Finished as a Christmas gift for my daughter...
The table top is constructed in five sections (nice for disassembly and transport - I had to take this to Maryland in my small mini-van).
The primary wood is all solid North Carolina walnut.
All the walnut came from Kyle Edwards. If you folks near Charlotte do not know Kyle, you should get to know him. He's a great guy and will give you an honest price on fine raw lumber - he is also a member of NCWW.
The design is "Line and Berry" inlay using motifs from 18th-century Pennsylvania furniture.
The line inlays are 1/16 holly. The berries are holly and southern red cedar.
The 1/16 inlay channels done with a small palm router and a homemade circle jig.
The berries were cut with a 1/2" plug cutter, and set in 1/2" forstner bit holes.
The bandings are bird's-eye maple. The maple banding complements the walnut nicely and just shimmers with figure. These are simply inlayed using a 1/2" router bit to plow the channels; square up the corners, carefully miter the corners and glue in the banding.
All the wood work was done using very modest tools: An old craftsman 10" table saw, 12" band saw, a 6" jointer, 12" portable planer, small thickness (drum) sander, palm router, belt sander, small delta drill press, and various hand tools.
Now I have to get started on making some chairs - maybe future Christmas gifts!!!
The table top is constructed in five sections (nice for disassembly and transport - I had to take this to Maryland in my small mini-van).
The primary wood is all solid North Carolina walnut.
All the walnut came from Kyle Edwards. If you folks near Charlotte do not know Kyle, you should get to know him. He's a great guy and will give you an honest price on fine raw lumber - he is also a member of NCWW.
The design is "Line and Berry" inlay using motifs from 18th-century Pennsylvania furniture.
The line inlays are 1/16 holly. The berries are holly and southern red cedar.
The 1/16 inlay channels done with a small palm router and a homemade circle jig.
The berries were cut with a 1/2" plug cutter, and set in 1/2" forstner bit holes.
The bandings are bird's-eye maple. The maple banding complements the walnut nicely and just shimmers with figure. These are simply inlayed using a 1/2" router bit to plow the channels; square up the corners, carefully miter the corners and glue in the banding.
All the wood work was done using very modest tools: An old craftsman 10" table saw, 12" band saw, a 6" jointer, 12" portable planer, small thickness (drum) sander, palm router, belt sander, small delta drill press, and various hand tools.
Now I have to get started on making some chairs - maybe future Christmas gifts!!!
