[Project 23] Black walnut and quilted maple hallway table

[mattbyington]

Thank you everyone for the feedback. I am going to go through with finishing this table as planned. I am sure it will break, as you have all mentioned. It'll just be a learning point for me and I won't do it again. That's what this is all about. But I'd like to finish what I started.

PS - someone was asking me via PM about the circular things. Those are 3.5" Miller dowels, with glue, to add strength to the joint.

[member=65062]DynaGlide[/member] sorry that picture was misleading - the top isn't attached yet.

In fact, the "base" components of the table are only glued up on the short side.

I still need to:
1) Glue the long sides
2) Add profiling to the top (thinking a chamfer).
2) Attach the top to the legs + aprons

It's not done yet, I was just mocking it up on my floor.

Matt

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[mattbyington]

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[peter halle]

Beautiful table.  And [member=67555]mattbyington[/member] I personally respect you for how you go forward and are willing to learn as you go.  Woodworking is a journey.  The comments and warnings about wood expansion are legit but rather than getting offended you handled it all so well.  (At least on the forum.  You may have kicked the cat soccer ball a few times in private.)

Love your posts and am looking forward to many more!

Peter

 

[reidbailey]

Looks great Matt! [emoji1303]

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[mattbyington]

Thank you both very very much!! Really appreciate it!

Here it is finished with the final coAt drying.

Matt

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[Jiggy Joiner]

Looks beautiful Matt, and I hope it stays durable for you. The contrast in wood colour and grain, makes it look very distinctive  [thumbs up]

 

[mattbyington]

Thanks!!

 

[HarveyWildes]

[member=67555]mattbyington[/member] that's a very nice looking table.

With regard to the construction, I'd recommend Bruce Hoadley's book Understanding Wood.  He has a lot of detail, some of which I've never used, but... honestly I learned so much from it that I apply something from the book to every project I do.  My feeling is that the more you know about your material, the better job you'll do with it, and Hoadley's book is simply the best that I've read on the subject.

 

[Rob Z]

Hi Matt

That is a beautiful piece of furniture.  Thanks for posting the finished picture. 

I have read nearly everything I can find on this and other forums by Derek in Australia. He has  a wealth of info and hopefully you have learned some tips from him , as well.

 

[therogd]

You have received some wise input - from some wise folks.
Wood will generally not move along its length. It will move about 1% tangentially and 2% radially in its width. So a 12 inch board will move 1/4 of an inch - and its amazingly strong in doing so. It varies by species, region of the country and time of year - all things you have to take into account if you are building furniture.
Also - end grain to end grain joints are horrible (ie the miters) and will fail without support. End grain to long grain are not great. Long grain to long grain joints are very strong. So dominos on the long grain to long grain joint and unsupported miters ?? Not being critical - just some stuff you have to get into if you want to build pieces that will last longer than a year.

 

[mattbyington]

[member=61231]HarveyWildes[/member] thank you!

[member=6193]Rob Z[/member] thank you.

[member=71123]therogd[/member] thanks for the feedback! Point well taken. By the time I saw the advice on this forum the build was pretty close to finished.

But I will absolutely take this into account in the future.

Matt

 

[lshah72414]

Matt,

Love to see your projects, I read all your posts. I remember when you first came onto the site. Your skill level is progressing very rapidly.

Like you, I am new to woodworking and make many mistakes from lack of knowledge( I made five or six cutting boards out of a solid piece of walnut and gave them to my family, because I assumed the reason they are glued is because it was cheaper to use scraps instead of a solid piece. No they haven't cupped or warped yet, and it is over a year). But, I enjoy jumping in there and making things. I just don't post them because they are no where near as nice as your stuff.

Keep showing your work, I love to see it.

Regards

 

[therogd]

Well a solid cutting board that is free to move seasonally is probably not going to cup in year - different issue. Enough said.

As your project is glued already you could spline you miters (long grain) - that may help them.

 

[mattbyington]

[member=62969]lshah72414[/member] thank you so much for your kind words. That's super nice of you!

Really appreciate it, and will do!

Matt

 

[tjbnwi]

Matt,

Beautiful piece, fantastic execution.

Now I'm going to upset half this forum-------do not worry about movement or your miters. In your environment they're not going anywhere.

Some my remember the TV stand I built out of walnut and hickory. I built it for the northwest Indiana climate I was used to, issue is it's in Colorado Springs.

The 1/32" gap I left between the panel and picture frame has never varied. I see it every day and dust it a couple of times a week. The shelf was built tight and the miters are as tight as the day I built them.

Knowing the environment is as important as selecting the proper species and cut of the wood.

Matt, again, great job. 

Tom

 

[mattbyington]

[member=4105]tjbnwi[/member] thanks so much Tom! I really appreciate it.

Gorgeous piece you have there. Love the wood contrast.

Also nice shop. You have lots of space. I am jealous

Matt

 

[sassyinpink]

wow! it looks really nice.
really beautiful with the contrast in wood.

 

[mattbyington]

[member=71228]sassyinpink[/member] thanks!!