31 May 2023 at 19:09, Phil E.  wrote:

> I finally got done with my double walnut slab dining table top!
>
>
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Wood Hoarder, Blade Sharpener, and Occasional Tool User
277439 Kevin Foley <kevin.foley.135@g...> 2023‑05‑31 Re: Walnut tabletop done!
Phil,

Beautiful work and nice job finessing some beautiful but challenging materials.
And yeah,  that’s going to take some strong backs.

Congratulations!

Kevin
277440 Dennis Heyza <michigaloot@c...> 2023‑05‑31 Re: Walnut tabletop done!
Very nice, Phil! 

Giving it sort of a Nakashima look is a great use of those slabs. How did you
finish it?

-----Original Message-----
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Subject: [oldtools] Walnut tabletop done!

I finally got done with my double walnut slab dining table top! It will sit on
top of a trestle base already made and in use. I'm sort of turning the tables on
my present table. (Heh heh).I used a mix of tools and techniques as always, but
there is a big representation of hand tools involved. For example, I inset the
bow ties with a chisel and mallet and cut the mortises for the breadboard ends
with same, plus a brace and bits at times.

The slabs came from a dead tree the Highway Dept. was removing, when a woman I
worked with at my day job at the time asked for the logs and the Highway Dept
folks said, "fine". (Imagine that!) She had the logs milled into slabs. She
mostly made stools and benches. She asked me to do some custom millwork on some
ot the walnut lumber and she gave me the two slabs for my efforts. Zowie.
277443 Paul Gardner <yoyopg@g...> 2023‑06‑05 Re: Walnut tabletop done!
Excellent Phil!  Gorgeous use of the wood.  Seeing the word "slab",  I was
delighted when I clicked on the link to see that TotalBoat did not play a
prominent role in its construction. ;^)  It's very gratifying when that
particular piece in the lumber rack being saved for that TBD occasion gets
its official assignment.  I just need to confirm with the List's
Parliamentarian to confirm that the time lumber sits in the rack does not
count towards "Galoot time" in finishing a project.  When does the clock
officially start?

Paul, in SF
277444 Phil E. <pedgerton66@g...> 2023‑06‑05 Re: Walnut tabletop done!
I feel you Paul. I'm kind of tired ot those epoxy tables, with a little
wood attached, as well. Someone on the web said he thought in a few years
that epoxy will separate from the wood and will look awful. He may be right
as I have seen this in outdoor benches and so forth. Plus it seems as if
the epoxy gets "milky" looking left in the sun.

Phil E.
277445 Don Schwartz <dks@t...> 2023‑06‑05 Re: Walnut tabletop done!
On 2023-06-05 1:24 p.m., Phil E. wrote:
> Plus it seems as if
> the epoxy gets "milky" looking left in the sun.

Some I've seen looked more like coagulated vaseline.

Don

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and whose philosophy consists in holding humanity in contempt, is like 
administering medicine to the dead, or endeavoring to convert an atheist 
by scripture.\u201d \u2015 Thomas Paine, The American Crisis
277446 Patrick Olguin <paddychulo@g...> 2023‑06‑06 Re: Walnut tabletop done!
I had to reset my Flickr to get in on this. Wow, Phil. That is fabulous.
Great job, and thanks for sharing.
Best,
Paddy

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