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08-14-2008, 10:41 PM
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Name: Michael Shelley City: Wilson State: NC County: Wilson Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Finally finished this yesterday and the new owner picked it up today. Whew, glad it's outa my shop. That thing tied up my shop for the last week. 10' L x 44.5" w. This will reside in a beach house at Morehead. Must be some kind of beach house. .gif "Drogar BigGrin(DBG)")
I made this one out of old pine salvaged from a warehouse here in Wilson (so I am told). It started out as 2x8's and after planing the heck out of it, it ended up around 1 1/8" thick (top). I only had 7 boards from which I could use to make this and the last one had to be resawn in order to make the two long aprons. The legs were made by glueing up some real old heart pine (tight grain). Folks think exotics are expensive, try buying some decent heart pine. Most places want $15.00 and up. No, I didn't pay that much for this. A customer had it and he agreed to barter it out.
Lots of sealing, staining, sealing some more, staining some more, sealing and finally putting two coats of lacquer on everything. Whew, I am out of breath just typing that. 
Wish I could have gotten some better pics but trying to stage this big boy was not in the cards.   
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08-14-2008, 10:58 PM
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Name: DaveO City: Clayton State: NC County: Johnston Join Date: Aug 2005 Age: 38 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Mike you do amazing things with pine. If you hadn't mentioned it was pine I would have never guessed it. Beautiful work 
Dave 
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Honestly Honey, that will cost around $100 $150 $200, and I need a few more tools. 
Heard from a client..."If I had your tools and experience...I could do it myself" 
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08-14-2008, 11:13 PM
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Name: Jeremy City: Charlotte State: NC County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Mar 2006 Age: 30 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Beautiful table ... love the color and finish ... very warm and comfortable. That must be one happy customer!  | |
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08-14-2008, 11:13 PM
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Name: Reggie City: Albemarle State: NC County: Stanly Join Date: May 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Mike, that is truly beautiful! Your client must be extremely pleased to have that in his house. Can you share with us what something like that would sell for? Met a guy today who sells wood down in Wilmington. His clients are folks building on Baldhead, Figure Eight, etc. Says they compete to see who can spend the most money on paneling, doors, flooring, etc. Beach houses costing 4-5 million!! Not in my circle!!! 
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08-14-2008, 11:27 PM
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#5 | | Administrator
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Name: Tracy City: Salisbury State: NC County: Rowan Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 47 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Simply Beautiful  . Excellent finishing with a very warm glow.
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08-14-2008, 11:56 PM
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#6 | | Moderator
Name: Wayne City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 61 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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08-15-2008, 12:33 AM
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#7 | | Asst. Webmaster
Name: Bas City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 35 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Wow, you really brought out some color in that piece! I like pine, it has gotten such a bad rap because of all the lousy white pine they sell at the Borg.
Great looking table, simple, functional, and wonderful finish.
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08-15-2008, 12:50 AM
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Name: Lorraine City: Littleton State: NC County: Warren Join Date: Dec 2005 Age: 60 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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I can see why you were glad to get it out of your shop. It is huge but beautiful, love the color. I wonder what kind of chairs they will use. How many will it seat? Now benches to match would be nice. | |
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08-15-2008, 07:28 AM
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Name: Willie City: Southern Pines State: NC County: Moore Join Date: Mar 2006 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Man, what a table! Great work. Like Bas, I also like pine. You've certainly brought out its best qualities. | |
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08-15-2008, 08:40 AM
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Name: Scott City: Cary State: NC County: Wake Join Date: Jul 2007 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Beautiful table. I love the look of pine.
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08-15-2008, 09:27 AM
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Name: Mike City: Burnsville State: NC County: Yancey Join Date: Jul 2008 Age: 68 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Beautiful Piece. Handling pieces that large is always a huge challenge for me, being a one man shop. If you wouldn't mind sharing how did you finish it? I too love the look of pine but the staining has always been problematic for me. Uneven color always drives me to distraction. You have do an amazing job with that top.
Thanks for sharing; Mike.
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08-15-2008, 09:31 AM
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Name: Andrew City: Mills River State: NC County: Henderson Join Date: Feb 2008 Age: 50 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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What a GREAT table. Nicely done!
I love pine. Not the twisted scrap they sell at the big boxes as 2 by's but PINE. Heart pine, southern yellow pine. The stuff I grew up with.
Growing up our house had pine paneling throughout. Knotty T&G random width marvelous stuff. When mother sold the house several years ago I happened to know the man that bought it. He allowed me to pillage a few(?) pieces. One was the family growth board in the kitchen. An unsightly cut/scratched/markedup/written on old 3/4"x8" 8' long eyesore to anyone not in my family I'm sure. Wouldn't sell that thing for love nor money! I also managed to scarf some shelving boards - 12" wide from built-in bookshelves in the living room. Added them to what I salvaged when mother had built on years earlier. 2X' 4/6/8/12s that are straight and tight grained. Building materials from the 50's
We all felt odd about somebody living in OUR house... My dad built it. We lived in it. We loved it. They built 116 condos where I grew up.
The guy who bought the house and moved it - how odd to see your house move down the road in huge sections. He moved it to live in himself was almost finished with it. It caught on fire and was effectively destroyed. I was there. Talk about mixed emotions~
How amazing that I got to salvage some of the old home place before it was destroyed.
I've got pieces of my childhood and have from time to time made things for some family members from their past. Sometimes I tell them, sometimes I haven't. They always wonder...
Yep, I love pine! Almost as much as memores... | |
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08-15-2008, 10:03 AM
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Name: Glenn City: Baskerville State: VA County: Mecklenburg Join Date: Jan 2008 Age: 59 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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This is truly inspirational for me Michael I have a woodrack full of old 5/4 heart pine that started life as gym bleacher seats 40+ years ago. I have seen the prices you spoke of and this stuff is not cheap. I plan on furnishing my house with projects from my stash and it is nice to see what I could end up with. Excellent work ! How were the breadboard ends fastened to allow for wood movement ? 
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08-15-2008, 10:44 AM
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Name: Randy City: Macon State: NC County: Warren Join Date: Jan 2006 Age: 58 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Beautiful table, Mike! That is an heirloom for sure. I hope the customer appreciates the time and talent that went into creating it.
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08-15-2008, 11:07 AM
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#15 | | Director
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Name: Roger City: Durham State: NC County: Durham Join Date: Jul 2005 Age: 62 Avg Visit Freq/Week
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Mike, that must have been a challenge. Don't think it would fit in my shop 
The finish really brings out the character of the wood. You are a true craftsman and I always look forward to seeing your projects
Roger
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