Black Locust - It aint just for fence posts anymore

[Jeff Mills]

Here's another table I'm working on for the front porch, it's Quarter Sawn Black Locust HARD wood, it sure is pretty though... This wood about worked me silly, it burns real easy and had to progressive sanding fom 20 grit to 220 grit. I sanded every piece. It's silky smooth now and hard as a rock... The top is 7/8 x 28 x 28 and it stands 25" tall. Since it's for outside, I used water proof glue and will make the drawer out of ERC and the drawer runner out of WO. Should last a little while, I know he bugs won't eat it.

Nice job on the Kiln Drying Scott

Finish sanded to 220 and first seal coat.







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[Ken Massingale]

Dang that's purty! Nice table too Jeff.

[nelsone]

That looks good Jeff! That table will likely out last you!

[Kyle]

you are a table making machine dude..

[Jeff Mills]

Originally Posted by Ken Massingale

Dang that's purty! Nice table too Jeff.

Thank Ken - It'll be nicer when it done with it. I'm still debating on how to hang the drawer . I want a flush fit front so I guess I'll have to make up some lengths of runner and hang them from the table top. Am I thinking right? here a pic of what I mean. I suppose I'll need to tweak it for clearance so it'll slide easy. Be here's the general idea...





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[PChristy]

Nice job Jeff

[ScottM]

Wow Jeff. Great table and some nice wood. How come we have not seen any locust at the wood runs. Private stock only?

[JackLeg]

Jeff, that's mighty purty, Old Son! You sure that's a "porch piece?"

Nice job, Bro.

[Ken Massingale]

Jeff I would use a web frame with wood center slide. I wasn't happy with the results the one time I tried to hang a drawer from the top.

[Jeff Mills]

uggg... I hate drawers, I need a drawer making class. Anyways here's some more pics with the drawer in and sliding.

[Jeff Mills]

Originally Posted by ScottM

Wow Jeff. Great table and some nice wood. How come we have not seen any locust at the wood runs. Private stock only?

Hey Scott, I test run new wood species before I consider selling any. Like I have done with QS Beech and QS Sycamore in the past. Now I know QS Black Locust is a workable wood. I'll be on the look out for big diameter Black Locust logs to quarter saw as a viable lumber to sell @ the lumber runs. I would not consider sawing and selling small diameter flat sawn Black Locust lumber, it cups to much for my liking.

Call me old fashioned if you like, but I would not sell any furniture grade lumber that I would not use my self. I mean have you heard of or seen any black locust furniture? I haven't till now. There's usually a reason a species is not made in to furniture. Sometimes the reason is the way it's milled, that prevents it from being use for furniture. If I can overcome the reasons why, by quarter sawing, I'm more than willing to experiment with small quantities to see how it works out.

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[Ken Massingale]

Originally Posted by Jeff Mills

uggg... I hate drawers, I need a drawer making class. Anyways here's some more pics with the drawer in and sliding.

That's beautiful Jeff. Really.

[Jeff Mills]

Thanks Ken, I also like the look of QS Black Locust, lets hope the Wife don't make me paint it. Here's the tables purpose in life. The rug and checkers go in the drawer for storage.

* We had the rockers for a long time - Painted white this summer.
* Wifey made the American Flag cushions.
* 28 x 28 checker rug purchased from Cracker Barrel country store.



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[Ken Massingale]

That's gonna be sweet Jeff. I like the rug but with that nice table I think you should make a checkerboard the same size as the rug. You could use India Ink to color the black squares!

[cpowell]

Too pretty for porch furniture but definitely a good species for it!

The table looks good.

How did you end up supporting the drawer?


Chuck