I finally decided to use some maple logs that I had kept from when we cleared space in our wooded area for our garage/workshop.
I read books by both Doug Stowe and Daniel Mack about working with logs and bought a tenon cutter from Lee Valley. (A tenon cutter is like a huge pencil sharpener that is driven by a drill.) I found some old 1” thick barn board, complete with bug holes, for the top.
The legs are from logs that are a diameter of 2 1/4” – 2 1/2” and cut at 15” long. I used two horizontal rungs between the side legs. Mine are about 1 3/4” – 1 1/2” diameter and 14” long including the tenons.
Joining the two sets of legs and between the rungs is a 1” diameter cross piece of 27 1/2”.
I’m not sure what to call the pieces but I think it will be obvious from the photos as to what I am referring to.
There are then two short 1” diameter pieces that go vertically from the top rungs and will hold the top in a floating manner.
A hole is cut right through the top to receive the tenons of the small pieces. My top is old barn board (three pieces glued together) with a partial live edge.
I used about 4 coats of tung oil over the whole table, which for some reason is hard to take a good photo of!
Showing this at the following parties:
Blue Cricket Design
The Shabby Chic Cottage
Mustard Seed Creations
Funky Junk Interiors
Sawdust and Paper Scraps
Everything I make is for sale, so if you see something you like, please contact me.
Your blog is great! I've recently started to learn how to work with wood myself. Thanks for sharing and thanks for visiting my blog.
ReplyDeleteLOVE!! I've always adored the natural look nature offers and this one fits that description to a T. Lovely table, Julie!
ReplyDeleteDonna
Oh, I wish I had more patience to be able to actually make furniture from scratch. Your table is so great Julie. I especially love the rusticness of it.
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Julie I'm so glad you linked up. Your table is awesome and as always, I am in awe of your skills!
ReplyDelete~Sandra
Love it! You are so creative! Thanks for posting and inspiring me.
ReplyDeletelove it, great job!
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gail
This table is fabulous! Do you know how much this would cost in a designer showroom? Big moolah!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! That is just SOO sweet!! Something like that would retail for a few hundred dollars and you did it Fabulously for oh so less!!! Thanks for the great pics of everything you did. :>
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this useful information with all of us.Keep sharing more in the future.Have a nice time ahead.
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