Herringbone ash table

[J Hunter Woodworks]

Thought I’d give this a try. Let me know what you all think of this pain in the ass table build.

It’s a little different then other tables that I’ve seen since there is no substrate, the boards are all glued together with floating dominos. It honestly was much stronger then I thought it would be.

 

[squall_line]

I can only imagine the time spent recording the order that those needed to be joined together to keep them from getting all jammed up.  [blink]

The bench looks much more my skill level as far as laying out a herringbone pattern.  [big grin]

Nice!

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I really hate to be critical, I really do, but I think you may run into a problem with the mitered edges opening up when the field expands with humidity. If it lives in the same place it's entire life and you have air-conditioning to keep the air drier in the summer, it might be ok for quite a while, but the potential is always there.

I know where you're at with the PITA assembly process. Multiple directions of assembly can be quite a challenge. Order of operations is a huge factor.

 

[batmanimal]

Looks gorgeous - I would be thrilled to have that in my home

 

[J Hunter Woodworks]

I really hate to be critical, I really do, but I think you may run into a problem with the mitered edges opening up when the field expands with humidity. If it lives in the same place it's entire life and you have air-conditioning to keep the air drier in the summer, it might be ok for quite a while, but the potential is always there.

I know where you're at with the PITA assembly process. Multiple directions of assembly can be quite a challenge. Order of operations is a huge factor.

I told the client the exact same thing when they insisted on having real wood instead of veneered plywood that would never move. Their response was, “that’s ok, it’ll make it look rustic and aged”. I have no doubt in a few years that table is gonna move on them but I warned them and they wanted it anyway.

 

[J Hunter Woodworks]

Looks gorgeous - I would be thrilled to have that in my home

Thanks! It’s a cool one that I hope no other customer ever asks for again!

 

[Crazyraceguy]

I really hate to be critical, I really do, but I think you may run into a problem with the mitered edges opening up when the field expands with humidity. If it lives in the same place it's entire life and you have air-conditioning to keep the air drier in the summer, it might be ok for quite a while, but the potential is always there.

I know where you're at with the PITA assembly process. Multiple directions of assembly can be quite a challenge. Order of operations is a huge factor.

I told the client the exact same thing when they insisted on having real wood instead of veneered plywood that would never move. Their response was, “that’s ok, it’ll make it look rustic and aged”. I have no doubt in a few years that table is gonna move on them but I warned them and they wanted it anyway.

Well, if you warned them, then it's on them if/when it does. It looks great now and like you said, it "could" be made to last, but if that's what the customer wants....and they know the potential, it does what they wanted. Great job.