This was a gift for my wife and is the first table I have made. I used cherry and black walnut. The legs are black walnut with 2 tapers. The shape is trapezoid to custom fit in its planned location. It is finished with 3 coats of tung oil. I used mortise and tenon joints for the legs and apron and biskits for the top.
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looks nice, I'm curious to see the final location that makes it need to be that shape!
Loring in Katy, TX USA
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Sorry, I could have been more specific. The wife has a sitting room with 2 chairs side by side, but angled outward from the front of the chairs to the back. The table goes between the two chairs and the angle of the trapezoid matches the angle between the chairs.
Most guys would have made a square and moved the chairs. But most guys haven't seen my wife really angry either.
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Loring in Katy, TX USA
If your only tool is a hammer, you tend to treat all problems as if they were nails.
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Very Nice. Bill5 OUT OF 4 PEOPLE DON'T UNDERSTAND FRACTIONS.Comment
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Ya don't say!Women are hard to please.Comment
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I love it and now know what the heck a trapezoid is after all these years.
If it's your first table... I can almost assure you it won't be that last so just vacuum the dust off the tools.. put a new edge on them and leave em out to save time when the requistions start piling up in your incoming basket. And they will pile up much more rapidly than the ones that get moved to the out-going basket.
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Beautiful piece! The walnut to form, and accent, the sides of the trapezoid is a uniqe and igreat touch.Don, aka Pappy,
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I think that turned out NICE! The shape adds interest and the tapered legs add class.Larry R. Rogers
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Very nice Wings, and very unique. Nice job.Joe
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Very nicely done. the beauty of building your own stuff is that you can make it suit your needs.
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Very pretty. That shape is the coolest!JRComment
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Beautiful work and great job! Thank you for sharing.Chris
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Is the apron trapezoidal also? That would make the mortising more challenging.Comment
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looks beautiful! more reasons why you should make your own furniture, you can customize it .
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